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2014.12.26 (wk912)

Merry CritMass!
RECOMMENDED:
Movie: "Big Eyes" now playing everywhere.
Movie: "Into the Woods" now playing everywhere.
Movie: "Selma" now playing everywhere.
Movie: "Unbroken" now playing everywhere.
Ongoing: Ice Skating.
Ongoing: Winter Vacation at Chicago Public Schools.
Ongoing: Winter Wonderfest at Navy Pier.
..-Tu: Collected Holiday Songs and Recipes.
Fr: Boxing day.
Fr: Kwanza.
Fr: Al Scorch's Feast of Friendship at The Hideout.
Fr: Critical Mass at Daley Plaza.
..-Sa: The Disco Biscuits at Concord Music Hall.
Fr: "Relive Studio 54" at House of Blues.
Fr: Macabre Holiday of Horror at Reggie's.
Fr: Improvised Shakespeare at IO Theatre.
Fr: Bump & Grindcore: Ludacrismas at Beauty Bar.
Fr: Cosmix at Berlin.
Fr: F#ck Your Club Night at evilOlive.
Fr: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind at Neo-Fut.
Sa: College of Complexes at Hilltop Restaurant.
Sa: Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Allstate Arena.
Sa: Bruce in the USA at House of Blues.
Sa: "Twisted" at Berlin.
Su-Mo: Harlem Globetrotters at Allstate Arena.
Su: "Adult Swim" on TOON.
Mo: Pron and Chicken Dance Party at evilOlive.
Tu: Dave Specter & Friends at House of Blues.
Tu-We: Leftover Salmon & Keller Williams at Vic Theatre.
Tu-We: Zeds Dead at Aragon Ballroom.
Tu: Chicago Underground Comedy at Beat Kitchen.
We: New Years Eve.
We: Other noteworthy parties.
We: TV Marathons.
We: Navy Pier Festivities.
We: First Night Evanston.
We: "Stellar Spark" at The Rave.
We: Future Rock at Concord Music Hall.
We: Party Like It's 1999 at Untitled.
We: Bob Mould & Margaret Cho at Metro.
We: DJ Rush and Osunlade at evilOlive.
We: Karl Denson's Tiny Universe at Park West.
We: Led Zeppelin 2 at House of Blues.
We: Mucca Pazza at Double Door.
We: NYE Revolution at Redmoon Central.
We: Penny buses and trains on CTA.
We: "In One Ear" at Heartland Cafe.
Th: New Years Day.
Th: New Year's Day 5K at Lincoln Park.

Movie:    ^
"Big Eyes" now playing.
Tim Burton w/ Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Krysten Ritter, Jason Schwartzman, ...
http://bigeyesfilm.com/
Theaters Everywhere.
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"Into the Woods" now playing.
Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Daniel Huttlestone, James Corden, Emily Blunt, Christine Baranski, Johnny Depp, ...
http://movies.disney.com/into-the-woods
Theaters Everywhere.
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"Selma" now playing.
David Oyelowo, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr., Carmen Ejogo, Martin Sheen, ...
http://selmamovie.com
Theaters Everywhere.
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"Unbroken" now playing.
Jack O'Connell, Finn Wittrock, Jai Courtney, Garrett Hedlund, ...
http://unbrokenfilm.com
Theaters Everywhere.
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Now playing.
Night at the Museum 3, The Hobbit 3, Remote Area Medical, The Imitation Game, Dumb and Dumber To, Interstellar, The Theory of Everything, Goodbye to Language 3D, The Great Invisible, Fury, Birdman, St. Vincent, Left Behind, The Hero of Color City, The Zero Theorem, Pump, The Maze Runner, Are You Here, Sin City 2, Expendables 3, The Giver, Boyhood, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, ...
Theaters Everywhere.
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Seasonal:    ^
Ice Skating. -2015.03.01 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 CLASSICS. -2015.01.02 Yearly. All ages.
* A Christmas Carol: 11.15-12.28 Goodman Theatre, 312/443-3800, 200 S Columbus, http://goodmantheatre.org
* The Nutcracker: 12.05-28 Joffrey Ballet, Auditorium Theatre, 312/431-2357, 50 E Congress, http://www.joffrey.com
* Breakfast with Santa: for 94th floor visitors, certain December days/times, and "Skating in the Sky" (synthetic ice rink 1000' up) Jan-Apr. John Hancock Center Observatory, 312/751-3681, 875 N Michigan, http://jhochicago.com
* Christmas Around The World: 11.13-01.04 Dozens of spectacular International holiday decorated trees, Museum of Science and Industry, http://msichicago.org
* Zoolights: 11.28-01.04 Over a million lights, certain dates/times, Lincoln Park Zoo, http://lpzoo.com
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Winter Vacation. -2015.01.02 Yearly.
http://www.cps.edu
Chicago Public Schools.
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Winter Wonderfest (since 2001). -2015.01.12 Yearly. All ages. $10-17+ Hours vary.
