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When |
Event |
What |
Where |
1/1/2000 -
1/1/2010 |
The ComedySportz main stage show
offers a unique blend of fast, funny and smart improv comedy
that is appropriate for all ages. The Red and Blue teams
battle it out in front of a referee in games that the audience
selects; points are awarded based on how hard the improvisers
make you laugh!
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Comedy
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929 W. Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 549-8080
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1/31/2002 -
12/31/2010 |
The Blue Man Group feature three
enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience
through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre,
percussive music, art, science and vaudeville into a form of
entertainment that is like nothing else.
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Theater
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3133 N. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60611
(773) 348-4000
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1/31/2002 -
12/31/2009 |
Step back into your old catechism
class and join the fun. Regardless of your Faith, Chicago's
longest running comedy is "Laugh-Out-Lou
d-Funny!" - Associated Press. This interactive comedy is the
longest running one-woman show in Chicago.
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Theater
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1641 N. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 988-9000
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3/1/2002 -
3/1/2009 |
The Second City’s stars of
tomorrow perform hilarious work originally written by some of
the greatest comedic minds of the 20th century. The Best of
The Second City showcases scenes and songs created by alumni
such as Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, and
Stephen Colbert.
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Comedy
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1616 N. Wells St.
, IL 60614
(312) 337-3992
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4/29/2005 -
2/6/2009 |
Long before Dorothy drops in, two
other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with
emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The
other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular.
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Theater
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24 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 977-1700
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6/5/2005 -
6/5/2010 |
The only German submarine
captured by the U.S. Navy during World War II resurfaces as
part of a brand new 35,000-square-
foot exhibit with a variety of never-before-s
een artifacts, special effects and a new onboard tour.
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Exhibition
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57th St. & Lake Shore Dr.
57th St. & Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 684-1414
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6/13/2005 -
6/13/2009 |
In his interactive one-man
theater show, Neil Tobin, Necromancer personally engages you
in Chicago’s paranormal history via magic all within the
reputedly haunted Excalibur dance club/nightclub in the
Downtown River North area.
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Theater
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632 N. Dearborn (at Ontario)
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 266-1944
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2/28/2006 -
12/31/2008 |
It's a Wedding, it's a Feast,
it's a Show! A theatrical performance satires an Italian-Americ
an wedding during which the audience participates in all
aspects of the fictituous event. Have champagne, dinner, dance
and enjoy!
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Theater
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Piper's Alley 230 West North
Avenue
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 664-0773
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4/8/2006 -
6/30/2008 |
Shark-like teeth covered with 54
known strains of deadly bacteria. The ability to track prey
for miles and miles. The hunger to eat an entire pig in 20
minutes. And he's not alone. Basilisks, caiman lizards, geckos
and more.
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Exhibition
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1200 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 939-2438
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7/9/2006 -
7/9/2009 |
A one-hour live musical written
by Broadway playwrights brings to life the American Girl
characters. Hailed by critics as “A-one entertainment for
all-American girls,” it’s sure to send you home singing.
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Theater
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111 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 943-9400
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7/10/2006 -
7/10/2010 |
This exciting new permanent
exhibition features the fully restored Gemini 12 spacecraft
and tells the story of astronaut Captain James A. Lovell,
Jr.'s life and career using artifacts from his personal
collection.
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Exhibition
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1300 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 922-STAR
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9/1/2006 -
9/1/2008 |
This enormously popular and
hilarious whodunit is set in a unisex hair salon that is the
scene of a wacky murder. The award-wining comedy is filled
with up-to-the-minu
te spontaneous humor and is different each performance.
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Theater
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175 N. State St.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 462-6300
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3/17/2007 -
4/15/2008 |
“Between Barack and a Hard Place”
takes a look at a nation divided. Red state versus blue.
Smokers versus non-smokers. Art lovers versus philistines.
Dozens of potential presidential candidates versus each other.
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Comedy
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1616 N. Wells St.
Chicago, IL 60614
(312) 337-3992
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4/17/2007 -
10/12/2008 |
Chicago’s Millennium Park will
come alive this season when four large-scale sculptures by the
prominent abstract expressionist sculptor Mark di Suvero grace
the Park’s Boeing Galleries.
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Exhibition
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Between Michigan Avenue, Columbus
Drive and Randolph and Monroe Streets
Chicago, IL 60602
(877) 244-2246
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7/13/2007 -
7/13/2008 |
A woman’s superbly beaded horse
regalia, a dramatic headdress of bison fleece and eagle
feathers, shields with powerful symbols– these beautiful
objects and others portray the life of hunters, warriors, and
nomads of the American Northern Plains.
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Exhibition
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1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 922-9410
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10/6/2007 -
4/4/2008 |
Cheer on the Chicago Blackhawks
as they bring ferocious slap shots, inspired goaltending,
tricky defense, sweet passes and incredible teamwork onto the
ice. Follow the end-to-end excitement and join your voice with
thousands of others when the Hawks light the lamp and emerge
victorious!
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Hockey
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1901 W. Madison St.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 455-7000
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10/6/2007 -
12/31/2008 |
This is the story of how four
blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop
music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own
sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before
they were thirty!
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Theater
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18 W. Monroe St.
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 977-1700
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10/7/2007 -
5/30/2008 |
Altar Boyz is a hilarious,
holy-inspiring musical comedy about five small-town boys
trying to save the world one screaming fan at a time. Altar
Boyz sweetly satirizes the phenomenon of boy bands, the
popularity of Christian-them
ed music, and products in contemporary American culture.
