The North Shore Weekend EAST, Issue 46

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sunday breakfast

Amy Amdur is the go-to person for art festivals in the Midwest.

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saturday august 24 | sunday august 25 2013

BACK TO SCHOOL

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Parents and others offer a few tips on how to make the transition.

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Josh Pollack will be key kicker at highland park this season.

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featuring the news and personalities of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest & Lake Bluff

Fund times

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Shawn Christian, Nate Hartley, Lake Forest native Jack Briggs and Freddie Smith review a Web series project they funded through Kickstarter that netted nearly $53,000.

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Sunday Breakfast Amy Amdur has become the go-to person to run art festivals in the Midwest.

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n the novel “Hard Times,” Charles Dickens introduces us to one form of teaching philosophy in the opening paragraph: “Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them. This is the principle on which I bring up my own children, and this is the principle on which I bring up these children. Stick to Facts, sir!”

Yes, Thomas Gradgrind embraces Facts with a capital F. Now, I haven’t been welcomed into your nicely appointed home to argue against facts (newspapers and magazines, despite their detractors, do their best to present facts rather than hearsay), but I would argue there’s more to education than Gradgrind’s beloved memorization of information.

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Those are two ways to inspire students, something to consider since this is the time of year when North Shore youngsters and teens return (or, in some cases, are dragged back) to the classroom.

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Creative ideas on North Shore and elsewhere get funding through Web site ■ by bill mclean What good could possibly come from being caught with a fake ID after ordering a beer as a 19-year-old?

Receiving nearly $53,000 in a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign to create a potential TV series, that’s what.

The true story started five years ago in California. Jack Briggs, a 2007 Lake Forest High School graduate, was in a restaurant with friends and fellow actors. With a fake ID in his wallet and a beer in front of him, Briggs looked up at a pair of police officers.

“I had heard they did ID checks at that place only twice a year,” recalled Briggs, now 24. “They took my ID and went outside.”

Briggs later joined the cops and confessed, saying, “It’s fake. I’ll take the punishment, whatever it is.”

A judge eventually sentenced Briggs to attend 10 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

“I couldn’t believe that,” Briggs said. “All those meetings, for having one beer.”

Brian Briggs got wind of what his son was going through and laughed — not at Jack’s indiscretion but at Jack’s unusual plan of attack after the sentencing.

“I found out was that Jack attended all 10 AA meetings, at various locations in the Los Angeles area, in one weekend,” Brian Briggs said. “Some [AA folks] belittled him, and others were very supportive. The variety of atmospheres at each meeting ended up being the germ of his project.”

Years later, Jack Briggs and several of his actor friends sat in a room, shooting ideas at one another. What emerged from the session was a commitment to create a mockumentary about a college addiction program that handles addictions in the same room at the same time, with a working title of “Addicts Anonymous.”

Imagine a food addict sitting next to a pyromaniac sitting next to a man with anger issues.

Money to back the project was a issue.

A lack of it, specifically.

Kickstarter started in 2009, as an American-based forprofit company that provides tools to raise funds via crowd funding for a variety of projects through its website. More than 4.6 million people have pledged more than $750 million for more than 47,000 creative projects. A project must reach its minimum funding goal by a deadline in order to collect, with 5 percent of the goal total going to Kickstarter as a fee.

Northwestern University alumnus Seth Garben's film idea received $2,250 through Kickstarter.

Various incentives turn viewers of projects on Kickstarter. com into eager donors, from getting a movie script signed from a project’s cast to getting a comic-book character named after the backer and illustrated in the backer’s likeness.

Briggs and his team of “Addicts Anonymous” creators — actor Nate Hartley and “Days of our Lives” soap opera actors Shawn Christian and Freddie Smith — sought to garner $31,590 to pay for the production of six episodes that might air as a Web series as early as this fall.

They received $52,750 from 276 backers in 16 days.

“The money kept pouring in,” said Briggs, who landed roles for Lookingglass Theatre productions and other

Danny Will of used Kickstarter to launch Wallet Works, which makes an innovative wallet.

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“One week in, we had $8,000. Then two people gave us $5,000 each. It’s been incredible. We feel blessed.”

Danny Wilk of Deerfield needed to attract $10,000 in pledges in 30 days for his Kickstarter project. He reached the figure — plus $186 — in the nick of time on the 30th day, April 7. Wilk, in the insurance business, created a product named Wallet Works, a simple, versatile and innovative wallet with a variety of personal and corporate uses. And it never makes permanent, unbecoming rectangular marks on pants.

It is constructed of the same material used for credit cards, and it safely holds all of your essentials, plus cash. A band serves as the product’s sturdy bracelet, securing the bills.

“It’s a minimalist wallet for a front pocket,” said Wilk, who grew up in Highland Park and dubs himself an “entrepreneur at heart.”

“I exhibited the wallet recently at a trade show [at McCormick Place] and got some great feedback like, ‘This is fantastic.’ ” The TV show “Shark Tank” prodded Wilk’s venture. The show features billionaires who hear product pitches from mostly thousandaires and then decide whether to invest in the products or pass.

“My three daughters and I watch the show,” said Wilk, the patent owner of the Bandyball rubber band ball. “I thought, ‘I’ll show them how to start a business.’ That was the impetus behind the wallet. I knew it would be a phenomenal learning experience for them, no matter how it worked out.”

Hatched in January, Wilk’s idea led to the production of a prototype and samples. Wilk then found a manufacturer and, after the Kickstarter money came in, used it to buy material and market the product.

“In June,” he said, “we started shipping the finished product [to backers]. It’s been exciting and fun for me. I’ve always liked developing new projects, new ideas.”

In the summer before his senior year as a theatre major at Northwestern University, Seth Garben came up with a unique plot to a short film he wanted to make. Two conmen impersonate doctors who attempt to lure an agoraphobic shut-in out of his house in order to sell it to an unwary couple. With the help of Kickstarter ($2,250 pledged) and other resources, Garben produced “Out of Here,” a 10-minute, 45-second flick that is being considered for inclusion at several film festivals.

“We found the perfect house [in Evanston] for the movie, and I’m glad we did because that house was such an important part of the movie,” said Garben, who lives in Venice, Calif., and is shopping a TV pilot. “Kickstarter is a fantastic and important vehicle for people, especially for those in the arts at the grassroots level.

“It was a little bumpy, my project, and I considered dropping it. But I stuck with my vision, and I got to the point where I thought, ‘There’s no way you can stop now.’ It was like I was driving and my brake lines were cut.”

Spike Lee’s Kickstarter campaign has been in full-speedahead mode for weeks. The film director/producer/writer/ actor’s production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced about 35 more films than Garben has. But that hasn’t stopped more than 6,000 people from pledging more than a $1.3 million for Lee’s movie project about human beings who are addicted to blood.

As of Aug. 20, 29 backers of the project had donated $10,000 each, with the incentive of joining Lee for dinner before sitting next to him in a Madison Square Garden courtside seat for a New York Knicks game.

Other Kickstarter projects attached to high-profile names include Rob Thomas’ “The Veronica Mars Movie Project” ($5.7 million pledged) and Zach Braff’s “Wish I Was Here” movie ($3.1 million pledged). Those who pledge money at Kickstarter are charged through Amazon Payments once a project is successfully funded.

