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Guess who’s singing beside you?Judy Steed
Born at one am on February 15, Judy Steed missed being a Valentine's Day baby by one hour, but growing up her birthday parties were always Valentine-themed. "I love red, I love hearts," the stained glass mosaic artist confesses. And hearts occasionally find their way...
Vicente Lusitano
A detail from The Meeting of St. Ursula and the Prince Etherius. Sitting at the top corner of the painting, this detail shows six wind players of Black ancestry performing on the balcony. From the multi-panel St. Auta Altarpiece, early 16th c., housed in Lisbon’s...
An Epidemic of Loneliness
“There is an epidemic of loneliness in the United States and lacking [social] connection can increase the risk for premature death to levels comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.” “...the physical consequences of poor connection can be devastating, including a 29...
Guess who’s singing beside you? Suzanne Cohen
Elementary teacher, mother of three, crafter, good friend, and an alto and volunteer with SGC's Dementia-friendly Evanston Choir Sounds Good Choir “has been a salvation for me,” says Suzanne Cohen. “It is such a positive experience for me to be able to sing again. And...
Guess who’s singing beside you? SGC Tenor, Alan Hoffstadter
If you exchange emails with Alan Hoffstadter, you will see the phrase, “Give Blood... Give Life!” under his signature. To Alan it’s more than a slogan. He devoted his professional life to ensuring a safe and ample supply of donated blood. A “born and bred” Chicagoan,...
Song Spotlight: “Our House”
Our House Graham Nash, arr. Ed Lojeski Graham Nash was the only English member of the iconic supergroup known as Crosby, Stills and Nash. The group rose in 1968 like a phoenix from the ashes of other groups: Crosby had been asked to leave The Byrds a year earlier;...