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2015.12.11 (wk962)

Happy Holidays!

RECOMMENDED:

Movie: Xmas Movies at Brew&View.
..-Mo: Hanukkah.
Ongoing: Ice Skating.
Ongoing: Holiday Train.
Ongoing: Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza.
Ongoing: Holiday Sing-A-Long Double Feature at Music Box Theatre.
Ongoing: Winter Wonderfest at Navy Pier.
Ongoing: Collected Holiday Songs and Recipes.
Ongoing: Dance Chicago at Athenaeum Theatre.
Ongoing: The Power and Politics of Anger at Woman Made Gallery.
..-Su: International Gem and Jewelry Show at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
Fr: Holiday Toy Ride at Amling's Cycle.
Fr: The Main Squeeze at Concord Music Hall.
Fr: Kiss Kiss Cabaret at Uptown Underground.
Fr: Improv Star Trek at iO Theater.
Fr: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind at Neo-Fut.
Sa: Holiday Rampage ride at Twisted Spoke.
Sa: Fiesta de Guadalupe.
Sa: SantaCon at Logan Square Monument.
Sa-Su: Bucktown Holiday Art Show at Holstein Park Field House.
Sa: Jingle Bash at Allstate Arena.
Sa: College of Complexes at Dappers East Restaurant.
Sa: Dave Koz and Friends at Chicago Theatre.
Sa: The Revivalists at Concord Music Hall.
Sa: Improvised Shakespeare at IO Theatre.
Sa: Star Wars Burlesque at Gorilla Tango Theatre.
Sa: "Twisted" at Berlin.
Sa: Nocturna at Metro.
Su: Rudolph Ramble 8K run.
Su: New cartoons on FOX.
Su: "Adult Swim" on TOON.
Mo: Bad Dates: A Solo Performance at Women & Children First.
Mo: Pron and Chicken Dance Party at evilOlive.
Tu: Chi Hack Night at 1871.
Tu: Chicago Underground Comedy at Beat Kitchen.
We: Mos Eisley Cantina at Whistler.
We: "In One Ear" at Heartland Cafe.
Th: Critical Lass at Daley Plaza.
Th: Empire of the Sun at Riviera Theatre.
Th: "Unbridled" at Untitled.

Movie:    ^

Xmas Movies. -Thursday $5+ Fr,Su-Th.

6p National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, 8p Love The Coopers, 10p Edward Scissorhands.
Brew&View, 773/929-6713, 3145 N Sheffield.
http://brewview.com
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Now playing.

The Big Short, Hunger Games 4, The Night Before, Peanuts, Spectre, Love, Our Brand Is Crisis, Steve Jobs, I Smile Back, Jem and the Holograms, Rock the Kasbah, Pan, The Walk, The Martian, The Intern, ...
Theaters Everywhere.
http://bedno.com/movies
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Seasonal:    ^

* Hanukkah (aka Chanukah). A Jewish holiday, lasts eight days. -2015.12.14 Yearly. Sunset to sunset.

Marks the reconsecration of the temple of Jerusalem and the miracle of the lamp.
http://chabad.org/holidays
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Ice Skating. -2016.02.28 Yearly.

Weather permitting: Wrigley Field; Millennium Park, 312/742-5222, 55 N Michigan; Warren Park, 773/262-8656, 6601 N Western; Riis Park, 312/746-5735, 6100 W Fullerton; Daley Plaza, 312/742-7650, 337 E Randolph; more...
http://chicagoparkdistrict.com
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Holiday Train. -2015.12.23 Yearly. Wk 3-7p, Sa 1-8p.

Dec.11:Blue, Dec.12:Blue, Dec.15:Red, Dec.16:Purple, Dec.17:Red, Dec.18:Purple, Dec.19:Red&Purple*, Dec.22:Purple, Dec.23:Yellow. (*=Photos with Santa).
http://transitchicago.com/holidaytrain
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Christkindlmarket (since 1997). Festive German style holiday market. -2015.12.24 Yearly. All ages. Free Su-Th -8p, Fr+Sa -9p 11a.