Kickstarter’s Web site notes that Beethoven and Mark Twain, among other artists, funded their works with the help of wealthy patrons and “by soliciting money from smaller patrons, often called subscribers.” Some of the subscribers received either an early copy or special edition of the work.

“Kickstarter,” the site summed, “is an extension of this model, turbocharged by the Web.” Christian, executive director and one of the co-creators of “Addicts Anonymous,” shared what excites him most about the project during a 52-second video on the project’s Kickstarter page, saying it’s the movie “Breakfast Club” in “a really twisted, irreverent way for this generation (Millennials).”

Later in the clip, he captured the essence of Kickstarter campaigns and the backers’ collective message.

“The biggest thing about a Kickstarter project is that it is built with the help of an audience,” Christian said. “It’s the people saying, ‘Look, this is what we want to watch,’ as opposed to the networks saying, “Look, this is what you’re going to watch.’ ” ■

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Jeff Michael of Horizon Realty is renovating the North Shore Retirement Hotel.

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■ by angelika labno Danny and Jeff Michael of Horizon Realty Group restore neglected buildings. When the father-and-son duo checked out Evanston’s North Shore Retirement Hotel, located at 1611 Chicago Ave., last year, they were excited to do a project close to home (Danny lives in Northfield, Jeff in Highland Park).

The tour, however, turned sentimental as they entered the banquet hall.

“I married the love of my life, Martha Frank, at the North Shore Ballroom on November 18, 1967,” Danny Michael said of the hall, which at the time was part of North Shore Hotel. “After visiting the property, I had made up my mind that I’d purchase it and restore it to its original glory — and more.”

What the duo has in mind is not a hotel, however, but a luxury senior living community -- The North Shore Residence.

“We intend to make it the finest independent residence facility in the North Shore, with the finest wines, dining, services and amenities,” said Danny. It will be for rent, not purchase, making it a flexible option for retirees or for snowbirds who want to spend the summer months with their families.

A two-phase construction will include a renovation of the existing building and an eight-story addition. About $5 million is budgeted for renovating the common and public areas, dining room, banquet hall, and more. The existing 185 rooms will be turned into 140 larger units with kitchen, bathroom and living quarters.

The second phase, which has a budget of $12 million-$14 million, will include new public spaces, an indoor swimming pool, fitness center, and more.

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“The best way to describe it is walking into a Four Seasons Hotel,” said Jeff.

“The lobby will be all natural stone, the lounge wooded and intimate. We’re trying to reproduce the traditional look that was there.”

The Evanston Site Plan and Appearance Review Committee unanimously approved the renovation plan in June, and it is expected to gain final approval by the City Council this month.

The North Shore Residence plans to hire a highly trained executive chef, and its menu will offer seniors a country-club style dining experience at multiple venues, including a bistro and rooftop deck.

The plan is to put the 175-person banquet hall back on the map as a fresh venue in Evanston for weddings, bar mitzvahs, corporate events and the like.

“We try to think of it as a cruise ship on land for seniors,” said Jeff.

Instead of an ocean view, however, residents will have the North Shore at their fingertips. The residence will feature excursions to the Botanic Garden, art galleries and the theater. A social calendar will include recreational activities such as karaoke, recitals and game nights.

Residents were concerned about the existing retail tenants, such as Tapas Barcelona and 537 Cafe, but Jeff ensures that they will remain. Phase one of the project, which includes the banquet hall, is slated to wrap up by the Christmas holidays.

“This is not a last place,” said Jeff of the residence. “This is a place to continue your life, enjoy your life, and tap into everything that Evanston and the North Shore have to offer.” ■

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■ by angelika labno A lakefront bed-and-breakfast inn that offers proximity to a bustling downtown is the idea behind the latest project from Evergreen Manor, a limited liability corporation managed by Evanston resident Col. J.N. Pritzker.

After major renovations to a Tudor-style residence, located on the corner of Sheridan Road and Church Street, the five-bedroom Stone Porch Bed and Breakfast is set to open its doors at the start of 2014.

“It’s such a charming place,” said Dawn Overend, project manager and business partner of Col. Pritzker, a Chicago philanthropist who served in the Illinois National Guard and started the Pritzker Military Library. “It’s a place that you just feel like walking into and making yourself at home.”

Originally built as a Queen Anne in the 1890s, Stone Porch was redesigned as a Tudor in the 1920s. The stone tiles on the roof, handmade windows and archway are just a few of the elements that will stay true to the original.

“Our goal is to preserve and restore a historic home where two United States Congressmen lived,” said Overend. “We hope to safeguard various graceful elements that reflect the character of this community.”

Much will be updated electrically and mechanically, including a generator, fire sprinkler system, water conservation system that uses rainwater for irrigation purposes, a heating and cooling system and a handicap access ramp.

“We’re going beyond what the code requires to make it as safe as possible,” Overend added.

The residence was once home to Congressman Ralph Church and his wife, Marguerite. The street is not named after them, contrary to popular belief, but the

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couple did move the entrance of the house so that their address could read Church Street, says Overend. She adds that she has a few of Marguerite’s cooking recipes and may adapt them into the breakfast menu.

“We’re not close enough to have a good grasp on what people will be requesting, but we want to be able to cater to the guests,” said Overend.

There will be a stone porch, as the name insinuates, an outdoor terrace with a fireplace and a sprawling garden, which will all be illuminated in the glow of handmade lanterns at night. This is all in addition to immediate lakefront access and a short stroll to Evanston’s downtown.

“No matter what window you’re looking through, you’re going to see a beautiful view,” Overend said, adding, “We want to make the outside really outstanding as well so that people walking by can have a beautiful home and landscaped property to look at.”

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Preparing youngsters and teens for the first day of school ■ by angelika labno Store racks are swarming with discounts on three-ring binders; summer tans are fading; the days are growing shorter — and school is set to be back in session on the North Shore.

After spending a summer in Michigan, Heather Martin of Kenilworth is ready to get her three children — ages 14, 12 and 8 — back on the school schedule, but she is conscious of their anticipated first-day jitters.

“The attitude that you set as a parent and the energy you bring into it sets the tone for their experience,” Martin said.

Blythe Silva, head of Ronald Knox Montessori School in Wilmette, agrees, especially for younger students up to 6 years old.

“Parents can be reassuring in a kind way,” she says. “They can familiarize them with their teachers' names and have them become familiar with the outside of the building and the playground. Young children need to be talked to about what’s going on in school, so tell them what to expect during the course of the day.”

For some, the first day of school is the retracing of generations of steps. Katie Cohen, for example, attended Highland Park High School, and her husband walked the halls a few years before her. Both of her parents were students there. This year, her eldest daughter, Lanie, is continuing the family's lineage at the school, and she hopes the family›s excitement rubs off on the freshman.

“I think it's crazier for me than for her”, said Katie Cohen, laughing. “I took her around to show her my locker and my memories — it's come full circle.”

Naturally, there are those who love to go back to school and revel in school-supply shopping (like Cohen's middle child, Isabel) and there are those who are less thrilled to leave behind the days of playing in the sun.

