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Friday, January 29, 2016
A Taste of Donut Fest Even If You Don't Have A Ticket (Chicago,IL)
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Gene Siskel Film Center receives Logan Foundation grant to support Latino audience development initiatives (Chicago,IL)
GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER
OF THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF
CHICAGO RECEIVES GRANT FROM
THE REVA AND DAVID LOGAN FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT
LATINO AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES
The Gene Siskel Film
Center (GSFC) of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has received
a generous $194,280 grant from the Chicago-based Reva and David Logan
Foundation. This three-year grant, to be applied in 2016, 2017, and 2018, will
support the GSFC’s audience development initiative to engage the Latino
community in its film programming. The grant funds will cover the areas of
advocacy, programming, partnerships, and emerging local filmmakers.
“In our efforts to attract
an audience as diverse as our film programming, we are grateful that the Reva
and David Logan Foundation has awarded the Gene Siskel Film Center this
generous three-year grant to engage the Latino community. We want both the
community and the city to identify our movie theater as their Film Center, and work
to ensure that our world-class programming is relevant to them and their
community. Our international cinema offerings in particular are curated to
connect individuals to their culture and to broaden one’s worldview—and most
importantly to bring people together for high-quality entertainment,” said Gene
Siskel Film Center Executive Director Jean de St. Aubin.
The initiative will support
advocacy by hiring an outreach consultant with a deep understanding of and
strong ties to Chicago’s Latino community to forge partnerships with key cultural
organizations, Latino media, private and public high schools, and Chicago
Public Library branches serving Latinos in order to introduce them to GSFC
programming both at the movie theater and within the community. The goal is to
minimally increase the GSFC’s Latino attendance by 11% and to grow its Latino
Advisory Board participation by 2% in the next three years.
Latino programming is
already in effect, showcasing the latest movies—as well as historically
significant cinema—from the Latin world, listed below with these examples.
- The initiative kicks off with the current Academy Award nominee for Best
Animated Feature, Boy in the World (February
5-11), which concerns Everychild boy,
a vulnerable stick-figure who journeys from the peaceful countryside to the
chaotic city in search of his father amid Brazil’s working poor.
- In March, the 19th Annual Chicago European Union Film
Festival (March 4-31) will again showcase Chicago premieres of provocative
movies from Europe, including the festival within a festival, the Festival of New Spanish Cinema. http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/eufilmfest2016
- Beginning in the fall of 2016,
the Gene Siskel Film Center will present its 14-week lecture series, Latino Film of the 1980s: Dystopia to Hope (dates
TBA), featuring SAIC Assistant Professor Daniel Ricardo Quiles as lecturer. The
lecture series is open both to the public and to students through SAIC’s
Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism.
Another curatorial
initiative—using the GSFC’s already successful and acclaimed Black Harvest Film Festival as a
model—will be programming to support independent Latino filmmakers so that
their stories, voices, and visions may come to life on the big screen.
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About the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art
Institute of Chicago Since 1972, the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School
of the Art Institute of Chicago has presented cutting edge cinema to an annual
audience of 80,000. The Film Center’s programming includes annual film
festivals that celebrate diverse voices and international cultures, premieres
of trailblazing work by today’s independent filmmakers, restorations and
revivals of essential films from cinema history, and insightful provocative
discussions with filmmakers and media artists. Altogether, the Film Center
hosts over 1,500 screenings and 100 filmmaker appearances every year. The Film
Center was renamed the Gene Siskel Film Center in 2000 after the late,
nationally celebrated film critic, Gene Siskel. Visit www.siskelfilmcenter.org
to learn more and find out what’s playing today.
About the School of the
Art Institute of Chicago
For 150 years, the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago (SAIC) has been a leader in educating the world’s most influential
artists, designers, and scholars. Located in downtown Chicago with a fine arts
graduate program ranked number two by U.S. News and World Report, SAIC provides
an interdisciplinary approach to art and design as well as world-class
resources, including the Art Institute of Chicago museum, on-campus galleries,
and state-of-the-art facilities. SAIC’s undergraduate, graduate, and
post-baccalaureate students have the freedom to take risks and create the bold
ideas that transform Chicago and the world—as seen through notable alumni and
faculty such as Michelle Grabner, David Sedaris, Elizabeth Murray, Richard
Hunt, Georgia O’Keeffe, Cynthia Rowley, Nick Cave, and LeRoy Neiman. Learn more
at saic.edu
.
