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Chicago Events Calendar / Things-To-Do
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24th Annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival
Location:
Millennium Park
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The 24th Annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival will happen May 30-June 1, 2008 in Millennium Park. Stay tuned for more info!
The Chicago Gospel Music Festival is the largest outdoor, free admission event of its kind. The three-day festival offers l...[more details]
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Park Grill Gospel Music Brunch
Location:
Park Grill-Millennium Park
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FOOD AND MUSIC FOR THE SOUL AT PARK GRILL GOSPEL MUSIC BRUNCH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MAY 31 - JUNE 1
Enjoy great southern inspired food and traditional gospel sounds at the Park Grill Gospel Music Brunch during the 24th Annual Chicago Gospel Music F...[more details]
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Voices from the Land
Location:
The Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
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Celebrate Chicago’s natural history with "Voices from the Land"!
Supported by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council and based in part on local author Joel Greenberg’s Of Prairie, Woods, and Water: Two Centuries of Chicago Nature Writing, th...[more details]
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Midwest Independent Film Festival
Location:
Landmark Century Cinema, 2828 N. Clark, Chicago
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First Tuesdays with The Midwest Independent Film Festival continue as the award-winning documentary America the Beautiful screens on Tuesday, April 1st. This enlightening and controversial film premiered at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival...[more details]
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Tuesdays on the Terrace
Location:
Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E. Chicago Ave.
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Join us for Tuesdays on the Terrace, another exciting season of free evening jazz concerts on the MCA's Anne and John Kern Terrace overlooking Lake Michigan. Enjoy cocktails and a buffet dinner ($16.50) while listening to Chicago's finest jazz musici...[more details]
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Tour of The Chicago Theatre
Time:
12:00pm
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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.
Tours take place every Tuesday & Thursday at...[more details]
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Chicago’s Fireworks from a Tall Ship
Location:
Burnham Harbor, which is in Chicago’s Museum Campus (near Soldier Field).
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Who: you and your guests!
What: A two hour sailing on a traditional (wood) Tall Ship, followed by a great fireworks show just off of Navy Pier! You may be able to see them from the Navy Pier, but with us you will be closer to them and not wor...[more details]
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Shoreline Fireworks Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago IL 600 N. Grand, Chicago IL
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Enjoy Shoreline's famous Lake Michigan Skyline Boat Tour plus the dazzling Navy Pier fireworks display! Departs every Wednesday throughout the summer at 9:00 pm - fireworks at 9:30.
Call 312-222-9328 or visit http://www.linkcounter.com/go.php?l...[more details]
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25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival
Location:
Grant Park
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Mark your calendars as the summer of 2008 will be one filled of music not to be missed. The City of Chicago announces a landmark celebration for the 25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, June 5-8, 2008. Sweet Home Chicago has never been better, as the...[more details]
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Daley Plaza Farmers Market
Location:
Daley Plaza on Washington and Dearborn
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Thursdays May 15-Oct. 2, 2008
7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
This year marks the 28th anniversary in which farmers and local merchants offer their freshest fruits, vegetables, pastries and other homemade products for sale to Chicagoans and visitors alike.
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WTMX Party in the Park
Location:
Park Grill | Millennium Park,
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Cut out of work early every Thursday (from May 29-August 21) and meet up with THE MIX and Bud Select as we present Party in the Park this Thursday from 4PM until 6:30PM outside at The Park Grill Restaurant ... on the plaza at Millennium Park.
See...[more details]
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Tour of The Chicago Theatre
Time:
12:00pm
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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.
Tours take place every Tuesday & Thursday at...[more details]
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Art View in Lake View
Location:
3138 N Broadway Chicago
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Art View in Lake View is located in the trendy northside corridor of Chicago. Guests are invited to hop on a complimentary Trolley in the Lakeview area that takes them from gallery to gallery for an evening of food, wine, fun and excitement. This...[more details]
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25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival
Location:
Grant Park
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Mark your calendars as the summer of 2008 will be one filled of music not to be missed. The City of Chicago announces a landmark celebration for the 25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, June 5-8, 2008. Sweet Home Chicago has never been better, as the...[more details]
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Whale Watching Cruise (Happy Hour)
Location:
Burnham Harbor, which is in Chicago’s Museum Campus (near Soldier Field).
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Who: You and your guests!
What: Yes, we are venturing out on Lake Michigan in search of whales! Come out sailing on the Tall Ship Red Witch, while we look for (haven’t seen one yet) whales. Yes, there will be alcohol involved on this two hour...[more details]
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25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival
Location:
Grant Park
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Mark your calendars as the summer of 2008 will be one filled of music not to be missed. The City of Chicago announces a landmark celebration for the 25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, June 5-8, 2008. Sweet Home Chicago has never been better, as the...[more details]
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Chicago’s Fireworks from a Tall Ship
Location:
Burnham Harbor, which is in Chicago’s Museum Campus (near Soldier Field).
