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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Experience Cantigny

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here’s no place like home – especially when you’re living 25 miles west of the city and summer is in the air.

This edition of 25 West is packed with reminders of why you have chosen to live in the communities of Wheaton and Glen Ellyn.

For starters, who can resist the outdoor markets? Happily, you have two to choose from: Saturdays in Wheaton and Sundays in Glen Ellyn. Nothing will make you appreciate your own backyard more than the fragrance of fresh flowers, the sounds of live music and the taste of French pastries and crepes – especially if you bump into a friend or two while you’re there.

You can linger and browse or you can wrap up your goodies and head off for a picnic. There’s an art to open-air dining and, fortunately, we have picnic advice from the expert – Jill Foucre, the owner of Glen Ellyn’s Marché and Marcel's.

She offers tips on everything from selecting the right food to creating a beautiful tablescape.

All you have to do is grab a shady spot and, of course, there are options galore. From Cantigny Park in Wheaton to Lake Ellyn in Glen Ellyn, our patch of DuPage County has no shortage of greenery and trees.

And if you’re wondering how all that greenery is doing with the weather we have been having, we have an interesting story on how we can help our trees flourish through climate change. The experts at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle have plenty of tips for homeowners on caring for the trees you have, as well as advice on what types of trees will fare well in the future.

If all that isn’t enough to help you get your summer groove, the Wheaton Municipal Band is turning 90 this year.

The Thursday night performances of this local treasure are certainly a highlight. The free concerts feature top-notch performers and attract music lovers of all ages.

It’s something not to be missed. It’s also just one of the many reasons we love living 25 West – especially in the summer.

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Bon jour Wheaton’s popular French Market is spawning delightful copycats

BY EILEEN O. DADAY

Thousands of people throng to the Wheaton market each week, but because it is open-air, the crowds do not become overwhelming.

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he Wheaton French Market takes its name from the Paris-based company that manages it, Bensidoun USA. For more than 20 years, the European-styled market has taken place every Saturday from mid-April through mid-November on one of the municipal lots in downtown Wheaton, and its reputation is growing.

“It’s an institution in Wheaton,” says Leslie Cahill, Midwest JULY 2019

manager for Bensidoun. “It’s one of the biggest markets in the Chicago area and it’s changing the culture of farmers markets in the area.”

Wheaton’s French Market is the oldest in the West suburbs, but Bensidoun now operates open-air markets in Glen Ellyn, Geneva, Lisle and Western Springs, among their 10 overall in Chicago and the suburbs.

They all feature French canopies imported from Paris, which are larger than traditional market spaces and are anchored to

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the ground. Most markets also feature crepes made on site and chocolatiers offering specialty sweets with a Parisian flare.

In Wheaton, more than 100 vendors come together each week for the market — drawing between 5,000 and 7,000 people. The newer markets, like the ones in Glen Ellyn and Lisle, are currently getting up to 30 vendors each week.

No matter which community, the atmosphere is the same, Cahill says. Patrons are drawn in by the fragrance of fresh flowers

and sounds of live music before they enter the market and take in the wide variety of goods for sale.

Vendors feature locally sourced meats, eggs, dairy, cheese, fruits and vegetables, as well as plants, flowers, pickled goods, French pastries and crepes. There are also gifts, linens, candles, pottery and jewelry to peruse.

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t’s one of the biggest markets in the Chicago area.”

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She especially likes to feature local small businesses, like the I Have a Bean coffee shop at the Wheaton French Market, and Marché, a gourmet wine and cheese shop featured at the Glen Ellyn Farmers Market. Other local vendors include olive oil shops and Hahn’s Bakery in Geneva, featured at five of the Bensidoun markets.

“We see these markets as a way to help small businesses, not just farmers,” Cahill says. “We’re giving them a chance to test their products at market, and the community a chance to support local businesses.”

Interest in French markets reflects a growing trend in the suburbs, Cahill says, of leaders looking for ways to create a sense of community and excitement, as well as commercial vitality, in their town centers.

“Many patrons stay downtown for the morning for brunch or lunch while checking out the boutiques and specialty shops in Wheaton,” says Arin Thrower, public information officer for the city of Wheaton.

Cahill considers the French markets as tourist attractions and commercial traffic generators, as well as creators of a great sense of community.

“Since it is difficult for retailers to maintain brick and mortar business in small towns,” she adds, “this market fills that void for interesting and unique retail shopping.”

Ultimately, Cahill says, the markets offer places for the community to gather.

“They come as a family, as neighbors, as a community,” she says, “to enjoy the pleasant atmosphere and take in the variety of quality goods.”

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TOP LEFT: It wouldn’t be a French market without lots of delightful pastries.

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TOP RIGHT: A bunch of fresh flowers for sale is on display at the French open-air market in Wheaton.

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ABOVE: Fresh, ripe fruits and vegetables abound at all the markets. Wheaton’s French Market is held 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturdays through Nov. 9 at Main Street and Liberty Drive.

The Glen Ellyn Farmers Market is held 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Sundays on North Main Street.

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Six and a half hours south of DuPage County is another world

BY DIANA LAMBDIN MEYER

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ack when I lived in southern Illinois, the area was famous for apple orchards, fried chicken dinners at Giant City State Park and the Big Muddy Monster, among other attractions.

Now when I go home to visit family, it seems there’s always a new winery with a great restaurant and entertainment.

If you live in the north and have never been, say, south of Carbondale, you’ll be astonished at what the other end of the state looks like. The confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the unglaciated terrain (the glaciers stopped a little north of Carbondale) has left an outdoor paradise of craggy bluffs and fens, wildlife, and spectacular areas for hiking and biking trails.

There’s even a road that closes twice a year so reptile life can migrate safely between their winter hibernation quarters and their swampy summer home.

As it turns out, grapes thrive in the rocky, limestone soil of the Shawnee hills. The last 30 years have seen a cottage industry of wine growing and wineries. Illinois’ first American viticultural area was designated in December 2006 and now includes 55 vineyards and 20 wineries, covering more than 1.3 million acres in Union, Jackson, Williamson and Pope counties.

Things to know First of all, if you don’t drink wine, don’t worry about it. All of the wineries have plenty of nonalcoholic beverages including soft drinks, coffee and iced tea. Second, if you don’t know anything about wine, don’t worry. It’s not that complicated — swirl your

The Alto Vineyards, owned by Paul and Guy Renzaglia, was one of the first winemaking operations in southern Illinois.

glass, stick your nose in it and drink. If you like it, OK. If not, spit it out. That’s all there is to it.

Let’s get started Paul Renzaglia and his father, Guy, at Alto Vineyards are considered the founding fathers of southern Illinois grape growing. When they sold their first 1,500 gallons of wine in 1988, there were only six wineries in the entire state. Today, Heartland Blush remains the bestseller. South of Murphysboro on Route 127; (618) 893-4898; altovineyards.net. > JULY 2019

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Enjoy a game of bocce ball as you sip wine at Bella T Winery. Never played bocce ball? Well, let’s learn that as well this summer. Near Creal Springs in Johnson County; (618) 658-8882; bellatwinery.com.

Blue Sky Vineyard is part art gallery, part bed and breakfast inn, and a beautiful location for weddings and special events. With its signature blue and white umbrellas providing shade on tables across the terrace, Blue Sky is a great place for lunch or dinner any day of the week. East of Giant City State Park; (618) 995-9463; blueskyvineyard.com.

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dinner with a bottle of Swamp Water wine — a semisweet that goes well with just about anything southern Illinois has to offer.

Near Belknap in Johnson County; (618) 658-2274; crbwinery.org.

Take a day trip to Sweden with a visit to Hedman Vineyards. The owners, Anders and Gerd Hedman, moved here from Stockholm, so the food at the Peach Barn Cafe is as authentic as you can get. They also make a good dry wine. On the road to Bald Knob Cross at Alto Pass; (618) 893-4923; peachbarn.com.

Bring a picnic, throw some horseshoes and sip some award-winning Norton, a dry red wine, at the Hickory Ridge Vineyard in Pomona. Several places in southern Illinois claim a beautiful view, but after you hang out on the deck at Hickory Ridge, this may become your favorite spot. Five miles south of Murphysboro on Route 127; (618) 893-1700.

Take a day trip to Garden of the Gods and stop for a sip at Hogg Hollow Winery, Pope County’s first winery. This family-friendly operation gives kids a Popsicle before parents get a glass of wine. You’ll find some unusual wines here, including an old-fashioned corn cob wine and a delightful apple-pearpersimmon one. On Route 145 near Golconda; (618) 695-9564; hogghollowwinery.com.

