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Citizen Week of June 6, 2018

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HYDE PARK SCHOOL OF DANCE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS WITH NEW STORY BALLET

The Hyde Park School of Dance is celebrating their 25th anniversary by presenting an original, never before seen, story ballet, Amira: A Chicago Cinderella Story. The show will run June 15-17 with one performance on Friday, two on Saturday, and one on Sunday.

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NEWS briefly EDUCATION

CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND LEAP INNOVATIONS RECEIVE $14 MILLION IN GRANTS Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and LEAP Innovations, a nonprofit organization that works with schools and educators to implement personalized learning, announced recently that they received grants totaling $14 million from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) to meet the growing demand from schools looking to introduce or expand personalized learning instructional models.

“Successful personalized learning starts with engaged and passionate teachers looking to support each student with an individualized path that helps them reach their goals,” said CPS CEO Dr. Janice K. Jackson. “This grant will allow more dedicated educators and administrators to receive training and resources to implement personalized learning and best meet the unique needs of their students.”

HEALTH

EXPANDING THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR STROKE PATIENTS WITH IRAPID People who have suffered a stroke will benefit from new diagnostic software now being offered at OSF HealthCare hospitals in Bloomington, Peoria, and Rockford, Illinois.

The iRapid software uses noninvasive CT imaging of the head that takes less than a minute to complete. “iRapid helps us determine who is going to benefit best,” said Ajeet Gordhan, MD, Interventional Radiologist with OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. “The idea behind this is to give them a functional outcome and that’s the key. We are trying to rescue salvageable brain in patients who, in the past, may not have had that opportunity and although they might still have a deficit, the deficit may be not as profound and they may be able to attain some level of functional capability.”

LAW & POLITICS

CUNNINGHAM AND HURLEY MOVE TO STREAMLINE TAX DOLLARS TO CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD, IL – Rank-and-file Chicago firefighters

would have greater oversight and control of funding intended for their department under legislation passed by the Illinois Senate today.

Sponsored by State Senator Bill Cunningham and State Representative Fran Hurley, House Bill 5197 would establish a Foreign Fire Insurance Board, an entity that will be entrusted with the expenditure of fire insurance fees collected exclusively from insurance companies whose corporate headquarters are located outside of Illinois.

Currently, the City of Chicago receives about $5 million in fire insurance fees, which are directly deposited into the city’s general fund. HB 5197 would transfer control of those funds to a newly-established Foreign Fire Insurance Board and require the City of Chicago to turn over fire insurance revenue to the board.

“The legislation streamlines the flow of tax dollars and allows the Chicago fire fighters to determine how revenue intended for their own department is used,” said Cunningham, a Democrat representing parts of Chicago and the Southwest Suburbs. “The funding will now go directly to fire suppression instead of being spread throughout the city budget.”

Advocates of the legislation say it will improve Chicago Firefighter’s safety and effectiveness through enhancements in their equipment and training. Under current law, the Chicago Fire Department is the only fire department in the state that does not have a fire insurance board. HB 5197 now heads to the House for approval.

Hyde Park School Of Dance Celebrates 25 Years with New Story Ballet Continued from page 1

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he Hyde Park School of Dance is celebrating their 25th anniversary by presenting an original, never before seen, story ballet, Amira: A Chicago Cinderella Story. The show will run June 15-17 with one performance on Friday, two on Saturday, and one on Sunday.

“It’s surreal to me because it doesn’t feel like 25 years have gone by and it’s amazing what we’ve been able to accomplish,” said August Tye, founder and artistic director of the Hyde Park School of Dance. “We started the school in the winter of 1993 with 30 students and performance has always been an important part of the school.”

About a year and a half ago, Tye was thinking about how to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Hyde Park School of Dance and knew she wanted to have a

big performance. Under the advice of her board, Tye chose Cinderella because it was a big name show that would attract a large audience.

After attending a performance of Fredrick Ashton’s classic Cinderella ballet Tye decided that she wanted to go a different way.

“I went to see Cinderella and I promptly decided that I couldn’t do it. It wasn’t a story I wanted to do and it had a lot of pitfalls in it. There are women being forced to do housework, the prince has his pick of all the beautiful women that come to the ball, it had too many misogynistic characteristics for me, so I went into a problem-solving mode,” said Tye It was during that problem solving that Tye created Amira: A Chicago Cinderella Story. The original story ballet tells the tale of Amira, a high-school-aged girl who immigrates to Chicago.