Floriole To Offer Passion-Filled Chocolate, Hand-Tied Bouquets on Valentine’s Day (Chicago,IL)
Valentine’s
Day is just around the corner and whether you’re celebrating with a long-time
love, new partner (or someone you just met on a dating app) make it extra sweet
with a treat from Floriole Bakery & Café.
Husband
and wife team Sandra & Mathieu Holl have created a series of extra special,
extra decadent desserts for Valentine’s Day.
Chocolate lovers will go crazy for Floriole’s rich Chocolate Ganache Soufflé Cake while those who prefer something
lighter can opt for Hazelnut
Linzer Heart Cookies filled with Raspberry Jam. Conversation
Heart Cookies that resemble the classic Valentine’s Day candies will
feature fun saying and expressions of love.
Guests
looking for something a little more exotic will love the Milk Chocolate Mousse, which looks like a mini cake. It’s filled with a gooey Passion Fruit
Caramel center and topped with Passion Fruit Cream.
Looking to make your Valentine’s Day as easy as
possible this year, Floriole has teamed up with Fox Glove Studio to offer hand-tied
bouquets at the bakery on February 14th.
For more
information please contact Samantha Crafton Public Relations directly. High resolution images are available upon
request.
About Floriole Bakery & Café: Chicagoans were first
introduced to the decadent French pastries of Floriole at a small stand within
the city’s beloved Green Street Market. Co-owners
Sandra and Mathieu Holl opened a brick-and-mortar location in 2010, which
features an expanded menu that includes salads, sandwiches, breakfast items and
even more pastries.
The
seasonally driven menu is created using ingredients like organic flour and
sugar, European-style butter, Valrhona chocolate and cage-free eggs. Most produce, meats, and cheeses are sourced
directly from sustainable farms within the region.
Highlights
from the current menu include a Twice-Baked Almond Croissant soaked with Rum
Syrup and filled with Almond Cream, a Buckwheat & Oat Scone served with
House Jam, a Maple Pecan Cookie Flavored with Orange and a Parisian Sandwich
made with Smoking Goose Ham, Raw Milk Cheddar, Butter and Old Fashioned Mustard
served on a Baguette.
Guests
flock to the Lincoln Park bakery café for the crave-worthy food as much as they
do for the genuine hospitality and comforting ambiance. High ceilings, large
windows hardwood and brick throughout give the space a bright, airy and
slightly rustic feel.
With
accolades that include Top 10 Bakeries across the U.S. (Fodor’s Travel) and Top
10 Baguettes in America (Bon Appetit magazine,) it’s clear that Floriole has
carved out a very special place for itself not only in the hearts of its
patrons but within the industry as well.
Floriole
is located at 1220 W. Webster Ave. They
are open Tuesday – Friday from 7:00 am – 5:30 pm and Saturday – Monday from
8:00 am – 5:30 pm. For more information,
high resolution images or to speak with co-owners Sandra and Mathieu Holl,
please contact Samantha Crafton Public Relations directly.
Mud, Blood & a String of Pearl - Vet's Intimate Look at 1st U.S. Female War Correspondent
Most of us are unfamiliar with the name Dickey Chappelle. And yet Publishers Weekly gave the new book focused on her life and work — Dickey Chapelle Under Fire: Photographs by the First American Female War Correspondent Killed In Action
Dickey Chapelle Under Fire
is a poignant hardcover, containing over 150 arresting black-and-white
photographs, many of which once graced the pages of National Geographic,
LIFE, and others. Peppered with excerpts from Chapelle’s compelling
diaries and other remarkable stories of life on the front lines, Dickey Chapelle Under Fire
follows Chapelle as she abandons her studies at MIT, marries, and
persuades the Navy – despite objections from every side and, at the
time, meager credentials – to let her cover the front lines in the
Pacific. From Iwo Jima to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Chapelle
overcame gender bias, a cheating husband, and ultimately earned the
respect of the military and her media peers… in pearl earrings and
cat-eye glasses, no less.
With an emotionally-charged and eerily timely foreword from former Washington Post war correspondent Jackie Spinner, Dickey Chapelle Under Fire highlights
the human impact of war while telling the bigger story beyond the
battlefield – and is a not-to-be-missed volume for military history
buffs and civilians of every age and from every walk of life.
