Join Chicago’s most creative individuals on Saturday, August 30th from 7-10p for a night of art and fun at “Carnival.” The yearly benefit supports Osmosis Education and Mentoring Initiative, an nonprofit organization with the purpose of furthering “design education for underserved minority youth.”
Programs offered by the Osmosis Education and Mentoring Initiative focus on graphic design, architecture, fashion, [...]

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Tomorrow, head on out to a old favorite or a new spot for Bar AIDS 2008! Click here for a listing of participating bars. As I mentioned before, a group of friends and I will be M Lounge (1520 S. Wabash) for a joint event: Bar AIDS 2008 and a watch party for Barack Obama’s [...]

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Here’s another event designed to both save you money and donate to a charitable cause! On September 20th, you can head over to Macy’s for the 3rd Annual “Shop for A Cause” day. Various charitable organizations are selling $5 savings passes which allow you to save between 10-20 percent on store merchandise. 100% of proceeds [...]

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One of my favorite things to do is mine thrift stores and vintage shops for jewelry, handbags, and the occasional sweater. Most people (including myself) usually only think of Goodwill or The Salvation Army as charity thrift stores, but I found a few others in the Chicagoland area!
Brown Elephant Resale Shops benefit the Howard Brown [...]

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Be Bright Pink has partnered with Orbit White Bubblegum during the months of September and October to help fight breast cancer. Orbit is rolling out special edition versions of their Orbit White 12-packs and 60-packs with 10% of the purchase price benefitting Be Bright Pink.

 
For more information, please visit www.bebrightpink.org!

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It’s hard to believe that Labor Day weekend is almost here! I mean, where in the world did summer go? It’s always sad to change seasons, but I am excited about some of the upcoming fall fashions. If you’re looking to update your wardrobe or beauty roster, head on over to Bloomingdale’s (900 N. Michigan [...]

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Did you know that guitar legend, Carlos Santana, has his own line of women’s shoes? If so, did you know that 10% of all shoes sales benefit the Milagro Foundation, founded by Santana and his wife, Deborah?
The Milagro (which means “miracles” in Spanish) Foundation is a charitable foundation which supports “underprivileged and underserved” children in [...]

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“What do you crave?” Whatever it is, I’m sure that you can find it at the CRAVE Chicago Summer Party on Sunday, September 7th! This shopping event will feature over 30 vendors featuring handbags, clothing, shoes, jewelry, gifts, so on and so on! Guests will also be treated to the following:

Complimentary manicures and pedicures
Complimentary makeovers [...]

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Next Thursday the 28th, grab your friends and head out to a local bar for the fifth anniversary of Bar AIDS in Chicago. During this event, participating bars will be donating a portion of the night’s proceeds to AIDSCare. There will be onsite educators spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS and also hosting a raffle. I’ve listed [...]

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Need to glamorize during the dog days of August? Head on over to Aniko Salon and Spa (1109 S. Wabash) for their Aniko GLAM Chicago event and watch stylists create couture hairstyles for models and complete the lookup with makeup and body paint. It will be held on Thursday, August 21st from 6-9p.
This event will benefit [...]

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