CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
Exclusive Portrait: Olympic Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi
CHICAGO – Kristi Yamaguchi has parlayed her Olympic-level Gold Medal figure skating career into multiple successes, including finishing first on the popular TV show “Dancing with the Stars.” She was in the Chicago area recently greeting fans and signing her new children’s book, “Dream Big, Little Pig.”
Growing up as a skater as therapy for a foot deformity, Yamaguchi started in pairs skating until going solo in 1991. One year later she took the Gold Medal at the Olympics in Albertville, France. She went on to defend her title at the World Championships later in 1992, and went from there to do various professional events including “Stars on Ice.”
Over the intervening years Yamaguchi has done acting and special appearances, winning the sixth season of “Dancing with the Stars.” Earlier this year she released her first children’s book, “Dream Big, Little Pig.” She signed the book and greeted fans at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, Illinois.
Photographer Joe Arce was at the book signing, and got this Exclusive Photo of Kristi Yamaguchi.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com. |
By PATRICK McDONALD |