About the Author:
John Garofolo is a screenwriter, college professor and former
entertainment industry advertising and marketing executive. A veteran
of the Iraq War, Garofolo provided security and escorted members of the
international media into Iraq during the initial phase of the war, and
is currently a Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, on active duty
assigned to Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC. He is the
author of Dickey Chapelle Under Fire: Photographs by the First American Female War Correspondent Killed in Action. Dickey Chapelle Under Fire [Wisconsin Historical Society Press, October 2015] is currently available via Amazon, the Wisconsin Historical Society Press website
Chicago Benefit for Children Touched by Parent's Cancer March 5 2016 (Chicago,IL)
CAMP KESEM HOSTS 2ND ANNUAL THE MAGIC BALL
Flagship Chicagoland event to celebrate and raise funds to support children through and beyond a parent’s cancer
,an organization dedicated to helping children touched by a parent’s cancer, is pleased to announce its 2nd annual flagship Chicagoland event, The Magic Ball
Camp Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders, that supports children through and beyond their parent’s cancer. With over 3 million children touched by a parent’s cancer in the United States, Kesem is the only national organization dedicated to this unique population. For many children their Camp Kesem experience is a life-changing event - providing them a community of children with similar experiences, and a safe and welcoming environment to have fun and rediscover their childhood.
In Summer 2015, 5,000 children attended over 70 free week-long sessions of Camp Kesem held at fun and exciting campsites from coast-to-coast. Having expanded its service reach by four times in the last five years, Camp Kesem is now represented by 73 chapters in 34 states, and hopes to serve 6,000 children in Summer 2016. Locally, Camp Kesem supports the Illinois community with chapters at Northwestern University, University of Illinois, and Augustana College - and will further support the community with new chapters at DePaul University and Northern Illinois University come Fall 2016.
The second annual The Magic Ball will be a unique blend of fun, magic, surprise, fantastic food and entertainment to help spread the word about the magic of Camp Kesem and the difference the organization has made for so many families. Last year’s event attracted 580 guests for a memorable and impactful evening that raised over $725,000.
The Magic Ball is sponsored by a number of leading Chicago businesses and organizations, including Event Sponsors, Giordano’s, Victory Park Capital and The Walter C. Hagen Cup. The event will be hosted by Susanna Negovan, creator of SPLASH by The Chicago Sun-Times and contributor to FOX Good Day Chicago. This year’s event will feature a dinner, program and dancing.
The Camp Kesem live auction will feature one-of-a-kind experiences like sport packages from the Bulls and Bears, once in a lifetime adventure & dream vacations, celebrity chef dinners, and so much more.
"The Chicagoland community has always been so incredibly generous in supporting our mission, and we hope to bring new eyes and ears to our cause by introducing this brand new event. The Magic Ball will be a unique, fun-filled, and unforgettable night that will bring the magic of Camp Kesem to life for our guests and help move us closer to our goal of serving 6,000 children this summer,” says Jane Saccaro, CEO of Camp Kesem.
Sponsors include The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation, Giordano's, Victory Park Capital, The Walter C. Hagen Cup, Goldman Sachs, the Malkin Family, Boeing, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Merrill Lynch Private Banking & Investment Group, Ventas, the Agnew Family, BMO Harris Bank, Constellation Brands, Deloitte, Duff & Phelps, FlexPrint Inc., The Frances E. Streit Foundation, GCM Grosvenor, the Higgins Family, the Hutchen Family, The Keckley Company, KPMG, Latham & Watkins LLP, Navigant, RR Donnelley, and West Monroe. Beverage Sponsors include Beam Suntory, Magic Hat Brewing Company, and Southern Wine & Spirits. Sheridan Road Magazine will serve as North Shore Media Sponsor, and SPLASH is the Print Media Sponsor.
The 2nd Annual The Magic Ball will be held on March 5, 2016 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, 200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago. Individual tickets are $250; Sponsorship opportunities are available starting at $2,500. Tickets must be purchased by February 18, 2016. For more information, please visit www.themagicball.org.