Honker Hill Vineyard entered this world first as the Honker Hill Hunting Club, but is now a casual tasting room and gathering spot for everyone and their dogs. This is a dog-friendly destination, complete with watering bowls and dog treats. Between Carbondale and Marion on Spillway Road; (618) 549-5517; honkerhillwinery.com.

Open only on weekend afternoons, the Katy-Lynn Winery combines Chilean grape juice with that produced here in Union County to create the unique flavor of Funky Fly Wines. Find a good selection of cheese and chocolate here as well. On Route 194 south of Crab Orchard Lake; (618) 713-5239; katy-lynnwinery.com.

Go fly a kite at Kite Hill Vineyards, owned by Jim and Barb Bush, where even the tasting room is covered in kites. It was Barb’s dream to own a bed and breakfast, where she is now known for her excellent meals. The winery is known for dry wines and wine slushies. 5 miles south of Murphysboro on Route 127; (618) 6845072; kitehillvineyards.com.

If you’re serious about understanding wines, sign up for a class at the Lincoln Heritage Winery in Cobden. Homer and Bonnie Cissell have studied wine making throughout Europe and easily translate that knowledge to southern Illinois. But you’ll most likely leave a big fan of the Rail Splitter Red, a good all-purpose wine perfect for your summer barbecues and picnics. 2 miles north of Anna on Old Route 51; (618) 833-3782; lincolnheritagewinery. com.

Monte Alegre is a former horse farm turned vineyard known for its sangria and rosé, all made from the fruit grown right there. The owners are originally from the wine region of Peru, but have called Carbondale home since 1985. East of Carbondale; (618) 549-3952; montealegrewines.com.

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in the region after planting his first vines nearly 30 years ago. As one of the smaller wineries on the trail, Orlandini Vineyards is ideal for a quiet picnic away from the hubbub of life. Anyone affiliated with Southern Illinois University must have a bottle of Saluki Red in their collection. In Makanda; (618) 995-2307; orlandinivineyard.com.

Sharing an early spot in the winemaking history of southern Illinois, Owl Creek Vineyard has the most adorable goofy owls on their wine bottle labels. However, the buzz has been about the Apple Knocker Hard Cider. Pair it up with some great sandwiches and soup served seven days a week at the Owl Creek Café. 3 miles east of Cobden; (618) 893-2557; owlcreekvineyard.com.

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Some people are surprised to learn that you can make wine without grapes. That’s what they do at the Pomona Winery, named for the Roman goddess of fruit trees. The strawberry wine is an award-winner, but the apple, blueberry and blackberry are mouthwatering. 5 miles south of Murphysboro on Route 127; (618) 893-2623; pomonawinery.com.

Right outside Red Bud is a centennial farm that is the home of Pour Vineyard, where Mike and Judy Pour have been operating since 2009. 6 miles southeast of Red Bud at 9673 S. Prairie Road.

(618) 304-4516; www.thepourvineyard.com.

The buzz has always been good about StarView Vineyards, but when co-owner Brett Morrison was named 2016 Viticulturist of the Year by the Illinois Grape Growers & Vintners Association, everyone in southern Illinois had something to be proud of. Laid back, it’s the kind of place Jimmy Buffett would have if he owned a winery. Just east of Cobden; (618) 893-9463; starviewvineyards. com.

Page 10: One of the most well-known vintages produced here is the Saluki Red, from the Orlandini Vineyards in Makanda.

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Modern family, classic home Pastore family knows they are ‘living in something special’

BY KATLYN SMITH

H The Erastus Gary house, an iconic home for more than 100 years near downtown Wheaton, was built in 1893.

ow’s this for curb appeal? A sunny yellow paint job, wraparound porch, gingerbread-trimmed roofline and lush, front-yard trees.

Wheaton residents know this easily recognizable home for its charming exterior and prominent location in a historic neighborhood two blocks from the downtown train station.

All that’s missing is a white picket fence to complete the idyllic picture.

But that would probably be too fussy for Jennifer Pastore’s tastes.

Her family of six moved into the Wheaton icon — one of the city’s most historically significant homes — in the summer of 2013.

Built in 1893, as noted by a marker near the front door, Erastus Gary once owned the home.

Don’t know your Wheaton history? Gary founded Wheaton, along with brothers Jesse and Warren Wheaton in the 1830s.

Gary was a senior member of a banking firm, Gary & Wheaton, and along with the Wheaton brothers (Jesse Wheaton also was married to Gary’s sister) contributed to the building of Wheaton College, according to an obituary provided by Nancy Flannery, chairwoman of the city’s historic commission.

“I didn’t necessarily seek out a historic home, but now that I’m here, I do feel the importance of it,” Pastore said. “It’s kind of hard to live here and not know you’re living in something special.”

She and her husband, Robin, actually weren’t house-hunting at all when she stumbled upon the for-sale listing for the landmark within walking distance to the downtown.

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just saw the ad for this house and thought I’d take a peek and ended up falling in love with it.”

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Jennifer Pastore and her family live in an 1890-era Wheaton home that once belonged to Erastus Gary, one of Wheaton’s founders.

The historical marker is displayed prominently on the wraparound front porch.

Page 15: A painting of pheasants inspired the design choices in the home’s formal dining room.

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A certified public accountant by trade, Pastore and her traditional, but inviting style have honored the past and made the home livable for her husband and their four children.

Pastore approaches decorating with a self-assured aesthetic — she knows what she likes — but she’s also willing to accept design help from friends, who happen to be professionals.

That collaboration made the six-bedroom, 5,700-square-foot home a showstopper nearly five years ago in the inaugural Wheaton Holiday Housewalk, now an annual fundraiser for Flight, Wheaton North High School’s show choir.

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The formal living areas The Pastores bought the home from Wheaton builder David Heise, who completely renovated and expanded the house, preserving most of the original layout while adding modern finishes.

“He did a very nice job of keeping the integrity of the age of the home,” Pastore said.

The most formal rooms still have historic character, owing to the crown molding, hardwood floors and separate, cozier entertaining areas.

“Even thought it’s an old home — it’s not open floor plan — it does all flow really well,” Pastore said.

Throughout the home, Pastore had rooms painted with a fresh coat of Sheep’s Wool by Benjamin Moore, after her friend, a home stager, came over with a color wheel.

“It definitely had very good bones to work with, but when we moved in, it was all the reds and dark greens and golds of the early 2000s, so I wanted to change all those out,” Pastore said. “But that’s really all we’ve done, a few projects here and there.”

In preparation for the housewalk, another friend, Wheaton designer Nancy Shepherd, helped Pastore make the spaces more cohesive and warm, achieved by layering textures and paying attention to things like uniform furniture height.

“But it’s got to feel comfortable to me,” Pastore said. “It’s all about the feel. It’s got to feel livable.”

The first thing you notice when you walk through the front door is the gorgeous chandelier in the dining room. And then beyond that, a piece of artwork that influenced the rest of Pastore’s decorating choices.

She found the painting of pheasants in a now-closed frame shop in downtown Wheaton and instantaneously loved it — “like a gut-check reaction.”

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with blue-green bases and hung stained glass in the window.

And that’s an example of how she follows her own advice for putting your own stamp on a historic home.

“Live in it first. Definitely make sure you know what you love and start there, even if it’s a small piece or a piece of fabric and find some sort of inspiration, whether it’s a color or a pattern or couch, whatever.”

Adjoining the dining room is a seating area that doubles as an additional dining space for guests. In a nod to the home’s history, Pastore displays a cool aerial print of what her neighborhood looked like in 1882.

“I can sit here and read and be part of my family,” Pastore said.

It took three different iterations until Pastore settled on the scheme for a relatively sophisticated family room. But what she won’t change is the exterior architecture and its “happy color.”

“I definitely want to maintain the integrity of home no matter what we choose to do to it,” Pastore said. “I’m definitely drawn to things that celebrate that but without being too old. I think there’s a way to marry both. It’s just you have to figure that out for yourself.”

The print’s frame is from one of her go-to shops, the threestory, treasure-hunting oasis that is Antiques of Winfield. She also frequents 610 Home in Geneva, Home Goods and Amy Storm’s design studio in downtown Glen Ellyn.

The kitchen, family room A large island with a wood countertop anchors the kitchen.

Pastore swapped the lighting above the island with unusual acrylic fixtures from a little design shop in northern Michigan.

Pastore even found a way to add some visual interest to the kitchen’s range hood cover, using a historical print from the Winfield antiques shop, part of a series Pastore changes out with each season.

Beyond the kitchen is Pastore’s favorite spot in the home’s addition: a snug reading nook. It feels like her own space, but it’s close enough to see what’s going on in the family room.

