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 […]
The doors are open for the free Open House Chicago Architecture Celebration October 18-19, AND our doors are open at the nearby and affordable (not free) Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Have you ever strolled by a striking building and wondered what was inside? The Chicago Architecture Foundation will answer that question by taking you and […]
“Don’t Stop Believin’ in Tomorrow,” and “Go Your Own Way” to Chicago for the 2014 Fleetwood Mac “On With The Show” tour, rolling in to the United Center on October 2, and rock on at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Sure, the hair has receded and wrinkles have set in—I’m talking about […]
Come celebrate the 59th anniversary of the Chicago International Film Festival, October 9-23, in River North, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! What do Martin Scorsese, Peter Weir, Mike Leigh, Wim Wenders and Bertrand Tavernier have in common? Their first directed films were presented at the Chicago International Film Festival! […]