ABOUT CAMP KESEM
Camp Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders, that supports children through and beyond their parent’s cancer. A program of Kesem, Camp Kesem operates over 70 free summer camps in 34 states for children ages 6 to 16 who have been touched by a parent’s cancer. This camping experience has a lasting impact on children by providing them a peer-support network that understands their unique needs, builds confidence and strengthens their communication skills. In 2015, Camp Kesem served over 5,000 children coast-to-coast - all funded by generous donations from individuals and corporate support. For more information on Camp Kesem, please visit www.campkesem.org
, Facebook.com/CampKesem, and @CampKesem on Twitter & Instagram.Nonprofit Looking For Girls With Burn/Trauma Scars For Healing, Holistic Retreat (California)
Nonprofit Looking For Girls With Burn/Trauma Scars For Healing, Holistic Retreat
From house fires to science experiments, car accidents and even abuse, the pain never stops for girls with severe burns or disfiguring trauma. For years after they leave the hospital, the staring, name-calling, teasing, and unwanted questions from their peers create a sort of living hell.
Each summer, adolescent girls struggling with this unfortunate reality can attend a special retreat designed to inspire and nurture them to process their injuries and losses and reach their fullest potential.
Angel Faces®, the California-based nonprofit that organizes and runs these retreats, is trying to get the word out around the country so more girls get the opportunity to attend. This year's retreat will be held June 20-26 in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Applications are posted online at angelfaces.com. The application deadline is March 15, 2016.
Since 2003, Angel Faces, based in Encinitas, has offered holistic retreats focusing on the psychosocial needs of injured girls. Angel Faces was the first organization to offer this kind of healing retreat, which differs significantly from burn camps. The weeklong retreat is free to participants – donors to Angel Faces pay the $4,500 per girl expenses.
Angel Faces' founder, Lesia Cartelli, was herself burned severely in a gas explosion at age nine. She spent over 20 years developing and directing after-care programs for burn-injured children and adults before launching Angel Faces. Her life experiences are retold in her book, Heart of Fire: An Intimate Journey of Pain, Love and Healing.
"We take girls who hurt inside and out, who may be in a spiral of self-pity, anger and depression, and we teach them to get out of the spiral by embracing the pain as a blessing,” Cartelli said. "We show them how tragedy can wake us to life's richness, how it touches our heart and our soul on many levels.”
The so-called Level I retreat is for girls 12-18. Its curriculum teaches girls how to improve their self-image and increase self-confidence while embracing their trauma and related disfigurement. Licensed therapists lead sessions on trauma and loss issues, followed by activities that facilitate emotional healing through verbal expression, journaling and art therapy. The girls attend sessions on how to handle stares, teasing and unwanted questions, and do goal-setting exercises. They also receive professional instruction for applying corrective cosmetics and experience therapeutic massage and facials that help them connect with and embrace their body, for perhaps the first time. Starting this year, participants in the Level I retreat will be required to commit to participating in a year-long, online after-care program, called 'Angels in Flight,' which reinforces and builds skills learned and friendships made during the retreat.
Angel Faces' mission is to provide healing retreats and ongoing support of adolescent girls and young women with burn/trauma injuries to achieve their optimum potential and develop meaningful relationships for themselves, their families, and their communities. Its board includes medical professionals such as Dr. Michael Murphy, Boston; Dr. Melanie Palm, Solana Beach, CA; and Dr. Jill Waibel, Miami.
Angel Faces is a 501(c) (3) non-profit, Federal Tax ID # 20-5718594.
Available on Amazon.com and all online outlets
Heart of Fire: An Intimate Journey of Pain, Love and Healing
Carlyle Publishing
ASIN: B00RWQVVS0
ASIN: B00ONCYB7E

From house fires to science experiments, car accidents and even abuse, the pain never stops for girls with severe burns or disfiguring trauma. For years after they leave the hospital, the staring, name-calling, teasing, and unwanted questions from their peers create a sort of living hell.
Each summer, adolescent girls struggling with this unfortunate reality can attend a special retreat designed to inspire and nurture them to process their injuries and losses and reach their fullest potential.
Angel Faces®, the California-based nonprofit that organizes and runs these retreats, is trying to get the word out around the country so more girls get the opportunity to attend. This year's retreat will be held June 20-26 in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Applications are posted online at angelfaces.com. The application deadline is March 15, 2016.