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Who: you and your guests!
What: A two hour sailing on a traditional (wood) Tall Ship, followed by a great fireworks show just off of Navy Pier! You may be able to see them from the Navy Pier, but with us you will be closer to them and not wor...[more details]
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Shoreline Fireworks Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago IL 600 N. Grand, Chicago IL
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Enjoy Shoreline's famous Lake Michigan Skyline Boat Tour plus the dazzling Navy Pier fireworks display! Departs every Saturday throughout the summer at 9:30 pm - fireworks at 10:15.
Call 312-222-9328 or visit http://www.linkcounter.com/go.php?l...[more details]
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Summer Workouts
Location:
Millennium Park-Michigan & Randolph Sts
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2008 Free Summer Workouts
Saturdays, June 7 - September 27
Great Lawn of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Begin your weekend with a workout led by a Chicago dance company or take a class with the instructors from the Lakeshore Athletic Club - Illinois...[more details]
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Bump, Set, Spike for St. Jude!
Location:
North Avenue Beach, North Avenue and Lake Shore Drive
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Kick off summer with a sweat at the St. Jude Auxiliary Board’s Bump, Set, Spike beach volleyball fundraising tournament. This fun and active summer event will take place at North Avenue Beach. Teams will consist of two guys and two girls with all ski...[more details]
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25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival
Location:
Grant Park
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Mark your calendars as the summer of 2008 will be one filled of music not to be missed. The City of Chicago announces a landmark celebration for the 25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, June 5-8, 2008. Sweet Home Chicago has never been better, as the...[more details]
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Walk in the Park
Location:
Lincoln Park
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Join Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly for our Second Annual Walk in the Park - a day to walk, picnic and visit with old and new friends. Join in the fun and fundraising on Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. in Lincoln Park just north of the i...[more details]
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eS Game of Skate Presented by Boost Mobile
Location:
Grant Park, The Temp Skate Park at Columbus and Balbo Sts
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Kids of all ages from Chicago and surrounding cities will compete in a single elimination tournament-style skateboarding contest, part of a worldwide tournament that will include more than 12,000 skaters! The éS Game of SKATE, presented by Boost Mobi...[more details]
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Tuesdays on the Terrace
Location:
Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E. Chicago Ave.
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Join us for Tuesdays on the Terrace, another exciting season of free evening jazz concerts on the MCA's Anne and John Kern Terrace overlooking Lake Michigan. Enjoy cocktails and a buffet dinner ($16.50) while listening to Chicago's finest jazz musici...[more details]
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Tour of The Chicago Theatre
Time:
12:00pm
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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.
Tours take place every Tuesday & Thursday...[more details]
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Luxury Fireworks Dinner Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago
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Chicago's most luxurious dinner cruise vessel has recently undergone its most spectacular renovation ever! This $1 million plus endeavor has resulted in the finest furnishings and most advanced equipment available today for your event.
Step aboar...[more details]
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Chicago’s Fireworks from a Tall Ship
Location:
Burnham Harbor, which is in Chicago’s Museum Campus (near Soldier Field).
|
Who: you and your guests!
What: A two hour sailing on a traditional (wood) Tall Ship, followed by a great fireworks show just off of Navy Pier! You may be able to see them from the Navy Pier, but with us you will be closer to them and not wor...[more details]
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Grant Park Music Festival
Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
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The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation's only remaining free outdoor municipally-supported classical music series. The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus reach more than one million people annually through a wide-ranging series of free classical mu...[more details]
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Shoreline Fireworks Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago IL 600 N. Grand, Chicago IL
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Enjoy Shoreline's famous Lake Michigan Skyline Boat Tour plus the dazzling Navy Pier fireworks display! Departs every Wednesday throughout the summer at 9:00 pm - fireworks at 9:30.
Call 312-222-9328 or visit http://www.linkcounter.com/go.php?l...[more details]
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Daley Plaza Farmers Market
Location:
Daley Plaza on Washington and Dearborn
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Thursdays May 15-Oct. 2, 2008
7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
This year marks the 28th anniversary in which farmers and local merchants offer their freshest fruits, vegetables, pastries and other homemade products for sale to Chicagoans and visitors alike.
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WTMX Party in the Park
Location:
Park Grill | Millennium Park,
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Cut out of work early every Thursday (from May 29-August 21) and meet up with THE MIX and Bud Select as we present Party in the Park this Thursday from 4PM until 6:30PM outside at The Park Grill Restaurant ... on the plaza at Millennium Park.