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Theater
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175 E. Chestnut St.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 642-2000
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10/12/2007 -
4/16/2008 |
Catch the excitement of the
Chicago Bulls as the team goes on a quest for a championship
season. A Bulls game involves a lot more than just NBA
basketball, with the entertainment during timeouts and
halftime, electrifying scoreboard graphics and arena-rocking
music keeping the fans involved throughout the game.
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Basketball
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1901 W. Madison St.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 559-1212
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11/19/2007 -
11/9/2008 |
With only two months before early
caucuses and primaries, the Vote4Me! exhibit helps Americans
and voters to understand the election process. Visitors get a
behind-the-sce
nes perspective of the fast-paced campaign season by working
their way from presidential hopeful to Commander in Chief.
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Exhibition
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435 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 222-4860
|
1/26/2008 -
5/11/2008 |
Get curious about math, science,
and engineering with the world's most lovable and inquisitive
monkey as your guide. This educational exhibition is sure to
excite the entire family, especially the many Curious George
fans!
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Exhibition
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700 E. Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 527-1000
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2/1/2008 -
7/6/2008 |
Born into slavery, George
Washington Carver became a trail-blazing scientist whose
experiments with plants laid the groundwork for today's
research on plant-based fuels, medicines, and everyday
products. A true humanitarian, his extraordinary persistence
and compassion nourished a lifelong mission to bring practical
knowledge to those in need.
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Exhibition
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1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 922-9410
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2/16/2008 -
5/11/2008 |
This exhibition is the first
comprehensive presentation of Hopper's work to be seen in
American museums outside of New York in a quarter century.
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Exhibition
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111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 443-3600
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2/16/2008 -
5/11/2008 |
This exhibition will provide an
in-depth look at Homer’s practice as a watercolorist, using
the Art Institute’s exceptional collection of 25 watercolors
as a point of departure.
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Exhibition
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111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 443-3600
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2/17/2008 -
4/27/2008 |
Andy Warhol’s famous Silver
Clouds installation uses silver helium filled “pillows” which
continuously float through the 2000 sq. foot gallery. Visitors
move through the floating, floor to ceiling moving Clouds in
an experience that alludes to “heavens” or an “other worldly”
trip. Originally installed in 1966 at the Leo Castelli Gallery
in New York City, Silver Clouds inspired choreographer Merce
Cunningham to create a dance work with music by David Tudor
and sets by artist Jasper Johns. Five Chicago dance companies
(Chicago Moving Company, Hedwig Dances, Molly Shanahan/Mad
Shak, The Seldoms and Thodos Dance Chicago) will perform
during the course of the exhibition with a special date for a
Dance in the Clouds for children visiting the museum.
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Exhibition
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820 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 915-6500
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2/23/2008 -
5/14/2008 |
Crystal Palace is an installation
of a 35mm film comprised of a small number of contemplative,
static, and lengthy shots of the rainforest landscape of the
Southern Highlands Province of Papua, New Guinea.
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Exhibition
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220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 280-2660
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2/23/2008 -
7/8/2008 |
This exhibition is the first
significant presentation in a United States museum of the
artist Karen Kilimnik, a key figure in contemporary art who
emerged during the late-1980s and early-1990s. This exhibition
presents a survey of Kilimnik’s paintings, drawings, and
installation-b
ased works since the late-1980s.
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Exhibition
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220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 280-2660
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2/28/2008 -
4/27/2008 |
It's Kansas City in 1936, the
peak of the city's legendary jazz era, with jam-packed clubs,
recording deals and radio. Oriole Carter, a brilliant black
saxophonist, is in the center of it all. When Carter falls for
the white girlfriend of a local mobster, he's forced to face
the music.
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Theater
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1650 N. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60614
(312) 335-1650
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2/29/2008 -
9/9/2008 |
Vivid color photographs by
renowned photographer Paola Gianturco portray festivals in
Swaziland, Sweden, India, Brazil, and other parts of the
world, celebrating women as fighters for freedom, bearers of
light, demon slayers, or simply young and fancy-free girls.
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Exhibition
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1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 922-9410
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3/1/2008 -
6/1/2008 |
This exhibition, on loan from the
Whitney Museum of American Art, presents his signature
photographic books as well as approximately 115 original
photographic prints, many of which have never before been seen
or published.
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Exhibition
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111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 443-3600
|
3/1/2008 -
5/4/2008 |
This retrospective celebrates the
brilliance and radical nature of his work in various media:
sculptural objects (most, notably, from building cuts),
drawings, films, photographs, notebooks, and documentary
materials.
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Exhibition
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220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 280-2660
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3/1/2008 -
3/30/2008 |
Meet Eugene Onegin — a
self-indulgent St. Petersburg playboy. He tarries with the
sweet country girl Tatyana, then rebuffs her when she pours
out her passion; he looks for sport with the fiancée of his
best friend, and then kills him in a duel.
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Concert
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20 N. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 827-3580
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3/8/2008 -
4/13/2008 |
Horton Foote’s tender, heartfelt
study focuses on Carrie Watts, who dreams of returning to her
childhood home in the small town of Bountiful, Texas, which
she left three decades ago.
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Theater
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170 N. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 443-3800
|
3/13/2008 -
9/1/2008 |
This exhibit reals the stunning
beauty and amazing craftmanship that is the world of glass! In
the Museum's own glass studio, watch as the nation's finest
glass artists blow 2300-degree molten glass into works of art
each day.
