Chicago Events Calendar / Things-To-Do: Feb 27, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Chicago Maritime Festival
Location: Chicago History Museum Clark St & North Ave.
The Chicago Maritime Festival is an annual event held at the Chicago History Museum that presents the most diverse maritime program ever staged in the Great Lakes and an outreach program to over 5,000 students, seniors and adults with disabilities. Daytime activities include maritime history, lighthouses, shipwrecks, model boats for kids, life raft demonstrations, marine art, songs for younger sailors, knot tying and more, presented by working mariners, authors, divers, educators, explorers, artists and nautical notables from around the world. The evening concert features some of the finest maritime singers from both sides of the Atlantic.
More info at http://www.chicagomaritimefestival.org/
Chicago Restaurant Week
The 3rd Annual Chicago Restaurant Week features over 160 participating establishments sprinkled throughout the great City of Chicago.Try some exotic spice, nibble some samplings from the sea, or delight in 5-star sophistication. Whatever your taste, you'll find it during Chicago Restaurant Week.
More info at http://www.eatitupchicago.com
The Chicago Theatre Marquee Tour
Location: Chicago Theatre 175 N. State St.
The tour encompasses historical and architectural highlights of the building, including the grand lobby areas, majestic auditorium and backstage space (when possible) where performers through the years, have left their autographs on the walls of dressing rooms and corridors.
Guides will share with you the stories of the visionaries who opened The Chicago Theatre, whose influence on popular entertainment in Chicago is still recognized today. Tours also include the photo exhibit in The Chicago Theatre's lower lobby, "Chicago: Three Centuries of Theatres."
More info at http://www.thechicagotheatre.com/tour/
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