See...[more details]
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Tour of The Chicago Theatre
Time:
12:00pm
|
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.
Tours take place every Tuesday & Thursday at...[more details]
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Grant Park Music Festival
Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
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The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation's only remaining free outdoor municipally-supported classical music series. The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus reach more than one million people annually through a wide-ranging series of free classical mu...[more details]
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Whale Watching Cruise (Happy Hour)
Location:
Burnham Harbor, which is in Chicago’s Museum Campus (near Soldier Field).
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Who: You and your guests!
What: Yes, we are venturing out on Lake Michigan in search of whales! Come out sailing on the Tall Ship Red Witch, while we look for (haven’t seen one yet) whales. Yes, there will be alcohol involved on this two hour...[more details]
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Luxury Fireworks Dinner Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago
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Chicago's most luxurious dinner cruise vessel has recently undergone its most spectacular renovation ever! This $1 million plus endeavor has resulted in the finest furnishings and most advanced equipment available today for your event.
Step aboar...[more details]
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Chicago’s Fireworks from a Tall Ship
Location:
Burnham Harbor, which is in Chicago’s Museum Campus (near Soldier Field).
|
Who: you and your guests!
What: A two hour sailing on a traditional (wood) Tall Ship, followed by a great fireworks show just off of Navy Pier! You may be able to see them from the Navy Pier, but with us you will be closer to them and not wor...[more details]
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Spirit of Chicago Gospel Lunch Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago
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Enjoy live entertainment, an all-you-can-eat-buffet, and good fellowship. Come aboard and enjoy the most entertaining lunchtime experience in Chicago featuring our Grande Buffet! This two-hour cruise along Chicago’s magnificent lakefront is perfect f...[more details]
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Grant Park Music Festival
Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
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The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation's only remaining free outdoor municipally-supported classical music series. The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus reach more than one million people annually through a wide-ranging series of free classical mu...[more details]
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Old Town Art Fair
Location:
Old Town, Lincoln & Wisconsin Aves.
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The tree-lined streets of Chicago's historic Old Town Triangle District will again provide a charming setting for the 59th Old Town Art Fair, the oldest and most prestigious juried outdoor art fair of its kind. Produced by the Old Town Triangle Assoc...[more details]
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Shoreline Fireworks Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago IL 600 N. Grand, Chicago IL
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Enjoy Shoreline's famous Lake Michigan Skyline Boat Tour plus the dazzling Navy Pier fireworks display! Departs every Saturday throughout the summer at 9:30 pm - fireworks at 10:15.
Call 312-222-9328 or visit http://www.linkcounter.com/go.php?l...[more details]
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Summer Workouts
Location:
Millennium Park-Michigan & Randolph Sts
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2008 Free Summer Workouts
Saturdays, June 7 - September 27
Great Lawn of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Begin your weekend with a workout led by a Chicago dance company or take a class with the instructors from the Lakeshore Athletic Club - Illinois...[more details]
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Wells Street Art Festival
Location:
On N. Wells Street, between North Avenue and Division Street
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The Wells Street Art Festival is recognized as one of Chicago's most prestigious art fairs, attracting exhibitors and prospective buyers from all over the nation. The show features a wide variety of fine art - everything from glass and ceramics, to p...[more details]
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Father's Day Brunch
Location:
Soldier Field, 1410 S. Museum Campus Dr
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Soldier Field will host its 2nd Annual Father’s Day Brunch to honor Chicago’s finest dads. This is one of two times during the year when the United Club’s fine dining is open to the public. Families will not only be able to treat their dads to the...[more details]
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Father's Day Cruises
Location:
Navy Pier
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Chicago Father's Day Brunch, Lunch and Dinner Cruises - June 15, 2008
Why not celebrate Dad's special day aboard a Chicago Father's Day Cruise? Bring your friends and family down to the Chicago lakefront and welcome in Spring aboard an Father's Da...[more details]
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Old Town Art Fair
Location:
Old Town, Lincoln & Wisconsin Aves.
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The tree-lined streets of Chicago's historic Old Town Triangle District will again provide a charming setting for the 59th Old Town Art Fair, the oldest and most prestigious juried outdoor art fair of its kind. Produced by the Old Town Triangle Assoc...[more details]
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Wells Street Art Festival
Location:
On N. Wells Street, between North Avenue and Division Street
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The Wells Street Art Festival is recognized as one of Chicago's most prestigious art fairs, attracting exhibitors and prospective buyers from all over the nation. The show features a wide variety of fine art - everything from glass and ceramics, to p...[more details]
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Audio Picnic
Location:
Millennium Park
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Lounge on the Great Lawn and soak up sounds from the Jay Pritzker Pavilion's one-of-a-kind sound system. Bring a picnic, games, friends, and family to play, chat, stretch, eat and drink. Electronic music artists, local record label heads, music histo...[more details]
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Mystic Blue Cabaret Lunch Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago
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Mystic Blue. Dine. Dance. Drink. Let your hair down. The setting is laid-back yet contemporary. The service is great. The view is amazing. Imagine the beautiful Chicago skyline as it reaches for miles North and South with the lake resting at its feet...[more details]
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Tuesdays on the Terrace
Location:
Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E. Chicago Ave.