“I had some kids over the summer who were Syrian refugees and we gave them scholarships to take dance classes. I just

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started thinking about how weird it must be for them to be in Chicago and how different it must be. Then it hit me, we could do a modern day Cinderella story and make it in 2018 and make it about an immigrant who comes to Chicago,” said Tye. The Hyde Park School of dance is a not-for-profit dance studio that regularly offers scholarships to dancers that want to take classes but can’t afford it. The scholarship program has always been important to Tye because when she was a young dancer, she had a teacher who did the same for her.

“I wouldn’t have been able to dance if my teacher had not been so generous to work with us on the financial end of it. I wanted to make sure that we did that as well so we have a very robust scholarship program and about 10 percent of our budget is for scholarships,” said Tye. To purchase tickets for Amira: A Chicago Cinderella Story visit www. hydeparkdance.org.

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NEWS Real Men Cook’s Annual Father’s Day Celebration Incorporates Healthy Eating, Promotes Nutrition and Wellness

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ather’s Day Celebration Incorporates Healthy Eating, Promotes Nutrition and Wellness Real Men Cook’s Father’s Day Celebration will continue its long tradition of serving healthy foods and promoting nutrition when it holds its annual event on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 17 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The signature celebration will be held at Hales Franciscan High School, 4930 S. Cottage. Satellite events will be held at Trinity United Church of Christ in Gary, Indiana.

A Real Men Cook gala will also be held in the South Suburbs, hosted by Fathers and Blessings. This celebration will be held on Saturday, June 16.

In making the announcement, Ayinde Cartman, executive director of Real Men Charities said this year’s celebration will mark the 29th anniversary of this iconic Father’s Day Celebration. He added each site is committed towards supporting Real Men Cook’s tradition of incorporating healthy foods into their food offerings. In addition to barbecue ribs, and chicken, and other tasty selections, salads, raw foods, grilled and roasted vegetables, fruits, baked fish and chicken will also be on the menu.

Obari Cartman. PhD Psychology, and Real Men Charities, Inc.’s program manager, will provide programming and coordinate activities that align with the organization’s Men’s Wellness Sunday activities, which are offered from the Quarry Events Center from 11:00 – 1:30 each Sunday. During these weekly sessions, created

by Dr. Cartman and Ayinde Cartman, both master drummers, there is a for-men-only space to talk, or drum in a space provided to create peace and reduce trauma.

At the Real Men Cook Celebration at Hales, Dr. Cartman will bring his wellness message to a broader audience.

He will also share his curriculum and the organization’s mission to build healthy families and communities, with a special focus on men and children.

Yvette Moyo and Kofi Moyo, co-founders, added that the University of Chicago Medicine, a presenting sponsor, will host a Health and Wellness Zone where doctors and support staff will participate in serving. Their sponsorship is also in keeping with the mission that Real Men Charities promotes.

Entrepreneur Ranoule “Flash” Tatum will promote prostate awareness as part of the health initiative. Tatum, a prostate cancer survivor, has held these informational forums since 1999. He credits the information with empowering men to be more prostate conscious and vigilant about their health. This vigilance translates into saving their lives.

Moyo noted that many health crises that disproportionately affect African Americans can be addressed through healthy eating, exercise and minor lifestyle adjustments. With that as a mission, a select number of veteran event cooks will prepare healthy dishes that are good for maintaining heart health, preventing and managing diabetes, and addressing obesity.

Ayinde Cartman said Real Men Cook is proud to continue to bring the wellness message to to fathers.

“Healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle help save lives,” he said.

For more information on Real Men Cook 2018, visit, www.realmencook.com

Photo: Katherine Newman

The exhibit, Clearing a Path For Democracy: Citizen Soldiers of the Fighting Eighth in World War I, tells the story of the 8th Infantry Illinois National Guard (the Fighting Eighth) from 1895 to 1941.

DuSable Museum Opens New Exhibit About Illinois Fighting Eighth BY: KATHERINE NEWMAN

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he DuSable Museum of African American History recently opened a new exhibit, Clearing a Path For Democracy: Citizen Soldiers of the Fighting Eighth in World War I. The exhibit tells the story of the 8th Infantry Illinois National Guard (the Fighting Eighth) from 1895 to 1941.

“This exhibit is such a special delivery package for all of you and all of us. This story tonight of the Fighting Eighth has been a long time in the making and a long time in the telling. It’s a story that most of us have no idea about,” said Perry Irmer, president and CEO of the DuSable Museum of African American History.

