Weekend of Sept 20-22

It is monday morning and I feel refreshed and happy. I think the happy feeling comes from the feeling of accomplishment and being part of a community. The weekend stated out at City Council on Friday. A group of us from Rogers Park surprized the The Tawani Group and testified against them getting zoning variances. The zoning board gave us two hours to testify. I testified on senior safety. Saturday was a full day of clients. I feel blessed to have them. Sunday I was at the Les Turner ALS Walk with the most of the same volunteers for the past three years. Thanks to Biff, Lynn, John, Theresa and others. A big thanks to our artists who painted live. Helen Graef and her family, Karen Perl, Cliff Questel, Laura Questel and Miranda Stillwell. Theresa, Lynn and Caty Brownstone-Stillwell also painted. Both of my sisters painted. This makes me happy. There were a bunch of children and teenagers who came over to the Arts 4 ALS tent that said I really want to paint that hadn't painted before. That is what I like to see. People catching the fever of art!!! Thanks to Megan and Mike Gaffney, Liz, Maria and Wendy from Les Turner. A huge thank you to Dick Blicks who donated Uber amount of art supplies and was a sponsor for the walk. Yeah for a great weekend!! A great start to this week.

Happy 5773!!

Happy New Year 5773!

It is a time to reflect. This is  a good  year. It was definitely a year for art. I organized four major arts events: Light and Dark, Arts4ALS tent at Walk 4 Life, A Celebration of Life an art show/fundraiser for Les Tuner ALS Foundation. I feel proud of these events and I had my own booth at the Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival. My goodness. I feel proud of myself for making those things happen.

Business is going well.. I feel blessed to be working with my clients. These are stressful, sometimes unnerving times, and it is good and healthy to reach out for help. I feel honored that my clients reached out to me

On a personal note my father and his wife moved to Chicago from New York City. It has been a dream come from for my sisters and me. It is really nice to get to know Dad as a fellow human-being. I am finding I really like him.  Our step-mother is also pretty awesome. It is fun just hanging out. Thanks Peter Brownstone for being you.

This has been a somewhat stressful year…fear and worry about what is happening in the world can take over. What has helped me is not to watch the news or read the newspapers. I pick and choose how I get my news. Meditating and living by the lake has been a God send. Lake Michigan is my BFF…no really. Swimming this summer in her waves has been a joy.

We can’t predict the future, but whatever comes, we will get through this together. I wish all of you much peace, good health, joy, love and courage.

Love,

Eve

Art4ALS at Walk for Life Soldiers Field September 22

Gearing up for this great walk to support the Les Turner ALS Foundation September 22. Arts4ALS is going to have a tent with: an art show, family activities and wonderful artists scattered through out the walk painting live..so excited...Four years ago I walked with mom Judy Erickson. This is the third year the Arts have been highlighted at the walk.. Yeah for art!!

http://www.alswalk4life.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1055133

A Friendly Monster by Eve Brownstone....my impression of ALS..horrible but comes with blessings..