Cohen found a way into her son Billy’s inner scholar — through his stomach. The two sat down and went through his hot lunch schedule at Indian Trail, and she let him pick what he wanted to eat in the upcoming weeks. Cohen is also making family dinners to bring everyone together after weeks of separate camps and activities.

“It's kind of a unique year, because everyone's at different schools for the first time,” Cohen explained.

Getting back into school mode can include a shopping trip for new clothes and signing up for a public library card. Kids can also be encouraged to try out for a sport, music ensemble or an extracurricular activity, all great ways to meet a new group of friends or look forward to the upcoming school year.

Melissa Fleisher of Highland Park says before school starts, she puts together three photo albums — one for each child — which summarizes their summer experiences.

“It's a good memory they always look forward to,” Fleisher said. ■

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REVIEW evanston 27 Live, a new restaurant and performance venue, announced the appointment of Nili Yelin as marketing and public relations director.

She spent five years as marketing and programming director at the Wilmette Theatre and is also a children’s storyteller known as The Storybook Mom. 27 Live will be opening its restaurant later this month and already is busy with the performance space featuring a large stage, cabaret seating and a bar.

lake county Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) netted $150,000 at two Golf for a Child Invitational tournaments held at Kemper Lakes.

CASA volunteers after 40 hours of training are sworn in as officers of the Lake County Juvenile Court to become advocates for abused and neglected young people. The adults make sure the helpless children have a safe home and that their many needs, such as education and healthy living, are being met.

Last year there were 1,593 new cases of child abuse in Lake County with CASA’s 215 volunteers advocating for 557 children. More volunteers from Lake and

Cook counties are needed to assist every abused child after the children appear in juvenile court, said Terri Zenner Greenberg, CASA executive director.

winnetka The Board of Directors of the Winnetka Youth Organization announced that Kristen Leahy is the new executive director, replacing Liz Fales.

Leahy has been serving as the program director for the Winnetka Youth Organization for more than two years and has been working with adolescents since 2005. She earned a bachelor of arts magna cum laude at DePaul University.

Located in the basement of the Winnetka Community House, the WYO is a teen drop-in center providing programming to more than 1,000 middle and high school teens each year.

PREVIEW highland park The road resurfacing project on Dean Avenue is near completion, and the Ravinia Farmers’ Market will return Sept. 4 to its original location on Dean Avenue between St. Johns and Roger Williams, adjacent to Jens Jensen Park.

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Recalling a battle that made one’s blood run cold

Ben Wagner

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■ by angelika labno

More than 60 years after the Korean War, Lake Forest resident Ben Wagner lives with a daily reminder of his days in combat: frostbite.

“It doesn’t bother you until you get older, like your late 40s,” said Wagner, who had severe frostbite on an ear and both feet. “I’ve had some type of pain in my feet for 60 years.”

Wagner is one of “The Chosin Few” who served in severe conditions during the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. General Douglas MacArthur ordered troops to embark for the Yalu River as part of the Home-by-Christmas Offensive. The night of Nov. 27, 1950, tens of thousands Chinese soldiers surrounded the outnumbered troops. With the odds against the U.S. X Corps, in addition to a mountainous terrain and brutal winter conditions — 30 below zero — it is considered to be one of the most epic battles in U.S. military history. The campaign was awarded 17 Medals of Honor and 70 Navy Crosses, also making it one of the most decorated U.S. battles. The enemy sustained about 45,000 casualties; roughly 12,000 of the 15,000 allied troops were killed or injured.

Wagner, a corpsman in George Company 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, was a medical aide to the Marines in combat, and he regularly treated gunshot and bayonet wounds in addition to the prevalent frostbite over the month-long battle, which ended with the U.S. and its allies ceding much of North Korea back to the Communists.

“Some of the Marines would just give up, they were so cold,” he said. “So I would go around shaking the Marines who wanted to give up.”

Equipped with only parkas and sleeping bags, Wagner personally had to ensure the efficiency of his tools. He remembers keeping morphine syrettes in his mouth to thaw them out. The only benefit of the freezing cold, he says, was that it froze the bleeding in many wounds, which ended up saving lives.

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Home staging professionals help you ensure that your home’s first impression on potential buyers will be the very best. By creating a room design that is neutral and open to interpretation, buyers are better able to view your home and “mentally move in”, creating an emotional connection that will help your house move quickly and at its highest possible value.

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How you live in a home is completely different from how you sell a home. The professional home stager is able to look at your home objectively in a way that you, your friends and your family cannot—after all, you’ve lived there for years and have many happy memories associated with the rooms. Your buyers, however, don’t have that history—that’ll be theirs to make, when they make an offer. When your house is on the market, it’s absolutely critical to create rooms with aesthetically pleasing focal points, direct the flow of traffic between rooms and generate an overall ambience that promotes each room as an oasis of calm, inviting buyers to not think of the property as “your house”, but instead, to see it as “their home”.

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The story of his personal frostbite was when he came across a Marine who barely had any clothes on. He took off his parka and went around looking for a parka from a dead Marine. The pain from the frostbite on his ear was so unbearable that he had to take morphine. The evidence of the damage is visible on his swollen ear today.

“In ideal conditions, you would use tepid water or go somewhere warm, but there was nowhere to go,” he said.

Wagner vividly remembers the first time he had to load trucks with frozen Marine bodies. The first guy he picked up must have just recently passed away, he recalls. As Wagner grabbed his arm, it snapped.

“The most horrible sound I’ll ever remember,” he said. He then learned how to correctly pick up a body.

It took 18 days to march almost 80 miles to safety down a winding road wide enough for one tank. Chinese casualties greatly outnumbered American ones, but an estimated 3,000 U.S. troops were killed in action and 90 percent suffered severe frostbite.

Wagner was flown back to Japan and soon after reached the Great Lakes Navy Hospital to recruit and teach; he also met his wife there, who was a civil service worker at the base. He did another tour with the Marines at Camp Pendleton near San Diego and retired as chief hospital corpsman in 1967.

The Lake Forest resident continues to stay active in veteran affairs, as he has served as commander of Lake Forest’s American Legion and regularly participates in its activities. He is also a part of the organization “The Chosin Few” and was the only corpsman to have been elected to the board of directors. During one emotional reunion, a Marine showed Wagner his medical form that bore Wagner’s signature.

He has made all but two reunions since the 1980s and plans on attending the group’s last reunion, set to take place in Nashville in May, 2014.

“When you say goodbye to a survivor, you always say ‘Stay warm,’” he said with a smile. ■

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Reading: As my husband might confirm, I’m always reading nonfiction. He tries to feed me fiction. Currently I’m reading all gardening books, because it’s my new hobby. It feeds the work I do. I’m reading a lot from the Taunton Press (taunton.com), a small press on the East Coast that puts out publications on fine woodworking and fine gardening.

Listening: I’m listening to Kanye West’s new album “Yeezus.” I laugh when I say that because most people I know don’t like him, but I’m kind of addicted to his new album.

It’s very cathartic — it’s very minimal, but it’s very powerful. I really enjoy it.