This exhibition tells the story of the Fighting Eighth in two parts. The first part focuses on the accomplishment of the regiment before being deployed to Europe during World War I and the Chicagoan who led the regiment. The second part of the exhibit shows the notable battle record of the regiment on the Western Front and the legacy of the Fighting Eighth.

The DuSable Museum invited Captain Hari Jones, former marine and curator of the African American Civil War Museum in www.thechicagocitizen.com

“This story tonight of the Fighting Eighth has been a long time in the making and a long time in the telling. It’s a story that most of us have no idea about.”

PERRY IRMER PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

Washington, D.C., to come to the museum as the guest curator for this new exhibit.

“At the DuSable Museum, we have a very strong archive collection and a very strong artifact collection and Dr. Jones has Continued on page 5

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BUSINESS

ERIS Brewery & Cider House Turns to ELAN of Nortek Security & Control LLC for Total Control of its Cavernous 14,000 Square Foot Venue

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hen two Chicago-based women purchased a massive former temple built in 1910 with the goal of turning it into Chicago’s first brewery and ciderhouse, they turned to local integration firm, Buchan Consulting, to design and install a control and automation system to manage the technology in the cavernous space. The ELAN® Entertainment and Control system Buchan recommended and installed is now providing seamless control over the climate, audio, video, lighting and security in the ERIS Brewery & Cider House.

“With a venue this large, we had a lot of specific needs and requests that we had to address,” said Doug Buchan, Owner of Buchan Consulting. “The brewery and ciderhouse founders asked us to recommend a robust and easy-to-use automation system that would give them to access all of the building’s technology through a single interface. Without hesitation, we suggested that the brewery rely on ELAN to control the multi-room AV system, surveillance, lighting and HVAC.” The two-phase project recently completed its first phase, which consisted of a gut renovation of the basement and first floor of the brewery and restaurant. During phase one, Buchan’s team started with an ELAN gSC2 Controller, accessible through the ELAN app installed on dedicated Apple iPads, to control and automate the venue’s lighting, security, audio, video and HVAC. An ELAN 6x6 HDBaseT AV Matrix was also installed, to distribute audio and video throughout the main restaurant and bar floor.

For power distribution, Buchan and his team added a Panamax® D10-PFP power strip to the equipment rack, for a convenient way to power a rack full of equipment.

Control of the 14,000 square-foot main floor, brewery, cider/beer fermentation area and

ERIS Brewery & Cider House recently turned to ELAN of Nortek Security & Control LLC for total control of its 14,000 square foot venue.

office is now easy to manage for the owners and staff. Through the system, they’re now able to customize the climate, including both thermostats and ceiling fans, and adjust the audio and video needs of the separate areas, all with the swipe of a finger.

The brewery’s owners sought to embrace

the industrial charm of the original building.

To do this, they kept the original chandeliers, incorporating booths and tables made with reclaimed wood, and using repurposed radiators as railings for the new space. They were successfully able to transform the space so that the technology in no way takes away from the overall design, but helps to enhance it. “Through the ELAN system, we’re able to control and automate a unique and inviting environment that helps to fulfill our goal of making the ERIS Brewery & Cider House a gathering spot for the community. This system allows our staff to easily manipulate the everyday details of the space, all at the touch of a button,” said Michelle Foik, Owner

& Managing Partner of ERIS Brewery & Cider House.

Another unique design element is the impressive Haiku fans, which were installed in the main dining space. The smart, WiFi connected fans, are controlled from the ELAN system, as are the Aprilaire® thermostats that run the building’s geothermal heating and cooling systems.

Given the size of the space, security was another priority for the owners. To accommodate these needs, Buchan and his team installed five exterior cameras at the secondary entrances and two interior cameras at the main entrance, all of which are accessed and controlled through the ELAN system for easy triggering of building lights and push notifications when a security alarm is set off.

“The security system that Buchan and his team installed is extremely comprehensive and instantly available to us through the ELAN app,” said Foik. “Having an extensive system gives me peace-of-mind when the brewery is shut down and closed at the end of each day.”

According to Foik, “this system has been so easy to use. Our bartenders and managers can easily change the temperature, the channel on the TV, or crank up the volume at the bar, all through the ELAN app installed on the iPads we have throughout the space. Through this, owners can also remotely access the cameras and be notified of all happenings within the system, thanks to ELAN.” Phase two of the project will likely start in the summer of 2018 and will include the remodeling of the outdoor dining area, third floor event space and eventually rooftop dining.