50 Timber cabins, ethnic foods, fine crafted gifts, music, sweets.
http://christkindlmarket.com
Daley Plaza, 312/744-3370, 50 W Washington. Washington and Dearborn.
http://cityofchicago.org
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Holiday Sing-A-Long Double Feature (since 1984). -2015.12.25 Yearly. $10-15 Various times.

"White Christmas" and "It's a Wonderful Life" double features with singing between (and during) lead by Santa.
Music Box Theatre, 773/871-6604, 3733 N Southport.
http://www.musicboxtheatre.com
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HOLIDAY CLASSICS. -2016.01.03 Yearly. All ages.

* A Christmas Carol: 11.14-12.27 Goodman Theatre, 312/443-3800, 200 S Columbus, http://goodmantheatre.org
* The Nutcracker: 12.04-27 Joffrey Ballet, Auditorium Theatre, 312/431-2357, 50 E Congress, http://www.joffrey.com
* Christmas Around The World: 11.19-01.03 Dozens of spectacular International holiday decorated trees, Museum of Science and Industry, http://msichicago.org
* Zoolights: 11.27-01.03 Over a million lights, certain dates/times, Lincoln Park Zoo, http://lpzoo.com
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Winter Wonderfest (since 2001). -2016.01.10 Yearly. All ages. $10-17+ Hours vary.

Festival Hall is transformed into a wonderland of lush decorated trees, sparkling lights, wintertime decorations and a main town square with vending. Includes ice rink, inflatable slide/bungee games. Santa and elves listen to children's wishes in a mountain top village.
Navy Pier, 312/222-9328, 600 E Grand.
http://navypier.com
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Collected Holiday Songs, Recipes and Stories. -2015.12.30 Yearly. All ages. Free.

Check out this terrific comprehensive set of popular holiday songs, recipes and stories.
http://bedno.com/winter
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Ongoing:    ^

Dance Chicago (since 1995). -2016.02.14 Yearly. All ages. $25+ Various times. 8:15p.

100s of performers, 100s of works.
http://dancechicago.com
Athenaeum Theatre, 773/935-6875, 2936 N Southport.
http://www.athenaeumtheatre.com
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The Power and Politics of Anger. -2015.12.18 We-Fr -7p, Sa/Su 12-4p.

Works in all media investigating positive and negative roles that anger plays in art, culture, politics, and everyday life.
Woman Made Gallery, 312/738-0400, 685 N Milwaukee.
http://womanmade.org
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WAY too much great theater and comedy and dance to cover.

Pickup Reader and NewCity and TimeOut magazines.
Hundreds of city locations.
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Different rock, experimental, jazz, ethnic bands almost every night. 21+ $?

Metro / SmartBar, 773/549-0203, 3730 N Clark, Near Red Line Addison stop, metrochicago.com
Darkroom, 773/276-1411, 2210 W Chicago, darkroombar.com
Double Door, 773/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee, Wicker Park near Blue line Damen stop, doubledoor.com
Empty Bottle, 773/276-3600, 1035 N Western, dive-ish, emptybottle.com
Martyrs', 773/404-9494, 3855 N Lincoln, martyrslive.com
Ravinia, 847/266-5100, Highland Pk, ravinia.org
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Friday 2015.12.11:    ^

International Gem and Jewelry Show. -Sunday Yearly. $6-8.

Well known annual with great variety and deals.
http://intergem.com
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 847/692-2222, 5555 N River Road, Rosemont.
http://rosemont.com
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* Holiday Toy Ride (since 2003). Yearly. All ages. 6:30a.

Donate a new toy to join. Ends at Mystic Celt (3443 N. Southport) for free hot breakfast.
Amling's Cycle, 847/692-4240, 8140 N. Milwaukee, Niles.
http://amlingscycle.com/
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The Main Squeeze. 18+ $22+ 8p-2a.

W/ The Heard.
http://mainsqueezemusic.com
Concord Music Hall, 773/570-4000, 2047 N Milwaukee. Near Blue Line Western stop. Body searches. No reentry.
http://concordmusichall.com
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Kiss Kiss Cabaret (since 2011). Fr/Sa 18+ $20-40 8p.

