Is winter making your inner nerd itchy? Get out of the house and come to Uchi-Con, the University of Chicago’s festival of the art of Japanese anime, January 31, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Uchi-Con runs from 10 am to six pm. There will be food, all-day Karaoke (come […]
Just for laughs, come to the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival at Stage 773 January 8-18 and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Chicago, one of the theater capitols of the world, is known for comedy improvisational theater (Second City et al) as well as sketch (scripted) comedy. Would-be actors and writers […]
Bring the family to Chicago’s famed Museum of Science and Industry for January Illinois Free Days and stay just a walk away at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The Museum of Science and Industry has so many wonderful exhibits and activities, it would take days to see it all. And Illinois residents […]
Bring your dreamboat and row, row, row your boat—er, car—to the Chicago Boat, RV and Strictly Sail Show January 14-18 at McCormick Place and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! There is something for everyone at the Chicago Boat, RV and Strictly Sail Show. Paddle boarders will love PaddleFest, with demonstrations […]
One way to handle Christmas is to attend Handel’s “Messiah,” performed by the Apollo Chorus December 6 & 20, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Supposedly, in 1772, George Frederic Handel was walking with a friend in London when he stopped mid-stride and shouted, “I am seeing God!” Then he […]
Who you gonna call? Myth busters! Bring the family to see the Mythbusters Behind the Myths live stage show at the Cadillac Palace Theatre December 6 and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Those loveable scamps of myth busting, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, host one of the most popular cable […]
Drive for a Crawl, at the 12 Bars of Xmas Pub Crawl on December 13-14, starting in Wrigleyville, and sleep it off at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The popular 12 Bars of Xmas celebrates its 19th anniversary as a Chicago event. This years’ theme is TBOX Zoo: The Place for Party […]
Bring the family for the holiday tradition of traditions, “A Christmas Carol,” through December 28 at the Goodman Theatre, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The Goodman Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol,” the new version adapted by playwright Tom Creamer and directed by Henry Wishcamp, always plays to rave […]
Take a journey to Chicago for the Chicago Humanities Festival’s “Journeys,” November 1-14, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The Chicago Humanities Festival is one of the major annual city events, featuring artists, writers, philosophers, scientists and much more! Celebrating its 25th year, this outstanding cultural event is dedicated to […]
Take a field trip with the Field Museum to see classic movies at the beautifully restored Music Box Theatre and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The Field Museum presents Science in the Field, as scientists and researchers explain the truth and accuracy behind movie depictions of archaeology and biology. The […]
Attend the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival at Northwestern University’s Nichols Concert Hall November 7-8 and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! This outstanding jazz festival, sponsored by The Music Institute of Chicago, features concerts and a lecture by prominent jazz artists and a historian. “Bird With Strings,” on Friday at 7:30 […]
Put on your tie-dye tee shirts and come see folk/rock legend Bob Dylan and His Band at the Cadillac Palace Theatre on November 8-10, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the Windy City! The fabulous Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan appears in the […]