With the help of Buchan and their team of certified ELAN integrators, the technology involved in the expansion should be easy to deploy and even easier for the staff to use.

Out for Undergrad (O4U) Names Goldman Sachs as Host of LGBTQ Undergrad Leadership Business Conference for the Fourth Consecutive Year NEW YORK – Out for Undergrad

(O4U), founder of the nation’s most prestigious LGBTQ+ undergraduate leadership training conferences, has again named Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) in New York as its Business Conference Host Sponsor for the fourth consecutive year.

Founded in 1869, the Goldman Sachs Group is headquartered in New York, maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world, and has received a rating of 100% on the annual Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) since 2004. This index

rigorously examines corporate response to the changing landscape of legal protections for LGBTQ+ employees and their families (both federally and from state to state) and emerging best practices to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ employees and to ensure that LGBTQ+ employees are treated fairly in the workplace.

O4U Executive Director, Cindi Love, said: “We are very excited and honored to again welcome Goldman Sachs as the host sponsor of our Business Conference. We connect deeply with their values about fostering inclusion

as a priority by ‘sustaining a work environment where people feel comfortable bringing their full selves to work and are empowered to reach their full potential. Students tell us that these weekend immersions change their lives, inspiring them to live authentically, bring their full and best selves to the workplace and pursue challenging, ambitious and purposeful careers.’”

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and universities. These sponsors, alongside O4U volunteers, cocreate dynamic weekend-long learning communities for LGBTQ+ professionals, mentors and students. http://outforundergrad.org Dane E. Holmes, Global Head of Human Capital Management of Goldman Sachs says: “At Goldman Sachs, we know two things to be true when it comes to talent: first, the health and success of our business depends on the quality of our people, and second, talent is not bound by factors such as race, gender, age or sexual orientation.

For that reason, we are thrilled to continue our partnership with Out for Undergrad, an organization committed to the important work of connecting LGBTQ+ students with career opportunities and promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.”

The cost of O4U attendance for students is fully underwritten by sponsors who also send their leaders to mentor and train the best and brightest LGBTQ+ students in the nation about job opportunities in their highly competitive industries.

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DuSable Museum Opens New Exhibit About Illinois Fighting Eighth Continued from page 3 done an amazing job of marrying these materials and providing this story for you. This journey that we’ve been on has been ongoing for a couple of years and we are all very proud to see the opening of these wonderful materials,” said Skyla Hearn, archivist and Special Collections librarian at the DuSable Museum of African American History.

The majority of the items that are on display in the exhibit came from the DuSable Museum’s own collection. The Museum was lucky to have records donated to them by an official military archivist, also known as an adjutant, that were used to support the themes of the new Exhibit.

“We had more, and richer, documentation in our archives here at the DuSable than they even had in Washington D.C. so we are very proud of that,” said Irmer.

The exhibit opening was also supported by the Consulate General of France in Chicago.

“The exhibit that we are about to open is the key to our historical ties.

It is another outstanding example of our strong collaboration which

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The exhibit, Clearing a Path For Democracy: Citizen Soldiers of the Fighting Eighth in World War I, tells the story of the 8th Infantry Illinois National Guard (the Fighting Eighth) from 1895 to 1941.

we are proud of. Clearing the Path for Democracy: Citizen Soldiers of the Fighting Eighth in World War I pays tribute to the Chicago

colored fighters who fought along with French soldiers during the great war. These men all shared the common goals of peace, freedom,

and democracy,” said Frédéric Cholé, deputy consul general of the Consulate General of France in Chicago.

To learn more about the DuSable Museum and for information on the exhibit, visit www.dusablemusuem. org.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Black Public Media Gets $40,000 NEA Grant NEW YORK – The Harlem-based

media arts organization Black Public Media (BPM) has been awarded an Art Works grant of $40,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The allocation, one of more than $80 million in approved grants by National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu as part of the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018, will help fund BPM’s signature public television series, AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange.

“NEA’s support for the AfroPoP series reinforces our belief that authentic stories about the African Diaspora are important to keeping the American public informed

and engaged about diversity of the AfricanAmerican and global African experience,” said BPM Executive Director Leslie FieldsCruz.

For 10 years AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange has been bringing stories about people of African descent

around the world to television. Produced

by Black Public Media and distributed

by American Public Television (APT), AfroPoP is the nation’s only public television series of documentaries on contemporary life, art and culture across the African Diaspora. Hosts of the series have included Idris Elba, Anika Noni Rose, Gabourey Sidibe, Wyatt Cenac, Anthony Mackie, Yaya DaCosta, Jussie Smollett, Nikki Beharie and Nicholas L. Ashe.

