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SUMMARY:Italian Cookies Book Talk & Cookie Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Join Les Dames Chicago for a special morning of cookies and coffee to celebrate Domenica Marchetti’s new book\, Italian Cookies. Held at the Sip Society Coffee Education Center\, this event will feature a conversation and Q&A with Domenica  about traditional Italian baked goods; cookie tastings featuring treats from Domenica’s new book; and coffee service provided by Wolf at The Door Bookstore\, a culinary cookbook pop-up in Chicago. Each ticket includes all food and drink and a signed copy of the book. Space is limited. \nDate: Sunday\, July 19 \nTime:  10:30am-12:30pm \nLocation: Sip Society (1806 W Cuyler Ave Ste 116\, Chicago\, IL 60613) \nPrice: $75/person\, which includes a signed copy of the book\, cookies\, and coffee
URL:https://lesdameschicago.org/event/italian-cookies-book-talk-cookie-tasting/
LOCATION:Sip Society\, 1806 W Cuyler Ave Ste 116\, Chicago\, IL\, 60613\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Sponsored Event,Dames Who Read,Members Only
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: Pitching Workshop with Dame Hannah Howard
DESCRIPTION:If visibility is part of your business strategy\, this is a conversation worth joining. \nWhether you’re hoping to land national media coverage\, share your expertise more confidently\, grow your platform\, or tell the story behind your work\, pitching can be a powerful tool—and one that often feels more mysterious than it needs to. \nIn this practical and encouraging workshop\, Hannah Howard—author\, editor-in-chief at ParentCo.\, and longtime food journalist—pulls back the curtain on how pitching really works. Drawing on years of experience writing for national publications like Bon Appetit\, Food & Wine\, Travel + Leisure and Wine Enthusiast\, shaping brand stories\, and mentoring writers\, Hannah shares approachable strategies for turning ideas into compelling pitches that editors\, producers\, and audiences want to hear. \nCreated with the Les Dames community in mind\, this session is especially relevant for women in food\, hospitality\, beverage\, and entrepreneurship who want to raise their visibility\, position themselves as experts\, and tell their stories with more clarity and confidence. \nWhether you want to write\, get featured\, promote your business\, or simply feel less intimidated by self-advocacy\, you’ll leave with practical tools—and a clearer sense of how to put your voice into the world. \nDate: Wednesday\, July 22 \nTime:  11:30am-12:30pm \nLocation: Virtual—Link Upon Registration \nPrice: FREE
URL:https://lesdameschicago.org/event/lunch-and-learn-pitching-workshop-with-dame-hannah-howard/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Chapter Sponsored Event,Members Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260728T180000
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SUMMARY:Dames Who Read July 2026: Life of the Party
DESCRIPTION:After reading Life of the Party: The Remarkable Story of How Brownie Wise Built\, and Lost\, a Tupperware Party Empire\, it seemed only logical that Dames Who Read should meet for an old-fashioned Tupperware party of our own! So dig out any vintage Tupperware containers hiding in your cabinets and bring your best vintage picnic recipe to share for an All-American get-together. \nA typical single mom and homemaker of the 50’s\, Brownie Wise was pushed aside and forgotten as the powerhouse who invented a wildly successful party sales system\, and grew a homely little company into a major national business. She fought sexist\, chauvinist corporate America and captivated everyone -except her boss who invented the actual product from a lump of mysterious plastic. \nIt’s planned as a typical 50’s summer picnic\, so duplicates on the table are to be expected\, but if you’d like to let Judith know ahead if you are bringing apps\, salad\, main or dessert\, it might help make our meal better organized – or we will just “take pot luck” and go with what arrives ! Please bring your contribution ready-to-serve and with serving utensils. \nThere should be plentiful street parking. The location (sent upon registration) is also 3 blocks from Main Street CTA and Metra stations. \nDate: July 28\, 2026 \nTime:  6-8pm \nLocation: A private residence in Evanston \nPrice: $30 
URL:https://lesdameschicago.org/event/dames-who-read-july-2026-life-of-the-party/
LOCATION:Private Home
CATEGORIES:Chapter Sponsored Event,Dames Who Read,Members Only
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