Festival Hall will be transformed into a winter wonderland featuring hundreds of lush decorated trees, sparkling lights, wintertime decorations and a main town square with vending. Includes ice rink, large 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. -2014.12.30 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:    ^
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 2014.12.26:    ^
Boxing day. Yearly.
Give gifts to service providers such as postal delivery person and trash collector. Sometimes observed on first weekday following xmas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day
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Kwanza. Yearly.
An African American holiday, originally observing the fruit harvest, now with broader themes of family, reverence, commemoration, recommitment and celebration.
http://officialkwanzaawebsite.org
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Al Scorch's Feast of Friendship. $5 5-11p.
W/ Kory Quinn, Baby Money, and Everything Is Terrible.
http://alscorch.com
The Hideout, 773/227-4433, 1354 W Wabansia. 1 block east of Elston.
http://hideoutchicago.com
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** Critical Mass (since 1997). Last Fridays All ages Free 5:45p.
THE monthly gathering of bicyclists making their presence known downtown. Unplanned route gently winds a dozen miles or more. Thousands attend in good weather. Includes music, hipsters, athletes, show bikes, so much more. Skaters welcome.
12.26: Heading for The Hideout.
http://Bedno.com/bike/ccm
Daley Plaza, 773/486-4861, 50 W Washington. Under the Picasso (giant rusty bird), at Dearborn, SW of State&Lake train stop.
http://chicagocriticalmass.org
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* The Disco Biscuits. -Saturday 18+ $39+ 2 nites 7:30p-2a.
"New Years Run" W/ Modern Measure.
http://discobiscuits.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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"Relive Studio 54" 21+ $37+ 8p.
Performance by Disco Diva Taana "Heart Beat" Gardner with DJs Mike Dunn, Ron Carroll, Mark Fuller & Chris Underwood.
House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn.
http://houseofblues.com
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Macabre Holiday of Horror (since 1998). 17+ $17+ 8p.
Heavy metal holiday doom-cheer w/ Jungle Rot, Scythe, Armored Assault.
Reggie's, 312/949-0120, 2105 S State St. CTA Red Line to Cermak/Chinatown stop.
http://www.reggieslive.com
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Improvised Shakespeare. Fr/Th 18+ $14 10:30p+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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Bump & Grindcore: Ludacrismas. 21+ $5 9p-2a.
Tribute to southern rap, sexy Santas, freaky elves and Ludacris. W/ Glitter Guts photobooth. DJs Hiroki, Marco Morales, more.
http://chicagofunnews.com/fb/1589855327896979
Beauty Bar, 312/226-8828, 1444 W Chicago Ave.
http://thebeautybar.com/chicago
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Cosmix. Fridays 21+ $0-5 10p-4a.
Greg Haus spins Electro / Progressive / Breaks / Alternative / Electronica.12.26: "Boxing Day Burlesque" beforehand.
Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. Near Red line Belmont stop.
http://berlinchicago.com
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F#ck Your Club Night. Last Fridays 21+ $15+ 10p-4a.
New Freakeasy monthly. Buncha DJs, artists, permormers.
http://chicagofunnews.com/fb/1524625964475752
evilOlive, 773/235-9100, 1551 W Division.
http://evil-olive.com
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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 2014.12.27:    ^
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.
12.27: ChristMyths: Your Holiday Guide to Slogans vs. Reality. Mike Flores challenges common beliefs and ideas accepted on social networks as reality - a multimedia presentation.
312/326-2120 http://collegeofcomplexes.org
Hilltop Restaurant, 2800 W Foster. At California.
http://facebook.com/HilltopChicago
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Yearly. All ages. $29-69+ Two show: 3p+8p.
Performing their rock opera "The Christmas Attic"
http://trans-siberian.com
Allstate Arena, 847/635-6601, 6920 Mannheim Rd, Rosemont.
http://allstatearena.com
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Bruce in the USA. 17+ $25 9p.
Tribute to Springsteen.
http://bruceintheusa.com
House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn.
http://houseofblues.com/venues/clubvenues/chicago
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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://www.berlinchicago.com
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Sunday 2014.12.28:    ^
Harlem Globetrotters. -Monday Yearly. All ages. $15-136+ Four show: Su noon+5p, Mo 2+7p.
http://harlemglobetrotters.com
Allstate Arena, 847/635-6601, 6920 Mannheim Rd, Rosemont.
http://www.allstatearena.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 2014.12.29:    ^
Pron and Chicken Dance Party. Mondays 21+ $? 10p-?a.
"A safe haven for all things lewd & crude, lascivious & licentious."
12.29: Bronies Banger.
http://soreadytobang.do312.com
evilOlive, 773/235-9100, 1551 W Division.
http://evil-olive.com
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Tuesday 2014.12.30:    ^
Dave Specter & Friends. $10 8p.
http://davespecter.com
House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn.
http://houseofblues.com
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Leftover Salmon & Keller Williams. -Wednesday 18+ $30-50 2 nites 8p.
http://leftoversalmon.com/
Vic Theatre, 773/472-0449, 3145 N Sheffield.
http://jamusa.com/the-vic
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Zeds Dead. -Wednesday 18+ $40+ 2 nites 8p.