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Join us for Tuesdays on the Terrace, another exciting season of free evening jazz concerts on the MCA's Anne and John Kern Terrace overlooking Lake Michigan. Enjoy cocktails and a buffet dinner ($16.50) while listening to Chicago's finest jazz musici...[more details]
|
Tour of The Chicago Theatre
Time:
12:00pm
|
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.
Tours take place every Tuesday & Thursday at...[more details]
|
Luxury Fireworks Dinner Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago
|
Chicago's most luxurious dinner cruise vessel has recently undergone its most spectacular renovation ever! This $1 million plus endeavor has resulted in the finest furnishings and most advanced equipment available today for your event.
Step aboar...[more details]
|
Chicago’s Fireworks from a Tall Ship
Location:
Burnham Harbor, which is in Chicago’s Museum Campus (near Soldier Field).
|
Who: you and your guests!
What: A two hour sailing on a traditional (wood) Tall Ship, followed by a great fireworks show just off of Navy Pier! You may be able to see them from the Navy Pier, but with us you will be closer to them and not wor...[more details]
|
Grant Park Music Festival
Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
|
The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation's only remaining free outdoor municipally-supported classical music series. The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus reach more than one million people annually through a wide-ranging series of free classical mu...[more details]
|
Shoreline Fireworks Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago IL 600 N. Grand, Chicago IL
|
Enjoy Shoreline's famous Lake Michigan Skyline Boat Tour plus the dazzling Navy Pier fireworks display! Departs every Wednesday throughout the summer at 9:00 pm - fireworks at 9:30.
Call 312-222-9328 or visit http://www.linkcounter.com/go.php?l...[more details]
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Daley Plaza Farmers Market
Location:
Daley Plaza on Washington and Dearborn
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Thursdays May 15-Oct. 2, 2008
7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
This year marks the 28th anniversary in which farmers and local merchants offer their freshest fruits, vegetables, pastries and other homemade products for sale to Chicagoans and visitors alike.
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Spirit of Chicago History Lunch Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago
Jazzin' at the Shedd
Location:
Shedd Aquarium 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive
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Shedd Aquarium becomes Chicago’s premier jazz venue again with another season of Jazzin’ at the Shedd. This Chicago tradition combines some of the area’s best bands, the city’s breathtaking skyline and an unrivaled array of aquatic animals from aroun...[more details]
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Music Without Borders
Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park
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The Chicago Department of Cultural Affiars, Millennium Park presents the third year of the popular international music series, Music Without Borders, featuring traditional folk and pop artists from around the globe. The series, which consists of six...[more details]
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WTMX Party in the Park
Location:
Park Grill | Millennium Park,
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Cut out of work early every Thursday (from May 29-August 21) and meet up with THE MIX and Bud Select as we present Party in the Park this Thursday from 4PM until 6:30PM outside at The Park Grill Restaurant ... on the plaza at Millennium Park.
See...[more details]
|
Tour of The Chicago Theatre
Time:
12:00pm
|
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.
Tours take place every Tuesday & Thursday at...[more details]
|
Grant Park Music Festival
Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
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The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation's only remaining free outdoor municipally-supported classical music series. The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus reach more than one million people annually through a wide-ranging series of free classical mu...[more details]
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St. Josaphat SummerFest
Location:
2311 N Southport Ave
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Join us for a festive week-end with fabulous food, music and fun! Bring your family to the wonderful Family Funday Sunday! Amazing bands including Hairbanger's Ball and Hello Dave!
More info at http://www.stjosaphatparish.org/stjosaphat/display....[more details]
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Taste of Randolph Street
Location:
W. Randolph betwn Peoria St & Racine Ave
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Taste of Randolph Street presented by Miller Lite & Bank of America is set in Chicago’s Randolph Street corridor in the heart of the West Loop community. A chic, upscale area housing several of Chicago’s trendiest art galleries and nightclubs, Randol...[more details]
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Whale Watching Cruise (Happy Hour)
Location:
Burnham Harbor, which is in Chicago’s Museum Campus (near Soldier Field).
|
Who: You and your guests!