A wild mix of hilarious hosts, quirky musicians, incredible variety performers and beautiful burlesque beauties.
http://kisskisscabaret.com
Uptown Underground, 773/867-1946, 4707 N Broadway.
http://uptownunderground.net
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Improv Star Trek. Fridays $14 10:30p.

Cast creates an episode live from audience title, detailing adventures of a lesser-known crew on a less "enterprising" starship. May include first contact, time travel, mind control, intergalactic intrigue, unexplained phenomena, the eminent destruction of the entire quadrant, or all of the above.
http://theimprovisedstartrek.com
iO Theater, 312/929-2401, 1501 N Kingsbury. Chris Farley Cabaret.
http://ioimprov.com/chicago
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Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (since 1988). Fr/Sa/Su All ages? $6-11+ Su 7p, Fr+Sa 11:30p.

30 plays in 60 minutes, lots of improv, very welcoming, sometimes topical.
Neo-Futurarium, 773/275-5255, 5153 N Ashland.
http://neofuturists.org
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Saturday 2015.12.12:    ^

** Holiday Rampage ride. Yearly. All ages. Food+drinx from 11am, leaves after 12p.

Jolly horde of mischievous Dreidels, Santas and Elves and kin visit liquor stores and bustling retail areas spreading bike winter love.
http://thechainlink.org/events/santa-dreidel-rampage
Twisted Spoke, 312/666-1500, 501 N. Ogden. Near Grand/Racine.
http://twistedspoke.com
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Fiesta de Guadalupe. Yearly.

Commemorates appearance of virgin Mary to an Indian boy in 1531.
http://christianity.about.com
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* SantaCon. Yearly. 21+ 12-6p.

Long running Santa costumed pub crawl.
http://chicagosantacon.com
Logan Square Monument, 3180 W Logan Blvd. At Kedzie.
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Bucktown Holiday Art Show (since 1999). -Sunday Yearly. All ages. $0-2 12-5p.

One of a kind gifts and original works of art in all media from 100+ artists.
http://bucktownpromotions.com
Holstein Park Field House, 2200 W Oakley.
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Jingle Bash. Yearly. All ages. $60-105+ 5:30p.

B96 presents Ariana Grande, PDemi Lovato, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Jason Derulo, Shawn Mendes, Pentatonix, Kygo, Omi, Hailee Steinfeld, ...
http://b96.com
Allstate Arena, 847/635-6601, 6920 Mannheim Rd, Rosemont.
http://allstatearena.com
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College of Complexes (since 1951). "The Playground for People Who Think" Saturdays All ages. $3? 2.5hrs 6-11p.

Structured weekly free speech forum with quality lecturers and good American food and bar.
12.12: Why We Need New National Holidays, and Should Start All Over Again.
312/326-2120 http://collegeofcomplexes.org
Dappers East Restaurant, 773/509-9100, 2901 W. Addison.
http://facebook.com/Dappers-Restaurant-East-111805538856448
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Dave Koz and Friends. $29-100+ 8p.

http://davekoz.com
Chicago Theatre, 773/561-9500, 175 N State. Downtown.
http://thechicagotheatre.com
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The Revivalists. 18+ $20+ 8p-2a.

http://therevivalists.com
Concord Music Hall, 773/570-4000, 2047 N Milwaukee. Near Blue Line Western stop. Body searches. No reentry.
http://concordmusichall.com
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Improvised Shakespeare. Saturdays 18+ $16+ 10:30+8p.

Based on audience suggestion The Co creates a fully improvised play in Elizabethan style with ALL the typical elements.
http://improvisedshakespeare.com
IO Theatre, 773/880-0199, 3541 N. Clark.
http://ioimprov.com/chicago/
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Star Wars Burlesque. Saturdays 18+ $28 9p.

Gorilla Tango Theatre, 773/598-4549, 1919 N Milwaukee. By Blue Line Western stop.
http://GorillaTango.com
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"Twisted" Saturdays 21+ $0 -11p, $5 -1a, $7+ 9:30p-5a.

"Meet and mingle with a truly diverse crowd. Dress up or dress down... this is the place to be what you want to be!"
Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. Near Red line Belmont stop.
http://berlinchicago.com
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** Nocturna (since 1988). THE Electro/Goth gathering. Monthly. 18+ $10+ 11p-5a.

