Surrounded by friends, family and spectators, local artist Kathy Halper debuted her exhibit “JOMO: The Joy of Missing Out,” a depiction of her appreciation of the antisocial, on Sunday at the Evanston Art Center. “JOMO: The Joy of Missing Out” is a wordplay on the popular phrase “FOMO” — fear of missing out — demonstrating.
A&E After a year of pandemic-related uncertainty and disconnect, the theme of the Evanston art festival Terrain Biennial, “Keep in Touch,” centers around connecting artists with each other and their communities. Terrain Biennial runs from Oct. 1 through Nov. 15 and features 23 unique art installations across various neighborhoods. This year, Evanston’s exhibits are part.
Inspirational sentiments weren t helping Wheaton s Jeri Davis deal with her cancer treatment. So the 65-year-old wrote an irreverent coloring book of one-liners that brings laughs to her and other patients at Northwestern Medicine s LivingWell Cancer Resource Center in Geneva.
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Two months ago, Dominican-American couple Raquel and Junior Liriano drove eight hours from Puerto Plata to Bávaro, Punta Cana, for a weeklong, all-inclusive resort staycation in the Dominican Republic.
“It’s a special place for us, we first met up here,” said Liriano, referring to one of the longest-running resorts in the area.
On arrival, the couple learned the adults-only section was closed, and their reservation had shifted to the family side. “We are reduced to one hotel with almost no restaurants,” Liriano said, noting the low staff morale.