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Finding Her Rhythm

Anne Kaplan jokingly calls herself a “serial board chair” having held the post for more than one Chicago cultural institution in recent years. Her interest in the arts started back in the ’60s, as a college student out East attending theater and visiting museums during frequent jaunts to Manhattan. That’s when she first encountered the

In Harmony

HELEN ZELL When Helen Zell moved to Chicago in her early 20s, she was eager to begin a new job in educational publishing and to embrace the cultural life of the city. On lunch breaks from her role as Assistant Editor at Science Research Associates, she frequently explored the galleries at the Museum of Contemporary

Nature and Nurture

Sandra Deromedi distinctly remembers an elementary school field trip to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. “That experience made such a big impression on me—I was just so excited that day.” It marked an important moment, even at a young age, for her understanding of how an institution and its exhibitions

Class Act

Driving through the Grand Canyon, Eltony Williams flipped from radio station to radio station. He heard static. More static. And then from the relentless fuzz arose a deep voice that said, “God has already given you everything you need to do what you want.” The sermon faded out but Williams was still listening. “In 15

Crowned in Love

Moms Not Forgotten, a nonprofit organization supporting birth mothers post-adoption placement, is hosting its third annual Mother’s Day Tea on May 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Oswego. This yearly tea party is traditionally held on the Saturday before Mother’s Day, which is otherwise known as National Birth Mom Day. The organization was

Still Sparkling

Brad Gamss must have heard a chuckle or two when he opened Rahl Jewelers in Hanover Park on, of all dates, April 1, 1982. That same store—which moved to its current 3,000-square-foot location in Hoffman Estates in 2007—turned 40 on the first day of April this year. No foolin.’ “Still going strong,” says the amiable

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