Watching: I’ve been digging up a lot of music videos lately, like old hip-hop. I’m finding old videos of samples Kanye West has incorporated into his new album. I don’t watch television, mostly YouTube. And I’m watching my garden! We just moved into our new house, and I’m recovering this area that was a mud pile. I’ve only done flowers; I don’t have any edibles this year. I’ve been getting a ton of Black-eyed Susans.

Following: My favorite places to get information about what’s happening in design, and the type of design I enjoy following the most, is called “Daily Tonic” (dailytonic. com). It’s part of Architonic (architonic.com).

I look at it every day just to get a little blast of European design. I learn about a lot of new designers that way. And then “Sight Unseen” (sightunseen.com ) is another one of my favorites. They do studio visits with a different artist on a weekly basis, showing you the behind-the-scenes of what inspires them. And I’m always trying to keep track of Patricia Urquiola (patriciaurquiola. com). She’s Spanish — she’s my favorite

contemporary designer, for sure.

Activity: I would say raising my son.

That’s number one. My son and gardening top my personal activities. Another thing that has been consuming lots of energy lately is working on our house! We’re doing all of it ourselves, which is exhausting, but so rewarding.

Professionally, I’m very entrenched in bringing new products to life. I’ve had my own studio for about four and a half years, and I’m currently working with multiple designers and manufacturers to either launch new furniture collections or help build existing ones. It’s exclusively to the trade-luxury brands. It’s a whole kind of art form to itself. It’s endlessly fascinating. It’s making something out of nothing. That continues to be very engaging and very inspiring, working with the craftspeople who are actually building these pieces. I’m finding myself becoming almost a liaison between designers and manufactures, because I can speak both languages. That’s become this whole world I had sort of dismissed as a designer, but I’m starting to learn so much more about it.

Eating: My go-to, when in doubt: spinach, shredded carrots, olive oil, and salt. We’ve also been doing a lot of grilling. My husband makes a really good sausage burger, which is my favorite.

What is your favorite mistake?

In my work I communicate largely through drawings, which sometimes are literally simple hand-drawn lines on paper.

Occasionally these lines get misinterpreted, but I’ve found that can lead to some fruitful and interesting results. Sometimes I get new ideas when I ‘read’ a drawing incorrectly.

In some ways, maybe my mistake was not putting the energy I have now towards my practice earlier. Now I feel more energized to do that. Maybe my mistake is not being open to mistakes earlier in my career. ■

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26 | lifestyle & arts sunday breakfast ■ by david sweet When Amy Amdur, all of six years old, exhibited her works at an art show in Highland Park, she was offered $25 for a painting — a fortune to a child.

She said no.

“I just wanted to show — I didn’t want to let go of my paintings,” says Amdur, a lifelong Highland Park resident, who still possesses her first work of sandy water and a boat. “I remember how excited I was to be at my first art show. I didn’t need to sell anything.”

Today, Amdur runs juried art festivals. Thousands of paintings are sold, along with photographs, sculptures (which can go for $100,000-plus) and more. Amdur Productions hosts nearly 20 events in four states, includ-

“I’m one of those truly lucky people in life who gets to do what she loves. And I really think what I do makes a difference.” | Amy Amdur ing its signature one, the Port Clinton Art Festival in Highland Park from Aug. 24-25.

Appropriately enough, Amdur talks about this weekend’s show while ensconced in a booth at Walker Bros. in Highland Park, her favorite spot for Sunday breakfast, which sits just west of the Port Clinton plaza. Her father, Steven, helped develop Port Clinton, which holds offices, shops and an underground parking garage over a city block.

Three decades ago, after graduating from Northwestern University, Amdur worked for her father during construction. As the barricades were coming down, she asked him and his partners what they would do for the grand opening. Amdur was told she was in charge.

She launched the Taste of Port Clinton, introduced Music in the Plaza in partnership with Ravinia Festival and put on the inaugural art festival with 40 artists. People appeared in droves to all events.

As the years passed, Amdur worked for the Chicago Design Group and eventually moved to Florida, where she was hired by the Miami City Ballet. Yet every summer, on a shoestring budget, she ran the local art festival — even in the face of horrible frustrations.

About 15 years ago, she used a new marking paint

Amdur has festivals down to a fine art

during the days before a show, which denotes where all the booths will stand. Terrible rains ensued on the evening before the event.

“I drove over and checked on the marks at 10 p.m. I don’t see any of the marks — even when I get out of the car,” says Amdur.

“The paint hadn’t stuck. I’ve had this nightmare before — and it actually happened.”

She called her mother, Barbara. At midnight, they began the process of remarking, Amy walking with a light strapped to her forehead. The event ensued without a hitch.

That dedication is obvious at all of the festivals, from the Gold Coast Art Fair at Grant Park (which draws hundreds of thousands of visitors) to the Third Ward Art Festival in Milwaukee. Amdur — who only needs four-five hours sleep a night — visits every booth at every show. When an artist needs a break, he or she ties a green ribbon, and Amdur or a cohort takes over the booth.

“I’m moving all the time,” says the mother of two (Hannah and Sam), who often walks 30 miles over a dozen hours Amy Amdur while carrying heavy walkie-talkies. “When you have 20,000 people at a show, there’s something always going on – keeping the generators going, emptying trash. We’re out there if it’s 30 degrees or 108 degrees (last year at the Chicago Botanic Garden).”

Amdur credits her background as a dancer (she started as a dance major in college before switching to human development and social policy) and her interest in choreography as crucial to her career.

“What choreography has in common with art shows is, if this is a stage,” she says while holding up her Walker Bros. menu, “you have a limited time to get people on and

off the stage. I have limited time getting artists in and out.”

She has a superb rapport with the artists, whose works adorn her home. All of them, regardless of stature or previous history with a festival, must apply for a booth by submitting four images. At the end of the event, judges hand out ribbons for the best works.

Says Amdur, “Our artists paint and create from the heart. When the artists show me their new work every year, it’s really inspiring.”

Why continue to put on festivals nearly 30 years after her first? Amdur explains with a story of her recent visit to Paris and the Louvre.

“The shards of pottery there, the designs on them from thousands of years ago — they decorated them because it made life better,” says Amdur, a big fan of French Impressionists such as Renoir. “We don’t need art like air and food, but it makes life richer.

“I’m one of those truly lucky people in illustration by barry blitt life who gets to do what she loves. And I really think what I do makes a difference.”

Her festivals have become destinations for children, with ArtFest Bingo, graffiti walls and more to entertain them. Her daughter Hannah, now a teenager, exhibited her works for the first time at six years old, just like mom.

Amdur has not exhibited her paintings at any of her festivals — in fact, she hasn’t done it since she was a kid.

But she’ll never forget it.

Says Amdur, “I felt that being in an art festival when I was little changed my life. “ ■

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Be Part of the CURE photography by larry miller

The Occasion: Taking the place of The Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem at Highland Park Hospital’s Key to the Cure formerly held at Saks Fifth Avenue in the fall, Be Part of the CURE celebrated its inaugural fundraising evening with a soldout crowd and silent auction.

The Details: DC Sarnies in Deerfield proved to be a festive backdrop, as guests enjoyed food, craft brews, and the sounds of Mobile Music.