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Exhibition
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57th St. & Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 684-1414
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3/13/2008 -
3/13/2009 |
This 3D space show features three
starry-eyed tween-aged flies that live near Cape Canaveral in
1969 share their dreams of traveling into outer space. They
stumble upon an opportunity to stow away on the historic
Apollo 11 mission to the Moon and their incredible adventure
begins. This heart-warming story combines a thrilling space
adventure with one of the most amazing moments in human
history - the first Apollo Moon landing.
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Cinema
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1300 South Lake Shore Dr.
1300 South Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL
312 922-STAR
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3/15/2008 -
5/11/2008 |
Boneyard Prayer tells a
Depression-era tale of one man’s fractured life and ultimate
redemption using various forms of puppetry and shadow images,
along with extraordinary music inspired by the songs of the
age.
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Theater
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1463 W. Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 850-8440
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3/21/2008 -
9/1/2008 |
Encounter legendary creatures
from around the world represented in paintings, sculpture,
engravings, and other cultural objects. See the formidable
griffin, the gigantic Kraken and mysterious mermaids from
myriad cultures. Together mythic creatures give shape to
humankind's greatest hopes, fears and most passionate dreams.
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Exhibition
|
1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 922-9410
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3/21/2008 -
3/22/2008 |
This production of Swan Lake is
staged by legendary Kirov Ballet superstar Natalia Makarova
and features 70 dancers accompanied by a live symphony
orchestra performing the classic romantic tale of immortal
love.
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Dance
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50 E. Congress Pkwy.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 922-2110
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3/27/2008 -
7/27/2008 |
Jean starts answering Gordon’s
phone because he’s, well, dead, and can’t answer it himself.
When the phone won’t stop ringing, and she can’t stop
answering, Jean is forced to examine her own connections. An
insightful, fantastic journey from “one of the leading
contemporary American playwrights” (Chicago Tribune).
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Theater
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1650 N. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60614
(312) 335-1650
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4/1/2008 -
9/15/2008 |
The 2005 World Champion Chicago
White Sox will make a run for another championship season this
year as they bring back their talented core position players,
skilled young pitchers and provide unparalleled baseball
excitement for every baseball fan.
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Baseball
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333 W. 35th St.
Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 674-1000
|
4/1/2008 -
4/13/2008 |
It all begins when a die-hard
musical fan plays his favorite cast album, a 1928 smash hit
called "The Drowsy Chaperone," and the show magically bursts
to life. We are instantly immersed in the glamorous, hilarious
tale of a celebrity bride and her uproarious wedding day,
complete with thrills and surprises that take both the cast
(literally) and the audience (metaphoricall
y) soaring into the rafters.
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Theater
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151 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 977-1700
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4/1/2008 -
9/15/2008 |
The Friendly Confines, on the
north side is the second-oldest ballpark in the major leagues.
The ivy-lined outfield walls, man-operated scoreboard and the
bleacher bums rallying the team to victory, makes catching a
game a must stop for any sports fan.
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Baseball
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1060 W. Addison St.
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 404-CUBS
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4/5/2008 -
6/29/2008 |
When the Chicago Picasso was
unveiled in 1967, the city was filled with mixed reactions to
what has now become a beloved Chicago icon. In the year of its
dedication, more than 40 years ago, Dean Sharp photographed
passersby and visually recorded the “critiques” and curiosity.
The exhibition Dean Sharp: Photographs of the Chicago Picasso
presents a selection of his black and white images that take
us back to a moment in Chicago history and provide a
commentary on public art.
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Exhibition
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78 E. Washington Street
78 E. Washington Street
Chicago, IL
312 744-6630
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4/5/2008 -
5/5/2008 |
The Cotton Club comes to the Owen
Theatre in a joyous tribute to the music of the inimitable
Fats Waller. Travel back to Harlem in the sassy, swinging '30s
via such classic tunes as “Honeysuckle Rose” and “Mean to Me,”
exuberantly performed by a quintet of irresistible talents.
Sultry, infectiously playful, and downright fun, Ain't
Misbehavin' will make this joint jump!
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Theater
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170 N. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 443-3800
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4/13/2008 -
4/13/2008 |
Join the Garfield Park
Conservatory in celebrating 100 years of a beautiful landscape
under glass, designed by celebrated landscape architect Jens
Jensen. Garfield Park Conservatory displays hundreds of exotic
species of plants. The birthday party continues through summer
2008 with a variety of special events and programs, as well as
a season-long music and arts festival featuring ethnic folk,
jazz and blues musicians, dance troupes and visual artists.
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Festival
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300 N. Central Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60624
(773) 638-1766
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4/16/2008 -
4/20/2008 |
The dancers' unique combination
of spirituality, energy and athleticism has captivated
audiences around the world. Ailey performances feature
passionate choreography, powerful images and astounding
beauty.
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Dance
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50 E. Congress Pkwy.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 922-2110
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4/16/2008 -
5/31/2008 |
Tulip Days on The Magnificent
Mile celebrates the beginning of spring with the bloom of
hundreds of thousands of vibrant tulips along North Michigan
Avenue. An architecturall
y designed and built kinetic art installation planted among
the tulips celebrates the essence of Chicago, featuring the
district’s world class architecture firms and the ‘Windy
City!’
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Seasonal Events
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Michigan Ave., from Wacker Dr. to
Oak St.
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 642-3570
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4/18/2008 -
7/27/2008 |
Explore the impact of the Vietnam
war on civil rights and Black Power, both in the U.S. and
abroad, the effects of the draft of African American life, the
vital role played by women and the impact of veteran's
organizations after the war through this multimedia
exhibition.
