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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

BEYOND GRANDEUR

Lake Forest resident Dr. Giovanni Aloi, a renowned expert in art and environmental aesthetics, brings a fresh perspective to Chicago’s historic Driehaus Museum with A Tale of Today: Materialities, on view through April 27. As guest curator, Aloi invites visitors to look beyond the Nickerson Mansion’s renowned Gilded Age grandeur to discover the hidden stories

TOP RUNG

Go ahead, call Andy Rick a hero. The 17-year veteran of the Lake Forest Fire Department will thank you but he’ll also kindly disagree with you. “Some calls turned into cool stories,” recalls Rick, sworn in as chief of the department in January after serving it as a firefighter/paramedic, lieutenant, battalion chief, and deputy chief.

GIVING COUSINS

The philanthropy baton is in good hands with siblings Charlie and John Fleming. Their cousins James and Katie Gildersleeve of Lake Forest handed it to them earlier this year. “Our cousins built an amazing foundation, and we are excited to continue the mission while add- ing new ideas and our personal touch to connect local

THAT’S PAINTER-TAINMENT

Ever wondered what you’d get if you crossed a pair of expert painters with two storytelling comrades? You’d get Ravinia District residents and longtime friends Joe Bednarski and Phil Gayter in an art gallery before a rapt and excited audience, creating paintings while exchanging gentle gibes and inviting attendees to participate in their delightful journey

TRAVELING HOPEFULLY

Art isn’t always easy on the eyes. From Wassily Kandinsky to Willem de Kooning, Anselm Kiefer to Jean-Michel Basquiat, painters have long challenged the concept of a “proper” picture. Tweaking form and content, they’ve expanded our visual reality, opening our eyes to new ways of seeing. Casual museum or gallery-goers often dismiss seemingly extreme works

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