On Thursday night, votive candles dotted the workstations at branding company Gerard Design. See-through damask wallpaper covered the windows to its conference rooms, and feathery chandeliers hung above its fax machines and copiers. For the company’s holiday celebration for 150 clients and employees, principal Carolyn...
On Saturday night, American soprano Deborah Voigt jumped from a balcony onstage at the Civic Opera House; by midnight, she was at the Hilton Chicago, dancing to “Billie Jean.” It was all part of the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s opening night gala benefit and Opera...
Two new restaurants are slated to open in the Civic Opera House on September 30. On the ground floor, a former bank will house the Sarah and Peer Pedersen Room. Spruced up with Art Deco flourishes, the 72-seat venue—named after Peer Pedersen, a member of...
At Saturday evening’s Ravinia gala, hosted by the music festival’s women’s board, some 800 guests joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in singing the “Star-Spangled Banner.” The patriotic moment kicked off a performance of another all-American composition, Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait,” and underscored the evening’s “Bicentennial...
On Friday night, the flower-filled Garfield Park Conservatory was the setting for a botanical-themed fashion show dubbed Fleurotica, the first of its kind held in the space. As part of the conservatory’s yearlong 100th anniversary celebration, the event served as an opportunity to promote the...
Julia Jankowski, events coordinator for the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, spent two months planning Monday night’s event titled “Have the Time of Your Life: An Evening of Song and Dance With the Cast of Dirty Dancing.” The event drew some 165 guests—including Chicago’s first lady,...
The Chicago Cultural Center threw a splashy party Thursday night to celebrate the opening of “Life as a Legend,” a 300-piece art exhibit commemorating the life of Marilyn Monroe. The event also served to unveil the center’s recently renovated Tiffany dome, located in the grand...