DJ Scary Lady Sarah spinning goth, darkwave, dark indie, deathrock, industrial, new wave, electro, ... Nicely decorated, often a special guest and giveaways. A tight but welcoming community of several hundred intriguing individuals.
http://facebook.com/groups/15090361526
Metro, 773/549-0203, 3730 N Clark. Near Red Line Addison stop.
http://metrochicago.com/shows
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Sunday 2015.12.13:    ^

Rudolph Ramble 8K run (since 2000). USATF certified. Yearly. $20+ 9a.

Includes goodies and sweathshirt. Collects 1000+ toys.
http://rudolphramble.com
773/404-2372, 2500 N Cannon.
http://caprievents.com
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New Fox cartoons. Sundays All ages. Free 7p.

May include Simpsons, Family Guy, Bob's Burgers, American Dad, more.
http://thesimpsons.com
FOX. http://www.fox.com
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"Adult Swim" Sundays All ages. Free 10p-12a.

Extraordinary block of popular and leading-edge absurdist cartoonage.
http://www.adultswim.com
TOON. On cable.
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com
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Monday 2015.12.14:    ^

Bad Dates: A Solo Performance. All ages. Free 7p.

A one woman show journeying the asteroid field of love, dating, and Harrison Ford movies.
http://eileentull.com/baddates
Women & Children First, 773/769-9299, 5233 N Clark.
http://womenandchildrenfirst.com
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Pron and Chicken Dance Party. Mondays 21+ $? 10p-?a.

"A safe haven for all things lewd & crude, lascivious & licentious."
12.14: STAR WARS (The Bang Awakens).
http://soreadytobang.do312.com
evilOlive, 773/235-9100, 1551 W Division.
http://evil-olive.com
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Tuesday 2015.12.15:    ^

Chi Hack Night. Tuesdays All ages. Free 6-10p.

"Volunteers create web apps with open data to improve transparency, efficiency, and decision-making for governments and our democracy."
http://chihacknight.org
1871, 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza. 12th Floor.
http://1871.com
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Chicago Underground Comedy. Tuesdays 21+ $5 Doors 9p.

"The Hippest, Hottest Stand-Up Showcase to Emerge in Years" +good menu & booze.
http://chicagoundergroundcomedy.com
Beat Kitchen, 773/281-4444, 2100 W Belmont.
http://beatkitchen.com
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Wednesday 2015.12.16:    ^

Mos Eisley Cantina. 21+ Free 11+8:30p.

Presents Figrin D'an and The Modal Nodes, celebrating upcoming Star Wars movie release.
Whistler, 773/227-3530, 2421 N Milwaukee.
http://whistlerchicago.com
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"In One Ear" (since 1988). Poetry Open Mic. Wednesdays 18+ $3 10p-?a.

"2nd Longest Running Open-Mic In Chicago!"
http://facebook.com/groups/5016477382
Heartland Cafe, 773/465-8005, 7000 N Glenwood. Near Red Line Morse stop.
http://heartlandcafe.com
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Thursday 2015.12.17:    ^

Critical Lass. All ages. Free 6p.

Periodic 5-8 mile bike ride exclusively for women/trans cyclists, ends with a nosh.
12.17: Special holiday decorated bikes edition.
http://FaceBook.com/CriticalLass
Daley Plaza, 312/346-3278, 50 W Washington. Washington and Dearborn.
http://www.cityofchicago.org
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Empire of the Sun. All ages. $35 7:30p.

http://empireofthesun.com
Riviera Theatre, 312/275-6800, 4746 N Racine.
http://rivieratheatre.com
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"Unbridled" Thursdays 21+ $10 8p-2a.

"Unleash your inhibitions at Unbridled - a fun, funky, freaky evening of titillating variety." DJs with vaudevillian, burlesque and extreme acts throughout the bar.
12.17: Winter Ball.
http://facebook.com/UnbridledatUntitled
Untitled, 312/880-1511, 111 W. Kinzie.
http://untitledchicago.com
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Attractions:    ^

Many great exhibits of local works and curated collections. All ages. Free. Mo-Th 8a-7p, Fr 8a-6p, Sa 9a-6p, Su 10a-6p.

