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HITS GALORE

Terence Blanchard had a pair of audacious dreams while growing up in New Orleans. He’d be a hard-hitting linebacker in the National Football League and a serial hitmaker in the field of jazz. He’d recover fumbles and run in for scores in the fall and winter months and compose scores for movies in the offseason.

MATERIAL PURSUITS

This weekend’s curated luxury trends. OUT OF THIS WORLD Not only does the new Tesla electric Cybertruck not resemble a truck at all but its styling and functionality transcend any four-wheeled vehicle that has roamed this planet. With a futuristic build that is both the DeLorean from Back to the Future and the Peugeot spinner

#HASHTAG: DANIEL ROSE

Wilmette native DANIEL ROSE is best known for his mastery of classic French cuisine, for treating all his ingredients with the utmost care and respect, and for seeking out and sourcing the best local markets have to offer. Since opening his first restaurant in Paris in 2006, his restaurants have spanned two continents and have

BUCKS IN A ROW

If you grew up in Iowa in the 80’s, you practically knew all about walking beans before you knew anything about crawling between a beanbag and a sturdier piece of den furniture. Ann Rieder was born in Ames, Iowa, and grew up on a Hawkeye State farm 50 miles due west in Scranton. “Most farm

#HASHTAG: BRADEN ABRAHAM

BRADEN ABRAHAM moved to Chicago to take the artistic helm at Writers Theatre (WT)—Glencoe’s nationally recognized cultural destination for intimate and engaging theater. He comes to WT from Seattle Rep, one of the largest resident theaters in the Pacific Northwest, where he advanced the organization as a director and producer, including the development and premiere

RAPID FIRE FAVORITES WITH VERONICA LILJA BRUGIONI

Veronica Lilja Brugioni, a 2010 Lake Forest High School graduate, owns Lake Bluff-based O’Hare Irish Dance studio, where she serves as an instructor for about 100 dancers, ages 3-18. She finished third in her age division at the Irish Dance Nationals and 17th at the World Championships in Ireland as an 11-year-old. Veronica and her

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