Charming Chanteuse
North Shore native and chanteuse Ann Hampton Callaway is perhaps best-known for being the composer and performer of one of the jazziest TV theme songs ever—“The Nanny Named Fran” from…
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Celebration of Giving
Judy Castellini of Winnetka has dedicated her life to giving back and making a difference in her community. She has poured her heart and soul into her volunteer commitments to…
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No Strings Attached: Toby Nicholson
Just after his 80th birthday, a very spry Toby Nicholson scrambles up to his attic to fetch the handmade marionettes he now holds in his arms. Sleepy, Doc, Dopey, Bashful—all…
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Homes for the Holidays
Like the classic holiday ballet, The Nutcracker, which transports viewers through a sequence of fantasy worlds, the Lake Bluff History Museum’s Christmas Home Tour takes visitors all over the architectural…
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If the Shoe Fits
When sisters Cristina and Cara Garrison invited their father to breakfast at Highland Park’s Country Kitchen more than 20 years ago to discuss taking over running his Forest Bootery store,…
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Festive Ramblers top ’Toppers to advance to …
Santa Claus came to town last weekend. More than a few versions did, actually. Dozens of rabid Loyola Academy student fans donned red-and-white Saint Nicholas garb for a Class 8A…
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Honest Laughs
When Evanston-based comedian Jimmy Carrane tells a story, images bloom. Funny, poignant, sad, and then funny again, each picture pops up, to be replaced by the next. We see a…
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Tea for You
For the Guild of St. Mary, it’s all about tradition when it comes to the holidays and its annual Christmas Tea is one of its most special. Co-chairs Nicole Elliott…
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Forever Young
By 4:05 p.m. on a chilly Thursday afternoon and the Winnetka Community House’s Matz Auditorium has filled with the cast for Children’s Theatre of Winnetka’s (CTW ) upcoming production of…
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Century of Service
In March 1919, in the months after World War I had ended—claiming the lives of more than 100,000 American soldiers—delegates from combat and service units of the American Expeditionary Force…
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