With various special events, music and performances almost every day.
Chicago Cultural Center, 312/744-6630, 78 E Washington. SE of State/Lake train stops.
http://chicagoculturalcenter.org
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Various good modern art shows. All ages. $0-12, Free Tu 10a-8p, Mo closed, We-Su 10a-5p.

Museum of Contemporary Art, 312/280-2660, 220 E Chicago.
http://www.mcachicago.org
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LIKE A DOWNTOWN AMUSEMENT PARK. All ages. Mostly free.

With Giant Ferris Wheel, IMAX theatre, historic carousel, a*mazing Chicago ride, classic spinning swing ride, new mini-golf course, major VR games, food court, quality restaurants and bars, stained glass window museum, enclosed garden, wonderful specialty shops, children's museum, water taxis, several cruise lines and the Shakespeare Theatre.
Summer: 10a-10p Su-Th, 10a-midnt Fr-Sa; Fall: Mo-Th 10a-9p, Fr+Sa 10a-11p, Su 10a-7p; Winter: 10a-8p Mo-Th, 10a-10p Fr-Sa, 10a-7p Su.
Navy Pier, 312/222-9328, 600 E Grand. On-site parking, or Grand Red line stop then take free trolley.
http://www.navypier.com
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See how the universe works. All ages. $10-18+ Mo-Fr 9:30a-4:30p (-10p 1st Fridays), Sa/Su 9a-4:30p, closed xmas, open -6p 12.26-1.5.

Much high tech exhibitry.
Adler Planetarium, 312/922-7827 (STAR), 1300 S Lake Shore.
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org
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Masterpieces. All ages. $0-18 Mo/Tu/We/Fr 10:30a-5p, Th 10:30a-8p, Sa/Su 10a-5p, closed xgiving+xmas.

And other interesting permanent and visiting exhibits.
Art Institute, 312/443-3500, 210 S Michigan.
http://artinstituteofchicago.org
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World class gardens. Easy to get to. All ages. $8.75 parking. 8a-sunset, closed xmas.

385 acres, 23 gardens, 9 islands, prarie simulation, oriental features, miniature railway, produce, shows, restaurant, more...
Chicago Botanic Gardens, 847/835-5440, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe.
http://www.chicago-botanic.org
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Quality exhibits and activities for young minds. All ages. $0-14, Free Th 5-8p. 10a-5p.

Chicago Children's Museum, 312/527-1000, Navy Pier.
http://chicagochildrensmuseum.org
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Natural History done right. All ages. $6-12. Last entry 4p, closed xmas. 9a-5p.

"Sue" permanent dinosaur exhibit, insects, anthropology, world culture, geology, ecology, much more.
Field Museum, 312/922-9410, Roosevelt at Lake Shore Drive.
http://www.fmnh.org
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Exhibits covering 4000 years of surgical history. Not for the squeamish. All ages. $3-6, Free Tuesdays. Tu-Sa 10a-4p. Closed 12.24-25, 12.31-1.1.

International Museum of Surgical Science, 312/642-6502, 1524 N Lake Shore.
http://www.imss.org
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World class zoo. Now with web cams. All ages. Free (Building hours vary) 9a-6p.

Lincoln Park Zoo, 773/742-2000, 2200 N Cannon.
http://www.lpzoo.com
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Consistent world class wonderland, set aside a whole day. All ages. $6-11 +parking/movies, Sometimes free. Mo-Sa 9:30a-4p, Su 11a-4p.

Exhibits include clock (possibly the best historical collection in existence), trains, toys, flight, genetics, chemistry, coal, petroleum, human body slices, cyberspace, farming, the U-505, TONS of space flight tech, and much more.
Museum of Science and Industry, 773/684-1414, 57th at Lake Shore.
http://www.msichicago.org
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Truly stunning world class aquarium. $11-18, some deal days. Sa/Su 9a-6p, Mo-Fr 9a-5p (-6p in summer), some later days.

Rear outside deck has the city's best skyline view. Now with web cams.
Shedd Aquarium, 312/939-2438, 1200 S Lake Shore.
http://SheddAquarium.org
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Notes:    ^

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2015.12.11