THE TORRENTIAL downpour during the morning rush hour on Thursdayleft many commuters thinking, "It's either sink or swim." Cosmeticstycoon Marilyn Miglin, who wrote the following letter, got stuck in aflooded viaduct while driving her daughter's SUV and was rescued bysome good samaritans.
"MY DEAR KUP: On Thursday, Aug. 2, I cut the ribbon to officiallyopen the new AmeriSuites Hotel developed by my son Duke and developerAl Friedman. I am opening a brand new Marilyn Miglin spa in thehotel. Following the success of my inspirational audiotape, I havefinished my first book, Best Face Forward. This motivationalautobiography details my many high points and lows and will bepublished around the holidays. I also returned to my roots as adancer by working with master tap dancer Lane Alexander on the recentChicago Human Rhythm Project's Jubalee gala, where Gregory Hines washonored, and I am celebrating my eighth year as television's Queen ofFragrance. I have also entered the realm of medicine through mychairmanship of a new company, Advanced Medical Products. And, itseems that at times, even I am not able to keep up with my whirlwindschedule. Love, Marilyn"
THE RAINBOW/PUSH Coalition's annual conference kicks off Wednesdayat the Hyatt Regency Chicago and continues through Aug. 12. Among theprominent people slated to speak are Sen. Thomas Daschle, the NAACP'sKweisi Mfume, the new CEO of Schools Arne Duncan, Magic Johnson,advertising whiz Carol Williams and Rep. Maxine Waters.
THE POLICE Dept.'s "Beyond the Rhetoric" seminar is scheduled forMonday through Thurs-day at the Hyatt Regency Mc-Cormick Place. VIPspeakers include U. S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, Richard Clarkof the National Security Council, author Jeffrey Robinson,Microsoft's Howard Schmidt and Luis Vargas, of the Colombian NationalPolice.
MY THANKS to attorney Phil Corboy and Howard Mendel-sohn, both ofwhom donated most generously to help jump-start the newlyestablished Irv Kupcinet Scholarship Fund at Columbia College.Mendelsohn is a trustee and spearheaded the project.
THE SWEET sounds of songstress Melba Moore will resound in asummer concert at the Christ Universal Temple on Saturday. She alsowill be autographing copies of her latest CD, "I'm Still Here."
JEFF JACOBS, president and general counsel of Oprah's HarpoEntertainment, has been asked to deliver the keynote address at the115th annual meeting of the Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan FamilyServices on Wednesday at the Standard Club.
ON THE Scene: Actress Eliza-beth ("Big," "About Last Night")Perkins dined at Rosebud on Rush. . . . Former Gov. Jim Thompson andwife, Jayne, dining on salmon at Petterino's. . . . Astronaut JimLovell enjoying the cuisine at Lloyd's.
CONGRATS to La Strada restaurateur Mike Mormando and wife, Rita,on the birth of Peter Michael. . . . The South Central CommunityServices gala is Aug. 18 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Fox-TV'sRobin Robinson is the emcee.
QUEEN LATIFAH and Dionne Warwick will be the featured celebritieswith the HistoryMakers annual fund-raiser in collaboration with theChicago Humanities Festival on Nov. 15 at the Field Museum.
OUR CONDOLENCES to Sun-Times editorial artist Cliff Wirth on thedeath of his beloved wife, Lois.
BIRTHDAYING: Loni Anderson, Jonathan Silverman, publisher HarveyPlotnick, Peter Nolan, Patrick Ewing, bank exec Paul Larson, Sun-Times' Albert Dickens, and anniversary greetings to Paul and AngelHarvey. On Monday: Dorian Harewood, Catherine Hicks and my stellarassistant Stella Foster. On Tuesday: B. J. Thomas, Stephen Wolf,Garrison Keillor and anniversary wishes to Tom Selleck and Jillie. OnWednesday: Dustin Hoffman, Connie Stevens, Mrs. Seymour Simon andson, attorney John, and Deborah Nor-ville.
OVERHEARD: "I still remember my college days--all four of them."--Henny Youngman
Contributing: Stella Foster
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