What: Yes, we are venturing out on Lake Michigan in search of whales! Come out sailing on the Tall Ship Red Witch, while we look for (haven’t seen one yet) whales. Yes, there will be alcohol involved on this two hour...[more details]
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Chicago Summerfest
Location:
2000 N. Clark @ Armitage, Chicago
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This two-day summer festival features live music, an upscale art show, great food and drink and a family area for the kids. Chicago Summerfest brings together 25,000 of Chicago’s movers and shakers. This event is one that attendees love and participa...[more details]
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Fellowes ChicagoWorldCup Soccer Tournament
Location:
YMCA Rauner Family - 2700 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL
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Play for your motherland country to keep the World-Cup spirit alive in Chicago!
For the third year in a row, foreign communities of Chicago and local Soccer Players will get together and play for their motherland country in the Fellowes ChicagoWor...[more details]
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Luxury Fireworks Dinner Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago
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Chicago's most luxurious dinner cruise vessel has recently undergone its most spectacular renovation ever! This $1 million plus endeavor has resulted in the finest furnishings and most advanced equipment available today for your event.
Step aboar...[more details]
|
Chicago’s Fireworks from a Tall Ship
Location:
Burnham Harbor, which is in Chicago’s Museum Campus (near Soldier Field).
|
Who: you and your guests!
What: A two hour sailing on a traditional (wood) Tall Ship, followed by a great fireworks show just off of Navy Pier! You may be able to see them from the Navy Pier, but with us you will be closer to them and not wor...[more details]
|
Grant Park Music Festival
Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
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The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation's only remaining free outdoor municipally-supported classical music series. The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus reach more than one million people annually through a wide-ranging series of free classical mu...[more details]
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Kenny Chesney in Concert
Location:
Soldier Field, 1410 S. Museum Campus Dr
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Country music star Kenny Chesney performs with opening acts Keith Urban, Leann Rimes, Gary Allan and Luke Bryan. US99 will host an Oasis Tailgate on the southeast lawn of the stadium with great music, entertainment and food.
4 p.m.
Tickets $65.5...[more details]
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Shoreline Fireworks Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago IL 600 N. Grand, Chicago IL
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Enjoy Shoreline's famous Lake Michigan Skyline Boat Tour plus the dazzling Navy Pier fireworks display! Departs every Saturday throughout the summer at 9:30 pm - fireworks at 10:15.
Call 312-222-9328 or visit http://www.linkcounter.com/go.php?l...[more details]
|
St. Josaphat SummerFest
Location:
2311 N Southport Ave
|
Join us for a festive week-end with fabulous food, music and fun! Bring your family to the wonderful Family Funday Sunday! Amazing bands including Hairbanger's Ball and Hello Dave!
More info at http://www.stjosaphatparish.org/stjosaphat/display....[more details]
|
Summer Workouts
Location:
Millennium Park-Michigan & Randolph Sts
|
2008 Free Summer Workouts
Saturdays, June 7 - September 27
Great Lawn of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Begin your weekend with a workout led by a Chicago dance company or take a class with the instructors from the Lakeshore Athletic Club - Illinois...[more details]
|
Taste of Randolph Street
Location:
W. Randolph betwn Peoria St & Racine Ave
|
Taste of Randolph Street presented by Miller Lite & Bank of America is set in Chicago’s Randolph Street corridor in the heart of the West Loop community. A chic, upscale area housing several of Chicago’s trendiest art galleries and nightclubs, Randol...[more details]
|
Tour of The Chicago Theatre
Time:
12:00pm
|
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.
Saturday tours occur on the 3rd Saturday of...[more details]
|
Chicago Summerfest
Location:
2000 N. Clark @ Armitage, Chicago
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This two-day summer festival features live music, an upscale art show, great food and drink and a family area for the kids. Chicago Summerfest brings together 25,000 of Chicago’s movers and shakers. This event is one that attendees love and participa...[more details]
|
St. Josaphat SummerFest
Location:
2311 N Southport Ave
|
Join us for a festive week-end with fabulous food, music and fun! Bring your family to the wonderful Family Funday Sunday! Amazing bands including Hairbanger's Ball and Hello Dave!
More info at http://www.stjosaphatparish.org/stjosaphat/display....[more details]
|
Taste of Randolph Street
Location:
W. Randolph betwn Peoria St & Racine Ave
|
Taste of Randolph Street presented by Miller Lite & Bank of America is set in Chicago’s Randolph Street corridor in the heart of the West Loop community. A chic, upscale area housing several of Chicago’s trendiest art galleries and nightclubs, Randol...[more details]
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Voices from the Land
Location:
Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 North Clark Street, 60614
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Celebrate Chicago’s natural history with "Voices from the Land"!
