Chicago — The Gene Siskel Film Center (GSFC) of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) announced that Amanda de Cadenet, creator and host of Lifetime’s “The Conversation,” will host “A Summer Soirée with Gwyneth Paltrow,” as the Academy Award®-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow is honored with the prestigious Renaissance Award Saturday, June 15, […]

Chicago House, the first organization in the Midwest to provide housing and support for people living with HIV and AIDS, are excited to celebrate their 26th Annual Spring Brunch and Fashion Show at the Harold Washington Library.  The Chicago House plans to feature a “Wonderland,” theme that featuring a three-course brunch, silent auction and fashion show headlined […]

On April 23, the red carpet rolled out at Studio Paris nightclub in Chicago for hometown favorite Jenny McCarthy and a crowd of more than 350 attendees, as the beautiful blonde model, actress, talk show host and author hosted the 6th Annual Rescue Our Angels fundraiser for Generation Rescue. (McCarthy is president of Generation Rescue, the […]

One of Chicago’s best kept secrets- The Richard H. Driehaus Museum announced its inaugural exhibition Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection, opening September 28, 2013. Sixty works by Louis Comfort Tiffany and his associated firms will be on display throughout the second floor galleries of the Museum, including lamps, stained-glass windows, vases, metalwork and furnishings. All […]

deca RESTAURANT + BAR and the Ritz-Carlton Chicago are set to unveil the city’s newest scenic hot-spot this May, The dec Rooftop Lounge + Bar.  Situated 12 stories above Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile, The dec will feature outstanding views and the spectacular service and atmosphere one has come to expect from the Ritz-Carlton Chicago and […]

Jon Davidson Cotay is a businessman, a certified University of Illinois nurse, a realtor, and a philanthropist. He started AKIRA in 2002 with Erikka Wang and Eric Hsueh, and has since seen it grow from a single women’s boutique in Bucktown to a 17-store chain & an international fashion website. In 2011, Jon was honored as one of Crain’s […]

  Jayna has been navigating the start-up world in various sales roles over the last decade.  Most recently, Jayna was Vice President of Business Development at Groupon (GRPN), where she grew and maintained their largest book of business, and was responsible at one point for as much as 25% of the entire company’s revenue.  She was […]

On Sunday, February 24, 2013, glamorous Chicagoans got red carpet ready and experienced the magic of Hollywood at Oscar Experience: Chicago held at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, located at 164 N. State St. The sold out event had more than 280 people in attendance and helped raise $51,000 to […]

Ashley C. Wheater has dedicated his life to dance. Born in Scotland and trained at the Royal Ballet School in England, he worked with Frederick Ashton in Benjamin Britten’s Death in Venice, and performed at Covent Garden in numerous productions such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle and The Dream. Having graduated to the upper […]