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What to see in Chicago
Overhead trains, river-touring boats, legendary dinosaurs and American Girls: Chicago's best attractions appeal to all ages. And though it's a big city, Chicago extends a warm Midwestern welcome to visitors while keeping it real with an ample dose of...
Tags: Grant Park, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Art Institute of Chicago, Buckingham Fountain, Museums
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5 fun ways to be a cool newbie in Chicago
You're a new transplant to Chicago. You've Instagrammed your reflection on the "Bean" (aka Cloud Gate), wowed Facebook friends with a thousand pictures of the Chicago skyline, annoyed your Twitter followers by tweeting every dish at Girl and the Goat ......Tags: Social Media, Michigan Avenue, Chicago Skyline, Music, Entertainment
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Museums
Boeing Galleries Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St.; 312-742-1168, millenniumpark.org The alfresco galleries flanking Cloud Gate ("The Bean") showcase modern and contemporary art, offering visitors a historical, social and cultural context of modern...Tags: Architecture, Arts, Artists, Millennium Park, Arts and Culture
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Chicago Jazz Festival 2013 lineup announced
Drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, pianists Jason Moran and Robert Glasper and saxophonists Donald Harrison, Charles Lloyd, Jimmy Heath and Rudresh Mahanthappa will headline the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival, running Aug. 29...
Tags: Culture, Music Industry, Grant Park, Arts and Culture, Education
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Why the Chicago Jazz Festival left Grant Park
For decades, the defenders of the status quo have insisted that the Chicago Jazz Festival must remain anchored in Grant Park. They said the dreadful acoustics there were just fine. They said the dilapidated Petrillo Music Shell served the fest well....
Tags: Entertainment Events, Culture, Entertainment, Music, Grant Park
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Chicago Jazz Festival moving to Millennium Park
After more than three decades at the Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park, the Chicago Jazz Festival will be leaving the venue for Millennium Park, according to the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). Though in recent...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Music Industry, Music, Entertainment, Grant Park
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Go on, take a bite
The fifth annual Chicago Gourmet (full name: Bon Appetit Presents Chicago Gourmet) will take place Sept. 29 and 30 in Millennium Park. Hundreds of Chicagoans and visitors will be there; here are five reasons to be one of them. It's worth the splurge:...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Blackbird, Restaurants, Chicago Gourmet, The Purple Pig
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Snow jobs: 2 great ways to enjoy the chill
Hit the ice Polish up your blades and hit one of our favorite rinks -- if you own your own skates there are no fees involved. Millennium Park: Chicago's most dramatic spot to skate thanks to Anish Kapoor's nearby "Cloud Gate," but also its most crowded....
Tags: University of Chicago, Michigan Avenue, Grant Park, Woodlawn (Chicago, Illinois), Millennium Park
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Aerosmith hosts Rock the Vote Boston Street Party
Boston’s Aerosmith enjoyed a home field advantage of sorts on Monday when they hosted a huge street party in front of their old apartment at 1325 Commonwealth Ave. in Boston. Tens of thousands turned out to rock out at the now historic landmark to...
Tags: Aerosmith (music group)
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A procrastinator's guide to making the holidays count
The holidays always seem to come too soon and leave too early. One minute you're wailing that the stores are playing "Jingle Bell Rock" at Halloween, the next you're whimpering that it's Jan. 2 and you never really felt the holiday spirit. By "you," I...
Tags: Holidays, Lincoln Park Zoo, Religious Festivals, Millennium Park, Brookfield Zoo
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Winter agenda: Events for the season
STAGE The Christmas Schooner Have yourself a City of Big Shoulders Christmas at the Mercury Theater, the current home of the beloved Chicago musical, “The Christmas Schooner.” Created by John Reeger and Julie Shannon, “Schooner”...
Tags: Bon Iver (music group), Museums, Services and Shopping, Awards and Prizes, Trips and Vacations
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Anchorage Volunteers Serve Holiday Meals
Channel 2 NewsThis Thanksgiving, two different groups in Anchorage gave back to the community in a similar way. For more than 20 years, the Union of Students at University of Alaska Anchorage has prepared meals for the UAA community. Today, 25 student volunteers...Tags: Holidays, Thanksgiving
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