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Above: The Pastore family uses this room as additional dining space. On the wall at right is a print of what their neighborhood looked like in 1882.

The Pastore family room is sophisticated but approachable, with comfortable couches found in Amy Storm’s design shop in Glen Ellyn.

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Let’s picnic!

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BY RENEE TRAPPE

Pack your basket with delicious delights

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hen Jill Foucre thinks about an outdoor picnic, she imagines an intimate gathering sitting on blankets under a leafy tree or around a table in an inviting setting.

The sandwiches, cheeses, olives, chocolates and more are spread out, the scent of the delicate meats and cheeses enhanced in the fresh air.

Scattered bud vases with colorful flowers lend a touch of elegance, and if it’s evening, small votives with candles gently light the way. Her guests are relaxed and engaged, listening to each other or the music from the Cantigny stage, or Ravinia.

Of course, that’s Foucre’s picnic. Yours can be whatever you want, and she’ll help you make it memorable.

Foucre is the owner of two of downtown Glen Ellyn’s most talked-about shops — Marché and Marcel’s. They are two storefronts away from each other, at 496 and 490 on Main Street. And if you are going to pull together the perfect picnic, you’ll want to investigate both of them.

For the food and expert advice, it’s Marché (Market), the gourmet wine and cheese shop Foucre opened in November 2015.

“Start by deciding what are we trying to do, whether it will it be snacks or a meal,” >

Jill Foucre, upper right, picnics with co-workers and friends at Lake Ellyn.

Clockwise from left are Rita and Steve Cevaal, Foucre and Daniel Sirko.

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These are the things to think about ahead of time, because they drive your food choices.

Foucre says you’ll want food that is easily transportable and easily shared, and that can be managed from a temperature standpoint.

As with any good meal, having a variety of complementary foods — both sweet and savory — is key, with a selection of tastes and textures. Know your guests’ dietary needs and restrictions — it is absolutely not impolite to ask.

At Marché, they’ll pack up fresh-made sandwiches, with housemade ingredients built into the sandwich or offered as a side: pickled beets, honey-walnut pesto, housemade pimiento cheese, piquillo peppers, sweet-tart Membrillo quince paste, herb-roasted tomatoes and imported Pesto Genovese, to name a few.

They also put picnic boxes together designed for two people (remember that intimate affair?), with cheeses, meats and chocolate, plates and utensils. They ramp those up for multiple people.

Or skip the sandwiches entirely and go with a selection of cut cheeses on your own cheese board. The Marché staff can help you pick what goes well together and with meats. Add chocolates and toffees and peruse their lemonade, sangria, wines and beers.

Foucre opened Marcel’s almost eight years ago, abandoning a successful corporate career in health insurance and a backbreaking commute to Minneapolis. For years she imagined opening a small recreational cooking school, an idea that tickled and nudged during that long commute until she finally asked herself, what if I did something closer to my heart?

Foucre left United Healthcare in 2010 and started making a business plan for Marcel’s Culinary Experience — a retail store with specialty cookware, kitchenware, tableware, specialty foods and cooking classes, lots of them. She found a 125-year-old building at 490 N. Main St. to buy, where today Marcel’s conducts more than 400 classes a year in a full kitchen.

With the success of Marcel’s, Foucre could have been content.

But people don’t need new tableware every six months, and Foucre started thinking about adding consumables to the product line — specifically cheeses — to keep her customers interested. >

Page 18, top and bottom: Inside Marché, where you can find a bountiful cheese and charcuterie board available on a returnable tray.

Top right: Daniel Sirko, Marché’s general manager, and Lauren Miller, who works at Marcel’s, enjoy a little break.

At left: Marcel’s offers all you need to enjoy a picnic.

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“I still had a bee in my bonnet about a cheese shop,” she says — a real cheese shop, with giant wheels of all the aged, specialty cheeses imaginable, where people come in and buy a cut off the wheel, guided by expert cheesemongers.

Through a series of events, the 100-year-old building two doors down from Marcel’s became available. So Foucre bought that building, gutted it and opened Marché in November 2015.

Marché started as a cut-to-order cheese shop. It added sandwiches about a year in. There are now three small tables inside and three more outside. Today, being able to grab a coveted table and order some wine with your lunch is a sought-after thing.

With both Marcel’s and Marché, a picnic organizer doesn’t just get luscious food and a beautiful tablescape — they get expert advice about food, pairings, linens and decor.

“Some people like to tablescape their picnic — they bring candles and flowers and that’s a fun way to get ambience and

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elegance,” Foucre says. “Flowers don’t have to be arrangements — just a tray with a couple bud vases on it that you cut from your yard. It’s fun to use your nice glassware, if you just pack it up well.

“A picnic,” Foucre finishes, “doesn’t have to be all paper plates and plastic silverware.”

• Marché, 496 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn, (630) 790-8500. www.marche496.com.

• Marcel’s, 490 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn, (630) 790-8890. www.marcelsculinaryexperience.com.

Above left: One of Marché’s picnic boxes.

Above: A wall full of products to buy, many of them made right in the store.

Below: Marcel’s offers an inviting streetscape on Main Street in Glen Ellyn.

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Bucket list F adventure Rehabbing a 100-year-old city two-flat

BY HILARY SHENFELD

or Bill Ruzicka of Glen Ellyn, it’s a case of better late than never.

Ruzicka, 70, always had an interest in old buildings. He considered majoring in architecture in college but instead earned a degree in mechanical engineering.

It certainly wasn’t a bad call — he went to work at Argonne National Laboratory, and eventually became a division director for the facility’s Advanced Photon Source, which among other things produces X-rays for basic and applied science.

He retired in 2015 after 25 years and realized he would finally have the time to start checking off items on his bucket list.

“I’d always been thinking about getting into real estate and being a landlord,” he says.

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’d always been thinking about getting into real estate and being a landlord.”

Bill Ruzicka

he decided last year to buy and rehab a vacant 100-year-old two-flat brick apartment building near Loyola University in Chicago that was in dire need of repairs.

“It was real junker,” he says. “It needed so much work.”

The 2,000-square-foot apartments on both levels each had three bedrooms that were outdated and rundown.

“It was a lot more headaches than you can imagine,” he says. “The bathroom in the basement hadn’t been used in 20 years. Some of the ceiling was falling.”

So Ruzicka got to work on his $500,000 building, overseeing crews and spending about $100,000 to add new IKEA kitchens, bathrooms, central air, a furnace, drywall and a cement floor in the basement. He added new plumbing and had to fix much of the wiring.

“I was there basically daily to oversee the project,” he says. “If one is not involved very frequently, things will go wrong, or not in the way you had planned.”

Eight months later, the top level was finished and his daughter, her husband and their baby moved in. After another four months, the first level was completed and he plans to turn it into an Airbnb rental.

“The beauty of being an old building which needs much rehabbing is that you get a bottom basement price,” he says.

Ruzicka has other plans for his retirement years as well. He said he and his wife, Phyllis, want to travel after she retires from her job as a senior editor for a trade publication, and the couple wants to spend time with their three children, ages 30-41, and six grandchildren.

His advice for other retirees is to stay busy.

“When you retire you have infinite time,” he says. “But if you find something you’re interested in, then you don’t have infinite time anymore.

You’re just so involved in the project. I recommend people don’t sit on the couch all day long.”

Above left: The bedrooms in a Chicago flat tend to be compact, but they are homey.

Above right: Bill Ruzicka in the early days inside the “junker,” as he contemplates what he’s gotten himself into.

Above: The light and bright front room of the 100-year-old Airbnb unit.

Page 21: Bill Ruzicka of Glen Ellyn preserved the 100-year-old fireplace and mantel in a Rogers Park two-flat.

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How can we help our trees survive climate change? *Hint: The answer is in diversity

BY MELISSA MACTAGGART JULY 2019

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ere in DuPage County we love our trees. They are majestic, they are decorative, they are cooling and leafy and they transform every property into something beautiful. And if chosen correctly they long outlive us, becoming part of our legacy to the next generation and beyond.

Homeowners choose trees for a variety of reasons — their size and shape, their vibrant colors in fall, the thickness of the foliage and because they thrive in Zone 5.

With climate change and global warming, some of these factors will change. Average temperatures in the Chicago region are predicted to rise between 2 and 8 degrees by the end of the century. Extremes in weather conditions might well be profound.

As homeowners, how do we react?

The Morton Arboretum in Lisle has been thinking about this for a long time. Lydia Scott is the director of the Chicago Region Trees Initiative and manager of the Community Trees Program. >

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his winter was a great example of the challenges of predicting the impact to trees from climate change at the local level.�

Lydia Scott, director of the Chicago Region Trees Initiative

PHOTOS BY JOE LEWNARD

Page 27: A bur oak tree stands alone along a walking path.

