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Arts Education and Appreciation Lives On via Google New Series

Yes, every painting tells a story.  Well done Google to allow arts education and appreciation to live on via your newest creative venture. What a wonderful concept. Growing up in the New York City area, I was exposed at an early age to the arts and thus developed an appreciation for the masterful works and their […]

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Socially Sparked A Blog About Our Society and the People, Places and Things that Spark Our Lives   Welcome to the inaugural of Socially Sparked, a monthly blog about our society and the people, places and things that Spark our lives by making a huge impact for the good of others.  My focus today is on […]

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Sheridan Road Magazine Highlights Key To The Cure Benefit

Key To The Cure The Occasion: Friends of The Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem at Highland Park Hospital cocktailed for a cause during the Key to the Cure opening reception, which kicked off an entire weekend of shopping at Saks Fifth Avenue to raise funds and awareness for women’s cancers…CLICK KEY TO THE CURE HEADLINE […]

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Protecting Young Children from the News of Violence and its Aftermath

Living in the Wake of Violence Important advice from Gail Conway, Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Metro Association for the Education of Young Children (CMAEYC).     Living in the Wake of Violence Our Hearts Go Out to the Families in Connecticut By Gail Conway, M.Ed   A young boy interrupts the latest news update […]

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Showbiz Chicago Podcasts with the ‘Scrooge & Marley’ Cast

Showbiz Chicago Gets Up Close and Personal with ‘Scrooge & Marley’ star Tim Kazurinsky (Marley’s ghost) and co-producer Tracy Baim Posted on 06 December 2012 by Michael Roberts Podcast with Tracy Baim Podcast with Tracy Baim from Michael Roberts (click here) Producer and Founder/Editor in Chief of WINDY CITY TIMES discusses the new film SCROOGE & MARLEY. […]

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Blues News: Sugar Blue Featured

Sugar Blue a soaring voice for the blues By Howard Reich, Arts critic, Chicago Tribune, October 23, 2012 Last May, during a conference on “Race, Gender & the Blues” at Dominican University, the master harmonica player Sugar Blue addressed the theme in an impassioned, unforgettable soliloquy. Lamenting that blues increasingly has been expropriated by white […]

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Giordano Dance Chicago’s Popular Dancing With The Giordano Stars Returns to Park West September 27!

Abbe Sparks will be dancing with the Giordano Dance Company as a contestant in their popular “Dancing With The Giordano Stars” competition benefit at Chicago’s Park West Sept. 27

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DANCING WITH THE GIORDANO STARS

DANCING WITH THE GIORDANO STARS!  Yes, it’s true.  Abbe Sparks has been selected as a contestant to compete in this year’s September 27th DANCING WITH THE GIORDANO STARS! at Chicago’s Park West. Now in its seventh year, Dancing With The Giordano Stars pairs outstanding Chicagoans with a professional dancer from Giordano Dance Chicago to perform two dances […]