January 12, 2010 · 8:49 am
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Memory Lane 2009

Wow, 2009 sure was a year filled with memories shared with friends old and new…and now I am looking forward to 2010 and the surprises it holds! I want to thank the following friends who have helped make CandidCandace.com come to life: Caitlin Saville, Steve Starr, Todd Chebuhar and most of all, my right arm, Alexis Mattera! I hope you all have the BEST memories in 2010…CandidCandace.com will return on January 26th! 
 
Love,
Candace
Candace@candidcandace.com

 

01 - With Patti and Jimmy Connors for New Year’s Eve 02 - Painted ladies for NYE at the Mansion in LA

03 - With Bunky at his annual Valentine’s Day Tea at the Ritz in February 04 - At World Festival with founders Art Smith and Jesus Salguiero and Exec. Director Linda O'Keefe March

05 - I co-chaired World Festival last year with Katherine Chez right seen here with Linda O'Keefe center March

06 - Ginger Grant and owner Jim Flint celebrating the Baton’s 40th Anniversary March 22nd

07 - With Isaac Mizrahi April 3rd 08 - Signing with Chicago Now’s Bill Adee on May 16 2009 This must be a good omen since it was my Mom’s birthday

 

 

09 - Modern Wing Opening party with Grace Barry and William Kennedy Smith on May 9th 10 - Our Housewives audition for Towers Productions with Shelley Farley, Shauna Montgomery and Whitney Lasky on June 18th

 

 

11 - With George Lucas and Mellody Hobson at the Gene Siskel Film Center where he was given the Visionary Award on June 13th 01- Our future senator Alexi Giannoulias, his fiancée Tara Flocco and his mom Anna

 

 

02 - William Peterson and Mattie Hawkinson appeared in Blackbird at the Victory Gardens Theatre on July 13th 03 - Cavalia opened on July 14th Here I am with founder and creator Normand LaTourelle

04 - Gibson’s famous servers at their 20th Anniversary Party on June 29th 05 - Gibson’s Hostess with the Mostest, Kathy O’Malley, holding up a personalized Blackhawks jersey in honor of their 20th anniversary on June 29th

 

 

06 - Kathy O’Malley and Steve Lombardo at Gibson’s 20th Anniversary party on June 29th 07 - Preparing to ride on the Baton’s float for the Gay Pride Parade on June 28th

08 - Glamourcon in Chicago with former Playmates on August 15th 09 - Chicago Now Rooftop Launch Party with Jimmy Greenfield, Billy Dec, Julie DiCaro and Kevin O’Neil on August 12th

01 - Couture & Cocktails Kick-Off party with Helen Melchior, Pamella Roland, Kenneth Marks and Pamella’s sister Sharyl on July 29th 02 - Couture & Cocktails Kick-Off party at Neiman’s Chuck, Ed Howlett, Alan Sax and Bob Golant on July 29th

03 - Couture & Cocktails Co-Chairs 2009 on Sept. 25th 04 - Natalie Sager and A-Rod at Sunda also there this night were Reggie Jackson, Derek Jeter, Chris Getz, Jeremy Roenick and Gordon Beckham on August 1st

05 - Front row for Pamella Roland’s show during Fashion Week in Bryant Park on Sept 15th 06 - 30th Miss Continenal Pageant finalists on Sept 7th

07 - Dance For Life was a sell out at the Harris Theatre in Sept 01 - Dancing Festival with founders David Herro and Jay Franke with Billie Jean King in August

02 - Rhonda Sanderson’s double anniversary party for the Golants and us at Gibson’s on Aug 21st 03 - Second Time Around store launch with NY Housewife Alex McCord and co-chairs Kelli Zink and Ryan Pruett on Aug. 26th

04 - Elysian's Attila Gyulai, David Pisor, GM of Ria Rest. Louis Hickner and Justin Cooley 05 - Victoria’s Secret store opening Angels Marisa Miller and Doutzen Kroes with Bulls Taj Gibson and Derrick Rose on Oct 6th

06 - Opening night of Othello on Oct 14th 07 - World Fashion pic by Steve Starr on Sept 30th

08 - Charles Ifergan and his team at World Fashion on Sept 30th 09 - Parade of Joffrey dancers at the Joffrey Ballet’s Couture & Cocktails event on Sept 25th

10 - CS Magazine’s 15th Anniversary Party my name and quote on Barney’s window on Sept. 24th 01 - Glamourcon in LA With Hef, Patti Connors, Debra Jensen and Marilou Hamill in Nov

 

 

02 - Sirius Radio interview at Glamourcon LA with Patti Connors and Sylvie Garant in Nov 04 - My first Chicago Now radio interview with Bill Leff and fellow blogger Fabrice Calmels in Nov

03 - Latino Fashion Week Model Veronica Ludwig wearing Elda de la Rosa in Nov 05 - With Common Threads founder Art Smith and the Small Threads this was used for our cookbook launch party at the Omni on Dec 16th

06 - With Michael Kors and co-chairs Linda Johnson Rice, Toni Canada, Amanda Puck and Julie Lampert for the Michael Kors store opening on Nov 4th 07 - With Michael Kors in November

08 - The Small Threads at the Omni celebrating their first cookbook launch Eat the World Good-for-You- Food for Families on Dec. 16th 01 - Jerry Kleiner reinvents the Icon Theater on Dec 16

02 - With owner of Icon Theaters Tony Kerasotes at opening party on Dec. 16th 03 - Maria Mowbray, the Exec Dir of Rock ‘n Roll for Kids Charity, which raised over $200K on Dec 4th

04 - World of Chocolate winners, the Peninsula team 05 - Enjoying World Festival, John and Susan Colletti with Rich and Cynthia Varnes on (March 23rd

06 - With Harold Ramis at the premiere his movie Year One at Brenda Sexton’s Chicago Link party on June 23rd 07 - With Lucinda Hahn at the World of Chocolate on Dec 3 She is writing a profile on me for the March issue of Chicago Maga Pic by Steve Starr

08 - Center on Halsted’s Oscar Party showgirl in March This year’s event will be on Sunday, March 7th at the Fairmont 01 - Donna LaPietra seen here with Bill Kurtis as honored by the AIBI benefitting the Stanley Paul Raelene Mittelman Scholarship Fund on May 28th

02 - With John Mahoney at the opening of Steppenwolf’s Up on June 28th 03 - LQ Lunch Bunch with David Brandt, John Regas, Sheryl Dyer, Hazel Barr and Greg Hyder on July 2nd

04 - Chilli Pepper’s birthday party at May St. Café on Oct 5th 05 - Party at Rosebud Steakhouse celebrating Judge Mary Pat Burns on Nov 10th

07 - Another fabulous Chicago Link party with founder Brenda Sexton, Bill Zwecker and Chris O’Donnell in Oct 06 - With the Shannon Twins on New Year’s Eve at the Mansion in Dec

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One response to “Memory Lane 2009”

  1. lynne jordan's avatar lynne jordan
    January 12, 2010 at 4:55 pm

    Wow! That was great fun! Thanks so much for the recap in photos!! You must come hear me sing at the Green Dolphin Jan 23 so I can feel important!!! We can make steve starr come to take photos!!

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