RIGHT: Lydia Scott, director of the Chicago Region Trees Initiative and manager of the Community Trees Program, touches the fragrant fringe tree, an easy-to-grow native tree.

BOTTOM: A sycamore tree at Morton Arboretum in Lisle.

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New tree choices

“This winter was a great example of the challenges of predicting the impact to trees from climate change at the local level,” Scott said, adding the severe cold snap this past winter showed us that it is too soon to plant species from the South here, as we still need trees that can withstand the harsh winters.

Still, how can we help our current crop of trees adapt to the changing climate?

The good news, says Scott, is that about 70% of tree species in the Chicago area are expected to adapt reasonably well — as long as tree health is monitored closely as major weather changes occur.

For example, increased rain could create “ponding,” which could be problematic for some species. As harsher winters bring heavier snowfalls it will mean more salt laid down on roads, which in turn will be thrown up onto nearby trees.

Christy Rollinson, a forest ecologist at the Arboretum, said trees overall are remarkably resilient.

“Trees live for hundreds of years and are well adapted to putting up with some climate variability,” she said.

Rollinson said the colder winters themselves won’t cause the most harm, as trees protect themselves by going dormant. A late frost in spring, however, will hurt an already flowering and leafing tree.

Global warming, the increase in Earth’s temperature due to rising levels of greenhouse gases, is one aspect of climate change.

Scott believes homeowners who know the correct way to water trees will dramatically improve a tree’s chance of survival as temperatures rise.

Watering a tree at the base of the trunk is not enough, as the tree’s root system spreads out well beyond the trunk. Water all the way out to the edge of the tree’s canopy, and mulch around the base of the tree to help keep moisture in.

In most instances it is not necessary to fertilize a tree.

As with humans, stress can affect a tree’s health, making it more vulnerable to disease and insects.

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Another factor in securing the future of trees in the Chicago region is consideration of what types of tree species we should be planting. There are some hardier species that may be better suited to the region as temperatures rise and winters get harsher.

“We have several species that we anticipate to survive local climate change,” says Scott, ticking off a few. “Elms are hardy trees, ginkgos, witch hazel, sycamores, hickories and buckeye.”

The Morton Arboretum has tree selection tools that can guide homeowners. However, the simplest way to determine which trees will do best in a changing climate is to plant many different kinds, Scott says. More than that, she recommends that by heavily diversifying the tree stock in any one community or county, it will limit the chances of another Dutch elm disease or emerald ash borer wiping out literally millions of trees at once.

And to homeowners she adds, don’t covet your neighbor’s tree.

Even if you love that tree, look instead for a different tree with many of the same characteristics.

• The Morton Arboretum offers a Plant Clinic that can answer questions regarding the selection and planting of trees and plants that will thrive locally. Visit the website at www.mortonarb.org.

TOP: The leaves and berries of a serviceberry tree in Lisle.

BOTTOM: A young ginkgo tree at Morton Arboretum.

PHOTOS BY JOE LEWNARD

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PRIME REAL ESTATE Home sales of note in Glen Ellyn and Wheaton. $750,000: 242 Crest Road, Glen Ellyn, on April 5, 2019. Seller, Michael P. Pawl. Buyer, Denise K. Garvy. $740,000: 378 Brandon Ave., Glen Ellyn, on May 7, 2019.

Seller, Bradley J. Biederman. Buyers, Michael Malatt and Emily Malatt $720,000: 203 Secretariat Court, Wheaton. on April 26, 2019.

Seller, Rafael Menendez Abascal. Buyers, Ashley Kailer and Zachary Kailer. $715,000: 155 East Road, Glen Ellyn, on March 26, 2019.

Seller, Robert Bryson. Buyers, Shaman Hague and Emily Hague. $700,000: 545 Fairview Ave., Glen Ellyn, on March 15, 2019.

Seller, Kathleen A. Klein. Buyers, Justin B. Main and Abigail B. Main. $675,000: 816 Webster Ave., Wheaton, on March 18, 2019.

Seller, Colin John Connor. Buyers, Christopher Fritz and Aimee Fritz. $670,000: 167 Hawkins Circle, Wheaton, on May 14, 2019.

Seller, Hardy F. Pearson Jr. Buyers, Jason A. Hoyng and Andrea Hoyng. $665,000: 465 Hill Ave., Glen Ellyn, on May 3, 2019. Seller, Patrick J. Van Meter. Buyers, Derek Zetlin and Renee Zetlin. $665,000: 381 Robinwood Lane, Wheaton, on March 20, 2019. Seller, Gregory W. Barrett. Buyers, Brady J. Groth and Erin J. Groth. $655,000: 486 Phillips Ave., Glen Ellyn, on May 14, 2019.

Seller, Mark W. Pasterik. Buyers, Karl B. Schaefer and Carolyn F. Schaefer. $650,000: 828 N. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton, on April 1, 2019.

Seller, Matthew Sungy. Buyers, Michael Robert English and Cristin Foster English.

$645,000: 1N630 Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn, on March 12. Seller, Anthony DiGiorgio. Buyers, John J. Langert and Elizabeth E. Pietka. $637,500: 306 Forest Ave., Glen Ellyn, on March 12, 2019.

Seller, Justin B. Main. Buyers, Andrew Loft and Campbell Loft. $625,000: 979 Oxford Road, Glen Ellyn, on May 7, 2019.

Seller, David Swatek. Buyers, Joseph A. Kemph and Rachel M. Kemph. $622,500: 561 Hillside Ave., Glen Ellyn, on April 17, 2019.

Seller, 561 Hillside LLC. Buyers, Nicholas Rost and Stephanie Rost. $615,000: 1007 Kingston St., Wheaton, on March 8, 2019.

Seller, Elias Nohos. Buyer, Jill Shudrowitz. $610,000: 0N661 Marion Ave., Wheaton, on May 16, 2019.

Seller, Imran Masood. Buyers, David Doerr and Jaclyn Doerr.

Top: 378 Brandon Ave., Glen Ellyn 242 Crest Road, Glen Ellyn PHOTOS BY JOHN STARKS

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Cooking with Mama

Awaken your senses with an immersion vacation in small-town Italy

BY JAMIE BARTOSCH

B

efore we walked into the food market in Vasto, Italy, our guide handed each of us a sheet of paper. It contained a list of words for Italian foods and pronunciations that would help us communicate with the vendors.

After practicing a few times, we ventured off to buy ingredients for our afternoon cooking class. Walking around sheepishly, I approached a kind-looking woman standing behind boxes teeming with fresh vegetables that had handmade signs. Looking down at my cheat sheet, I leaned forward and nervously said, “Potrei ... avere ... dei ... pomodori? Per favore?

The woman smiled and said something in Italian before handing me a few tomatoes, just as I’d requested. I felt ridiculously proud, and momentarily imagined living here, breezily speaking Italian, and buying fresh vegetables daily in this charming, small town.

The market exercise was the first step in “Cooking with Mama,” an experience offered by Italia Sweet Italia (www. italiasweetitalia.com) in the Abruzzo region of Italy, along the non-touristy east coast. >

Different types of pastas were made from scratch.

Page 31: “Mama” helps Annie Bartosch of Arlington Heights make meatballs in Vasto, Italy, a small coastal town in the Abruzzo region.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JAMIE BARTOSCH

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This small-group tour company is run by lifelong Vasto resident Fabrizio Lucci, a smart, funny and kind man who speaks English, loves his hometown and warmly welcomes you into his family and friend circles. The concept behind his affordable tours — customizable experiences that range from painting ocean views to making homemade ricotta cheese — is all about cultural immersion.

You get an authentic feel of what Italian food, life and family are like.

This “Cooking with Mama” cooking class certainly did that.

Fabrizio drove our four-person group and our market purchases to his relative’s house, where we met his mother, aunt and a few other non-English-speaking family members who greeted us with smiles and hugs.

The homeowner, Adele, introduced us to her two delightful young children who danced and played nearby as we cooked.

Already, we felt like family.

We took our spots along a table, already set up with cooking tools and a souvenir apron, and began preparing a massive feast.

Fabrizio was our translator as we worked together to make a fivecourse meal from scratch. Then we all sat down together — the kids, too — and enjoyed it with a few bottles of wine, even though it was only noon.

This wasn’t a watch-them-cook cooking class. Mama and the other women made sure we were active helpers. We rolled pasta, stirred pots, cut vegetables and helped mix and pour things (they didn’t make us do dishes, fortunately).

Most of the time was spent on the pasta. We mixed together flour, egg and water and the women showed us how to put it through the press and roll it into various shapes. Some pasta we sliced into spaghetti, using a tool that looked like guitar strings across a cutting board.