Supported by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council and based in part on local author Joel Greenberg’s Of Prairie, Woods, and Water: Two Centuries of Chicago Nature Writing, th...[more details]
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Audio Picnic
Location:
Millennium Park
|
Lounge on the Great Lawn and soak up sounds from the Jay Pritzker Pavilion's one-of-a-kind sound system. Bring a picnic, games, friends, and family to play, chat, stretch, eat and drink. Electronic music artists, local record label heads, music histo...[more details]
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Gen Art Chicago Film Festival
Location:
Various
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The 2nd Annual Gen Art Film Festival is a showcase for today's most talented emerging North American independent filmmakers. The festival offers five exhilarating Chicago Premieres attended by members of the press, industry professionals, and Chicago...[more details]
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Mystic Blue Cabaret Lunch Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago
|
Mystic Blue. Dine. Dance. Drink. Let your hair down. The setting is laid-back yet contemporary. The service is great. The view is amazing. Imagine the beautiful Chicago skyline as it reaches for miles North and South with the lake resting at its feet...[more details]
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Gen Art Chicago Film Festival
Location:
Various
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The 2nd Annual Gen Art Film Festival is a showcase for today's most talented emerging North American independent filmmakers. The festival offers five exhilarating Chicago Premieres attended by members of the press, industry professionals, and Chicago...[more details]
|
Tuesdays on the Terrace
Location:
Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E. Chicago Ave.
|
Join us for Tuesdays on the Terrace, another exciting season of free evening jazz concerts on the MCA's Anne and John Kern Terrace overlooking Lake Michigan. Enjoy cocktails and a buffet dinner ($16.50) while listening to Chicago's finest jazz musici...[more details]
|
Tour of The Chicago Theatre
Time:
12:00pm
|
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.
Tours take place every Tuesday & Thursday at...[more details]
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Chicago Arabesque Festival
Location:
Daley Plaza-Corner of Washington & Dearborn
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Chicago Arabesque is a non-religious, non-political festival that will promote
public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the rich cultural heritage of
the Arab World. Representing over twenty Arab countries, the fest seeks to
introduce...[more details]
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Luxury Fireworks Dinner Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago
|
Chicago's most luxurious dinner cruise vessel has recently undergone its most spectacular renovation ever! This $1 million plus endeavor has resulted in the finest furnishings and most advanced equipment available today for your event.
Step aboar...[more details]
|
Chicago’s Fireworks from a Tall Ship
Location:
Burnham Harbor, which is in Chicago’s Museum Campus (near Soldier Field).
|
Who: you and your guests!
What: A two hour sailing on a traditional (wood) Tall Ship, followed by a great fireworks show just off of Navy Pier! You may be able to see them from the Navy Pier, but with us you will be closer to them and not wor...[more details]
|
Gen Art Chicago Film Festival
Location:
Various
|
The 2nd Annual Gen Art Film Festival is a showcase for today's most talented emerging North American independent filmmakers. The festival offers five exhilarating Chicago Premieres attended by members of the press, industry professionals, and Chicago...[more details]
|
Grant Park Music Festival
Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
|
The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation's only remaining free outdoor municipally-supported classical music series. The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus reach more than one million people annually through a wide-ranging series of free classical mu...[more details]
|
Shoreline Fireworks Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago IL 600 N. Grand, Chicago IL
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Enjoy Shoreline's famous Lake Michigan Skyline Boat Tour plus the dazzling Navy Pier fireworks display! Departs every Wednesday throughout the summer at 9:00 pm - fireworks at 9:30.
Call 312-222-9328 or visit http://www.linkcounter.com/go.php?l...[more details]
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The Anti Cruelty Society's Canine Cruise
Location:
112 E Wacker Drive, Chicago
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All paws aboard! The Anti-Cruelty Society invites pooches and their pals to feel the breeze thru their fur at The Anti Cruelty Society’s Canine Cruise along the river and on Lake Michigan. Enjoy historical “tails” about dogs in Chicago and learn abou...[more details]
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Chicago Arabesque Festival
Location:
Daley Plaza-Corner of Washington & Dearborn
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Chicago Arabesque is a non-religious, non-political festival that will promote
public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the rich cultural heritage of
the Arab World. Representing over twenty Arab countries, the fest seeks to
introduce...[more details]
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Daley Plaza Farmers Market
Location:
Daley Plaza on Washington and Dearborn
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Thursdays May 15-Oct. 2, 2008
7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
This year marks the 28th anniversary in which farmers and local merchants offer their freshest fruits, vegetables, pastries and other homemade products for sale to Chicagoans and visitors alike.