The VIPs: Sarah Adess, Jana Brok, and Diane Golin, all from Highland Park, all served as the event’s co-chairs.

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A matter of taste

Michelle Garcia

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goings on about towns FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 The Feminine Perspective: Women Artists and Illustrators | Chicago Botanic Garden, Joutras Gallery | 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe | 9 a.m. | 847-835-5440 or chicagobotanic.org | Rare works by some of the first women to achieve prominence in the field of botanical illustration will be on display at the Lenhardt Library in the Regenstein Center.

The event, which coincides with the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Illinois, is part of the library’s ongoing series of original exhibitions and the first to focus exclusively on women. Through Nov. 10.

The Art of Craft | Evanston Art Center and the NorthShore University HealthSystem | 2603 Sheridan Road, Evanston | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | evanstonartcenter.org or 847-4755300 | On view for the first time, the NorthShore University HealthSystem’s collection of American craft displays numerous pieces from the 29-year history of the American Craft Expo. It features the work of 39 artists. This is the last weekend for the show; exhibition runs through Aug. 25.

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Taste of Highland Park | Downtown Highland Park | 11 a.m.; runs through Aug. 25 | cityhpil.com | The 7th Annual Taste of Highland Park features food from many of Highland Park’s restaurants. For the first time, “Taste Buck$” will be on sale; they can be purchased in packs of 20 at any participating Taste of HP restaurant. Participating restaurants include Benjamin Tapas, Cafe Central, City Park Grill, Jade China Bistro, Frost, Fuddruckers, Highland Pop, Menchies, Michael’s, New York Slices, Phoenicia Restaurant, Piero’s Pizza, Real Urban BBQ, Rose’s Bakery, Sunset Foods, Sushi Kushi Too, and Tamales...A Mexican Joint.

Summer Fridays: Author Derek Sherman | Lake Forest Book Store | 680 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest | 7 p.m. | To reserve a copy of the book, call 847-234-4420 | Local resident Derek Sherman will discuss his new novel, “Race Across the Sky,” a story of ultramarathons, biotechnology, and family. A book signing will follow the program, and refreshments will be served.

SATURDAY, AUGust 24 Lake Bluff Public Safety Open House | Lake Bluff Fire & Police Department | 45 E Center Ave., Lake Bluff | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | 847-234-5158 |

■ by katie rose mceneely Michelle Garcia is the new master pastry chef for Sunset Foods. Previously, she owned Bleeding Heart Bakery in Chicago.

How did you start baking? I was about 13 — I was sent to a school for kids who ran away, I was not a very good kid. There was a professional chef who made food for the students; when you got in trouble, you got put on kitchen duty. I got put on kitchen duty a lot, and she took me under her wing. Pretty soon I was getting in trouble on purpose so I could work with her. When I was 17, I travelled the country, baking and cooking. When I finally hit Atlanta, a chef told me I should take it seriously. He helped me get into Kendall College.

Years baking? About 17 years.

What made you decide to join Sunset Foods? My husband and I owned Bleeding Heart Bakery; it was started basically to create a home for my family. We baked organic goodies for kids — I wouldn’t bake anything there I wouldn’t feed my own family.

Sunset Foods has independent bakeries in their stores, and I have a lot of family on the North Shore, so I’ve always had an interest in Sunset. They focus a lot on natural and organic, working with local people.

My job is to do an overhaul and refresh of the bakery, start making more from scratch. I’m working closely with the produce department, turning around bakery items that highlight the produce available.

Best recipe tweak? It sounds subtle, but I went through a lot of my recipes and I honestly didn’t put enough salt in things. When I upped the amount of salt and citrus, it brought out the main flavor I was trying to get.

Signature dish? I’m known for cakes, but the signature thing I was known for at Bleeding Heart was this scone called the “Take a Hike.” It was a vegan scone made with flax seeds, oats, brown sugar and soy. I am working on something similar for Sunset.

Favorite cuisine to make? American pastries with Residents of all ages are invited to a public safety open house, sponsored by Lake Bluff Fire & Police Departments. Food and refreshments will be provided by the Metropolitan Emergency Support Service, and there will be numerous safety demonstrations, including auto extractions and fire rescue, as well as children’s activities.

Port Clinton Art Festival | Downtown Highland Park – Port Clinton Square | 600 Central Ave., Highland Park | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. through Aug. 25 | amdurproductions.com | Returning to downtown Highland Park, this outdoor festival offers fine art from more than 260 artists. Artwork of all mediums will be available at the festival, including ceramics, drawings, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, paintings, photography and wood. There will be children’s activities held in conjunction with the festival.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 Family Fun Fest | Lake Forest Recreation Center | Forest Park, Lake Forest | 11

French techniques — American flavors, refined.

What do you like to eat at home? My husband makes the best tamales.

Worthwhile gadget? KitchenAid mixer, paring knife, and a small, offset spatula.

Favorite cookbook? “ The Tartine Bakery Cookbook” by Elisabeth M. Prueitt.

Favorite fruit? Raspberries.

Most memorable kitchen incident?

I was a line cook for a long time. Brunch was sort of my thing — one morning I was working the brunch line, and it was busy. I was wearing lightweight overalls made for chefs. The side of my overalls caught on a ladle in the container of boiling hot syrup. The ladle basically fell into my pants, and the syrup went down my pants. I still have a scar! I just had to deal with it until I got off the line 20 minutes later.

Sunset Foods has five locations. To find the store closest to you, visit sunsetfoods.com. Make sure to check out their blog to see Michelle’s secretly healthy chocolate cupcakes. ■

Recipe: Fresh Fruit Crostata In medium-sized stainless steel mixing bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, 1/2 cup of lemon zest and 2 cups of fresh lemon juice. Add in 6 eggs one at a time, whisking after each addition. Place in a double boiler over high heat and continue to whisk until the mixture has a loose mayonnaise consistency. Remove from heat and place in the bowl of a stand mixture; using the paddle attachment, mix in 1 cup (2 sticks) butter and continue to stir until cool.

Strain if necessary and pour into a container.

Refrigerate up to 14 days.

a.m. – 1 p.m. | $25 Adults, $15 Children | 847-274-5337 | Bid farewell to summer at the Family Fun Fest; attendees are asked to bring their own blankets and chairs. Food will be available for purchase from Raging Kitchen, and there will be games, live music, a raffle, and more. Preregister at lfrec.com with code #32995 for admission discounts.

Proceeds will support the Forest Park Project. thursday, AUGUST 29 Hot Summer Nights: Proyecto Sur (South Project) | Chicago Botanic Garden | 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe | 6 p.m.-8 p.m. | 847-835-5440 or chicagobotanic.org |

Proyecto Sur (South Project) is led by Chilean guitarist/singer/ educator Nelson Sosa, who will be joined by Richard Scoffano on bandoneon, Paola Sosa on vocals, and two tango dancers and instructors Daniel and Ramona Noce. Come enjoy an authentic tango experience while learning a bit about the importance of bandoneon in tango music and how this German instrument was incorporated into the music of Rio De La Plata.