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Exhibition
|
740 E. 56th Pl.
740 E. 56th Pl.
Chicago, IL
773 947-0600
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4/23/2008 -
5/4/2008 |
The legendary demon barber,
hell-bent on revenge, takes up with his enterprising neighbor
in a delicious plot to slice their way through London’s upper
crust. Justice will be served – along with lush melody,
audacious humor and bloody good thrills.
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Theater
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151 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 977-1700
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4/25/2008 -
4/28/2008 |
Chicago's citywide celebration of
arts, antiques and culture with Art Chicago as its
centerpiece, Artropolis attracts thousands of visitors to
savor a rich menu of art and entertainment experiences that
are unique to Chicago. For the visitors’ convenience and
enjoyment, the international contemporary art show, a
world-class antiques fair, and three satellite art shows run
concurrently within Merchandise Mart. Educational programs,
guided tours, music, theatre and dance performances are
planned at a variety of venues throughout the city.
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Conventions/Tr
ade Shows
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Merchandise Mart Plaza
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 527-4141
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4/25/2008 -
4/28/2008 |
Art Chicago 2008, an annual
contemporary and modern art fair, will feature over 140 of the
world’s leading galleries. Art Chicago brings together a
select group of the worlds finest established and emerging
galleries to present a comprehensive international show of
contemporary and modern art, drawing collectors, curator, and
visitors from across the globe.
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Conventions/Tr
ade Shows
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Merchandise Mart Plaza
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 527-4141
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4/26/2008 -
6/1/2008 |
Join Englishman Phileas Fogg as
he wagers his fortune to travel the world in 80 days. Armed
with an utterly distinctive English sensibility, he finds on
his journey that not all can be known of the world from the
pages of National Geographic.
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Theater
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821 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60606
(773) 477-8088
|
4/26/2008 -
6/1/2008 |
In this world premiere, Chicago
author Ifa Bayeza explores the powerful truths at the heart of
the story, creating a work of vibrant theatricality and music,
pierced with the poignancy of real life.
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Theater
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170 N. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 443-3800
|
5/2/2008 -
6/29/2008 |
Tony Fitzpatrick is not merely a
Chicago artist but an institution, an accomplished poet,
actor, boxer, and raconteur, among other roles. This project
is a love poem to the city and to his childhood memories, in
which text and images are combined and collaged with real
pieces of Chicago history to tell both a personal story and a
history of the town he loves.
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Exhibition
|
78 E. Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 744-6630
|
5/2/2008 -
9/7/2008 |
Imaginary Coordinates is a new
multi-media exhibition inspired by antique maps of the Holy
Land held in Spertus' collection. Imaginary Coordinates
juxtaposes these maps with modern and contemporary maps of
this region, all of which assert boundaries. It brings these
together with objects of material culture and contemporary art
that questions national borders, as a way of charting new
spaces, fostering conversation, and imagining new communities.
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Exhibition
|
610 S. Michigan Ave.
610 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL
312 322-1700
|
5/2/2008 -
5/2/2008 |
Looptopia is an amazing night of
culture and intrigue in Chicago! Held in Chicago's central
business district, the Loop, Looptopia last 15 hours, features
over 300 artists in 100 venues including universities,
museums, restaurants, parks and tourist attractions and over
200,000 people of all ages are expected to attend. This second
annual event is unique as it is the only one of its kind held
in the U.S.
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Seasonal Events
|
Various Locations, centered at
Washington and State Street.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 782-9160
|
5/8/2008 -
1/4/2009 |
Celebrating exciting new
directions in sustainable living and spectacular,
environmentall
y-friendly technology, Smart Home: Green + Wired will offer
guests guided tours of the 2,500 square-foot home and grounds,
located in a park on the east side of the Museum. Guests will
be able to view the latest innovations in reusable resources;
smart energy consumption; sustainable gardens and green roofs;
and clean, healthy-living environments in a contemporary
setting.
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Exhibition
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57th St. & Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 684-1414
|
5/14/2008 -
5/25/2008 |
Hit the ground running with four
explosive modern works that show off the non-stop athleticism
of The Joffrey's dancers.
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Dance
|
50 E. Congress Pkwy.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 922-2110
|
5/16/2008 -
9/7/2008 |
Explore America's love-hate
relationship with turf grass from three different
perspectives: history, impact and alternatives. Examine the
lawn through a variety of media and installations, including
audio narratives, documentary video projects, flat shows,
outdoor lawn art, a miniature golf piece, and a variety of
outdoor public events.
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Exhibition
|
2430 N. Cannon Dr.
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 755-5100
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5/17/2008 -
8/10/2008 |
In this moment of increasing
environmental awareness, Manifest Destiny, Manifest
Responsibility
: Environmentali
sm and the Art of the American Landscape explores America's
longstanding relationship to the land traditionally considered
its national birthright. This exhibition of paintings, prints,
and drawings from the collection of the Terra Foundation for
American Art asks its viewers to contemplate the cultural,
spiritual, and ecological ramifications of their environmental
"footprints".
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Exhibition
|
820 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 915-6500
|
5/17/2008 -
5/18/2008 |
Enjoy the annual weekend festival
celebrating local architecture and design. Free tours are
offered by foot, bus, 'L' train, trolley or boat, all led by
architects, docents and other aficionados. Tours take place
rain or shine.
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Festival
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78 E. Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 744-6630
|
5/21/2008 -
6/7/2008 |
The story of Princeton, a
bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York City with big
dreams and a tiny bank account. He soon discovers that the
only neighborhood in his price range is Avenue Q; still, the
neighbors seem nice. Princeton and his newfound neighborhood
friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive
purpose in life.
