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Cover shoot: February 2012 issue of Michigan Avenue magazine. Click HERE to read Guilana's article about her journey in surviving breast cancer.

FREE Latin Dance This Weekend!

LATIN DANCE LESSONS Saturday, January 28 11am-1pm FREE Knock off those holiday pounds and start dancing in the New Year! Join us for free dance lessons with instructors from the Latin Street Dancing School, featuring Bachata and Salsa taught while a live DJ spins a Latin mix of music. The first 45 minutes will lessons from an instructor the Latin Street Dancing School followed by 60 minutes of open dance with the instructor and your fellow students. Do you want to receive updates about Chicago women's events and fun happenings? Click HERE. 

Walgreens Loves Chicago!

Take a look at the NEW Flagship Walgreens on State Street in downtown Chicago! We love it and we think you will too! It's worth stopping by! 151 n. State Street (at Randolph) Take a look at these pictures and CLICK HERE to see a photo gallery from the Chicago Tribune .  

Chairs for Charity

Did you see the Chair's for Charity Gallery yet from 2011?  Chicago Home + Garden's second annual Chairs for Charity event was a hit, as more than 250 of Chicagoland's design lovers came out in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation .  Hosted at Chicago Art Source in Lincoln Park, Chairs for Charity featured re-imagined vintage chairs from 15 of Chicago's top designers, architects, and artists. Guests enjoyed delicious bites from chef Jared Van Camp's highly anticipated restaurant, NellcĂ´te, while bidding on chairs throughout the evening. The event raised more than $7,000 to support research to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications. Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams was the sponsor of the auction program book.    Click here to view the Chair Gallery! 

Talk to the Top Chef!

Stephanie Izard Book signing follows talk at 7:30 pm Museum of  Contemporary  Art Chicago 220 E Chicago Ave Chicago   IL   60611   Stephanie Izard Book signing follows talk at 7:30 pm Stephanie Izard was born in the Chicago suburb of Evanston but grew up in  Stamford, Connecticut, where her parents got her hooked on food with their  themed dinner parties, weekly menus posted on the fridge and a life-changing trip to Epcot where she couldn’t wait to get home and recreate the crepes she  ate in “France.” As much as she loved cooking (and eating), she went the traditional  route first and got a sociology degree from University of Michigan. Soon thereafter,  she discovered that all she really wanted to do was cook. After graduating from the  Le Cordon Bleu program at the Scottsdale Culinary Institute, she worked at several  restaurants, including the Camelback Inn Resort & S...
Check out This Concert Event: TO BILLIE WITH LOVE: A CELEBRATION OF LADY DAY Share >   Download to Calendar > Jan 13 8:00 PM Dee Dee Bridgewater / Russell Malone Trio   Friday January 13, 2012 This concert highlights the winner of the 2010 Grammy® Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album,  Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee , illustrious jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater’s joyful tribute to Billie Holiday. “This album is my way of paying my respect to a vocalist who made it possible for singers like me to carve out a career for ourselves,” says Bridgewater, who performed the role of Holiday in the triumphant theatrical production  Lady Day . Versatile guitarist Russell Malone opens the program with intimate works for trio.