SUMMER FUN Well, summer is finally here and if you’re family is anything like mine, you’ve been waiting a long time for it’s arrival. Now that the kids are out of school and the days are getting longer, there are so many fun things to do together. From packing your calendar with festival favorites to lounging with your Glancer Magazine poolside– you and yours won’t get bored if you reside within Chicago’s western suburbs, that’s for sure. Some of our festival favorites include Naperville’s Ribfest (www.ribfest.net ) and Eyes to Skies Fest in Lisle ( www.eyestotheskies.org ), which both take place over 4th of July weekend. Ribfest has some fabulous musical entertainment this year including Sheryl Crow, Lee Brice and Gin Blossoms. Eyes to the Skies will be featuring some amazing musical acts as well, but my favorite attention grabber at this event is no doubt the hot air balloons that launch throughout the 3-day festival. They are simply breathtaking! Having grown up in Lisle, the 4th of July was always my favorite weekend of the year! Kicking it off with the parade where I marched proudly with my softball team, then some swim time with friends at Lisle Pool (now Sea Lion Aquatic Park), finishing it off with family as we watched the fireworks on the hill at Lisle Fest. So many memories! Another family favorite of ours is the Sugar Grove Corn Boil taking place July 28-31. Filled with all things fun including food vendors, musical entertainment, a carnival and more, area families will love that this festival has free entry + free entertainment. Other great events happening this summer include Taste of Wheaton, June 2-5; Swedish Days in Geneva, June 21-26; Rotary Grove Fest in Downers Grove, June 23-26; Glancer Magazine’s Splash of Color Annual Celebration, July 13; Jazz In Glen Ellyn, July 16; Naperville Woman’s Club 57th Annual Fine Art Fair, July 9 & 10 and many more! We hope you enjoy this issue filled with all things “summer fun” throughout the western suburbs. Enjoy your summer and thanks for reading! Lindy Kleivo Publisher/Editor #June2016

GET TO KNOW LISLE EYES TO SKIES BALLOONER AL VLZANY OF WESTERN SPRINGS The Lisle Eyes to the Skies festival has grown dramatically since it started more than 30 years ago and attracts about 70,000 each year. Highlights include everything from fireworks, to the carnival, to incredible musical performances; but, the emphasis of course is daily launches of hot air balloons and a balloon glow. Al Vlzany has been assisting balloon landings since 1992 and has worked as a balloon crew member since 2012. He then passed his checkride for his own balloon license, and by 2015 was chairperson of the balloon field selecting the shape balloons, making arrangements for pilots, supervising the tether rides, and overall general operations. He loves hot air balloons and enjoys flying his own in and around Minooka and Kankakee. When people ask him about flying in a balloon, he says the experience is hard to describe since there is no sensation of movement. “When you are in a balloon several hundred or thousand feet above the ground, it is hard to describe how you got there,” he says. “The ground just gets further away. In any other aircraft there is a sensation of movement.” Summer is the perfect time to fly his gliders by day and his hot air balloon by night! Photos Submitted #NeighbortoKnow #June2016

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU....AT SEA Alright west suburban Star Wars fans, you’re going to love this! Disney Cruise Line recently announced that Star Wars Day at Sea will return in 2017 aboard select 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries aboard Disney Fantasy. If that’s not out of this world travel news, I’m not sure what is! The force is strong on this ship, as the 7-night itinerary will only be only offered for a limited time in 2017 on 15 sailings from early January through mid-April from Port Canaveral. The kids are going to LOVE it! Each sailing will feature dark side and light side fun, including official appearances of Star Wars characters, a deck party and fireworks, Jedi training for kids, at-sea screenings of Star Warsfilms, unique food and beverage offerings, and special merchandise. Her’s just a sampling of the intergalactic entertainment you’ll enjoy during Star Wars Day at Sea: Force-filled Fun for Everyone • Characters from across the Star Wars galaxy are onboard for interactions, photos and also may be seen patrolling the decks. • Kids and families enjoy friendly competition during Star Wars trivia games, putting their knowledge of the film and television sagas to the test. • Guests are encouraged to bring their costumes and participate in the costume celebration held in the ship’s atrium. Younglings Use Their Power • In “Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple,” Force-sensitive children learn the ways of the Jedi and use their new-found skills in a final face off with Darth Vader. • Star Wars-themed arts and crafts, games, and activities are offered throughout the day inOceaneer Club and Oceaneer Lab youth clubs. Star Wars Deck Party and Fireworks • An exciting evening blasts off with a deck party filled with music, a galactic dance party and appearances of Star Wars characters on the deck stage. • The grand finale is a spectacular display of pyrotechnics, lighting and sound effects set to a medley of Star Wars music. #TrendyTraveler #GlancerMagazine #June2016 #TravelLeisure #LindyKleivo

