the calendar

THIS WEEK

OCTOBER 15

LYNN SAGE CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION’S FALL BENEFIT LUNCHEON

Meredith Soren Freese, Allison Zisook Goldstein and Stephanie Lieber — all daughters of founding members of LSCRF — chair the event benefiting breast cancer research. Actress Maya Rudolph (above right), whose mother died of breast cancer, is the keynote speaker. Time: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Place: Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Cost: $250. For tickets, call (312) 926-7133.

OCTOBER 17

HYDE PARK ART CENTER’S GALA

This event celebrates the unveiling of the brand new Guida Family Creative Wing with dinner, dancing, interactive art experiences and a lively afterparty. The dress code calls for “creative cocktail.” Time: 6 p.m.-midnight Place: Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Cost: $500 and up, $60 afterparty. For tickets, visit

Hydeparkart.org.

OCTOBER 17

WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE’S LIMITLESS GALA

Richard S. Price, chairman and CEO of Mesirow Financial, is the honoree of this year’s event, chaired by Marilyn Perlman and Brian Price. Time: 6:30 p.m. Place: Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, 200 N. Columbus Cost: $500 and up. For tickets, email S.margolies@acwis.org.

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OCTOBER 21

CARL SANDBURG LITERARY AWARDS DINNER

Famed composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim receives the Carl Sandburg Literary Award; novelist and Chicagoan Eric Charles May takes home the 21st Century Award; and proceeds benefit the Chicago Public Library and the CPL Foundation. Time: 6 p.m. Place: UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Cost: $1,000 and up. For tickets, visit Cplfoundation.org.

OCTOBER 22

CASA CENTRAL’S ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER

Help support the Midwest’s largest Hispanic social service agency at this dinner event,

chaired by ComEd president and CEO Anne R. Pramaggiore and honoring Richard M. Jaffee, Oil-Dri Corporation of America chairman, with the Pastora San Juan Cafferty Legacy Award. Time: 6 p.m. Place: Loews Chicago Hotel, 455 N. Park Cost: Starting at $250. For tickets, visit Pjhchicago.com/event/casacentral.

OCTOBER 23

RED JACKET OPTIONAL

This largest Chicago Children’s Choir fundraiser of the year is co-chaired by Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff and David and Lesly Koo and features a performance by Grammy winner Kurt Elling. Joe and Jennifer Shanahan are honored (for more about the honorees, see page 9). Time: 6 p.m. Place: Morgan Manufacturing, 401 N. Morgan

Cost: $500. For tickets, call (312) 849-8300, ext. *23.

OCTOBER 24

KNOCKING OUT BREAST CANCER

The Barbara Bates Foundation hosts its annual event, this year helping fund the creation of a breast imaging center at Mt. Sinai Hospital. Survivors model clothes by local designer Barbara Bates (see page 10) and share their stories. Time: 5:30 p.m. Place: Macy’s, 111 N.

State Cost: $150. For tickets, visit Babarabates foundation.org