For more information on projects included in the NEA grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news. For more information on Black Public Media, visit www. blackpublicmedia.org, or follow it on Twitter @BLKPublicMedia or on Facebook.

Mubadala-led Investor Group and Sony Reach Agreement for Sony to Acquire All of Mubadala’s Interest in EMI Music Publishing

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ubadala Investment Company (“Mubadala”) and Sony Corporation (“Sony”) recently announced that they have signed a legally binding memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) for the sale of the Mubadala consortium’s approximately 60% equity interest in EMI Music Publishing to Sony Corporation of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony, based on an enterprise value of $4.75 billion. As a result of the transaction, Sony will indirectly own approximately 90% of the equity interest in EMI Music Publishing and it will become a consolidated subsidiary of Sony.

The closing of the transaction is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.

Kenichiro Yoshida, President and CEO, Sony Corporation said: “We are thrilled to bring EMI Music Publishing into the Sony family and maintain our number one position in the music publishing industry.

I would also like to convey my gratitude to Mubadala, our equity partner in EMI Music Publishing, for sharing our longterm perspective on the potential success of music publishing and their support as we grew the business. The music business has enjoyed a resurgence over the past couple of years, driven largely by the rise of paid subscription-based streaming services. In the entertainment space, we are focusing on building a strong IP portfolio, and I believe this acquisition will be a particularly significant milestone for our long-term growth.”

The original transaction and the investor consortium that partnered with Sony and the Michael Jackson Estate to acquire EMI Music Publishing from a whollyowned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. were sourced and assembled by Mubadala Capital’s private equity business, which has controlled and managed EMI Music

Publishing on behalf of Mubadala and other third-party investors since 2012.

Hani Barhoush, Head of Mubadala Capital, said: “EMI has been a successful investment for Mubadala and I would like to personally extend my appreciation to the leadership at Sony and Sony/ATV, who have been instrumental in administering the EMI catalog as well as shaping the music landscape on a global basis. They have been tremendous partners to us.”

Adib Mattar, Head of Private Equity for Mubadala Capital and Chairman of EMI Music Publishing, said: “EMI Music Publishing represents one of the world’s largest and most diverse catalog of copyrights with iconic songs that span every decade over the last one hundred years.

Writers and artists only stand to benefit under consolidated ownership and should feel proud to be part of the Sony family.

The sale of our consortium’s interest in EMI Music Publishing represents a milestone for Mubadala and our private equity business.”

While the final purchase price to be paid by Sony for all of Mubadala’s equity interest in EMI Music Publishing is subject to customary closing adjustments, the total cash consideration Sony expects to pay to consolidate EMI Music Publishing is approximately $2.3 billion. Sony will assume EMI Music Publishing’s existing gross indebtedness, which was approximately $1.359 billion as of March 31, 2018. Upon closing of the transaction, Sony expects to record in operating income a non-cash step-up gain of approximately 100 billion yen for the equity interest in EMI Music Publishing it currently owns. The step-up gain and the consolidation of EMI Music Publishing has not been included in Sony’s forecast of consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, and Sony is currently assessing the impact of

this step-up gain and the consolidation of EMI Music Publishing on its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019.

Over the past six years, Mubadala and Sony have worked together as partners to create value alongside Sony/ATV Music Publishing (“Sony/ATV”), Sony’s music publishing arm, which has been administering the EMI Music Publishing catalog’s legacy of iconic writers and artists, reinvesting in existing writer relationships and growing the catalog by signing new writers on a 50/50 basis with Sony/ ATV. These actions, coupled with the global rise of streaming and paid streaming services, have led to an appreciation in value of the EMI Music Publishing catalog as millions of consumers have been provided access to innovative distribution channels to enjoy music like never before.

EMI Music Publishing owns or administers over two million songs that include classics by Queen, Carole King and the Motown catalog along with contemporary songs from Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Drake, Sam Smith, Pink, Pharrell Williams, Calvin Harris, Fetty Wap, Hozier and Sia. Together with Sony’s 100%-owned music publishing company, Sony/ATV, and Sony’s 100%-owned music company, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., the Sony Group collectively owns more than 2.3 million copyrights, featuring the Beatles, contemporary superstars and the Leiber Stoller catalog.