DAVID CUROTTO JOINS CANTIGNY AS FOOD & BEVERAGE DIRECTOR David L. Curotto has joined Cantigny Park and Cantigny Golf as Food & Beverage Director. The appointment was announced by Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports, which oversees Cantigny’s golf and foodservice operations. Curotto has been a professional chef at private country clubs throughout Chicagoland for the past 18 years. Most recently, since 2012, he was Executive Chef at Hawthorn Woods Country Club, a property also managed by KemperSports. “Dave is a perfect fit for this position,” said Terry Hanley, Cantigny Golf’s general manager. “His ‘back of the house’ skills are well known and now he’ll get to realize his goal of stepping outside the kitchen to manage all aspects of a larger foodservice business. Cantigny’s restaurant and private party guests will enjoy the quality and service standards Dave and his team will implement throughout the year.” Hanley, now in his second year at Cantigny, hired Curotto for the Hawthorn Woods job and they worked together for several years. When Cantigny’s top food and beverage position became available, Hanley’s choice to fill it was easy. Curotto relishes his broader role and new career challenge at a venue as well known for its gardens and museums as its championship golf course. “Cantigny is a wonderful institution,” he said. “People love it here for many different reasons, including a tradition of great food and hospitality. So I know I’m in the right place and can’t wait to help make the customer experience here even better.” Curotto holds an Applied Science in Culinary Arts degree from Kendall College in Evanston, Ill. He lives in Aurora with his wife Rachael, also a chef, and their two young children. About Cantigny Cantigny Park, part of the Robert R. McCormick Foundations, is home to the McCormick Museum, First Division Museum, formal gardens, picnic grounds, walking trails and a Visitor Center with banquet and dining facilities. Cantigny Golf, adjacent to the park, features a 27-hole championship golf course, clubhouse with banquet and dining rooms, Cantigny Golf Academy and the 9-hole Cantigny Youth Links. Golf and parkwide foodservice operations are managed by KemperSports, Northbrook, Ill. #GlancerWeekly

OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME FOR 8-YEAR-OLD PLAINFIELD GIRL: CUBS 'BAT GIRL' Maggie Meyers of Plainfield spent the first nine days of her life in Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit and later underwent pediatric heart surgery. Now she’s a happy, healthy 8-year-old who has the opportunity of a lifetime: Serving as Honorary Bat Kid for the Chicago Cubs. Maggie will be the Honorary Bat Kid at the April 28 game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field. Throughout the Cubs' season, Advocate Health Care provides young patients the opportunity to be Honorary Bat Kids for a game. This is just one way that Advocate gives back to its patients, families, and communities. Born March 11, 2008, Maggie developed an irregular heart beat shortly after birth and was admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital’s Level III neonatal intensive care, where her mother, Leanne Meyers, has worked as a registered nurse since 2001. Doctors diagnosed Maggie with Wolfe-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, a congenital heart problem, and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), an abnormal heart rhythm. At age 5, she underwent cardiac ablation surgery at Advocate Children’s Hospital-Oak Lawn. Maggie is now a healthy second grader at Eagle Pointe Elementary School in Plainfield. She will attend the Major League Baseball game with her parents, Tim and Leanne Meyers, her brother, Peyton Meyers, and her grandfather, Gerald Meyers. “I am grateful to Good Samaritan Hospital for the chance to be a bat girl at the Cubs game,” Maggie said. “I can’t wait!” Dr. Rajeev Dixit was one of the neonatologists who cared for Maggie when she was in the NICU. “Maggie’s come a long way,” Dixit said. “It’s a privilege to take care of the child of someone you work with.” #SuburbanTriumph

LISLE EYES TO THE SKIES FEST, JULY 1-3 The Annual 34th Lisle Eye’s to the Skies Balloon Festival is Chicagoland’s favorite family event offering daily morning and evening hot air balloon launches (weather permitting), nightly balloon glows, tethered balloon rides, live music on two stages, three nights of fireworks, a huge children’s area, over 50 food vendors, craft show, a great carnival plus much more! Drawing more than 80,000 visitors, this popular festival will be held July 1st – 3rd at Lisle's Community Park, 1825 Short Street (Route 53 and Short Street). To learn more about this year's festival, please visit www.eyestotheskies.org or call (630) 541-6095. #SummerFun #Spotlights #ArtsEntertainment #GlancerWeekly

