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Suzette Gilchrist, from left, Pat Maxwell, Paula Borg and Kimberly Filan.

Service Club’s fashionable fundraiser benefits nonprofit grant program

December 12, 2018 at 7:03 p.m.

The Service Club of Chicago hosted its annual Day on the Terrace fashion show and luncheon July 30 at the Peninsula Chicago. The event themed "Nouvelle Saison" was a sold-out...

Volunteers Michele McIntire with McKenna, and Mike Lin with London.

PAWS Beach Party funds programs for homeless dogs and cats

December 12, 2018 at 6:31 p.m.

PAWS Chicago hosted its 16th annual Beach Party on July 19 at Castaways on North Avenue Beach. Under warm, cloudy skies, the sold-out event attracted more than 500 guests and...

James and Jennifer McNitt, left, with Megan and Chris Meyer.

Ravinia Gala with Audra McDonald raises nearly $1 million for kids music programs

December 12, 2018 at 6:32 p.m.

Six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald provided an evening of enchantment during her July 15 Ravinia Gala performance, "Sunday in the Park With Audra," presented by the Ravinia Women's Board. The...

Peter Kamberos and co-chair Maria Pappas.

Star-studded Chicago Film Festival gala honors founder Michael Kutza

December 12, 2018 at 10:07 p.m.

The governing board of Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival presented its annual Summer Gala on July 14, this year honoring Michael Kutza on his retirement after 55 years...

Rhonda Sanderson and Katie McLenaghan, right, with performers Scott Dare, top, and Jean Claudio.

Lincoln Park Zoo gala, Zoobilee, celebrates 150 years

December 12, 2018 at 9:32 p.m.

The Women's Board of Lincoln Park Zoo hosted its annual zoo ball July 13, this year a grand black-tie celebration in honor of its 150th anniversary. Held on the zoo's...

Devil’s Ball fires up support for Auditorium Theatre

December 12, 2018 at 9:01 p.m.

The Auxiliary Board of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University hosted its seventh annual Devil's Ball: The Stage Is Yours event. More than 200 young professionals turned out June 23...

Patti LaBelle, ‘Godmother of Soul,’ lights up Ingalls Benefit Show

May 12, 2019 at 11:35 p.m.

The 46th annual Ingalls Development Foundation Benefit show featured Grammy Award-winning entertainer Patti LaBelle in an electrifying performance June 16 at the Hilton Chicago. Nearly 900 guests attended in support...

Chicago Botanic Garden’s Summer Dinner Dance: Fundraising for a living museum

December 13, 2018 at 7:07 a.m.

The Chicago Botanic Garden was in full bloom June 15 for its 15th annual Summer Dinner Dance. The black-tie party at the garden's North Shore location attracted more than 400...

Digestive Health Foundation honors ‘power couple’ at record-breaking gala

December 12, 2018 at 8:25 p.m.

The Digestive Health Foundation (DHF) hosted its third annual gala June 9 at the Four Seasons Chicago. More than 400 guests attended, raising a record-breaking $2.41 million to support the...

Stuart Dyer, from left, Michael Anderson and Neelie Fritz.

Chicago History Museum’s Costume Council luncheon honors shoe designer Brian Atwood

December 13, 2018 at 6:19 a.m.

The Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum hosted its annual spring luncheon May 30 and celebrated the life and career of esteemed shoe designer Brian Atwood. A sellout crowd...

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