This week: ‘An Evening with Tallgrass Beef’, The Laugh Factory LGBTQ Comedy Night, ‘The Crystal Ball’ and One Million Degrees 6th Annual Food + Wine Tasting.

She’s most recognized for her title role as Dr. Quinn — the Wild West’s most beautiful medic — and for her turn as the seductive senator’s wife in “Wedding Crashers,” but Jane Seymour has more up her sleeve than comedic timing and a songbird English accent.

This week: Bodies of Work Festival, Facing History and Ourselves Annual Benefit Dinner with Sonja Sohn, an ‘Evening of Hope’ and more.

Meredith Wood-Prince, local mom and editor of Scout Guide Chicago, picks perfect Mother’s Day activities, plus a few of her favorite things for kids.

Jessica Sedgwick, Splash art director and mom to a 2-year-old, offers her picks for gifts that are sure to please.

This week: ‘Sip & Savor’, ‘The Power of Caring’, the Race to Wrigley and the Circle of Care Benefit.

Take note of these 10 local tech startups, which are simplifying everything from planning a trip to finding the perfect parking spot. 

The Lamborghini’s thick leather steering wheel feels like a pair of bull’s horns in my hands. The exhaust rumbles with a powerful snort, signaling the machine’s intent. It’s a Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder, to be exact, and if the convertible’s $231,000 price tag didn’t immediately strike a healthy fear into me, the 552 horses chomping at the bit beneath the hood certainly do. 

Take a spur-of-the-moment road trip to any of these destinations within a three-hour drive of Chicago.

Coming up: Generation Rescue’s sixth annual event with Jenny McCarthy, Wonka Ball 2013: Circus Maximus, 12th Annual Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence and the Kids and Kites Festival.