I have been selected as a contributor to an art and performance show that is coming up on June 19, 2013, held at Double Door in Chicago, IL. This will be a great evening of art, music, and performances – with all of the profits benefiting the Awakening Center, an eating disorder treatment facility. The night is about female-empowerment and the tickets are a humble $5! There is no excuse not to come and support the local artists as well as helping bring to attention the issue of eating disorders in our society. See below for the press release for more information! Hope to see you there!

Chicago 
IL, 
April
 24,
2013
 ‐ Phoenix
 Rising 
Chicago 
is
 producing
 a 
unique 
and 
female‐
empowering
 evening
 of
 performing,
 visual,
 and 
multimedia
 art
 to
 be
 held
 at
 The
 Double
 Door
(1572
 N 
Milwaukee 
Avenue)
 on 
June 
19, 
2013 
at 
7:30pm.

Tickets 
are 
$5
 each
 and
 available
 at 
www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/262871.

The
 mission
 of
 Gynaeceum 
is 
to 
bring 
local 
awareness 
to 
those
 affected 
by 
eating 
disorders,
with
 profits
 benefiting
 The
 Awakening 
Center, 
and 
their 
Chicago‐based
 ED
 treatment
 services.
Since
 1994,
 The 
Awakening 
Center 
has 
been 
helping 
clients 
discover 
a 
healthy 
balance, 
a 
feeling
of 
purpose, 
and 
a
 sense
 of
 inner 
peace. 
Using
 a 
holistic 
approach, 
they 
help 
clients
 recover 
their
true
 sense 
of 
Self, 
and 
learn
 to 
honor 
and 
eventually 
love 
the 
person
 they 
were 
meant 
to 
be.

A 
Gynaeceum
 in 
Ancient 
Greece 
was 
a 
building 
or
 portion 
of 
a 
house
 reserved
 for 
women,
generally 
the 
inner most 
apartment. 
This 
Gynaeceum
 will 
feature 
a
 variety
 of 
female‐originated
works 
throughout 
the 
evening
 including
 world 
premiere 
dance
 and
 burlesque 
works 
by 
Phoenix
Rising 
Chicago 
company
 members
 Susie 
Hall
 and
 Boobs 
Radley.

Complete 
artist 
list:
 
Burlesque:
 Phaedra
 Black,
 Diva
 La Vida,
 Boobs 
Radley,
 Eva
la 
Feva
Comedy:
 Amy 
Nico
 Schwartz,
 Caitlin
 Bergh
Dance:
 Phaedra
 Darwish, 
Members
 of
 Spellbound, 
Holly 
Heidt, 
Phoenix
 Rising 
Chicago,
 Katrina
Clark 
&
 Quinn
 Dixon, 
Jourdi
 Waller
Music:
 Florence 
Night in jail, 
Louella 
Cabalona 
& 
Sama Sama
 Project, 
Anais
 Lauren
, 
Ruby
 Yo!,
Stephanie
 Rezac
Performance 
Art/Video: 
Erica 
Gressman,
 Elmo 
Painter
 & 
Melissa
 Nipper,
 Brittany
 Whitmoyer
Visual
 Art/Accessories:
 Kristine 
Campbell,
 Macarena
 De Persio, 
Kamila
 Gornia,
 Martha 
Kubica,
Erin 
Cassidy 
Bourne, 
Carmina 
Cortes,
 Dana
 Parisi,
 Jamie 
Glaser, 
Lindy
 Bones, 
Caz
 Glancy,
 Cat
Novak,
 Emily
 Sifrit, 
Kristin 
Abhalter, 
Christina 
Loraine,
 Adrienne
 Sandusky, 
Tiffany 
Gholar,
 The
Big 
City 
Bumpkin, 
Jessica
 White, 
Katherine 
McCarthy,
 Stacy 
Fox
 of 
Lady Bits 
Design, 
Chicago
Candle 
Co.

Raffle
 tickets 
will 
be 
sold
 to
 raise 
additional 
funds. 
Donors 
include 
Chicago 
Candle 
Co., 
Vala
Dancewear,
 The
 Laugh
 Factory,
 The
 Double
 Door
 and
 Miller
 Miller 
Architecture
 &
 Design,
among
 others.

For 
more 
information
 please
 visit 
www.phoenixrisingchicago.com.

Phoenix
 Rising 
Chicago 
fosters
 creative 
ideas
 by
 leveraging 
the 
collective
 energy 
of
 the 
artist
throughout
 our
 community.
 We
 work 
to 
support 
each 
other’s
 creative 
visions,
 inclusive 
of 
a
variety
 of
 media, 
art,
 dance, 
and
 styles.
 We 
are 
continuously
 pushing
 past 
boundaries,
 to
expand
 each
 of
 our 
artists,
 individually 
and 
collectively, 
to 
reach 
their 
true
 creative 
potential.

Terrin was a fantastic model. She really knew how to work it in her sexy black corset and thigh high tights. Our boudoir photography session took place in the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago and as you can see, it went very smoothly and successfully. Terrin has a natural talent to modeling and she rocked all of the shots.

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My time in NYC was unforgettable. It was magical. It was great. New York City has certainly captured my heart. The business of the streets, the constant feeling of “doing”, the lights, the buildings, the restaurants, the shops. Manhattan, to be more specific, left a lasting impression on me and I definitely want to go back there very soon. I would love to be able to live there someday.

So with that, I leave you with some photos I took during my trip to NYC. The HDR photo of Times Square at night bustling with  tourists and flashing the advertisements on the buildings. The gorgeous view from Top Of The Rock Observatory center on Rockerfeller Plaza, where you can see both sides of the Manhattan. In the photo you can see the south side and the main point of the image – the Empire State Building.

I also took some photos with my phone, especially during my runs through Central Park in Manhattan. Since I don’t go running with my dSLR, I had my phone handly and snapped a few pictures. Here are the two photos I liked the most from my Instagram.