Cultural Leaders

Laura & Gary Maurer, Betsey Pinkert

Denise Gardner, Dustin O’Regan, Cari Sacks, Mary Lou Gorno, Helen Zell, Sylvia Neil, Anne Kaplan, Sandy Deromedi

Hindman Auctions CEO Jay Krehbiel hosted an extravagant affair to celebrate the female cultural leaders featured in Sheridan Road’s April issue. The women included AIC Trustee Board chair Denise Gardner, CSO past and present Trustee Board chairs Helen Zell and Mary Louise Gorno, Field Museum Women’s Board chair Sandra Deromedi, Joffrey Board Chair Anne Kaplan, Lyric Board Chair Sylvia Markowicz Neil, and MCA Chicago Trustee Board Chair Cari Sacks. (continued …)

Jill Ingrassia & Luigi Zingales

Brian Black, Mamadou-Abou Sarr, Anne Kaplan

Natasha Egan, Elissa Tenny

John & Kim Conatser, Dustin O’Regan, Alyssa Quinlan

Steve Worth, Silvia Beltrametti, King Harris

Denise Gardner, Caryn Harris

Michelin-starred chef Jenner Tomaska of Esmé Chicago dazzled guests with edible art inspired by works hanging in the Hindman gallery. David Hockney’s Lithograph of Water Made of Lines inspired the first course, a brightly colored Wadsworth Jarrell acted as muse for the main course, and Renoir’s La Baie de Villefranche-sur-Mer influenced the sweet finale. The collective celebration of these seven women and six institutions created a joyous atmosphere of unified camaraderie that permeated the evening. Bill Heffernan’s décor and florals set the stage for an unforgettable event while glasses clinked in recognition of the female leaders’ contributions to Chicago’s world-class cultural institutions.

Helen Zell, Mary Lou Gorno

Hindman CEO Jay Krehbiel, Dustin O’Regan

Chef Jenner Tomaska of Esmé Chicago

Nickol Hackett, Cari Sacks

Anne Kaplan, Bob Buford

Mariane Ibrahim, Silvia Beltrametti

Mike O’Grady, Madeleine Grynsztejn

Smoked Wagyu short ribs

Gloria Groom, Greg Cameron

Roger Deromedi, Greg Cameron, Sylvia Neil & Dan Fischel

Jill Ingrassia, Jay Krehbiel, Catherine Sarr

Caryn Harris, Anne Kaplan

Silvia Beltrametti & Jay Krehbiel

Serpentine table and decor by Bill Heffernan

Millie feuille, creme patissiere, marinated frais de bois and kiwi, amaretto pink peppercorn sorbet, almond granola. Inspired by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, La Baie de Villefranche-sur-Mer (1899)

Marinated kampachi, grilled english peas, rhubarb lemon grass tea, radish, served on sous vide bags with decorative lines. Inspired by David Hockney, Lithograph of Water Made of Lines (1978-80)