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Pollack’s powerful leg will boost HP now — and Arizona later ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com None other than Josh Pollack’s American Youth Soccer Organization coach encouraged Pollack to shelve soccer two years ago and try his strong leg in football.

Pollack gave it a go, showing up for Highland Park High School’s football tryouts in 2011. A sophomore at the time, he made the Giants’ varsity as a placekicker-punter.

“I was scared on the first day,” recalled Pollack, now a rising senior set for his third season of varsity football.

His AYSO coach was thrilled.

“I’d seen the distances of Josh’s goal kicks [as a soccer defender],” said the coach, Steve Pollack, who is also Josh’s father.

“I was thinking, ‘Can’t waste that leg.’ ” That right leg would become a valuable asset. Pollack verbally committed to the University of Arizona earlier this summer. Second-year Wildcats coach Rich Rodriguez and special teams coach Charlie Ragle informed Pollack he would punt for the PAC-12 school and also vie for the placekicking job beginning in 2014.

“After a kicking camp at Arizona [in June], Coach Ragle told me I was a ‘scholarship-offerable’ candidate. He then told me to think about it for two days. I did, and I talked it over with my parents. I called back and gave Coach Rodriguez my verbal commitment.”

Pollack’s football career started quietly. He attempted zero field-goal attempts as a sophomore. As a junior last fall, he booted a 34-yard field goal, missed a 50-yard try by about a yard and emerged as a sure-footed onside kicker.

Six of his eight onside taps in 2012 — including an impressive three in a game against Glenbrook North — ended up in hands belonging to Giants.

Only four of his 38 punts in his second year of football were returned.

His longest punt to date is a 57-yarder.

“I wanted him to be a kicker-punter from the beginning, and I knew he’d have no problem going from soccer to football,” said Pollack’s longtime friend, Justin Gerszonovicz, who played football his freshman and sophomore years, before opting to focus on baseball when he became an upperclassman. “Still, to make the varsity football team and start as a sophomore … amazing. He’s a great athlete, fast, in good shape.

“Going out for football was a good idea,” he added. “It paid off.”

If Pollack can’t remember how many kicking camps he has attended in the spring and summer, forgive him. It’s a high number. He praises the instructors at Wisconsinbased Kohl’s Kicking Camps for preparing him well for similarly formatted Division-I kicking camps. In addition to attending the Arizona camp in Tucson, Pollack displayed his hang time and accuracy in camps at the University of Wisconsin, Iowa State, Miami (Ohio) University, Kansas State and Indiana.

“On one trip I think I ended up going to five camps,” Pollack said. “It was a busy time. My [varsity] coach [Hal Chiodo] was so supportive and so encouraging throughout the process, allowing me to get the kind of exposure I got at camps all over the country.”

Pollack has worked closely with former Wisconsin placekicker Taylor Mehlhaff, Jamie Kohl and Luke Radtke, among others, on all things related to the foot in football.

Mehlhaff is currently a free agent placekicker, after being taken by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Kohl and Radtke guide kickers and punters at Kohl’s camps.

Pollack has achieved five-star status by Kohl’s in both kicking and punting and was ranked 21st (punting and kicking combined) in the Class of 2014 by ESPN in late July. He stood out in the kickoff competition May 12 at the Midwest Showcase Camp in Chicago.

“I’ve been working mainly on my steps and on my drops all summer,” said Pollack, who also has been regularly lifting weights and working on his flexibility.

Pollack played soccer for Highland Park’s sophomore team as a freshman and wrestled on the Giants’ varsity as a 145pound sophomore. Though he’s completely devoted to football now, he hasn’t forgotten what he absorbed in other sports.

Highland Park High School’s Josh Pollack made a verbal commitment to the University of Arizona.

photography by joel lerner “Wrestling taught me the importance of toughness and having a good work ethic,” he said. “You need a good work ethic as a kicker and punter, because doing what you have to do to improve at those positions is repetitive and at times monotonous. Soccer showed me what the team aspect is all about.

“I developed valuable characteristics through both sports.”

One was resolve. Pollack bounced back nicely after a kicking camp held in January in St. Petersburg, Fla., in which he struggled at Tropicana Field and saw his national rankings in kicking and punting dip.

“That was tough,” he admitted. “But I was determined to work extra hard after that and do what I could to make up for what happened at that camp.”

He then excelled at ensuing camps, upping both of his rankings.

“My confidence also went up,” Pollack said.

Gerszonovicz couldn’t be happier for Pollack. The two became instant friends as kindergartners. Back then, Gerszonovicz recalled, Pollack wasn’t just a budding athlete; he also was a master at creating superb paper airplanes and letting them go for highly entertaining criss-cross flights.

Think Blue Angels air show, performed indoors on a considerably lower budget.

“He was always good at making those,” Gerszonovicz said. “We still talk about it, still laugh when we bring it up.

“I’ve known Josh for so long, and we’ve never fought about anything. He’s a great guy, a really good friend.” ■

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Highland Park's Jacob Iden

Lake Forest's Noah Karras

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Carrying the torch

Weinstein shoots high, unveils big plans for Fundamental U ■ by kevin reiterman

Clarke is a consistent knock-down shooter.”

The roster also included Deerfield’s Eric Porter and Stefanos Fasianos; Libertyville’s It was looking like a lost summer for New Joe Borcia; Carmel’s Jack George; Trier High School senior Ricky Samuelson.

Prospect’s Bobby Frasco; and Fremd’s Riley The 6-foot-3 wing missed most of the Glassmann. summer showcase tournaments with a The two U-16 teams were loaded with severely sprained ankle.

Lake Forest and Lake Forest Academy play“He was cleared to play just before our ers. The Grey squad went 4-1 in the Power (final) tournament in Las Vegas,” said Pool at Las Vegas. In bracket play, it lost a Michael Weinstein, head coach and founder Sweet Sixteen game to eventual champion of the Fundamental University basketball Houston Hoops. club.

Noah Karras (6-3), who will be a junior And voilà. at LFHS, left an impression.

“We threw him out there,” Weinstein “He was the shocking player of the sumsaid. “And he was just awesome. He banged mer. He played great in Vegas. He had some down his first three three-pointers. breakout games,” said Weinstein. “He’s got “He took charge,” the coach added. “He a great body for basketball. He’s got the played phenomenon basketball.” body, strength and skills to be very good.”

“It was fun being back,” said Samuelson.

LF’s Steven Vogrich, brother of Matt “Being out (for six weeks) was disappointVogrich who just completed his Big Ten ing. I wanted to show myself.” basketball career at Michigan, was another Samuelson wasn’t his team’s only standstarter on the Grey squad. out in the super-competitive Big Foot Las “He’s a stretch four [power forward],” Vegas Tournament on July 24-28. said Weinstein. “He can really shoot, and It was a team thing. he can play inside and outside. And his Michael Weinstein heads up the Fundamental U basketball program.

Fundamental U capped off its summer by grades are off the chart. He wants to play in the Ivy League.” winning four straight playoff bracket games photography by joel lerner before losing to the NorCal Wildcats in the Jack Traynor, a backup guard for U-17 Platinum Championship Game. the Scouts this past season, played for (GBS) and Peter Silvestri (Libertyville HS) — it’s all about “We fought hard,” said Weinstein. “A lot of college coaches inspiring players and making basketball a passion by play- Fundamental U in the spring.

