Bring your goblins and ghosts for a smashing pumpkins good time at the Halloween Party at Chicago’s Navy Pier starting October 5, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Your family will love the Halloween Party at Navy Pier. Below is a list of activities for young and old: Seadog Cruises […]
Bring the movie lovers in your family to the 51st annual Chicago International Film Festival October 15-29, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The Chicago International Film Festival is the largest competitive film festival in the United States. It began as a venue to show non-commercial films and quickly developed […]
Come to Chicago’s famous Steppenwolf Theatre to see John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden,” through November 15, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! “East of Eden” is American novelist John Steinbeck’s masterpiece. It is a sort of retelling of the Book of Genesis, with a patriarch, Adam Trask, his “monster” (Steinbeck’s […]
Fly or drive to Chicago so you can run in the 38th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon, October 6-8 and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The Bank of America Marathon is one of six Marathon Majors along with Boston, New York, Tokyo, London and Berlin. The official race is […]
Add some culture and fun to your life by bringing the family to the African Festival of the Arts Chicago in Washington Park September 4-7, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The African Festival of the Arts Chicago offers a simulated African village featuring interactive activities, drumming, collectible artifacts, colorful […]
Corvid enthusiasts should flock to see Counting Crows at the First Merit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, in Chicago September 12, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! What NBA star sings the Counting Crows song, “Mr. Jones” to hisself while shooting free throws? The Dallas Mavericks Dirk Nowitski, of course! […]
Bring your guy or your dame to the Music Box Theatre’s Noir City Chicago 2015, August 28-September 3, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Bogart and Bacall weren’t the only 30s-40s film actors thrilling us with cynical detectives and femme fatales. The family friendly Music Box Theatre, one of Chicago’s […]
Bring the family to the Chicago Jazz Festival at breathtaking Millennium Park September 3-6, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Millions of music fans have attended the world famous Chicago Jazz Festival over the years, and why not? IT’S FREE! World class musicians hold court in four separate venues! And […]
Come to Chicago to see iconic Chicago band Smashing Pumpkins with Marilyn Manson at the First Merit Bank Northerly Island Pavilion August 7, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson have both released critically acclaimed albums, the music of which will fuel this tour. Of Marilyn […]
If comedy is your thing, don’t miss the Jim Gaffigan concert at Chicago’s First Merit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island August 6, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Jim Gaffigan is one of the funniest comics on the planet. Not exactly a pretty boy, Gaffigan is an everyman who mines […]
If you’re looking for spice in your life, bring the family to the Great Chicago Fiery Food Fest August 8-9 and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Come to the Great Chicago Fiery Food Fest for the best hot sauces, barbeque sauces, spicy condiments, seasoning mixes and snacks! Enjoy sauce tastings, […]
Make your way to the city any Thursday in August, for Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz, in Millennium Park, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The City of Chicago, known far and wide for its festivals, presents Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz, with commissioned works by arrangers Steve […]