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Chicago Auto Show Location: McCormick Place, 2301 South Martin Luther King Drive
More at http://www.chicagoautoshow.com/ Geja's Cafe's Valentine's Day Location: Geja's Cafe, 340 W. Armitage, Chicago
MOre info at http://www.gejascafe.com/events.htm Odyssey Valentine's Cruise Location: Odyssey: Navy Pier 600 E Grand, Chicago, IL
Celebrate with the one you love out on the water aboard an elegant Chicago Odyssey Valentine¡¯s Dinner Cruise. Complimentary champagne during boarding. A delicious three-course dinner. Live entertainment. Outstanding service. Dancing cheek to cheek and stunning skyline views. Plus, one keepsake boarding photo for each couple. From only $102.90 per person. Your perfectly planned evening is a simple click or phone call away. Call 866.305.2469, or find more info at http://www.linkcounter.com/go.php?linkid=313679 Chicago International Salsa Congress Location: The Westin O'Hare 6100 N River Road Rosemont
Snow Days Chicago Location: Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park 601 S. Michigan Ave
National and international snow sculptors will work in teams to create 15 unique sculptures crafted out of manmade snow. Festival attendees will have the opportunity to vote on the best sculpture. Snow craftsmen will begin sculpting on site on Wednesday, Feb. 11 with voting scheduled to commence on Feb. 13-14, concluding that afternoon with an awards ceremony. Snow Days Chicago is also partnering with the Chicago Public Schools to include a student sculpting exhibition. Eight to 10 high schools will send snow sculpting teams to compete. Additional programming will include a snowboarding competition and demonstration. Competitors include many local snowboarders from the United States of America Snowboard Association (USASA). This Olympic sport has enjoyed tremendous growth in the country and now festival attendees will see it happen up close and personal. Also on the agenda are dog sled racing and weight pulling with Siberian Huskies. Snow Days Chicago festival hours are 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. daily; sculptures are viewable at all hours Sweet Saturdays Location: Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave
"The Chicago Park District is excited to work closely with the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance to produce a brand new event that celebrates a variety of plants living here at the Conservatory, said Mary Eysenbach, Director of Conservatories. The 1st Annual Sweet Saturdays evolved from Chocolate Fest as a way to celebrate not only our chocolate trees, but the many plants that help create the different varieties of candy we all love. The new event focuses on plants that provide the key ingredients to our favorite sweet treats. The Garfield Park Conservatory, a veritable plant-based candy show, is home to many living sweets such as bananas, vanilla beans, cinnamon bark, and chocolate trees. Visitors of all ages can sample the facts, the flavors and the fun of some of the most tantalizing tropical treats. Experience any or all of the following sweet activities at each Sweet Saturday: · Tropical Treat Stations: Throughout the Conservatory visitors will learn a fact and sample a flavor. · Hands-on Activity Stations: Visitors of all ages can participate in designing a scratch and sniff necklace with cinnamon and sandpaper, designing a “leaf rubbing” Valentine’s Day Card, making a Chocolate Sachet with the sweet-smelling shells of cocoa beans, and other drop-in stations, such as Sweet Reads & Candy College. · Samples Sweets: Visitors can sample sweet offerings provided by various product partners hosted in the Sugar from the Sun exhibit. The following companies will be offering samples during the corresponding dates: - February 7 - Baskin Robbins, Starbucks Coffee - February 14 - Divine Chocolate (fair trade chocolate company) - February 21 - Wholesome Sweeteners (category leader in Fair Trade Certified organically and natural sugars, syrups, nectars and honeys) · Tropical Café: Attendees can buy sandwiches, souvenir treats, and listen to the sweet sounds of tropical tunes while relaxing. · Member’s Only Chocolate Lounge: Members of the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance can enjoy special perks and activities. The lounge will be open on Feb. 7 and 14 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Feb. 21 from 2 - 4 p.m. and includes the following sweet activities: - Discover your inner chocolate spirit by venturing on a self-guided chocolate taste test quest. - Pot up a special chocolate mint plant to take a little bit of the Sweet Saturday event home with you. - Enter your name into a drawing to win your very own fresh chocolate pod to take home and show off to your friends. - Free coat check in the Chocolate Lounge available to members. - Enjoy a cup of hot chocolate while relaxing in our members only seating area. More at http://www.garfieldconservatory.org/shows.htm Toast on Magnificent Mile Location: Pioneer Court 401 N. Michigan Ave.
Valentine's Dinner Cruise Location: Spirit of Chicago: Navy Pier 600 E Grand, Chicago, IL
Celebrate with the one you love out on the water aboard a warm and cozy Valentine¡¯s Dinner Cruise. Relax amidst our comfortable climate-controlled decks and enjoy candlelight, complimentary glass of champagne, one keepsake boarding photo per couple, delicious buffet, dancing cheek-to-cheek and dazzling skyline views, from just $79.90 per person. More info at http://www.linkcounter.com/go.php?linkid=313678
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