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Theater
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151 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 977-1700
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5/24/2008 -
5/25/2008 |
Strut your modern vintage style
and experience the most original and exciting array of vintage
and modern decorative objects, home furnishings, art, fashion
and jewelry ever assembled in downtown Chicago! The Randolph
Street Market Festival is home to the world-renowned Chicago
Antique Market and the Indie Designer Market -and is the
favorite destination for antique dealers, merchandisers,
decorators and style setters from around the globe. This
European-style indoor-outdoor market is staged in the historic
West Loop neighborhood and features 200 select purveyors of
high quality, beautifully-pr
iced "finds" offering unlimited creative inspiration and hours
of fun.
|
Festival
|
1350 Block of West Randolph
Street
1350 Block of West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60605
312-666-1200
|
5/26/2008 -
9/8/2008 |
Chicago's 29 miles of shoreline
provides 15 miles of beaches that open Memorial Day and close
on Labor Day. Oak Street Beach (pictured), with the Drake
Hotel and John Hancock Center standing tall behind, offers
visitors sand volleyball courts, sun-bathing and sandcastle
making opportunities.
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Recreation
|
Various Locations along the
Lakefront
Chicago, IL 60624
(312)-742-7529
|
5/26/2008 -
9/8/2008 |
Spend an evening at Navy Pier and
watch the very popular and spectacular firework shows that
fill the sky with beautiful color and sound. These shows are
synchronized to popular music and entertain visitors twice a
week, scheduled on Wed. and Sat. evenings.
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Seasonal Events
|
600 E. Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
(312) 595-PIER
|
5/30/2008 -
6/1/2008 |
Celebrate the creative,
historical and social significance of Gospel music, an art
form created by the African American community and has had a
great impact on American culture.
|
Festival
|
Between Michigan Avenue, Columbus
Drive and Randolph and Monroe Streets
Chicago, IL 60602
(877) 244-2246
|
5/31/2008 -
9/21/2008 |
The major contemporary artist-provoca
teur Jeff Koons, whose work winds together celebrity, sex, and
Duchampian gamesmanship, will be the subject of a carefully
selected survey focusing on his most iconic sculptural works.
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Exhibition
|
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 280-2660
|
6/3/2008 -
9/23/2008 |
Live outdoor jazz concerts
featuring Chicago's finest jazz musicians. Sn
acks, beer ,wine and cocktails are all available for purchase
And a buffet dinner is also available (Reservations
recommended 312.397.4034) Outside food and beverages and dogs
are not allowed in the sculpture garden. If it rains we move
inside.
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Festival
|
Museum of Contemporary Art, 220
E. Chicago Ave.
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60610
312.397.4034
|
6/4/2008 -
9/1/2008 |
Cirque Shanghi returns to Navy
Pier's Skyline Stage for another year of astounding
performances. Amazing acrobatics, contortion, balancing acts,
dance, music and more with China's most amazing acrobats and
Chicago's most amazing entertainment value! The talent and
beauty of this show will thrill all ages.
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|
600 E. Grand Ave.
600 E. Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL
312 595-5053
|
6/5/2008 -
6/8/2008 |
The Chicago Blues Fest offers
five stages of phenomenal entertainment sure to please. It is
the largest outdoor, free admission blues event in the world.
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Festival
|
Jackson Blvd. and Columbus Dr.
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 744-3370
|
6/11/2008 -
8/16/2008 |
The critically-acc
laimed Grant Park Music Festival is the nation’s only
remaining free, municipally funded, outdoor classical music
concert series with the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus.
Featuring a variety of celebrated ensembles and musicians.
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Festival
|
Between Michigan Avenue, Columbus
Drive and Randolph and Monroe Streets
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 742-7638
|
6/11/2008 -
8/3/2008 |
The Chicago Park District
celebrates its 56th year of presenting the annual summer-long
festival featuring the best of Chicago's off-Loop theater from
professional, artistically diverse companies at a gorgeous
lakeside setting.
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Theater
|
Lakefront - Fullerton Avenue &
Lake Shore Drive
Lakefront - Fullerton Avenue & Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL
312 742-PLAY
|
6/12/2008 -
8/24/2008 |
Chicago SummerDance is an
eleven-week admission free festival featuring one-hour dance
lessons by professional instructors, followed by two hours of
live music and dancing on a 4,600 square foot, open-air,
recycled dance floor. Check out the dancing every Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evening, 6 to 9:30 pm, and Sunday
afternoon, 4 to 7 pm, weather-permit
ting.
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Festival
|
Spirit of Music Garden in Grant
Park, 601 S. Michigan Ave.
Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park, 601 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL
312 744-6630
|
6/19/2008 -
8/28/2008 |
Each Thursday, Jazzin' lets
guests spend time with the Aquarium's 26,000 inhabitants while
relaxing to the rhythms of classic, urban, funk, and South
American jazz bands on Shedd's north terrace against the
spectacular backdrop of Chicago's skyline.
|
Festival
|
Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S. Lake
Shore Drive
1200 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60616
312-939-2438
|
6/21/2008 -
7/27/2008 |
Romantic and poetic, hilarious
and earthy, The Boys Are Coming Home is a tuneful celebration
of a society on the eve of an exciting new era, where nothing
is what it was and everything is possible.
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Theater
|
170 N. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 443-3800
|
6/26/2008 -
9/1/2008 |
This summer-long event includes
fabulous fashion activities, "green" public art installations
and special offers from area businesses. Find your favorite
designer-made fashion dress form among the gorgeous garden
beds of North Michigan Avenue.
|
Seasonal Events
|
Michigan Ave. from Wacker Dr. to
Oak St.