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As we cooked, we noshed on an appetizer of fresh-from-themarket sliced white bread, crusty on the outside and soft on the inside, topped with tomato slices, fresh basil and a drizzle of olive oil. It was so fresh, simple and delicious.

Fresh food like this is what makes eating during an Italy vacation so terrific. It’s “real” food eaten slowly — the opposite of American eating — and it’s refreshingly delicious.

I wasn’t convinced our homemade pasta would taste much different from boxed pasta, but boy, was I wrong. It was far superior to any pasta I’ve ever had, and it was cooked perfectly (al dente). Every dish we made — meatballs, a mixed vegetable ragu, a mixed grill of meats, and more — was truly fantastico!

During our friendly and leisurely lunch, we asked each other questions about our families and lives (Fabrizio translated), learning a little bit about each other’s culture. After finishing the meal with tiramisu we’d made from scratch, the children presented us with certificates, which they read in Italian, along with a handful of wildflowers they picked for us.

As we left, Fabrizio gave us a spiral-bound cookbook with recipes for everything we made, so we could try it at home. We hugged everyone, took photos together, and enthusiastically waved goodbye to our new Italian friends, having been reminded the value of eating well and the joy of breaking bread with new friends.

And we vowed to spend more time cooking like this when we returned home.

Our multigenerational, all-female group shows off the homemade Italian foods we made together.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JAMIE BARTOSCH

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What to consider now to prepare for next tax season

BY KIM MIKUS

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any area taxpayers found themselves writing a check to the IRS this spring instead of waiting for a refund. And if a refund was coming, it was often less than before.

Implications of new tax rules and extra cash in your paychecks in 2018 drove changes in what area residents experienced during tax season.

“Since withholding tables were reduced more than the tax rates, most refunds were lower or the taxpayer owed rather than getting a refund,” said Keith King, owner of King & Moran in Glen Ellyn.

There was much change this past year in the tax arena.

President Donald Trump changed the tax brackets and doubled the standard deduction when he signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law in December 2017. Americans who earned $150,000 or less and have dependents benefited the most, with $2,000 in child tax credits.

The new law increased standard deductions. It also removed personal exemptions, and limited or discontinued certain other deductions. For instance, the total combined deduction for sales, property, and state and local taxes is now limited to $10,000 ($5,000 if married and filing separately).

“Obviously, property taxes in DuPage County are higher than the national average (and) the limitation of $10,000 for state and local taxes reduced many itemized deductions,” King said.

Some familiar deductions were eliminated or limited under the new tax laws. For example, employee business expenses, including mileage, that weren’t reimbursed by your company could once be used as a tax deduction. This is not the case anymore.

Local accountants say, however, it is important to realize that a downward trend in refunds does not mean people paid more in taxes. As the result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, many people saw more money in their paychecks throughout the year, although the amounts might not have been noticeable.

Experts say too many people didn’t change their withholding — the amount of tax deducted from each paycheck — to compensate for the changes. A NerdWallet survey found just 17 percent of taxpayers did so after the new law went into effect.

It’s tough to make blanket statements about overall tax trends because everybody’s situation is different, said Mike Moyski, managing partner with Mathieson, Moyski, Austin & Co in Wheaton. “The impact of the new rules was dependent on our clients’ incomes, the types of dedications they claimed and other very specific aspects of their return,” he said.

It’s time to plan Local experts say now is the time to plan for next year’s tax season. King recommends, for example, that workers who get a W-2 should have their human resources department increase the amount of federal taxes withheld so they will not owe next April.

Mike Phillips, a partner with AXK in Wheaton, agrees.

“Monitor your withholding during the year to make sure you are getting the desired result when you file your return,” he said.

He also suggests that retirees making charitable donations and receiving the required minimum distribution from an IRA should consider a qualified charitable distribution.

Phillips also suggests that if you are close to the threshold for itemizing vs. standard deduction, look at managing the timing of payments, especially as it relates to charitable giving, to receive the greatest benefit over multiple years.

Experts say that most of the 2018 rules are likely to be the same in 2019 and that the online Internal Revenue Service withholding calculator is a good place to start reviewing some numbers to make sure you have the right amount of tax withheld from your paycheck at work. To use the calculator, you must have recent pay stubs and your most recent income tax return. You can update your W-4 through your employer at any time, experts say.

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Am I too old for this?!?

BY KEN POTTS

Daily Herald columnist Ken Potts and his wife, Tammy, a veteran educator, are co-authors of “Mix, Don’t Blend: A Guide to Dating, Engagement and Remarriage With Children.”

COURTESY OF KEN AND TAMMY POTTS

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n honor of my youngest son’s 30th birthday ...

It was about 3:47 a.m. I had a dirty diaper in my left hand, some A&D Ointment in my right, and a grinning 6-month-old in front of me whose expression clearly said, “I’m up! Let’s play!”

“I’m getting too old for this,” I muttered. This seemed to have little effect on my son, who continued to insist, this time verbally, that a new day had dawned and he intended to enjoy it. The last thing I remember is the two of us lying down on his rug to play; I’m assuming he had a good time.

I was one of a growing number of “older” parents in my generation. It used to be that older parents were parents with older kids, but not anymore. Now that phrase is used to describe those of us who have children in our late 30s and early 40s (or even later).

For some of us, it is part of a second marriage (my case), others of us delay getting married and some of us simply put off starting a family until later in life. But whatever the reasons, we find ourselves at a stage in family life that used to be negotiated at a younger age.

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Demographers are estimating that the number of couples 35 or older having children has quadrupled in the last decade or so.

In some urban areas it has almost become the norm. Forty-five or 50-year-old men and women are having to learn or relearn the intricacies of diaper changing, midnight feedings and, later, ringaround-the-rosy and baseball.

I had convinced myself before Alex was born that, though older, I would also be a much wiser parent. My years of living, I assured myself, would be more than enough to make up for any age-related disadvantages.

In retrospect, I was both right and wrong. In many ways I was a much better parent than I was when my oldest daughter was born, but in other ways I can clearly see that I was struggling at times.

In comparing my experiences with those of other midlife parents, and in reviewing some of the research done on such new families, a fairly consistent list of advantages and disadvantages is evident: • One disadvantage does have to do with the physical resources we bring to our job as new parents. I don’t know about you, but

middle of the night fun and games was no longer on my list of good times. I also remember that my back felt a whole lot different lifting up Alex than it did lifting up his older sister. I simply did not have the energy, stamina or flexibility that I did when I was in my 20s.

• Another difficulty for the older parent comes in trying to relate to the world of a small child. I will be a lot further in years from my son’s world than younger parents would be. I remembered less about what it is like to be 5 or 10. And I’m afraid some of my playfulness had been worn away by the years.

• A third problem can arise out of our lifestyle commitments.

For example, by our 30s and 40s many of us have gotten into the habit of devoting a good deal of our time to our jobs. And then there are hobbies, volunteer efforts, additional schooling and all the other things we have done to fill up our lives. We must be flexible enough to readjust all of this and make our new children a major priority. The older we get, the harder that can be.

• As they get older, our children may also struggle with our age.

Will our 10-year-old resent his older parent who cannot keep up on the playground? Will our gray hair embarrass them? Will we fit in with the younger parents of many of their friends?

• Finally, in waiting to have children until midlife, we are to some extent depriving them of years with their grandparents (who, obviously, are older too), as well as years with us. We will die earlier in our children’s lives than if they had been born earlier in ours.

Now the other side of the coin: • The maturity that comes with age can enable us to bring significantly more knowledge and emotional stability to our job as parents. We know more about life, and about ourselves. We are more settled, more secure. We are less caught up in our own young adult needs, and more able to give our children’s needs center stage. And we are more aware of the serious commitment we are making in becoming parents. That can all make a big difference.

• In midlife we also may have more financial resources to offer our children. We have possibly purchased a home, a decent car, are fairly free of debt, have more expendable income for clothes, toys, lessons, vacations, education, etc.

• And, in contradiction to a point made above, with the growing number of older parents, we may fit in quite well with our children’s friends, many of whom will be older parents as well.

These are not exhaustive lists, but they do point out a good many of the advantages and disadvantages of waiting until midlife to start a family. In the end, I believe that we can be good parents no matter how young or old we are. Commitment, knowledge, self-awareness, patience, perseverance and just plain love — these have a lot more to do with our success as parents than age.

On the other hand, I don’t know that I ever got used to 3:47 a.m. diaper changes.

• Dr. Ken Potts is on the staff of Samaracare Counseling Center in Naperville and Downers Grove.

