A Marc Chagall lithograph brought $5,900 at Saturday night’s silent auction to help push the final fundraising figure to $80,000 for Mt. Sinai Hospital’s Medical Center Emergency Department and Coleman Trauma Center.
About 450 doctors, nurses and other health-care professionals were on hand to celebrate “ER Trauma Drama ’98” at the Four Seasons Hotel.
For the third year in a row, “ER” co-stars were on hand, including Conni Marie Brazelton (who donated some of her beaded jewelry to the silent auction), Laura Ceron, Ellen Crawford and Michael Genovese.
The cast apparently had a wonderful time, staying until 1 a.m. and dancing to the Ken Arlen Orchestra.
Other silent-auction items included a trip to Los Angeles and a day with Crawford on the “ER” set that fetched $3,100, and a trio of signed items by the cast (scrubs, lab coat and “ER” script) that went for $600. Rounding out the evening was a buffet dinner and dessert.
– “Journey to Osaka” celebrated 25 years of the sister-cities agreement between Chicago and Osaka, Japan, at a buffet dinner Thursday night at the Osaka Gardens, behind the Museum of Science and Industry.
The gardens provided a tranquil setting for the event, which drew about 350 people, some of whom wore traditional Japanese dress.
The outdoor party, held under a large white tent, included speeches by Ronald B. Given, co-chair of the Osaka Sister Cities Committee; Chicago Cultural Affairs Commissioner Lois Weisberg; and Tomoyuki Abe, consul general of Japan, who noted one similarity between the two “second” cities: “Both enjoy good eating.”
The eating this night was fried rice, noodles and egg rolls.
Given led a toast to “the 25-year partnership of the cities,” and Randy Johnson, editor of Hemispheres magazine, presented a painted plate as a “symbol of global vision” to Toshiharu Mizutani, director general of Osaka’s Economic Affairs Bureau. United Airlines, which earlier in July began non-stop daily flights to Osaka, sponsored the event.
Coming up: The Field Associates of the Field Museum honor the museum’s acquisition of Sue, the oldest and most complete T. rex fossil ever found. The event is the first-ever “Field Trip,” scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Aug. 14, at the museum.
About 1,000 young professionals are expected to attend; tickets are $65 in advance, $75 at the door. The evening includes an open bar and a buffet dinner featuring dishes from popular area restaurants. Call 312-322-8870 for more information.
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