Michigan Ave. from Wacker Dr. to Oak St.
,
312 642-3570
|
6/27/2008 -
7/6/2008 |
As the largest free-admission
food and music festival in the U.S., this 10-day party
provides everything from hot dogs to haute cuisine dished out
by 70-plus area restaurants. Featuring live music, cooking
demonstrations
, a wine garden and family fun!
|
Festival
|
Grant Park, Jackson Blvd. and
Columbus Dr.
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 744-3315
|
6/28/2008 -
6/29/2008 |
Strut your modern vintage style
and experience the most original and exciting array of vintage
and modern decorative objects, home furnishings, art, fashion
and jewelry ever assembled in downtown Chicago! The Randolph
Street Market Festival is home to the world-renowned Chicago
Antique Market and the Indie Designer Market –and is the
favorite destination for antique dealers, merchandisers,
decorators and style setters from around the globe. This
European-style indoor-outdoor market is staged in the historic
West Loop neighborhood and features 200 select purveyors of
high quality, beautifully-pr
iced "finds" offering unlimited creative inspiration and hours
of fun. As featured in Travel & Leisure, Lucky Magazine and
the New York Times, this once a month happening is not to be
missed!
|
Festival
|
1350 Block of West Randolph
Street
1350 Block of West Randolph Street
Chicago , IL 60605
312-666-1200
|
7/2/2008 -
8/31/2008 |
Lookingglass Alice is a muscular,
acrobatic, and dizzyingly playful show for all ages. This
Alice falls, floats, flies, defies gravity and the rules of
logic during her wonderland journey through the looking glass
to become a queen.
|
Theater
|
Lookingglass Theatre
Lookingglass Theatre
Chicago , IL
|
7/10/2008 -
9/21/2008 |
The royal bronze and ivory
sculptures from the Benin Kingdom in south-central Nigeria are
among the most spectacular and sophisticated icons of African
art. The Art Institute will be the only U.S. venue for this
landmark exhibition featuring 220 of the greatest works of
Benin art, many of which are reunited here for the first time.
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Exhibition
|
111 S. Michigan Ave.
111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago , IL
312 443-3600
|
7/15/2008 -
8/26/2008 |
Each Tuesday night, classic
movies will be shown on a large screen surrounded by the
glittering skyline. The annual festival will include tributes
to film anniversaries, and homage to film legends lost in this
past year.
|
Festival
|
Grant Park, Jackson Blvd. and
Columbus Dr.
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 744-3370
|
7/19/2008 -
9/21/2008 |
Life as a Legend visually
celebrates the many sides of this 1950s glamour goddess and
immortal legend by exploring both the celebrity of, and the
woman behind, one of the world's most recognizable icons. This
exhibition presents a lively dialogue between art and media
representation
, and explores the range of artists' individual engagement
with the Marilyn persona and how that impacted their art; it
captures the spark, sex appeal and sensation that was Marilyn
through the art of Andy Warhol, Allen Jones, Peter Blake,
Richard Avedon, Bert Stein, Henri Cartier-Breson
, Mel Ramos, and many others using a broad range of media.
This vivid and diverse exhibition of some 300 objects captures
Marilyn's rise to stardom through works by more than 80
artists in styles ranging from fashion photography to Pop art.
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Exhibition
|
78 E. Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 744-6630
|
7/19/2008 -
8/17/2008 |
Arthur Pryzbyszewski owns a
decrepit donut shop in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago.
Franco Wicks, a black teenager who is his only employee, wants
to change the shop for the better. Steppenwolf concludes the
season with acclaimed ensemble member Tracy Letts' provocative
world premiere comedy about the challenges of embracing the
past and the redemptive power of friendship.
|
Theater
|
1650 N. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60614
(312) 335-1650
|
7/19/2008 -
9/14/2008 |
Earth from Space features 41
large-scale photographs that present views of the planet few
have witnessed with their own eyes: the swirling arms of a
massive hurricane, the triangular shadows cast by the Great
Pyramids, the bend of a Venetian canal, and many more. This
exhibit is a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution
Traveling Exhibition Service and the Smithsonian National Air
and Space Museum.
|
Exhibition
|
57th St. & Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 684-3323
|
7/26/2008 -
8/24/2008 |
Cirque du Soleil continues their
trademark acrobatics and clowning, creating a beautiful
language of movement in their performance of Kooza. This show
combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the
art of clowning. The show highlights the physical demands of
human performance in all its splendor and fragility, presented
in a colorful mélange that emphasizes bold slapstick humor.
|
Concert
|
1901 W. Madison St.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 559-1212
|
7/26/2008 -
7/26/2008 |
Approximately 30 boats will be
decorated with lights and props as they sail along beautiful
Lake Michigan, between the Shedd Aquarium at Roosevelt Road
and the Chicago Yacht Club at Monroe Street. People of all
ages stake out spots along the lakefront as early as 9 a.m. to
ensure a good view of the event. With an expected attendance
of 675,000, public transportation
, walking or biking to Venetian Night is suggested.
|
Festival
|
Queens Landing - Along the
Lakefront
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 744-3370
|
7/26/2008 -
7/27/2008 |
Strut your modern vintage style
and experience the most original and exciting array of vintage
and modern decorative objects, home furnishings, art, fashion
and jewelry ever assembled in downtown Chicago! The Randolph
Street Market Festival is home to the world-renowned Chicago
Antique Market and the Indie Designer Market –and is the
favorite destination for antique dealers, merchandisers,
decorators and style setters from around the globe. This
European-style indoor-outdoor market is staged in the historic
West Loop neighborhood and features 200 select purveyors of
high quality, beautifully-pr
iced "finds" offering unlimited creative inspiration and hours
of fun. As featured in Travel & Leisure, Lucky Magazine and
the New York Times, this once a month happening is not to be
missed!