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Gen Art Chicago Film Festival
Location:
Various
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The 2nd Annual Gen Art Film Festival is a showcase for today's most talented emerging North American independent filmmakers. The festival offers five exhilarating Chicago Premieres attended by members of the press, industry professionals, and Chicago...[more details]
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Jazzin' at the Shedd
Location:
Shedd Aquarium 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive
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Shedd Aquarium becomes Chicago’s premier jazz venue again with another season of Jazzin’ at the Shedd. This Chicago tradition combines some of the area’s best bands, the city’s breathtaking skyline and an unrivaled array of aquatic animals from aroun...[more details]
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Music Without Borders
Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park
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The Chicago Department of Cultural Affiars, Millennium Park presents the third year of the popular international music series, Music Without Borders, featuring traditional folk and pop artists from around the globe. The series, which consists of six...[more details]
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WTMX Party in the Park
Location:
Park Grill | Millennium Park,
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Cut out of work early every Thursday (from May 29-August 21) and meet up with THE MIX and Bud Select as we present Party in the Park this Thursday from 4PM until 6:30PM outside at The Park Grill Restaurant ... on the plaza at Millennium Park.
See...[more details]
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Summer Music Series
Location:
Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago and the Old Town School of Folk Music present the Summer Music Series! Join us Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:30 to 8:45 in McKinlock Court, located off the Garden Restaurant. Bring your friends for cocktails in the...[more details]
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Tour of The Chicago Theatre
Time:
12:00pm
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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.
Tours take place every Tuesday & Thursday at...[more details]
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Chicago Arabesque Festival
Location:
Daley Plaza-Corner of Washington & Dearborn
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Chicago Arabesque is a non-religious, non-political festival that will promote
public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the rich cultural heritage of
the Arab World. Representing over twenty Arab countries, the fest seeks to
introduce...[more details]
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Gen Art Chicago Film Festival
Location:
Various
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The 2nd Annual Gen Art Film Festival is a showcase for today's most talented emerging North American independent filmmakers. The festival offers five exhilarating Chicago Premieres attended by members of the press, industry professionals, and Chicago...[more details]
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Grant Park Music Festival
Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
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The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation's only remaining free outdoor municipally-supported classical music series. The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus reach more than one million people annually through a wide-ranging series of free classical mu...[more details]
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Jammin' at the Zoo
Location:
Lincoln Park Zoo
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Music Concert at Lincoln Park Zoo
June 27: Blondie
July 25: Fastball + Blind Melon
Aug 22: Soul Asylum
Concerts are held at Lincoln Park Zoo on the Main Mall. Seating is general admission, and guests are invited to bring small blankets. Come...[more details]
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Skyline Boat Tour
Location:
Buckingham Fountain Dock, Chicago Lakefront
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Shoreline Sightseeing will offer their famous Skyline Boat Tours from their Buckingham Fountain dock daily during Taste of Chicago. When Taste-goers need a break, they can stroll over to Shoreline’s Buckingham Fountain dock for a relaxing and refres...[more details]
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Summer Music Series
Location:
Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago and the Old Town School of Folk Music present the Summer Music Series! Join us Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:30 to 8:45 in McKinlock Court, located off the Garden Restaurant. Bring your friends for cocktails in the...[more details]
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28th Annual Taste of Chicago
Location:
Grant Park
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The Taste of Chicago that evolved from that steamy July 4th in 1980 is the second largest tourist attraction in Illinois. For ten days, this free- admission festival, now in its 27th year, is the place to be, infusing the city with a holiday spirit a...[more details]
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Whale Watching Cruise (Happy Hour)
Location:
Burnham Harbor, which is in Chicago’s Museum Campus (near Soldier Field).
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Who: You and your guests!
What: Yes, we are venturing out on Lake Michigan in search of whales! Come out sailing on the Tall Ship Red Witch, while we look for (haven’t seen one yet) whales. Yes, there will be alcohol involved on this two hour...[more details]
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Chicago Arabesque Festival
Location:
Daley Plaza-Corner of Washington & Dearborn
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Chicago Arabesque is a non-religious, non-political festival that will promote
public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the rich cultural heritage of
the Arab World. Representing over twenty Arab countries, the fest seeks to
introduce...[more details]
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Luxury Fireworks Dinner Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago
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Chicago's most luxurious dinner cruise vessel has recently undergone its most spectacular renovation ever! This $1 million plus endeavor has resulted in the finest furnishings and most advanced equipment available today for your event.
Step aboar...[more details]
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Chicago’s Fireworks from a Tall Ship
Location:
Burnham Harbor, which is in Chicago’s Museum Campus (near Soldier Field).
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Who: you and your guests!