THE MAX LACEWELL FOUNDATION BEST DAY EVUH GOLF TOURNAMENT • MONDAY, JUNE 13 The Max Lacewell Foundation will host its fifth annual Best Day Evuh Golf Tournament at Bolingbrook Golf Club. Please join us and our event sponsors, Sequent Energy and CMC Industries, for a challenging day of golf, amazing beverage cart sponsored by Goose Island Beer Company, and a cocktail reception and gourmet BBQ awards dinner to complete the day. All proceeds benefit pediatric brain cancer research at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and The Max Lacewell Research Scholar. Previous events have been a smashing success. Besides great golf, the tournament has raised over $180,000 for pediatric brain tumor research! The money raised has helped The Max Lacewell Foundation donate $550,000 to Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. Max “Little Dude” Lacewell was only five years old when he was diagnosed with a brain cancer called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG); he lost his battle nine months later at the age of six. Please join us and help us continue our pursuit of a cure so that other “little dudes and dudettes” have more powerful weapons against cancer. Pricing: Foursomes - $750 / Individuals - $199 Unique sponsorship opportunities available. Please contact david@maxlacewell.org to find out how you can contribute to the fight against pediatric cancer. For more information go to www.maxlacewell.org . 2016 #SummerFun #Spotlights #ArtsEntertainment #HealthWellness #CaringSharing #GlancerWeekly

GET READY FOR RIBFEST 2016 Food. Music. Fun. Ribfest returns for the 29th time July 1-4 at Naperville’s Knoch Park. Volunteer run and mission driven to end domestic violence and child abuse, Ribfest is put on by the dedication of the members of the Exchange Club of Naperville – and nearly 4,000 volunteers! The focus on Family and Fun is evident by the ever popular Family Fun Time – every day from noon-3pm tickets are $12 for adults, kids 11 & under are FREE. Plus you can buy a carnival wristband for $10 per person and enjoy unlimited carnival rides from noon-3pm. Food? You bet – with amazing Ribs, and other offerings for every appetite. Music takes center stage on 2 stages – check out who’s playing and buy tickets at www.ribfest.net. #SummerFun #Spotlights #GlancerWeekly

SUPPORT LOCAL SPECIES AT COSLEY ZOO RUN FOR THE ANIMALS 5K/10K Cosley Zoo (1356 N. Gary Ave. in Wheaton) is animal after magnificent animal, and the annual Cosley Zoo Run for the Animals 5K/10K and half-mile Zippity Zoo Run on Saturday, June 4, 7:30-9:30A are mile after magnificent mile. Marking its 35th year, the run is one of the zoo’s biggest regular fundraisers, supporting the development and renovation of its exhibits and the superb stewardship of its 150-plus animals representing more than 60 native Illinois species. For the first time, the Chicago Area Runners Association named the event a 2016 Runners’ Choice Circuit Race, which includes such other storied events as the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Fleet Feet Sports Soldier Field 10 Mile. This recognition reflects the race’s local heritage. “The Run for the Animals is the granddaddy of the Wheaton Park District’s four races, beginning 35 years ago before there were many for people to choose from,” said Sue Wahlgren, director of Cosley Zoo. “The run has also established itself as one that is very well organized with wonderful volunteers, providing runners with a great experience year after year.” It’s the run’s special purpose that boosts it above others, though. “Last but not least is the reason people run: the animals at Cosley Zoo,” she said. “I believe knowing the money comes back to a great facility that serves so many people and provides excellence in animal care is a great motivator.” Indeed, Cosley Zoo was accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) last September for the fourth consecutive time, continuing a tradition started in 2000 with its first accreditation. Nationwide, fewer than 10% of USDA-licensed animal exhibitors earn it. Because of this, it’s long been recognized as the national gold standard for animal care and welfare. The rigorous accreditation process involves a meticulous onsite inspection by trained zoo professionals and an interview of top officials at a formal hearing of AZA’s Accreditation Commission. This process must be repeated every five years to regain accreditation. “There really is no such thing as re-accreditation,” said Wahlgren. “It is like starting over each time. You don’t get any ‘passes’ because you were accredited previously.” The Cosley Foundation, Inc.—whom the run’s proceeds benefit—helps the zoo achieve accreditation by developing its facilities and services, Wahlgren said. “The foundation has been responsible for every capital project at the zoo since 1987 when we constructed the Vern Kiebler Learning Center. As one of the foundation’s biggest annual fundraisers, the Run for the Animals is critical to the success of the zoo,” she said. Those capital projects include the bobcat exhibit that opened in 2012 at the zoo’s north end, the adjacent rabbit and chicken exhibits, and the clinic that allows the zoo to provide topnotch care for its animals onsite. Each year, the Run for the Animals attracts over 2,500 runners, joggers, walkers, and zoo supporters, many of whom have participated and visited the zoo for decades. “Many in this area have grown up coming to the zoo and are now bringing their own children,” said Natasha Fischer, Education Manager. “We have a wonderfully loyal base of supporters who help the zoo in many ways throughout the year, including buying their Christmas trees and pumpkins here as well as participating in the Run for the Animals.” Both race routes start at the corner of Seminary Avenue and Main Street at 7:30A and wind through residential Wheaton. The 10K route makes a loop through Northside Park. It’s not only adult athletes getting their weekend workout and supporting the zoo. Kids can dash through the half-mile Zippity Zoo Run, which kicks off at the corner of Seminary Avenue and Main Street, turns east on Franklin Street, heads south on Scott Street, and finishes westward at its starting line. The Zippity Zoo Run begins at 8:45A. Overall winners and age division awards will be given for the 5K and 10K. All Zippity Zoo participants will receive an award at the finish line. Registration is available at cosleyzoo.org/events. The Cosley Zoo Run for the Animals 5K/10K is supported by Northwestern Medicine, Wheaton Bank & Trust Co., First Trust Portfolios L.P., Gerald Subaru, Bear Paddle Swim School, Borter Heating & Air Conditioning, Chick-fil-A Wheaton, David J. Allen Wheaton Orthodontic Center, Dick Pond Athletics, Nike, Smart Sinus + Allergy, and Ultra Foods. For remaining sponsorship opportunities, contact Carey Moreland, Marketing & Development Assistant, at 630.510.4961 or cmoreland@wheatonparks.org. To learn more, visit cosleyzoo.org/events. #GlancerWeekly

PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHY, CERAMICS, FIBER, GLASS, JEWELRY AND MORE The Spring Art Festival creates an art and cultural oasis along Oakbrook Center's already elegant exterior mall, which features beautiful open walk ways among trees, plants, flowers, signature stores and restaurants. Festival goers will have the opportunity to find unique works of art, which are great gifts for this season's weddings and graduations, as well as indulgences for the home. Free and open to the public, the Spring Art Festival will showcase the work of about 60 juried artists from across the country in a variety of mediums, highlighting jewelry, fashion, glass and functional art, as well as painting and photography. Along with the incredible artwork available for purchase, attendees will be able to interact with artists through demonstrations and booth chats 100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, IL 60523 Saturday, May 21: 10am-5pm Sunday, May 22: 11am-6pm Free Admission, Free Parking! More Details: https://amdurproductions.com/spring-festival-of-fine-craft/ #GlancerWeekly #ArtsEntertainment

TONIGHT THE “FAIREST” WIFE OF ALL WILL BE CROWNED Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest Illinois wife of all? The answer to that question will be determined tonight when a new Mrs. Illinois/America is crowned at the Hemmens Cultural Central, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin, Illinois. Mrs. North Aurora, Marlaine Smith is a contestant in the upcoming Pageant and she is sponsored byJeans and a Cute Top Shop, Kryssage Wellness, Ginger Root Hair Salon, Dr. Kevin Haddle from Maxillofacial and Facial Aesthetic Surgery, Glancer Magazine, Dr. Susie Warden and Dr. Tingzon. A distinguished Panel of judges comprised of Entertainment, Community and Business Leaders will have a difficult task selecting the fairest Mrs. Illinois/America to succeed Patti Pattrson the reigning Queen. Tonight Marlaine will be competing in Swimsuit, Evening Gown, and Personal Interviews. She is the wife of Ryan Smith and mother of McKenna and Cameron. Should Marlaine take the title tonight, she will be awarded over $1,500 in prizes including a trip to the National Pageant. There she will compete for the title of Mrs. America. Photo by Mike Catuara #GlancerWeekly #HealthWellness #ArtsEntertainment #LocalWomen

CELEBRATE THIS REJUVENATED EVENT COMING TO DOWNTOWN GLEN ELLYN Join Downtown Glen Ellyn for its fundraising kickoff party for Jazz Up Glen Ellyn at 481 N. Main Street (formerly Renaissance Art Studio) on Friday, May 20 from 6-8pm. Enjoy live music by Fareed Haque and celebrate this rejuvenated event coming to Downtown Glen Ellyn. Jazz up Glen Ellyn has three goals. The organizers want this to be a free event for all to enjoy by bringing music and the arts to Downtown Glen Ellyn. They want you to be able to pack your own favorite picnic treats and bring them with you. And they want to do this again, year after year. They need your donation to offset some of the substantial costs of this event. In return, they promise to bring you a memorable evening of live jazz among friends and neighbors along with a shopping experience unlike any you have had before. MORE DETAILS: http://jazzupglenellyn.com https://facebook.com/jazupglenellyn #GlancerWeekly