The classical album Winter Morning Walks, featuring the ACO, has been nominated for four awards after a series of successful live performances in the United States led to it being recorded in New York last year.

Australian audiences will have the chance to hear the “evocative, beautiful and memorable” music next year when Upshaw joins the ACO for its national tour.

Tim Keith started a finance company with 2 other business partners in 2007. Kahuna Payment Solutions LLC is based in Bloomington, Illinois and licensed in 15 states. Vice President of Sales/Marketing.  See an article about Tim’s company here.

President Obama shares a laugh with, from left, Bill Damaschke, Tim Johnson and Steve Martin during a break from work on DreamWorks’ upcoming alien-invasion film, “Home.” (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times / November 26, 2013)

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I have a new story out. “Her Christmas Wish” was released as part of the anthology “Wishing For a Cowboy.” There are eight stories in the book and eight recipes that go with the stories. You can find or order “Wishing For a Cowboy” in ebook or trade paperback at all major outlets.

Veteran Steppenwolf actress, Mariann Mayberry, Class of 1987, was honored for her performance as a principal actress in David Lindsey-Abaire’s play, Good People, at the 45th Annual Jeff Equity Awards for Chicago Theatre held at Drury Lane Oakbrook on November 4, 2013.

Jeff Award Winner Mariann Mayberry featured on Steppenwolf’s
poster for Good People

We had a little last minute TKE get together last week.

Pictured: Otto Tomes ’92, Roger Kallal ’90, Mark Hunter ’90, Larry Andretich ’91, Guy Petrelli ’88, Tim Mahler ’91, Matt Chadesh, and Tom Cousins ’90. Jeff Pilon ’92 and Don Tomes ’87 showed up later but they missed the picture.

We had a little last minute TKE get together last week.

Pictured: Otto Tomes ’92, Roger Kallal ’90, Mark Hunter ’90, Larry Andretich ’91, Guy Petrelli, Tim Mahler ’91, Matt Chadesh ’89, and Tom Cousins ’90. Jeff Pilon ’92 and Don Tomes ’87 showed up later but they missed the picture.

Charles is joining dunnhumbyUSA as an associate director.

To read the full announcement please click here. Congrats Charles!

Cheryl was named interim chief nursing officer at El Camino Hospital in Mountan View, CA this summer.  She has worked at the hospital for 25 years.  Cheryl led the program to increase patient-centric care for elderly patients.  This year she was named a “Woman of Influence” by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Beth Dahlenburg ’88 has been selected as owner/operator of a new Chick-fil-A restaurant in Vernon Hills