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THE BUZZ: APRIL 2025

ARBOR DAY PLANT SALE, MORTON ARBORETUM The annual Arbor Day Plant Sale at The Morton Arboretum (April 24 – April 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) is one of the largest plant sales for a public garden in the U.S. It offers thousands of care- fully chosen plants, including hundreds of species and varieties

NEXT: RABECCA ANN

Rabecca Ann is one of the most sought-after makeup artists in the Chicago area, known for her signature no-makeup makeup look. With a focus on enhancing natural beauty, she teaches her clients how to create a radiant, effortless glow—helping them feel like the best version of themselves. Rabecca creates custom makeup tutorials for her clients,

PAINTING WITH VALUES

At 10:30 a.m.the light filtering through the windows in Lake Forest is beautiful. “Yes,” artist Hector Hernandez says, smiling appreciatively, “David Adler designed this estate so that every room is perfectly lit by natural light. It’s so helpful when I paint.” One of few artists still working in technique mixte, the 15th-century painting technique that

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE ALGAE

Decades before Christopher Howe became a venerated University of Cambridge biochemis- try professor, he was a young boy so fascinated with science that his parents allowed him and his brother to convert the family’s spare bedroom into a chemistry lab. “They were great about it,” Howe recalls with a smile. “It was pretty clear by

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