What: A two hour sailing on a traditional (wood) Tall Ship, followed by a great fireworks show just off of Navy Pier! You may be able to see them from the Navy Pier, but with us you will be closer to them and not wor...[more details]
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Grant Park Music Festival
Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
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The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation's only remaining free outdoor municipally-supported classical music series. The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus reach more than one million people annually through a wide-ranging series of free classical mu...[more details]
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Music Without Borders
Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park
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The Chicago Department of Cultural Affiars, Millennium Park presents the third year of the popular international music series, Music Without Borders, featuring traditional folk and pop artists from around the globe. The series, which consists of six...[more details]
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Randolph Street Antique Market
Location:
1350 Block West Randolph , Chicago
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Beginning May 24-25, 2008, the Chicago Antique Market celebrates its fifth anniversary with a new name, a new look, new hours, new elements and new vendors. In stort, anything to satisfy serious antique collectors, style-setters, fashion mavens and s...[more details]
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Shoreline Fireworks Cruise
Location:
Navy Pier, Chicago IL 600 N. Grand, Chicago IL
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Enjoy Shoreline's famous Lake Michigan Skyline Boat Tour plus the dazzling Navy Pier fireworks display! Departs every Saturday throughout the summer at 9:30 pm - fireworks at 10:15.
Call 312-222-9328 or visit http://www.linkcounter.com/go.php?l...[more details]
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Skyline Boat Tour
Location:
Buckingham Fountain Dock, Chicago Lakefront
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Shoreline Sightseeing will offer their famous Skyline Boat Tours from their Buckingham Fountain dock daily during Taste of Chicago. When Taste-goers need a break, they can stroll over to Shoreline’s Buckingham Fountain dock for a relaxing and refres...[more details]
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Summer Workouts
Location:
Millennium Park-Michigan & Randolph Sts
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2008 Free Summer Workouts
Saturdays, June 7 - September 27
Great Lawn of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Begin your weekend with a workout led by a Chicago dance company or take a class with the instructors from the Lakeshore Athletic Club - Illinois...[more details]
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28th Annual Taste of Chicago
Location:
Grant Park
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The Taste of Chicago that evolved from that steamy July 4th in 1980 is the second largest tourist attraction in Illinois. For ten days, this free- admission festival, now in its 27th year, is the place to be, infusing the city with a holiday spirit a...[more details]
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The Kick-off to the FREE Kids/Family Workouts in Millennium Park!
Location:
Millennium Park, 55 N. Michigan Ave.
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Hundreds of children and families will move, groove and stay active while interacting with other children and families in beautiful downtown Chicago for the kick-off of the 2008 Kids/Family workouts at Millennium Park, presented by McDonald’s® and th...[more details]
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Circus Cat Show
Location:
Mars Gallery 1139 W. Fulton Market Chicago,
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Circus Cat Show!
It's not artwork...but a real live house cats show!
When: Sun., June 29th.
Two performances at 4:30 and 6:00 PM
Tickets $8...no advance sales.
Highly suitable for children.
Where: The show will be held at the Mars Gallery,...[more details]
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39th Annual Gay & Lesbian Pride Parade
Location:
Along Halsted & Broadway & Diversey
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The Pride Parade is scheduled each year for the last Sunday in June at 12 Noon. The parade route: Step off from the Halsted & Belmont corner, proceeding north on Halsted (to Broadway); then south on Broadway (to Diversey); then east on Diversey to Ca...[more details]
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16th Annual Race to the Taste
Location:
Grant Park
Randolph Street Antique Market
Location:
1350 Block West Randolph , Chicago
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Beginning May 24-25, 2008, the Chicago Antique Market celebrates its fifth anniversary with a new name, a new look, new hours, new elements and new vendors. In stort, anything to satisfy serious antique collectors, style-setters, fashion mavens and s...[more details]
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Skyline Boat Tour
Location:
Buckingham Fountain Dock, Chicago Lakefront
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Shoreline Sightseeing will offer their famous Skyline Boat Tours from their Buckingham Fountain dock daily during Taste of Chicago. When Taste-goers need a break, they can stroll over to Shoreline’s Buckingham Fountain dock for a relaxing and refres...[more details]
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28th Annual Taste of Chicago
Location:
Grant Park
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The Taste of Chicago that evolved from that steamy July 4th in 1980 is the second largest tourist attraction in Illinois. For ten days, this free- admission festival, now in its 27th year, is the place to be, infusing the city with a holiday spirit a...[more details]
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Skyline Boat Tour
Location:
Buckingham Fountain Dock, Chicago Lakefront
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Shoreline Sightseeing will offer their famous Skyline Boat Tours from their Buckingham Fountain dock daily during Taste of Chicago. When Taste-goers need a break, they can stroll over to Shoreline’s Buckingham Fountain dock for a relaxing and refres...[more details]
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28th Annual Taste of Chicago
Location:
Grant Park
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The Taste of Chicago that evolved from that steamy July 4th in 1980 is the second largest tourist attraction in Illinois. For ten days, this free- admission festival, now in its 27th year, is the place to be, infusing the city with a holiday spirit a...[more details]
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Chicago Traveler
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