Dubstep heavies.
http://facebook.com/zedsdead
Aragon Ballroom, 773/561-9500, 1106 W Lawrence. Near Red line Lawrence stop.
http://aragon.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.
Beat Kitchen, 773/281-4444, 2100 W Belmont.
http://beatkitchen.com
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Wednesday 2014.12.31:    ^
New Years Eve. Yearly.
Last day of the year. Typically observed with a countdown to midnight, at which time one kisses the nearest person. Celebrate with confetti and champagne.
http://www.theholidayspot.com/newyear
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Other noteworthy parties. Yearly. 21+.
Neo, Berlin, Exit, Spin, Circuit, Excalibur, Double Door, Empty Bottle, Martyrs', Abbey Pub, Bottom Lounge, Beat Kitchen, hotels, etc.
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TV Marathons. Yearly. All ages. Free.
Major cable channels play hours and hours of favorites.
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Navy Pier Festivities. Yearly. All ages. Free 2p-12:30a.
In addition to several major private parties, all public facilities at the Pier will be open for special extended hours! Enjoy the IMax, Carousel, ice skating and more all the way until the city fireworks spectacular around 11:40p. Also some of the cruises still have tickets available.
Navy Pier, 312/222-9328, 600 E Grand. Take the free trolley.
http://www.navypier.com
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First Night Evanston (since 1993). Lovely music filled scene. Yearly. All ages. $20-30 7p-12a.
Live bands at several locations.
http://firstnightevanston.org
847/289-4248, Davis at Orrington, Evanston. Take Purple line to Main.
http://cityofevanston.org
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"Stellar Spark" (since 2003). Yearly. 17+ (21+ to drink) $30-70+ 8p-4a.
Dance music in 6 rooms on 3 levels. VIP package includes drinks, seating, appetizers, more. Nearby cheap hotel deal available.
http://facebook.com/stellarspark
The Rave, 414-342-RAVE, 2401 W Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI. Hotel discount package available.
http://therave.com
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* Future Rock. 18+ $19+ 8p-2a.
W/ Eliot Lipp, Auto Body, Zebo.
http://futurerock.net/
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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Party Like It's 1999. 21+ $? 8p-?a.
W/ The Prince Experience, drink tickets and dinner buffet, DJs, costumed performers, more.
http://1999party.eventbrite.com
Untitled, 312/880-1511, 111 W. Kinzie.
http://untitledchicago.com
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Bob Mould & Margaret Cho. 18+ $51+ 9p.
http://bobmould.com/
Metro, 773/549-0203, 3730 N Clark. Near Red Line Addison stop.
http://metrochicago.com/shows
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DJ Rush and Osunlade. 21+ $? 9p-4a.
Two rooms w/ Glenn Underground, Boo Williams, Craig Alexander, Specter, Czboogie, Radiohiro, Striz, Justin Reed, Jay Nem, ...
http://chicagofunnews.com/fb/1447051635544306
evilOlive, 773/235-9100, 1551 W Division.
http://evil-olive.com
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Karl Denson's Tiny Universe. 18+ $40 9p.
"Presents Run DMC Remixed featuring Vokab Kompany and Roosevelt Collier"
http://karldenson.us/
Park West, 773/929-1322, 322 W Armitage.
http://parkwestchicago.com
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Led Zeppelin 2. 21+ $62 Doors 8:30p. 9p.
http://ledzeppelin2.com
House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn.
http://houseofblues.com/venues/clubvenues/chicago
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Mucca Pazza. 21+ $25-40 9p-?a.
W/ Gold Mask, Fess Grandiose.
http://muccapazza.com
Double Door, 773/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee. Wicker Park, near Blue line Damen stop.
http://doubledoor.com
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NYE Revolution. 21+ $125 9p-3a.
Expect a festive evening of sensuous elegance and wild imagination propelled by the classical elements of nature: earth, air, water and fire. Carnival-esque interpretation of the traditional New Year's Eve celebration engineers wonder through its fantastical and functional mechanical inventions, mind-blowing tableaux and lavishly costumed performers. Guests will delight in a thrilling event experience complete with desserts descending from the heavens, acrobats spinning from the top of a 30-ft. Drum Crane Tower, Redmoon's signature wine bikes, champagne-based cocktails, a Kiss Cam, the debut of The Pastry Carousel, a DJ spinning beats atop interactive bars, an explosive midnight countdown with concussive confetti detonations, and more!"
Redmoon Central, 312/850-8440, 2120 S. Jefferson St.
http://redmoon.org
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Penny buses and trains. Yearly. 10p-6a.
Also some extended hours. Not all lines participate.
CTA, 708/836-7000.
http://www.transitchicago.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 2015.01.01:    ^
New Years Day. Legal holiday. Yearly.
Observed by the making of New Year's resolutions, personal commitments to specific behavioral changes.
http://www.smokefree.gov
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New Year's Day 5K (since 1986). Yearly. All ages. $30 11a.
~1500 attend.
http://chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=88
Lincoln Park, Stockton and LaSalle.
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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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