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RECIPE FOR GOOD MOTHERS TRUST FOUNDATION KICKS OFF ITS ANNUAL SUMMER CAMP CAMPAIGN WITH A VIRTUAL “COOKALONG” FEATURING RESTAURATEUR, JOHN DES ROSIERS. EDITED BY KEMMIE RYAN THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
A mother’s love is endless. So, it’s only fitting this Mother’s Day that an organization founded by Lake Forest’s Barbara Monsor—a mother of six, grandmother of eight, volunteer, and philanthropist— would partner with local chef, John des Rosiers, to give back to the children of Lake County. Mothers Trust Foundation, a nonprofit supporting Lake County children and families in need, will host a virtual “cookalong” fundraiser—Recipe for Good—on Sunday, May 16, to support its annual Mother’s Day Summer Camp Campaign. The gift of time together—in the kitchen—makes this virtual event the perfect Continued on PG 14
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PRESERVING MEMORIES LAKE FOREST’S KATHY RAFFERTY BEGINS 21ST YEAR OF FINE ART FRAMING. BY MONICA KASS ROGERS THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
Kathy Rafferty looks brilliant in a new blue blazer. With the sun streaming into her Lake Forest Frame & Design Studio, the jacket brightens the blue sparkle in her eyes—and just happens to match twin paintings from artist Amy Pais-Richer that are on special exhibit. “I just love Amy’s work,” says Rafferty. Cocking her head, she studies the paintings, heads back to her work area, and quickly returns holding three different sections of fine wood framing. Holding them up to the paintings, Rafferty shows how each treatment lends a different finished feeling to the artwork. “Framing is an art itself,” says Rafferty. “There’s so much to consider—texture, color, the period and style of the work, and then, of course, the personality of the owner, and where they hope to display the piece. Everything can’t go in the living room, you know. Some things you want to wake up to.” So often, says Rafferty, an artist will put a frame on something just because that’s what they have on hand—whethContinued on PG 12
Kathy Rafferty at her Lake Forest frame shop. PHOTOGRAPHY BY MONICA KASS ROGERS
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