“He’s a hard-nosed play. A leader,” said Weinstein. “He came up to me and wanted to talk about our kids.” ing the game the right way.

Weinstein, former owner of Deerfield-based Joy of the “Carrying the torch” just might be the perfect motto for didn’t play in the summer for us. He worked on football.

He’s a big-time football player [linebacker].”

Game, Inc., who helped send more than 100 players to the Fundamental U. Last year, Weinstein formed only one competitive team next level while running the Rising Stars for 20 years, is The Grey roster also included Drew Cayce (Libertyville), in his second go-around.

— and eight of those players, including Lake Forest’s Sam Will McClaughry (Lake Zurich), Kyle Beyak (Prospect), And he’s in a build-it-big mode. After creating Downey (Yale) and New Trier’s Steven Cook (Princeton), Sam Kaufman (Richmond-Burton), Jason Gregoire (CaryFundamental U in 2012, he formed three teams (U-16 will be moving on to play college basketball this winter.

Grove) and Sam Kuznetsky (Deerfield).

Blue, U-16 Grey and U-17) this year and plans to increase There will be no early Division I commitments from this The Blue squad, which advanced to the Final Four in the that number significantly in 2014. summer’s U-17 squad.

Chicago Summer Classic on July 18-21, was led by a couple Along with Kurt Vahle and Mike Springs, Weinstein also “But all of them will be playing college basketball (at of LFA players: 6-4 Daniel Joseph and 6-2 Ryan Clamage. is set to unveil a new endeavor. The “Let’s Play Basketball” some level),” said Weinstein.

“Joseph is a beast,” said Weinstein. “He really goes to Fall League will begin on Sept. 8 and be played at Trinity “My overall game has gotten better,” said Samuelson. the rim.

International University in Deerfield.

“And Mike does whatever he can to get you to the college “And Clamage can really score the ball,” the coach added.

“It’s going to be a straight high school league, not AAU. level. I’m getting some looks.”

Another bright spot was the play of Highland Park guard In addition to Samuelson, the U-17 squad featured the Jacob Iden.

It’s going to be the Scouts vs. the Giants; the Warriors vs.

“With Jacob, don’t judge a book by its cover,” Weinstein the Titans,” said Weinstein, referring to the nicknames of Loyola Academy guard tandem of James Clarke and Kevin said of the 5-9 guard. “He’s a great floor leader.” area high schools. “High School coaches are excited about Kucera.

“I love the Loyola kids,” Weinstein said. “They’re tough it. Team captains will be in charge of their teams. It’s going The roster also included LFHS’s Matt Talbot and to be like the old days.” kids. They’re winners. Loyola is going to be real good this Tommy Trkla; LFA’s Alec Mesrobian and Dominic Rowley; With Weinstein and his staff — Kevin Bulger (Glenbrook winter.

Deerfield’s Will Boshes; Warren’s CJ Payawal; Fremd’s South), Billy Douglass (Lake Forest HS), Jake Kalnitz “Kucera is a true point guard,” the coach added. “And Patrick Benka; and Stevenson’s Tom Imus. ■

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Stud Hub!

Cirame in line to be one of Lake Forest’s star attractions

■ by bill mclean

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After hearing what a football teammate said about his running style, Hub Cirame chuckled.

But the Lake Forest High School running back also was a bit taken aback by the assessment. Scouts quarterback Regis Durbin, a senior-to-be like Cirame, noted that Cirame “runs so effortlessly, so smoothly.”

After the chuckle, the 6-foot, 190-pound Cirame responded to the observation by Durbin, a safety last fall.

“I don’t know about that,” Cirame said. “That’s funny that he said that. I’m working hard when I’m running; I don’t feel like it’s effortless. But that’s nice, receiving a compliment like that.”

“Hub” is short for “Hubbell,” Stephen Cirame’s middle name. It was given to him by his mother, Jody, who chose it because she either really likes the movie “The Way We Were” or one of the stars of the 1973 drama, Robert Redford. Redford portrays Hubbell Gardiner opposite Barbra Streisand’s Katie Morosky.

Hub, the word, means “a place or thing that forms the effective center of an activity, region or network.” Cirame is the Scouts’ top returner in all-purpose yards, having racked up 1,738 for a Class 6A state semifinalist last year.

The first-team all-North Suburban Conference pick carried the ball 238 times for 1,115 yards (4.7 yards per tote) and rushed for 15 touchdowns. Cirame also gained 447 yards as a receiver, tallying two more TDs, and returned kicks.

It sure looks like he’ll be the central part of this year’s squad.

“Hub should be our identity offensively,” Lake Forest coach Chuck Spagnoli said. “He will have as significant of a role in our program as any player we have. It’s a role that will be paramount to our success.”

A member of the Scouts’ varsity football team since his sophomore season, Cirame almost didn’t come out for the sport as a freshman. He did not play a down of organized football in the eighth grade, after not enjoying the sport the previous two years.

“My dad [Stephen John Cirame] told me to give summer football camp a try before my freshman year,” Cirame said.

“I remember him saying, ‘See what happens.’ I wondered after the first day in camp, ‘Why is he making me do this?’

But I did it for a week, and I’m so thankful he encouraged me the way he did back then.

“There’s nothing like the experience of playing football for your high school, especially on a great team like the one we had last year. I’ll never forget running out to our home field before the start of the Cary-Grove game [state

semif inal] and hearing all those cheers and seeing all of our fans waving white towels.”

One of Spagnoli’s most memorable moments involving Cirame last fall had nothing to do with an effortless sequence on a football field or a game-turning TD. It revolved around a conversation between the coach and Cirame.

“I appreciated Hub’s honesty,” Spagnoli recalled.

“That conversation led to a great turning point for one of his teammates.”

T he fo otba l l version of Cirame in 2013 wouldn’t Lake Forest High School running back Hub Cirame breaks free during action last fall. He rushed for 1,115 be recognizable yards in 2012. next to the 2012 version, accordIt is hard to find a quality third baseman at the high school ing to one i n-the -k now a c q u a i n t a n c e . level, and Hub has solidified the position for three years.

“As a person,” he added, “Hub is warm and caring. His “He’s bigger, stronger, faster,” said Durbin, who first met Cirame when the two played baseball in the third grade. teammates truly feel that Hub is always pulling for them, “Last year he was durable, playing all 13 of our games. and he wants them to do their best.”

Years ago, a youth baseball coach mentioned how easy That impressed me, the way he got through such a long season without an injury.”

Cirame made the game of baseball look at times, how natuWhat also impressed Durbin was Cirame’s 34 ACT score. ral he appeared while performing on diamonds. The coach “Smart guy, in addition to being a good guy,” Durbin isn’t related to Durbin, but the praise certainly sounded like said. “That 34 he got … I hate him for that.”

Durbin’s recent compliment about Cirame’s efforts in pads.

It was Durbin’s turn to chuckle and he did just that, Cirame was grateful for the coach’s words — and politely before adding, “Everybody loves Hub.” dismissive.