EMI Music Publishing generated revenue of $663 million, adjusted operating income of $181 million*, and adjusted EBITDA of $249 million* for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018. *Adjusted to exclude certain non-recurring warrant expense and management incentive plan accruals.

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comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of May 27, 2018 LOS ANGELES, May 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – comScore

today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of May 27, 2018, as compiled by the company’s theatrical measurement services.

As the trusted industry partner for real-time box office reporting, comScore is the only theater-level movie measurement and analytics company providing insights across the world’s largest markets, covering 95 percent of the global industry gross. Using comScore’s suite of movie products, customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results from around the world. comScore’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, “Disney’s ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ opened in 55 territories around the world to top the chart with a $148.3 million debut. Notably, Fox’s ‘Deadpool 2’ nears the $500 million mark worldwide and Disney/Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ edges closer to the $2 billion global threshold.”

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, May 27, are below.

Solo: A Star Wars Story - Disney - $148.3M Deadpool 2 - 20th Century Fox - $99.7M Avengers: Infinity War - Disney - $49.0M How Long Will I Love U - Multiple - $24.5M Believer - Kidari - $10.4M Book Club - Paramount Pictures - $9.4M Quiet Place, A - Paramount Pictures - $6.9M Overboard - Multiple - $5.3M Life Of The Party – Warner Bros. - $5.1M Breaking In - Universal - $4.3M Blumhouse’s Truth Or Dare - Universal - $3.4M Show Dogs - Open Road - $3.1M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, May 27, are below.

Solo: A Star Wars Story - Disney - $83.3M Deadpool 2 - 20th Century Fox - $42.7M Avengers: Infinity War - Disney - $16.5M Book Club - Paramount - $9.4M Life Of The Party - Warner Bros. - $5.1M Breaking In - Universal - $4.1M Show Dogs - Open Road - $3.1M Overboard - Lionsgate - $3.0M Quiet Place, A - Paramount - $2.2M RBG - Magnolia Pictures - $1.1M Rampage - Warner Bros. - $0.8M Super Troopers 2 - 20th Century Fox - $0.6M

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FASHION Victoria’s Secret Hosts Villa Victoria

Judging a Book by Its Reviews, Not Looks: Brandon Frere Comments on the Changing Face of the Workplace

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age, the overall appearance of the average worker is changing. Their faces will look younger each year, but their desire to prove themselves and do excellent work will be ever-present. Professional standards do need to be held, but what consists of a professional standard is changing with the generations. In a way, it is a bit of give and take between the older and newer generations.

Brandon Frere, a successful entrepreneur and CEO of several companies, advises keeping in mind that as the times change it is important to judge an employee by performance and not appearance.

Now, maintaining a dress code can help employees be in the right mindset to perform their best at work. But other appearance-based characteristics such as unnaturally dyed hair, piercings, and tattoos do not necessarily impede an employee’s ability to do work. Keeping in mind, though, how a consumer might perceive such appearances is still important. It’s a balancing act. “What is appropriate for one business may not be the same as another. A dealership will have different standards from, say, a typical office setting. It’s important to keep in mind what is best for your business, but that doesn’t also alienate current or potential employees,” says Frere.

Different tactics can be used to maintain the balance of professionalism and an individual’s right to bodily autonomy. Allowing tattoos that can be covered when needed can be an easy halfway point. Piercings can be kept to only being gold or silver colored. There are many ways to accommodate a top-rated employee that has more than just academic decoration. Because in

Secret recently hosted a weeklong styling suite at a private home in Los Angeles. The styling suite featured summer essentials from newly launched bra, lingerie and beauty collections including the new Cotton T-Shirt Bra Collection, Sexy Illusions, Dream Angels, Sexy and Casual Sleepwear, Bombshell Body Collection and Bombshell Summer Fragrance and Victoria Sport where editors and stylists were able to stop by to pull products for all their styling needs.

Several events were held in the home hosted

by Victoria’s Secret Angels where VIPs, influencers, stylists and more were able to check out the latest collections: The event kicked off with a cocktail party, “Logo A Gogo,” with Sara Sampaio and Sadie Newman.

“Bombshell Body Spa” appointments with facials, spray tans, and manicures were also on the agenda.

“Slay Then Rosé”

PETALUMA, CALIF. – In the modern day and

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workout class with Jasmine Tookes and Tone It Up’s Katrina Scott & Karena Dawn were followed by a rosé lunch. At the conclusion, a “Summer Soireé” with Martha Hunt was held where guests

enjoyed an intimate dinner with a special performance

by Caroline Vreeland. In addition, guests had their dreams interpreted by Dr. Michael Lennox.