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Established 2017 524 Duane St., Glen Ellyn (630) 547-4020 • allamodafashions.com

The Gnome Colony Co. is a place for women to cross into a world that is “full of love, whimsy and wishes.” Clothing in full-range sizes, baubles, accessories, home décor, unique gifts, skincare, makeup and fragrances are some of the wonderments that are within.

What is your favorite thing about downtown Glen Ellyn?

WOMEN! Any woman who walks into my store knows within seconds how much I value and love women and the essence of who they are. I cannot fix the world, but inside this magical wonderland that has become a sought-out destination known as The Gnome Colony Co., she is treated and valued like a queen and allowed to exhale, unplug and be adored.

What our customers should know: • For purchases $50 or above, a woman gets to choose a ring, bracelet or pair of earrings of her choice. I call it gracious gratitude and I believe all women should be spoiled more and shown appreciation.

• Exclusive location for my PERICH Skincare & Makeup product line and I offer complimentary makeup services to my clients.

Alla Moda offers beautiful, unique, high quality apparel and jewelry including our newest addition, Brighton. Whether for work, play, girls night out, a getaway weekend or casual everyday, Alla Moda is a modern shopping experience for every woman.

What is your favorite thing about downtown Glen Ellyn?

I love the small-town charm so much that after raising my family here, I opened my own store here.

What our customers should know: I have an interesting collection of clothes that will make you in style. I love to mix and match materials. Do you have a piece of clothing you want to dress up or add color to? Bring it in so we can explore the possibilities to update the clothing piece so you look and feel great.

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— Amie Cantarella, owner

Enchantments

Established 2001 534 Crescent Blvd. Glen Ellyn • (630) 469-1989 Enchantments has established itself in downtown Glen Ellyn over the past 18 years as a gorgeous women’s boutique ... offering truly unique clothing, jewelry & accessories!

Enchantments offers the latest designer trends with a twist ...

JBlonde along with other sought-after “indie” and hardto-find designers are showcased on a regular basis. Designer trunk shows are a frequent occurrence, creating a platform for gorgeous fashion and leaving our customers with an exceptional shopping experience!

What is your favorite thing about downtown Glen Ellyn?

Our favorite thing about downtown Glen Ellyn... far and away is our amazing community and gorgeous customers!

What our customers should know: We strive to create a unique shopping experience and offer our customers beautiful curated fashion not easily found.

— ­Jennifer Massarelli, owner/designer & buyer

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From darkness to light Medical missionary escapes WWII, sees a better world

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he world-class ophthalmology practice that is the Wheaton Eye Clinic might never have happened had “P.K.” Gieser not had the good fortune to get out of Japan before

Pearl Harbor.

Long before Dr. P. Kenneth Gieser founded the renowned Wheaton Eye Clinic, he was a medical missionary in China, where he and his wife, Catharine, arrived in 1934. In 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War between Japan and China began escalating, and in 1940 he, Catharine, and their growing family were evacuated to Japan.

By 1941 P.K. was suffering from malaria. Whether it was his illness or a growing unease over JapaneseAmerican relations that drove them, either way the family was safely back in the U.S. before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

They returned to Wheaton, where P.K. had graduated from Wheaton College in 1930, and where in 1942 he decided to open a general medical practice.

All he had was a cardboard box full of used equipment and a $5 per day rental space in a dentist’s reception room. > PHOTO BY PAUL VALADE

BY JEAN MURPHY

Wheaton Eye Clinic has been operating more than 70 years.

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ur goal is to care for patients in the way we would want to be cared for if we were in their place” Dr. Jon Gieser, Wheaton Eye Clinic’s current president

TOP: Dr. Jon Gieser, president of the Wheaton Eye Clinic.

PHOTO BY PAUL VALADE

ABOVE: Dr. P. Kenneth Gieser founded the Wheaton Eye Clinic because he wanted to create a world-class eye clinic.

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But before long he began to focus exclusively on the eyes — the result of an interest that developed in China. He endeavored to build a world-class eye clinic.

“He was one of the first to venture into this area of medicine and make it his specialty,” said Dr. Jon Gieser, P.K.’s greatnephew and the Wheaton Eye Clinic’s current president.

P.K.’s contemporaries thought him foolish to locate such a specialized clinic in a small suburb instead of closer to a prestigious teaching institution, Jon Gieser related.

But P.K. felt differently, believing that he had colleagues all over the world, who, serving through compassion and encouragement, would help him build a premier clinic, and that the patients would come. He officially named it the Wheaton Eye Clinic in 1950.

Among the patients who did come was evangelist Billy Graham, a friend and colleague. In return, P.K. was a trustee of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

As patient needs grew, so did the clinic.

A specialist in the contact lens field was hired, at a time when that technology

was barely known outside medical circles. Not long after, a second full-time ophthalmologist joined the practice. Then two separate facilities were built, and outgrown, in rapid succession.

By the 1970s Wheaton Eye Clinic eagerly embraced two significant trends — the recognition of ophthalmic subspecialties and the beginning of laser surgery. The clinic was also among the first in Illinois to introduce lasers for eye surgery, including procedures to remove cataracts.

The current clinic location at 2015 N. Main St., dedicated in 1980, tripled the size of the previous clinic and has subsequently been expanded further.

Today the clinic houses 33 doctors in all ophthalmology subspecialties (including P.K’s grandson, Dr. Stephen Gieser, another glaucoma specialist) and 10 optometrists.

The Wheaton clinic also is the hub for four satellite clinics in Plainfield, Naperville, St. Charles and Hinsdale, as well as the DuPage Eye Surgery Center.

The practice is also a family affair, starting with two of P.K.’s sons, Richard, a retina specialist, and David, a glaucoma specialist, who joined the staff in 1980.

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Current President Dr. Jon Gieser, a retina specialist, was a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago when he was recruited to the practice in 1997. Jon’s grandfather, Elmer, was a Presbyterian minister, but Elmer’s progeny followed Uncle P.K.’s lead and became doctors of ophthalmology.

P.K. passed away in 1987, at age 78, leaving behind “the largest family of ophthalmologists in America,” Jon Gieser said. “It has been the best practice I could have imagined.”

At present, there are three Giesers active in the practice — David, Stephen and Jon, plus Stephen’s wife, Dr. Ruth Williams.

P.K.’s missionary spirit never left him — he did work in Nigeria and West Pakistan, and helped found the Christian Medical Society. That spirit lives on in today’s modern Wheaton Eye Clinic, whose doctors travel the world teaching and providing compassionate eye care.

“Our goal is to care for patients in the way that we would want to be cared for if we were in their place,” Jon Gieser said. “(And) while we are a medical group that treats patients of all faiths — or no faith — we continue to follow P.K.’s ethical tenets.”

The evolution of the Wheaton Eye Clinic from a practice with a sole practitioner to one that is today the largest multi-location, multi-physician practice in the region is a testament to Dr. P.K. Gieser’s vision and the dedication of both he and the three generations of eye doctors who have followed in his footsteps.

TOP OF PAGE: Patient check-in area of the Wheaton Eye Clinic.

ABOVE: A display of brochures give patients information about doctors working at the Wheaton Eye Clinic.

PHOTOS BY PAUL VALADE

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Wheaton Municipal Band at 90 Great musicians, wonderful music make for a fabulous summer tradition

BY EILEEN O. DADAY

A lovely summer concert evening in Wheaton brings out thousands of listeners.

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Upcoming concerts Bring blankets or chairs. All outdoor concerts are free.

The ABCs of Music 7:30 p.m. July 18, Memorial Park, Wheaton.

How do you weave the alphabet into a varied musical program?

We’ll start with “A” for Apollo 11, Armstrong and Aldrin as we honor the 50th anniversary of the space flight that landed the first people on the moon!

WMB Member Favorites 7:30 p.m. July 25, Memorial Park, Wheaton The Wheaton Municipal Band is comprised of vibrant and dedicated musicians who share a breadth of musical knowledge and excitement when performing for our exuberant audience. Tonight’s concert will feature a variety of favorites drawn from our own performers’ top picks!

Celebration! Friends, Family and Music That Never Ends 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1, Memorial Park Tonight, in our final concert on our current stage, we celebrate the band’s 90th anniversary and Moss’ 40th season as our music director and conductor. For this historic concert of firsts and lasts, selections will include music performed on the same stage at the band shell’s dedication in 1958, and during Moss’ first season in 1980.

The Best is Yet to Come 8 p.m. Aug. 3, Edman Chapel, Wheaton College. Free.

The celebration of the band’s 90th season and Bruce Moss’ 40th year concludes with exciting music by world-class musicians. Among the special guests are two former students of Bruce Moss — Capt.