|
Festival
|
1350 Block of West Randolph
Street
Chicago, IL 60605
312-666-1200
|
8/1/2008 -
8/3/2008 |
Lollapalooza in Chicago is more
than just a concert. It is a musical, cultural, community
experience, and is the first of its kind in this beautiful
space. Grant Park is a jewel that the citizens of Chicago hold
dear, and takes center stage as the star of this colossal
show. Enjoy the music, the food, the art, the park, and each
other.
|
Festival
|
Grant Park, Centered at
Buckingham Fountain
Grant Park
Chicago, IL
|
8/9/2008 -
8/10/2008 |
No one throws a party quite like
North Halsted! Tens of thousands of people from across the
country will converge on Halsted Street for this six city
block festival featuring three music stages with more than 40
musical acts performing. Market Days is also famous for its
vast array of unique food, and arts and crafts vendors.
|
Festival
|
N. Halsted St., between Belmont
Ave. and Addison St.
N. Halsted St., between Belmont Ave. and Addison St.
Chicago, IL
773-868-3010
|
8/15/2008 -
8/17/2008 |
The oldest and largest free
admission air exhibition of its kind in the U.S., featuring
civilian and military aircraft and watercraft. Spectators will
watch in amazement as planes navigate around the city and
watercrafts splash across the lakefront.
|
Festival
|
Along the lakefront centered at
North Ave. Beach
Along the lakefront centered at North Ave. Beach
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 744-3315
|
8/23/2008 -
8/24/2008 |
The sizzling sounds of Latin
music fill the air with national performers from around the
world including merengue, salsa, tropical, cumbias, ballads,
ranchero and mariachi. Traditional food, jewelry and clothing
vendors will also be on-site.
|
Festival
|
Grant Park, Jackson Blvd. and
Columbus Dr.
Grant Park, Jackson Blvd. and Columbus Dr.
Chicago, IL 60616
|
8/28/2008 -
8/31/2008 |
This weekend will be filled with
prestigious jazz groups from the local confines of Chicago to
the international level. Performances will take place at the
Petrillo Music Shell Stage, the Jazz and Family Heritage stage
and the Jazz on Jackson stage.
|
Festival
|
Jackson Blvd. and Columbus Dr.
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 744-3370
|
8/30/2008 -
8/31/2008 |
Strut your modern vintage style
and experience the most original and exciting array of vintage
and modern decorative objects, home furnishings, art, fashion
and jewelry ever assembled in downtown Chicago! The Randolph
Street Market Festival is home to the world-renowned Chicago
Antique Market and the Indie Designer Market –and is the
favorite destination for antique dealers, merchandisers,
decorators and style setters from around the globe. This
European-style indoor-outdoor market is staged in the historic
West Loop neighborhood and features 200 select purveyors of
high quality, beautifully-pr
iced "finds" offering unlimited creative inspiration and hours
of fun. As featured in Travel & Leisure, Lucky Magazine and
the New York Times, this once a month happening is not to be
missed!
|
Festival
|
1350 Block of West Randolph
Street
1350 Block of West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60605
312-666-1200
|
9/6/2008 -
11/9/2008 |
This exhibition displays prints
by 60 printmakers whose art is concerned with democracy,
social activism and political change. The exhibition is timed
to coincide with the 2008 Presidential election, noting the
20th century history of using the poster and print as a
vehicle for social advocacy and propaganda. The exhibition
includes 25 Chicago-based artists.
|
Exhibition
|
820 N. Michigan Ave.
820 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL
773 508-8069
|
9/13/2008 -
9/14/2008 |
Celtic Fest Chicago celebrates
the music, dance, art, products and cuisine of the Celtic
regions. The regions that are represented include: Brittany,
France, Ireland, Galicia, Spain, Scotland, Isle of Man,
Cornwall, Wales, Nova Scotia and the United States.
|
|
Grant Park, Centered at Jackson
Blvd. and Columbus Dr.
Grant Park, Centered at Jackson Blvd. and Columbus Dr.
Chicago, IL
|
9/16/2008 -
9/21/2008 |
The Harris Theater for Music and
Dance in Millennium Park is thrilled to present the San
Francisco Ballet, celebrating its diamond 75th Anniversary
with a limited four-city national tour of its New Works
Festival. As the first stop on the tour, the Harris Theater
will present a week-long engagement of the San Francisco
Ballet, featuring selections of new works by Paul Taylor,
considered by many to be the greatest living choreographer.
|
|
205 E. Randolph Street
205 E. Randolph Street
,
312 629-8696
|
9/27/2008 -
9/28/2008 |
Strut your modern vintage style
and experience the most original and exciting array of vintage
and modern decorative objects, home furnishings, art, fashion
and jewelry ever assembled in downtown Chicago! The Randolph
Street Market Festival is home to the world-renowned Chicago
Antique Market and the Indie Designer Market –and is the
favorite destination for antique dealers, merchandisers,
decorators and style setters from around the globe. This
European-style indoor-outdoor market is staged in the historic
West Loop neighborhood and features 200 select purveyors of
high quality, beautifully-pr
iced "finds" offering unlimited creative inspiration and hours
of fun. As featured in Travel & Leisure, Lucky Magazine and
the New York Times, this once a month happening is not to be
missed!
