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Celebrate MLK and Evanston starting this weekend

This in from Evanston150...

Daily choices of those who are homeless: January 17

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Connections for the Homeless invites you and a friend to its next "Bring a Friend to Breakfast." It promises to be an enlightening session.

When: Thursday, January 17
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Where: Lake Street Church, Evanston, IL. 

Known for his amazing presentation skills and knowledge of the dilemmas facing Connection's clients, case manager Tim Anstett will lead participants in an interactive game that will clarify the daily choices and struggles many of the agency's clients face. Will you keep the roof over your head? Will you end up on the streets?  

Regarding the menu, says Sue Loellbach, Connection's Director of Development:
We usually have frittatas, but no cook this time. So, bagels and donated Bennison’s pastries it is.

Hope to see you there.

Untitled/Hilda's Place, December 2012

 

Margaux Pepper makes a fashion film

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My extraordinarily talented intern, +Margaux Pepper, will premiere the fashion film she produced Friday, January 25. She and I would love to see you there.

The untitled film, directed by Rachel Jones, Multimedia Editor of NU-student-run STITCH fashion magazine, follows four friends camping and showcases a variety of outdoor fashion trends.

"Rachel and I had the idea for the project last Spring and arranged meetings with STITCH and our professors to get the go-ahead to start production. We gathered a crew during the Fall, filmed the entire shoot on a weekend in late November, and are finishing up final edits right now. Ours is the first fashion short film in STITCH's history. It explores the depiction of fashion as art, rather than as a commercial," says Margaux Pepper.

Consider coming out to meet and support some smart, enthusiastic students. 

Florence Flader's Spud Cookies

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I dedicate this post to Monica Kass Rogers, Evanston's resident reviver of vintage recipes...and to Elita Lerner and any other "kids" who grew up in Evanston who had Florence Flader as their teacher.

While searching Mildred Swarthout's file box for Christmas cookie recipes, this one intrigued me.

Both their families in the plumbing business in Evanston, Florence and my grandmother Mildred were long-time friends.

Mrs. Claus is coming to town...November 16!

Yes, Santa will be there too.

Today I went for a final fitting at Avail & Company for the Mrs. Santa gown I'll be wearing tomorrow in Downtown Evanston. Loving it! I'm honored to help Evanston kick off its holiday festivities. We're all going to have a great time. Hope to see a lot of my friends and neighbors there. I'll be at Bravo most the time, with a break to help Santa and Mayor Tisdahl light the tree at Fountain Square.

Selected scenes from Prairie Moon, November 6, 2012

Re-elected Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner Debra Shore and
Illinois' 9th legislative district newly-elected state senator Daniel Biss.

Re-elected Illinois senator for the 18th legislative district Robyn Gabel.

Evanston Review's Bob Seidenberg (left) and Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin.
Bob's election night piece is online.

Ayinde Jean-Baptiste (left) and Jan Schkawsky's campaign manager Alex Armour.

Daniel Biss with constituent.

Evanston Now's Bill Smith and now former Illinois senator Jeff Schoenberg.
Bill's coverage of the election results and action at Prairie Moon is online.

National election results revealed.

Daniel Biss and Alex Armour (right).

Legislative aide Alison Leipsiger (left) and her boss Daniel Biss.

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