Ryan Nowlin, assistant conductor of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, and Ben Pierce, euphonium soloist from the University of Arkansas. Also: Jazz saxophone virtuoso Lou “Blue Lou” Marini of the Blues Brothers Band and the original Saturday Night Live Band.

Bruce Moss is in his 40th season as music director of the Wheaton Municipal Band.

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he joy of music has been at work in Wheaton for 90 years, and has been working its magic through Bruce Moss for 40 of those years.

Moss was the band director at York High School when he took over leadership of the Wheaton Municipal Band in 1980.

His day job now is director of bands at Bowling Green State University, but he comes back to Wheaton every summer to lead the band — one of the nation’s premier municipal bands, filled with top-notch musicians and college music majors.

“It’s a very good example of the joy of music,” says Moss of the band’s longevity.

“That’s why I keep coming back,” he adds.

“The players are serious about playing well and we keep trying to make it better.”

Moss, who had been a guest conductor, knew what he needed to do when he took over the band.

“I wanted to build a structure to ensure its quality each summer,” Moss says, “and to build an audience.”

Both the personnel and the audiences have grown through the years. Moss drives to Wheaton from Ohio for two days a week — Wednesdays and Thursdays — to rehearse one day and perform the next, which is possible with a largely professional group of players.

Consequently, the band season is highly anticipated here. On a typical Thursday in Memorial Park the band draws around 2,000 people, which swells to 3,000 at the annual Independence Day concert, which was held this year July 3.

The band also welcomes guest conductors.

One of this season’s featured guests was Alex Kaminsky, director of bands at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Under his direction on July 11, the band performed a concert dedicated to the healing power of music.

“The Municipal Band is one of our great summertime traditions here in Wheaton,” says

Wheaton Mayor Philip Suess. “The concerts are enjoyed by all generations and you’ll see grandparents, parents and their children all attending and soaking in the live music.”

Band members audition every year, playing behind a screen so as not to be seen by judges. They have to sight-read with great proficiency, Moss says, because of their limited rehearsal schedule.

Once hired, players receive a small stipend from the city, but that’s not what drives them, Moss says. Instead, it’s a love of music and sharing that with the community.

“They’re a special group,” Moss says. “The band provides them a social outlet — and a musical outlet.”

Ultimately, Moss and his players must balance a repertoire that is challenging enough for its sophisticated players and light enough to be enjoyed by the community audience. A typical concert has a classical piece, a few marches, a lyrical tune, a medley from a popular musical, a solo from a band member and a rousing closer.

“It’s a unique experience that so many have come to love,” Suess adds. “We look forward to our Thursday night concerts.”

Given its 90th anniversary, the band will conclude its outdoor season Aug. 1 with a special celebratory concert. Selections will include music performed at the band shell’s dedication in 1958, plus pieces from Moss’ first season.

The Aug. 1 concert is expected to be the final one in this band shell. Plans are to tear it down and build a new one near the same site, to be ready for the 2020 concert season.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

The film “Coco” will be shown July 18 at College of DuPage.

Ongoing Jose Guadalupe Posada/Legendary Printmaker of Mexico: Now through Sept. 13 at the Cleve Carney Art Gallery, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage. Exhibit of one of Mexico’s most celebrated artists. Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. www.atthemac.org.

Sunday, July 14 All Animal Expo: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Sunday, July 14, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Reptiles, birds, exotic mammals, small livestock, animal supplies. Admission, $5; free parking.

Info: (630) 917-0366.

The DuPage Plowboys will take on eight other vintage baseball teams on July 14 at Cantigny.

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Red Oak Festival/Vintage Baseball: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at the Parade Field at Cantigny, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. The DuPage Plowboys and 8 other Midwestern vintage baseball teams compete. Free with $10 parking. www.cantigny.org.

“Godspell”: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at Playhouse Theatre at the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage. College Theater presents the musical tale of friendship, loyalty and love based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew. $14-$16. These are the two final performances. www.atthemac.org.

Summer concert/Mike & Joe: 3-4:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 14, at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Modern rock cover band. Free concert; parking $10. cantigny.org.

Monday, July 15 Music Mondays/Rock Steady: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, July 15, at Memorial Park, 208 W. Union Ave., Wheaton. Bring blankets, chairs and a picnic dinner, or buy from concessionaires. Free. www.wheatonparkdistrict.com.

Wednesday, July 17 Family Fun Night: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 17, at Lake Ellyn Park, 645 Lenox Road, Glen Ellyn.

Family-friendly music, entertainment, rides, bounce houses, craft projects, face-painting, more.

Free. www.gepark.org.

The Intelligentsia Cup’s Tour of Lake Ellyn cycling race is back in Glen Ellyn on July 20.

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Thursday, July 18 Wheaton Municipal Band/The ABCs of Music: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at Memorial Park. A musical tribute to the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11. Free; bring blankets and chairs.

Disney-Pixar’s “Coco”: 8 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at the Lakeside Pavilion at College of DuPage. Part of free summer movie series. www.atthemac.org.

Friday, July 19 New Philharmonic concert: 8 p.m.

Friday, July 19, at the Lakeside Pavilion at College of DuPage. Classical, Broadway pops, movie scores and more. COD student talent competition winners will perform at 7:15 p.m.: Natasza Sikora playing Atacama Desert; John Egan playing Sonatina 1 Mvmt.

1, Op. 36. Bring a nonperishable food item. Free. www.atthemac.org.

Saturday, July 20 Tour of Lake Ellyn bike races: Saturday, July 20, professional bike races speed around scenic Lake Ellyn, the most popular race course on the Intelligentsia Cup Series schedule. Food, beer available to buy. Spectators can sign up for the free Duncan Law Group Family Fun Ride at 3 p.m. www.TourofLakeEllyn.com.

Sunday, July 21 Boating in the Park: Noon-4 p.m. Sunday, July 21, at Lake Ellyn Park. Try out the canoes, kayaks or a pedal boat for $5 for 20 minutes. Instructions given on dry land before you head out. All ages welcome, however, each participant must be able to safely fit into a Glen Ellyn Park District life jacket. No registration needed.

Monday, July 22 Music Mondays/South of Disorder: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, July 22, at Memorial Park, 208 W. Union Ave., Wheaton. Bring blankets, chairs and a picnic dinner, or buy from concessionaires.

Free. www.wheatonparkdistrict.com.

Wednesday, July 24 Jazz in the Park: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, at Newton Park, 707 Fairview Ave., Glen Ellyn. Free concert by the Glen Ellyn Jazz Ensemble, a 16-piece band. Bring blankets, lawn chairs, bug spray and a picnic dinner. No alcohol permitted in park.

DuPage County Fair: July 24-28 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Live music, animals, crafts fair, carnival, talent shows and more. Hours: 8 a.m.-10 p.m.

Wednesday & Thursday; 8 a.m.-11 p.m.

Friday to Sunday. Admission, $5-$15 (free for 3-under). (630) 668-6636 or www.dupagecountyfair.org.

Racing pigs make the turn at the DuPage County Fair, which takes place this year July 24-28.

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Thursday, July 25 McCormick Day: Noon-5 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Family activities in the park as Cantigny celebrates the birthday of its benefactor, Robert R. McCormick (1880-1955). Free. www.cantigny.org.

Cosley Zoo Uncorked: 5:30-8 p.m.

Thursday, July 25, at the Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. More than 50 wines available for tasting, live entertainment, hors d’oeuvres, raffle, giveaways and more, all among the animals. $45; the first 450 guests receive a commemorative wineglass. www.cosleyzoo.org.

Angel Melendez and the 911 Mambo Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at the Lakeside Pavilion at College of DuPage. Free. www.atthemac.org.

Wheaton Municipal Band/Member Favorites: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at Memorial Park, Wheaton. Tonight’s concert features favorites drawn from the performers’ top picks. Free, bring blankets, chairs.

Friday, July 26 Brass Transit: 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 26, at the Lakeside Pavilion at College of DuPage. Chicago tribute band. Free. www.atthemac.org

Saturday, July 27 Choreography Showcase and Com-

petition: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Playhouse Theatre at the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage. 5th annual show presents emerging choreographers. $5-$10. www.atthemac.org.

Sunday, July 28 Summer concert/Rico: 3-4:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 28, at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. A modernday Santana. Free concert; parking $10. cantigny.org.

Monday, July 29 Al Capone & The 1933 World’s Fair: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, July 29, at McCormick House Freedom Hall, at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Lecture by author William Hazelgrove. Free with paid parking, but must register.

Music Mondays/The StingRays: 6:308:30 p.m. Monday, July 29, at Memorial Park, 208 W. Union Ave., Wheaton. Bring blankets, chairs and a picnic dinner, or buy from concessionaires. Free. www.wheatonparkdistrict.com.