The T-Shirt Bra, Sexy Illusions, Dream Angels, Casual and Sexy Sleep, Bombshell Body, Bombshell Summer Fragrance and Victoria Sport collections are currently available in Victoria’s Secret stores at Victoriassecret.com.

The new Dream Angels collection will be available on June 19.

the end, time will keep moving forward. And if a business is to be in that future, the leaders of said business have to keep in mind the changing times and changing future generations.

“Judging a book by its cover is an age-old reminder of what to avoid. If the best candidate for a job has a full arm covered in tattoos, so be it. The best thing an employee can have is a professional attitude and the right mindset to get the job done,” says Frere.

About Frere Enterprises Brandon Frere is an entrepreneur and businessman who lives in Sonoma County, California. He has designed and created multiple companies to meet the ever-demanding needs of businesses and consumers alike. His company website, www.FrereEnterprises.com, is used as a means to communicate many of the lessons, fundamentals, and information he has learned throughout his extensive business and personal endeavors, most recently in advocating on behalf of student loan borrowers nationwide.

As experienced during his own student loan repayment, Mr. Frere found out how difficult it can be to work with federally contracted student loan servicers and the repayment programs designed to help borrowers. Through those efforts, he gained an insider’s look into the repayment process and the motivations behind the inflating student loan debt bubble.

His knowledge of the confusing landscape of student loan repayment became a vital theme in his future endeavors, and he now uses those experiences to help guide others through the daunting process of applying for available federal repayment and loan forgiveness programs.

London-Based Wires Glasses Lands Investor LONDON – Eyewear startup Wires

Glasses recently announced its seed investment from True Ventures along with the launch of its new collection of modular eyewear. The company was established in 2017 by Londonbased designer Yair Neuman and under the creative direction of Lily Cole.

Each pair of glasses from Wires’ 2018 collection are crafted with a foundational wire frame that pairs with seven different designs of lens rims in various shapes and colors. The lens rims are interchangeable and can be switched out easily so the wearer can change the look of their eyewear without having to buy a whole new pair. Alongside its modular innovation, the 2018 Wires collection features a frame with a first-of-itskind invisible hinge mechanism, enabling the frame to fold as a result of geometry, not screws.

Conscious of the environmental impact of the traditional eyewear

industry, Wires’ co-founders, among them the model, actor and activist Lily Cole and socially conscious entrepreneur Kwame Ferreira, are committed to sustainable design and production. By 3D printing the lens rims and using extruded metal wires, the company reduces the amount of waste that is usually created during eyewear production where rims and frames are cut from larger sheets of material. Additionally, Wires Glasses are handmade by a family-run business in the Italian Dolomites, the heart of Italy’s eyewear industry which is renowned for its quality of production and craftsmanship.

When in need of a pair of sunglasses while on vacation, Neuman created what became the Wires Glasses prototype. An inventor with a passion for sustainable design, he constructed himself a pair using materials he had on hand, including a single piece of wire. “Wires is inspired by both ancient African wire artistry

and technological advancements like 3D printing,” said Neuman. “It’s art and science combined.”

With this round of funding, Wires will focus on its direct-to-consumer strategy, including building out its ecommerce site and selling its eyewear in exclusive boutiques in the U.S. and Europe.

“Wires is creating one of the freshest things I’ve seen in eyewear in a very long time,” said Tony Conrad, partner at True Ventures.

“The collection is unique, and the co-founding team has this incredible mix of experience in design, fashion and sustainability. We also like that Yair is focused on designing products that are in line with how the modern consumer thinks.”

Wires Glasses come in unisex shapes ranging from the avant-garde to on-trend. Complete pairs retail at $380 (£270) while additional interchangeable lens rims retail for $70 (£50). They are available for www.thechicagocitizen.com

Lily Cole, co-founder of Wires and British, model, actor and entrepreneur; and Ash Stymest, the British model, wearing the 180° from Wires Glasses 2018 collection.

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Each pair is designed with a single piece of metal wire at its core with interchangeable, 3D printed lenses to minimize waste. Shop Wires Glasses at www.wiresglasses.com or follow on Instagram @wiresglasses.

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he Chicago Park District recently announced the schedule for the 66th season of Theater on the Lake: The Chicago Summer Theater Festival. In keeping with Theater on the Lake’s tradition of producing plays lakeside, the Summer Festival will return to Theater on the Lake’s Fullerton Street building, located at 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive, for the first time since 2013.