It’s hard work, poking a fastball to the opposite field or Cirame also made Lake Forest’s varsity baseball team as a sophomore. He will start at third base for a third season fielding a scorcher at third base.

A certain actor starred in a 1984 baseball movie, porin the spring and hit in the middle of Scouts coach Ray Del Fava’s order. Cirame ripped five doubles, drove in 13 runs traying a character with a last name similar to a truncated and had an on-base average of .356 last spring. version of Cirame’s middle name. Remember the flick?

“Hub plays the game with a swagger that is infectious,” Jody Cirame probably does.

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The Press Box Cindy Wang Lake Forest

Golf: She carded a 159 to place third in the 36-hole MAJGT Plum Tree Classic on Aug. 8-9. Highland Park’s Kelli Ono shot a 162 to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.

In the boys tournament, Glencoe’s David Brandfonbrener came in eighth (155), while Glencoe’s Andrew Sigurdson finished in a tie for 15th (160).

Wang also was the runner-up in the Junior Girls division at the 2013 IJGA POY Championship at Bowes Creek on Aug. 5.

Chip Savarie Winnetka

Golf: He was the runaway winner.

Savarie competed in 28 events and finished with 23,754 points to win the 2013 IJGA Junior Boys Player of the Year honors.

This young phenom, who will be a 2018 graduate, finished in a tie for eighth (159) in the 36-hole IJGCA POY Championship at Bowes Creek on Aug. 5. Winnetka’s Michael Adler (2017) placed seventh overall with a 158.

In other action, Savarie earned runner-up honors (73) at the IJGA Sectional #8 at Glencoe Golf Club on July 31, while he added a sixth-place finish (81) at the IJGA Regional #13 at Indian Lakes Resort on July 30. On Aug. 1, Savarie finished in fourway tie for eighth (80) in the IJGA Open #15 at Ravisloe.

Max Rappeport Lake Forest

Golf: Competing in the Junior Boys division, he shot a 36 total of 157 (tied for fifth) at the 2013 IJGA POY Championship at Bowes Creek on Aug. 5.

Rappeport also was a top-three finisher in the IJGA Regional #14 at Palatine Hills on July 30. He shot an 80 to finish three strokes in back of Algonquin’s Billy Walker.

Lake Forest’s Justin McMahon also fared well in the Junior Division, placing ninth with an 85 at Palatine Hills.

Select Baseball claims eight tourney titles

Loyola’s Fallon heading to Blackhawk College

Baseball: In its inaugural season, the Lake Forest-based Select Baseball program formed three elite teams and finished the season with an overall record of 105-38.

In the process, Select Baseball came away with eight championships: 13-U Nations World Series in Plainfield, 13-U Glenview Memorial Tournament, 13-U DeMarini Championships in Waukegan, 13-U GameDay Tourney in West Chicago, 13-U Border Wars in St. Charles, 12-U Deerfield Wooden Bat Tourney, 12-U Warren Invitational in Gurnee, and 12-U Arlington Heights Tourney.

In the Nations World Series, the Select 13-U Gold team knocked off four teams ranked in the state’s top five, including the Next Level Tornadoes in the championship. The Tornadoes came into the tourney ranked in the nation’s top 25.

The rosters include Lake Forest’s Jed Thomas, Caleb Durbin, Ryan Lee, Evan Kiah, Lowell Weil, Matthew Rozsypal, Jack Mislinski, Ryan McElhinny and John Greenbury; Lake Bluff’s Drew Golde and Brian Silver; and Highland Park’s Jack Warshawsky and Noah Shutan.

The coaches were Lake Forest’s David Holmes, Mundelein’s Kyle Frischmann and Skokie’s Michael Gaynor.

Baseball: According to Loyola Academy head coach Nick Bridich, Matt Fallon of the Ramblers has earned a scholarship to play baseball at Blackhawk College, a junior college located in Moline.

Scouts Showcase set for Sunday Field Hockey: Lake Forest High School, which claimed the 2012 state championship, will be hosting its Scouts Showcase on Sunday (1-4 p.m.) on the turf field at the school’s athletic campus, 300 S. Waukegan Road.

Winnetka’s Sadera commits to Colgate

Soccer: Meg Sadera, a standout for the Eclipse Select Soccer Club, has made her future plans. The Winnetka native will take her game to the Patriot League and play for Colgate in the fall of 2014.Sadera is a versatile player who can line up anywhere on the field.

Colgate’s current roster features two former Eclipse players in seniors Christy Patterson of Kenilworth and Kelsey Hough of Lake Forest. ■

Tyler Aldrich Wilmette

Golf: He shot 150 (36 holes) to finish in a three-way tie for eighth in the Senior Boys division at the 2013 IJGA POY Championship at Bowes Creek on Aug. 5.

Samuel Reategui of Highland Park finished in a three-way tie for 14th place (153).

Patrick McGrail Lake Bluff

Golf: He shared runner-up honors (73) with Mount Prospect’s Daniel Wojtowicz in the Senior Division (16-18) at the IJGA Sectional #8 at Glencoe Golf Club on July 31.

Glencoe’s George Galanis and Wilmette’s Michael Consolo shot 76s to place them in a tie for fifth place, while Lake Forest’s Rylan Terrasse and Wilmette’s Matthew Consolo and Matthew Rife carded 77s for a share of eighth-place.

At the Glencoe event, Jack Kenter of Winnetka and Aaron Peltz of Glencoe shot 80s to share seventh place. Sam Greener of Lake Bluff finished in a tie for 11th (82). ■

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perfect weekend

THe North shore weekend

08/24 – 08/25/13

For blanche and richie the destination is Jamaica, mahn

We went to a destination wedding for daughter Erika in Jamaica in January. Sixty family members took an American Airlines plane from Chicago, and it was a party as soon as we got on.

We stayed at Beaches Negril. We got to the hotel, and the staff was waiting for us — we got the VIP treatment because the wedding planner is No. 1 in the world for Beaches.

During the daytime, everyone hung out at the beach — it was just paradise, seven miles long — or at the pool. It was the kind of atmosphere where everyone got to be friends. Everything was tropical, beautiful. The guys played reggae music all day long. We had beautiful dinners outdoors in the evenings.

“We had a brunch on the beach with a calypso band.

At the end of the trip, everyone felt like they had known each other forever.”

Richie and Blanche Holleb are the owners of Norton’s Restaurant in Highland Park.

photography by joel lerner

The wedding was Saturday. It was a worryfree wedding. They (Erika and Josh) had a beautiful sunset ceremony on the beach with Rastafarians riding on horseback. Nobody wore shoes — it was that kind of casual, all on the sand.

Our daughter and son-in-law have an indie band, The Empty Pockets. A reggae band and another band played the night of the wedding — they got the night off. Erika had the idea to bring these Chinese lanterns. Everyone wrote their wishes on them, we went to the ocean’s edge and lit them, and they all went up in the air.

On Sunday we had a brunch on the beach with a calypso band. At the end of the trip, everyone felt like they had known each other forever.

Blanche and Richie Holleb, as told to David Sweet. ■

THe North shore weekend

08/24 – 08/25/13

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