Wednesday, July 31 Movie in the Park/”Harry Potter”: 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, at Lake Ellyn Park. Free showing of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Movie starts at 8 p.m.; costume contest at 7:45 p.m. Free, all ages welcome.

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Thursday, Aug. 1 Chicago Plays The Stones: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at the Lakeside Pavilion at College of DuPage. Part of the WDCB Live Jazz concert series. Ronnie Baker Brooks, Billy Branch, John Primer, Jimmy Burn and Omar Coleman play Rolling Stones hits.

Free, but bring a nonperishable food item. www.atthemac.org.

Wheaton Municipal Band/Celebration!: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at Memorial Park, Wheaton. Celebrating the band’s 90th anniversary and Bruce Moss’ 40th season as music director and conductor. Free; bring blankets and chairs.

Friday, Aug. 2 The Greatest Piano Men: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at the Lakeside Pavilion at College of DuPage. Featured performers include Donnie Kehr, Greg Ransom and Pete Peterkin. Free, but bring a nonperishable food item. www.atthemac.org.

Saturday, Aug. 3 Wheaton Brew Fest: Noon-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Memorial Park, 208 W. Union Ave., Wheaton. Annual outdoor craft beer fest has brews, live entertainment and food from Wheaton restaurants. Fool House on stage at 2:30 p.m. Must be 21+. General admission $50; designated driver admission, $20. wheatonparkdistrict.com.

West Suburban Symphony Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Cantigny’s First Division Museum Military Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. A musical tour of the art of the dance. Free with paid parking.

Wheaton Municipal Band/The Best is Yet to Come: 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 3, inside Edman Chapel at Wheaton College. The final concert of the season will feature three guests: Capt. Ryan Nowlin, assistant conductor of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band; Ben Pierce, euphonium soloist from the University of Arkansas; and jazz saxophone virtuoso Lou “Blue Lou” Marini of the Blues Brothers Band. Free.

Sunday, Aug. 4 Boating in the Park: Noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at Lake Ellyn Park. Try out the canoes, kayaks or a pedal boat for $5 for 20 minutes. Instructions given on dry land before you head out.

All ages welcome, however, each participant must be able to safely fit into a Glen Ellyn Park District life jacket. No registration needed.

Dancing Queen/An Abba Tribute: 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, in the Cantigny Bandshell, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Free with paid parking.

Monday, Aug. 5 Mike Williams Cosley Zoo Classic: 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, at Arrowhead Golf Club, 26W151 Butterfield Road, Wheaton. Individual golfer, $200; foursome, $750; dinner only ticket, $50. 10:30 a.m. check-in and lunch; noon shotgun start; 5:30 p.m. appetizers; 6 p.m. dinner, awards and silent auction. All proceeds support Cosley Zoo. www.cosleyzoo.org.

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Catholic Charities Back To School Fair: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Free school supplies, immunizations, physicals, dental exams and more to local lowincome families. Info: Contact the Joliet Diocese.

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Wheaton Wine Walk: 5-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at Martin Memorial Plaza, Front and Main streets. $35-$40. www.downtownwheaton.com.

The Joey DeFrancesco Trio: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Lakeside Pavilion at College of DuPage. With special guest, guitarist Bobby Broom. Free, but bring a nonperishable food item. www.atthemac.org.

Dive-In Movie/”Finding Dory”: Dusk (about 8 p.m.) on Thursday, Aug. 8, at Sunset Pool, 483 Fairview Ave., Glen Ellyn. A showing

The Glen Ellyn Jazz Ensemble will play concerts on Wednesday, July 24, and Wednesday, Aug. 21. of Disney’s “Finding Dory” on the big, blow-up screen.

Concessions open from 8-9 p.m. Fee: Regular daily admission.

Friday, Aug. 9 Outdoor concert/Jason Honigstein: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at Patio II of the Cantigny Golf Club, 27W270 Mack Road, Wheaton.

Acoustic rock, soul, folk and original music. Free.

Magic of Motown: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at the Lakeside Pavilion at College of DuPage. Harmonies and smooth moves made famous by the Supremes, Temptations and the rest of Motown. Free, but bring a nonperishable food item. www.atthemac.org.

Saturday, Aug. 10 Bike Wheaton Festival: 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Aug. 10, at the City Hall parking lot, 301 W. Wesley St., Wheaton. Decorated bike parade, bike rodeo, DJ, information booth. Donate an old bike to Working Bikes. Free. downtownwheaton.com.

Sunday, Aug. 11 Great Midwest Train Show: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton.

Average of 180 exhibitors at each show, trains of all scales and gauges. Admission, $7 (11 and under free). Free parking. greatmidwesttrainshow.com.

French Connection Day: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Music, art, food and family activities that celebrate all things France. Free with $10 parking. www.cantigny.org.

Outdoor concert/U.S. Coast Guard Band: 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Free with paid parking ($10).

Saturday, Aug. 17 Zurko’s All Night Flea Market: 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, to 3 a.m.

Sunday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Admission, $7. Info: (715) 526-9769.

Sunday, Aug. 18 All Animal Expo: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Reptiles, birds, exotic mammals, small livestock, animal supplies.

Admission, $5; free parking. Info: (630) 917-0366.

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46 claim to be Sherlock Holmes after the sleuth reportedly fell to his death at Reichenbach Falls. $40-$42. www.atthemac.org.

Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 7-8 Revolutionary War Re-enactment and Grand Encampment: Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 7-8, on the Parade Field and Polo Field at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Featuring the North West Territory Alliance. Get a feel for camp life, experience a battle and absorb the sights and sounds of the 18th century. More details TBA.

Sunday, Sept. 8

Kirk Muspratt is the music director and conductor of the New Philharmonic, which is based at College of DuPage’s McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn. The 2019-20 season has just been announced.

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Wednesday, Aug. 21 Jazz in the Park: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, at Lake Ellyn Park, 645 Lenox Road, Glen Ellyn. Free concert by the Glen Ellyn Jazz Ensemble, a 16-piece band. Bring blankets, lawn chairs, bug spray and a picnic dinner.

Wednesday, Sept. 18 Visiting Artist Lecture Series/Nick Cave: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Playhouse Theatre at the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage. Cave works between the visual and performing arts through sculpture, installation, video, sound and performance. Free.

Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 24-25 Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts: 10 a.m.5 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 24-25, at Lake Ellyn Park, 645 Lenox Road, Glen Ellyn. Juried fine art show with 70 vendors; food, beer, wine garden. Free admission. Info: Check Facebook.

Saturday, Sept. 21 Trumpeter Chris Botti: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Belushi Performance Hall, at the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage. $75-$125. www.atthemac.org.

Sunday, Aug. 25 One of These Nights: 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, at Cantigny Bandshell, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Eagles cover band. Free concert with $10 parking.

Saturday, Sept. 28

Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1 Central DuPage Camera Club Exhibit: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1 in the Visitors Center Gallery at Cantigny, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Photos cover a variety of subject matter with the main focus being on nature. Admission free with paid parking. www.centraldupagecameraclub.org.

Monday, Sept. 2 American English: 3-4:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2, at the Cantigny Bandshell, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. The area’s most popular Beatles cover band.

Concert free with $10 parking.

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Frida Fest!: Noon-9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Lakeside Pavilion at College of DuPage. Live music, live visual art, live dance, authentic Mexican food and more in this kickoff to COD’s yearlong celebration of Frida Kahlo leading up to the Kahlo 2020 Exhibition coming to the Cleve Carney Art Gallery in summer 2020. Free.

Great Midwest Train Show: 9 a.m.3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Average of 180 exhibitors at each show, trains of all scales and gauges. Admission, $7 (11 and under free). Free parking. greatmidwesttrainshow.com.

Chris Botti will be at College of DuPage on Sept. 21.

Sept. 5-Oct. 6 “Holmes & Watson”: Sept. 5-Oct. 6 at the Playhouse Theatre at the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage. From playwright Jeffrey Hatcher, three men

New Philharmonic/Beethoven’s 9th Symphony: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at the Belushi Performance Hall, at the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage. With soprano Katherine Weber, mezzo Kate Tombaugh, tenor James Judd, baritone Sam Handley and the 100-voice Northwest Indiana Symphony Chorus. Also, Beethoven’s Egmont Overture. $51-$53. www.atthemac.org.

Light the Torch 5K Night Run: On Saturday, Sept. 28, in downtown Wheaton. Race through luminaria lanes and end with a street fest of music, carnival rides and food trucks. The more glow you wear, the better. www. wheatonparkdistrict.com.

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