Honoring Cari B Sacks, Brendan Fernandes,
and the work of Arts Alliance Illinois.

5-8PM
May 29, 2025
167 Green Street
Chicago

Thank you for Reveling with us!

Thank you for joining us for an amazing night of revelry celebrating Cari B Sacks and Brendan Fernandes. The night served as a joyful, art-filled reminder of what’s at stake… and what’s possible when we come together. Thank you to everyone who made it unforgettable.

Honorees

Cari B Sacks
Citizen Advocate Award

Brendan Fernandes
Creative Voice Award

Honorary Co-Chairs

Governor JB Pritzker &
First Lady MK Pritzker

Co-Chairs

Leah Israel
Lisa Duarte

Host Committee

Leslie Bluhm & David Helfand
Meredith Bluhm-Wolf & Bill Wolf
Andy & Amy Bluhm
Greg Cameron
Joyce Chelberg
The Crown Family
Nora Daley
Gwendolyn Perry Davis, Madeleine Grynsztejn & Joey Orr
Vicki and Bruce Heyman
Mia Khimm
Anne L. Kaplan
Lisa M. Key
Liz Kramer Lefkofsky
Abby M. O’Neil & D. Carroll Joynes
Abby Pucker
The Pucker Family
Rabb Family
Michael J. Sacks
Britt Whitfield
Helen Zell

Sponsors

Last updated May 21, 2025.

Premier

The Crown Family

Michael J. Sacks

Host

Abby M. O’Neil & D. Carroll Joynes

Joyce Chelberg

Anne L. Kaplan

Liz Kramer Lefkofsky

Abby Pucker
The Pucker Family

Rabb Family

Helen Zell

Patron

Dedrea, Ian, and Paul Gray

Elissa Efroymson and Adnaan Hamid

Vicki and Bruce Heyman

Sylvia Neil & Daniel Fischel

The Tully Family

Partner

Jack and Sandra Guthman
Michael J. Hernandez
Bette Cerf Hill and Bruce Sagan
Lynn M. Lockwood
Roche Schulfer and Mary Beth Fisher
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