|
Festival
|
1350 Block of West Randolph
Street
1350 Block of West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60605
312-666-1200
|
10/1/2008 -
10/8/2008 |
This citywide celebration of
fashion and Chicago's dynamic fashion community features
runway shows, shopping events in city neighborhoods, student
designer events, industry seminars and many other fashion
programs. This event highlights the talented artists that live
and work in the city and encourages visitors to explore
Chicago's diverse shopping scene and independent boutiques.
|
Seasonal Events
|
Millennium Park and Various
Locations Citywide
Millennium Park and Various Locations Citywide
Chicago , IL
312 744-6050
|
10/6/2008 -
10/27/2008 |
This opera is beloved by
audiences everywhere for its score, which includes the most
popular tenor-baritone duet in opera. The libretto and the
music conjure up a particularly exotic locale: ancient Ceylon,
where the priestess Leïla is loved by both the fisherman Nadir
and Zurga, king of the pearl fishers. The travails of this
love triangle lead to disaster when Zurga believes himself
betrayed by Leïla and Nadir.
|
Concert
|
20 N. Wacker Dr.
20 N. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL
312 827-3580
|
10/10/2008 -
10/31/2008 |
Daley Plaza becomes “Pumpkin
Plaza”, with pumpkin decorating, spooky storytellers,
fortunetellers
, a farmers’ market, and performances by Midnight Circus,
including acts of high flying feats.
|
Seasonal Events
|
Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 744-3315
|
10/11/2008 -
10/12/2008 |
The Chicago Country Music
Festival, once a part of the Taste of Chicago, celebrates its
18th year with concerts and a new festival area that promises
to draw some of the biggest names in country music. Past
performers include Kenny Rogers, Faith Hill, and Keith Urban.
In addition, there will be three performance stages and a
dance tent. Activities include square dancing and karaoke.
|
Festival
|
Soldier Field Parkland
Chicago , IL
312-744-3315
|
10/12/2008 -
10/12/2008 |
The pinnacle of achievement for
elite athletes and everyday runners alike, the marathon is the
focal point of race weekend. Close to a million spectators
line the 26.2-mile course, cheering on the runners to help
them accomplish a personal dream.
|
Recreation
|
Starts in Grant Park, Centered at
Buckingham Fountain
Starts in Grant Park, Centered at Buckingham Fountain
Chicago, IL 60605
|
10/16/2008 -
10/29/2008 |
Chicago International Film
Festival leads audiences to discover great cinema, it has
celebrated the best that the world of film has to offer with
the belief that movies can involve an audience by challenging,
entertaining and inspiring them. This is the oldest
competitive international film festival in North America
presenting over 100 feature films and 50 shorts and
documentaries.
|
Festival
|
Various Locations
Various Locations
Chicago, IL
|
10/18/2008 -
1/16/2009 |
Holzer has consistently and
inventively challenged people's assumptions about the world
through the use of language that conveys the multiplicity of
often contradictory voices, opinions, and attitudes that form
the basis of society. Alternating between fact and fiction,
public and private, the universal and the particular, Holzer's
work offers an incisive social and psychological portrait of
contemporary times.
|
Exhibition
|
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 280-2660
|
10/25/2008 -
10/26/2008 |
Strut your modern vintage style
and experience the most original and exciting array of vintage
and modern decorative objects, home furnishings, art, fashion
and jewelry ever assembled in downtown Chicago! The Randolph
Street Market Festival is home to the world-renowned Chicago
Antique Market and the Indie Designer Market –and is the
favorite destination for antique dealers, merchandisers,
decorators and style setters from around the globe. This
European-style indoor-outdoor market is staged in the historic
West Loop neighborhood and features 200 select purveyors of
high quality, beautifully-pr
iced "finds" offering unlimited creative inspiration and hours
of fun. As featured in Travel & Leisure, Lucky Magazine and
the New York Times, this once a month happening is not to be
missed!
|
Festival
|
1350 Block of West Randolph
Street
1350 Block of West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60605
312-666-1200
|
11/14/2008 -
1/4/2009 |
A Museum of Science and Industry
timehonored celebration, Christmas Around the World and
Holidays of Light features more than 50 dazzling trees and
displays that are created by members of Chicago’s ethnic
communities to reflect holiday traditions from across the
globe. Guests can also enjoy festive ethnic dance and choral
performances, storytelling and demonstrations during this
seasonal celebration.
|
Exhibition
|
57th St. & Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 684-3323
|
11/28/2008 -
11/28/2008 |
Get wrapped up in the cheerful
music and holiday glow of Daley Plaza during the 95th Annual
Tree Lighting Ceremony. The switch gets flipped on at 5pm and
will mark the start of the holiday season.
|
Seasonal Events
|
Washington St. and Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 744-3315
|
2/7/2009 -
5/10/2009 |
The exhibition contains 100
examples of the tiny stone sculptures commonly referred to as
Stargazers. These pre-Cycladic objects were thought to be used
in religious ceremonies. It is unclear what the relationship
is, if any, between these Anatolian idols and their
better-known and roughly-contem
porary cousins from the Cycladic Islands further west. These
figures come from Anatolia in western Turkey and Iiliua near
Gallipoli and date from 3000 BC.
|
Exhibition
|
820 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 915-6500
|
2/15/2009 -
5/10/2009 |
This exhibition featuring the
Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863–1944) promises to rewrite
the history of one of modernism’s most enduring icons.
|
Exhibition
|
111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 443-3600
|
