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INVITED Steve Eisen, Barbara Bluhm-Kaul, and Don Kaul paris opéra ballet gala Caryn and King Harris Desiree Rogers and Mellody Hobson Mayor Rahm Emanuel welcomed the city's most influential civic and philanthropic leaders to the Harris Theater for Music and Dance for Chicago's unveiling of the Paris Opéra Ballet. Following an introduction from Harris Theater's President and Managing Director Michael Tiknis, Mayor Emanuel proclaimed Chicago the most "American of American cities." Neal Zucker and Linda Johnson Rice Diana Hall, Anthony Ledru, and Liz Sharp Peggy Snorf, and Jennifer Kiefer Leslie Zentner, Mayari Pritzker and Rochelle Trotter women in science luncheon The Women's Board of The Field Museum welcomed 400 guests for its annual Women in Science Fellowship program and luncheon, where more than $85,000 was raised to sponsor the museum's fellowships for female scientists. The event featured remarkable pieces by the late A.V. Shinde—a legendary Harry Winston designer—as well as a collection of rarely seen Indian artifacts. and Bunky Cushing Cornelia Guest and Candace Jordan Helen Melchior Mamie Walton, Hazel Barr, and Sherrill Bodine early birds & bookworms 34 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM Man about town Bunky Cushing hosted an intimate gathering at RL Restaurant for the fourth annual Early Birds & Bookworms event, where featured author Cornelia Guest chatted about her new book, Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking & Easy Entertaining. The breakfast raised more than $20,000 to support the Jane Addams Senior Caucus' mission to develop senior leadership for social justice. Mary Lasky, Sherry Holson, and Melissa Babcock PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT CARL (BALLET GALA); STEVE STARR (WOMEN IN SCIENCE); DAN REST (EARLY BIRDS)