This summer, two neighborhood parks will also host the off-the Loop theater festival: South Shore Cultural Center and Hamlin Park. The season will run June 19 through August 31.Performances will be held Tuesdaythrough Friday at 7 p.m.and Thursdays at 2 p.m.

“With support from the Mayor, the Chicago Park District is pleased to launch the 66th run of Theater on the Lake and to feature an incredible breadth of work as part of the first summer back to the lakeside venue,” said General Superintendent and CEO Michael P. Kelly. “Theater on the Lake’s upcoming season will showcase Chicago’s outstanding theater companies and offer audiences a one-of- a-kind cultural experience along the lakefront.”

Playwright Isaac Gomez is also returning as this season’s artistic curator. After a successful 2017 Theater on the Lake run, the Chicago-based dramatist originally from El Paso, Texas/Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, will once again contribute his theatrical insights to make this inaugural year memorable for theatergoers.

“In this one year, art was front and center in Chicago’s beloved storefront theater community,” said Artistic Curator Isaac Gomez. “It is somewhere amidst reflection of our past to gain a better understanding of where we are now and, perhaps more importantly, where we can go, that the inaugural season of Theater on the Lake in its return to the Lakefront lives.”

Each year, the artistic curator has the opportunity to select productions they feel exemplify the best and most relevant of Chicago’s rich theater community.

Curators present these works to the Theater on the Lake audience with the intention engaging an active discussion around their choices. This year, in addition to curating Theater on the Lake’s season, Gomez‘s prolific contributions to the theater community are currently spread across the city. His play, Ofrenda, written in collaboration with Chicago Park District company

in Residence, The Albany Park Theater Project, is currently running at Eugene Field Park.

In addition, the public can look forward to the world premiere of his play La Ruta at Steppenwolf Theater Company this fall.

This year will also feature the first-ever play commissioned by the Chicago Park District in collaboration with the Chicago Dramatists organization Felons and Familias. Sandra Delgado, the actress and playwright, will return to her childhood park to present her workshop production at Hamlin Park.

“I look forward to sharing this story of a Chicago family with Theater on the Lake audiences,” said playwright Sandra Delgado. “Every day, I am getting more excited for the workshop production of Felons and Familias and seeing my vision come to life with actors and designers is always an overwhelmingly joyful experience.”

In 2017, Theater on the Lake launched its New Play Commission titled Theater on the Lake: In the Works. The initiative was devised to support the development of a new theatrical work by a Chicago playwright. Actress and playwright Sandra Delgado was chosen to develop Felons and Familias, a new work in conjunction with resources from the Chicago Park District and with the support of Chicago Dramatists.

The complete performance schedule can be accessed through the My Chi ParksTM mobile application, which is available to download on Apple and Android devices. Through this app, patrons can access to all 1,000+ Night Out in the Parks events on the go, helping them to plan a spontaneous night out.

Season subscriptions and flex passes are available. Single performance tickets will be on sale starting June 1. For ticket and reservation information, call 312.742.7994 or visit www. chicagoparkdistrict.com/events/ theater-lake.

Theater on the Lake: The Chicago Summer Theater Festival is presented as part of Mayor Emanuel’s Night Out in the Parks, a series of cultural events and activities at parks across the city. It is also a key component of the Chicago Cultural Plan, which was launched

by Mayor Emanuel and DCASE in 2012 and is making investments in public art, music festivals, films, concerts, exhibitions and performances.

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47TH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING Local civic and business leaders will tee up for Glenwood Academy’s children and families at its 47th Annual Golf Outing. The event also features a live auction, dinner program, and raffle prizes.

Since its inception in 1972, Pro-Am is one of Glenwood’s signature charitable events to fund lifechanging programs for children and their families across the greater Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. www.thechicagocitizen.com

WHERE: Union League Club of Chicago,

65 Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604 Individual Tickets start at $225, with Table Reservations available For more information, please visit: www.ulbgc.org The Union League Boys & Girls Clubs is a separate organization than the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago. Both are chartered by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

EVENT DETAILS: WHEN: Monday, June 18, 2018 10:30 a.m. –

Buffet Luncheon 12:00 p.m. – Shotgun Start, 6:00 p.m. – Dinner & Live Auction (sport coat or jacket preferred) WHERE: Shoreacres Country Club 1601 Shore Acres Rd Lake Bluff, IL 60044 WHO: Local Civic & Business Leaders, Community Members from across the Chicagoland region and beyond

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