Since 2003, Angel Faces, based in Encinitas, has offered holistic retreats focusing on the psychosocial needs of injured girls. Angel Faces was the first organization to offer this kind of healing retreat, which differs significantly from burn camps. The weeklong retreat is free to participants – donors to Angel Faces pay the $4,500 per girl expenses.
Angel Faces' founder, Lesia Cartelli, was herself burned severely in a gas explosion at age nine. She spent over 20 years developing and directing after-care programs for burn-injured children and adults before launching Angel Faces. Her life experiences are retold in her book, Heart of Fire: An Intimate Journey of Pain, Love and Healing.
"We take girls who hurt inside and out, who may be in a spiral of self-pity, anger and depression, and we teach them to get out of the spiral by embracing the pain as a blessing,” Cartelli said. "We show them how tragedy can wake us to life's richness, how it touches our heart and our soul on many levels.”
The so-called Level I retreat is for girls 12-18. Its curriculum teaches girls how to improve their self-image and increase self-confidence while embracing their trauma and related disfigurement. Licensed therapists lead sessions on trauma and loss issues, followed by activities that facilitate emotional healing through verbal expression, journaling and art therapy. The girls attend sessions on how to handle stares, teasing and unwanted questions, and do goal-setting exercises. They also receive professional instruction for applying corrective cosmetics and experience therapeutic massage and facials that help them connect with and embrace their body, for perhaps the first time. Starting this year, participants in the Level I retreat will be required to commit to participating in a year-long, online after-care program, called 'Angels in Flight,' which reinforces and builds skills learned and friendships made during the retreat.
Angel Faces' mission is to provide healing retreats and ongoing support of adolescent girls and young women with burn/trauma injuries to achieve their optimum potential and develop meaningful relationships for themselves, their families, and their communities. Its board includes medical professionals such as Dr. Michael Murphy, Boston; Dr. Melanie Palm, Solana Beach, CA; and Dr. Jill Waibel, Miami.
Angel Faces is a 501(c) (3) non-profit, Federal Tax ID # 20-5718594.
Available on Amazon.com and all online outlets
Heart of Fire: An Intimate Journey of Pain, Love and Healing
Carlyle Publishing
ASIN: B00RWQVVS0
ASIN: B00ONCYB7E
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Chicago TV Awards Now Accepting Entries!
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Lakeview Bar to Host Newlywed Game on Valentine's Day (Chicago,IL)
On
Sunday, February 14th at 7:00 pm Shaker’s On Clark will host a
special Valentine’s Day edition of The Couples of Shaker’s, the bar’s own
version of The Newlywed Game.
Couples
of all types are invited to participate.
Whether you’re an actual newlywed, an old married couple or just met on
your favorite dating app, you’re sure to have a fun evening figuring out how
well you know each other in a light, laugh-filled environment.
Drink
specials will include $5 Smirnoff Bloody Marys, $3.25 Domestic Beer (bottles)
and $8.75 giant 23 oz. Long Island Iced Teas (choice of 22 different flavors!)
There is
no cover or fee to participate.
Not ready
to end the evening? Stay afterward for
Shaker’s weekly Sunday night live Karaoke.
Shaker’s
On Clark is located at 3160 N. Clark St.
About Shaker’s On Clark: Located in
the heart of Lakeview, Shaker’s On Clark is a new neighborhood bar that has quickly
become a favorite watering hole for after-work drinks, late night cocktails and
everything in between.
In
addition to over 50 rotating beers, Shaker’s massive beverage menu includes
traditional cocktails and specialty martinis plus 20 different flavors of Long
Island Iced Tea.
Guests
can step away from the bar to enjoy a game of pool or darts (both of which are
free during Happy Hour Monday – Friday from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm.)
Weekly
events include Karaoke on Sunday nights and Late Night Dart Tournaments on
Mondays. 8 big screen TV’s scattered
around the bar make Shaker’s the perfect place to cheer on the Chicago Cubs,
Bulls, Bears & Blackhawks or catch your favorite college team.
Shaker’s
On Clark is located at 3160 N. Clark St. in Chicago, IL. They are open Monday – Friday from 3:00 pm –
2:00 am, Saturday from 12:00 pm – 3:00 am and Sunday from 12:00 pm – 2:00
am. For more information please visit www.shakersonclark.com
Tokio Pub Hosts January Lagunitas Beer Dinner (Schaumburg,IL)
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