Framed! Eyewear gets a fashion boost

Gone are the days when wearing glasses was supremely uncool.

Geek, nerd, four-eyes — the lot of the visually challenged was difficult.

Now it seems that everyone is wearing glasses, whether they need to or not.

Check out the NBA. That would be the National …

Just fur fun: Warmth and style for winter

Fur is in.

Was it ever out? In any case, fur is a must-have this season. You’ll see it all over the country and all over the garment spectrum, in coats, vests, hats, trimming, collars and cuffs.

Kathy Rezny, owner of York Furriers with stores …

The Winnetka Club Youth Auxiliary Spreads Holiday Cheer

Members of The Winnetka Club Youth Auxiliary participated in a charitable event at Children’s Memorial Hospital on Dec. 13. This event provided an opportunity for patients, families and staff to engage in decorating Christmas stockings and creating colorful ornaments. About 75 patients and their families …

Victory Gardens stages benefit for Newtown

The Event: In the wake of the Sandy Hook, Conn., elementary school shooting, Chicago Victory Gardens Theater held a benefit on Jan. 6 to raise money for survivors.  “The Warriors for Newtown” was conceived and written by Mary Hollis Inboden. The Chicago actress wrote the …

JDRF raises $3 million

JDRF’s 33rd Annual Chance of a Lifetime Gala was held Dec. 8, at McCormick Place Lakeside Ballroom and Arie Crown Theater, Chicago. Some 2,100 guests attended the gala event which raised $3 million and counting. Proceeds will be used to help find a cure for …

Rebecca’s Dream Benefit raises $73,000

The 7th Annual Benefit was held on October 20, 2012 at The Society for Arts. The evening of lavish dining, dancing and live performance, held to promote awareness and compassionate understanding of depression and bipolar disorder as real diseases, was attended by 150 guests and …

Walk full of wonders benefits Woodlands

Even veterans of the annual Winter Wonderwalk were speechless with delight this year.

The Mothers Club of Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest can rest on their laurels, or rather evergreens, for a moment after welcoming nearly 900 alumni, area residents and …

Union League Boys & Girls Club gala raises over $200,000

Connie and John Donnelly of Glenview at “Opening the Door,” Chicago’s Union League Boys & Girls Clubs 35th annual gala, which raised more than $200,000 at the club on Nov. 3. Proceeds will support programs at Union League Boys & Girls Club locations in Pilsen, …

Music, merriment mark 20 years of MYA

The Event: December 28 was a night filled with music and laughter for the Midwest Young Artists.

Some 1500 guests gathered inside Chicago’s Symphony Center to celebrate 20 years of MYA music achievements.

Emceed by Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor/director David Hyde Pierce, best known …

2012 Green Coat Gala raises $400,000

Golf legend Tom Watson was the featured speaker at the Western Golf Association’s second annual Green Coat Gala, at the Peninsula Chicago on Nov. 9. More than 300 supporters of the Evans Scholars Foundation attended the black-tie affair, which raised over $400,000 to help send …

Kohl Children’s Museum raises $803,000 at ‘An Evening to Imagine’

Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago’s annual black-tie gala event, “An Evening to Imagine,” raised $803,000 to support the Museum’s operations on Oct. 27. More than 450 guests attended the event oh the Kohl grounds. Event co-chairs were Brad and Caroline Serlin of Glenview and …

Wine and spice make fundraising nice

The Event: Twenty friends and supporters of the Cancer Care Foundation gathered to raise money for a good cause and to enjoy some spicy curry and get lessons in wine pairing from a master sommelier on Dec. 9 at The Urban Tandoor in Long Grove. …

Allendale ‘Party’n in the Prairie’ raises $76,000+

Allendale’s Fall Benefit, “Party’n in the Prairie” took place Oct. 6 at the historic Wagner Farm in Glenview. The benefit raised over $76,000 to support the children at Allendale. More information at allendale4kids.org or call (847) 245-6279.

Glencoe Holiday Party on the Parkway raises $3,000 for GJHP

Glencoe’s Holiday Party on the Parkway in support of the Glencoe Jr. High Project took place Dec. 12 in Uptown Glencoe. The open house block party started at Anne Loucks Gallery for registration and a donation of $25. Then guests visited Olly Olly Play Cafe, …

Park Ridge Fine Arts Society raises $10,000 for summer program

The Park Ridge Fine Arts Society hosted its 52nd Annual Symphony Benefit at the Park Ridge Country Club, 636 N. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge on Nov. 10. The gala, attended by 140 guests began with a 6 p.m. reception followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. …