Connections fundraiser promises help for homeless

The Event: “Stories of Home & Hope” was a fitting title for Connections for the Homeless annual spring gala held May 3 at the Michigan Shores Club in Wilmette. Some 290 attendees helped to make this the most successful benefit to date by donating and …

WTTW/WFMT celebrate ‘American Innovation’

The Event: To remind everyone that America is still the leader when it comes to innovation and ingenuity, WTTW and WFMT launched a bonanza celebration of “American Innovation” for their annual gala on May 1 in their Chicago studios.

The whimsical evening line-up of entertainment …

Festivities for Writers’ Theatre at ‘Fever’ pitch

The Event: Writers’ Theatre ensemble members boogied onto the sequin-studded stage in the grand ballroom of Chicago’s Four Seasons Hotel on April 27 to trip the light fantastic for the “Saturday Night Fever” theme of Writers’ WordPlay Gala 2013.

Joining in the revelry were more …

Maximus excitement under AFT Big Top

The Event: About Face Theatre’s 2013 benefit Wonka Ball was the picture of well-organized bedlam with its “Circus Maximus” theme celebrated at Chicago’s Architectural Artifacts on April 26.

Organizers of the 17th annual gala greeted 450 guests in full circus regalia: Barkers, a trapeze-swinging mermaid, …

Fundraiser means happy tails for Orphans

The Event: Tails of nearly 600 stray and abandoned animals of Lake and northern Cook counties wagged a little higher on April 22 when more than 190 animal lovers attended the 13th annual Orphans of the Storm benefit at Marriott’s Lincolnshire Resort.

For the past …