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Ice Skating at Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park
Ice skating returns to Parkway Bank Park beginning Friday, November 29. The parks’ great lawn will be transformed into an NHL-sized, outdoor skating rink where visitors of all ages can skate under breathtaking lights for a magical experience this holiday season. The rink will be open every day through January 5, 2020. In addition to special holiday hours, the rink will also be open on Sundays through February 23, 2020. Admission to the ice rink is free, with skate rentals…
Homeschool Week
Join LEGOLAND Discovery Center's Homeschool Week and experience one of our LEGO workshops! Make the most out of your Homeschool visit by attending one of our LEGO Education Workshops. Reservations are required and tickets must be purchased online.
Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge. Shared Science.
Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge. Shared Science. examines how Native communities are using traditional knowledge and Western science to solve modern-day environmental problems. December 14, 2019 - February 22, 2020. For more information visit http://bit.ly/RootsOfWisdom #RootsOfWisdom
Could Be Architecture: McCormick AfterParti
(November 20, 2019) Elmhurst Art Museum (150 South Cottage Hill Avenue) proudly presents the interactive exhibition, Could Be Architecture: McCormick AfterParti, by Chicago-based design practice Could Be Architecture, directed by Joseph Altshuler and Zack Morrison, who create playful interventions throughout the Museum’s historic McCormick House using its original 1952 floorplan. The exhibition, on view January 25 – April 12, 2020, invites movement, light, activity, conversation, and more, much like a home. Visitors to Could Be Architecture: McCormick AfterParti are invited…
Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt
Follow in the footsteps of young wizards on a field trip to the Art Institute of Chicago, in search of art that echoes characters, places and enchanted objects in the famed Harry Potter books and movies. Be prepared to track down flying owls, Hagrid-like giants, dragons that seem straight out of the Triwizard Tournament, and eerie figures as scary as any Death Eater or Dementor. The hunt is not an addition to or variation on Harry’s adventures, but instead references…
Global Connections Presented by ComEd: International Carnivale
Navy Pier’s free three-part series highlighting cultural and ethnic celebrations from around the world returns for the third annual Global Connections Presented by ComEd. Visit Navy Pier for the second part of the series: International Carnivale Celebration. The tradition of Carnivale will be celebrated with art, music and dance from across the globe. Additional performers and entertainers to be announced. Please visit Navy Pier’s website to stay up-to-date.
ArtsPower presents “Chicken Dance”
Every barnyard has its bully! But two of the barnyard's chickens, Marge and Lola, will not stand idly by. ArtsPower's musical portrays the colorful story of these two barnyard chickens on a mission to win the barnyard talent contest first prize of two tickets to see the great Elvis Poultry in concert! But first, they must present a performance that will score higher than a flock of very talented ducks, led by Mac who loves to play the bully. Can…
Leap into Fun!
Celebrate this leap year with ceramic frog decorations for kids, balloon artist, and a special appearance by Froggy! Happening at our Center Court.
Trinity Irish Dance Company Debuts Three World Premieres
Chicago’s own Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) is bringing its unique form of progressive Irish dance to Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, on February 29. Called “impossibly complex” by The New York Times and “sophisticated and commanding” by the Los Angeles Times, this company of elite performing artists from across North America presents both classic and groundbreaking world premiere works. Founded in 1990, TIDC is a contemporary, Irish-American performing arts company that offers something profound: through a unique blend of uncompromising power…
Chicago Steel Hockey’s Teddy Bear Toss Night
The Chicago Steel Hockey Team, of the United States Hockey League -- the premier development league for the next generation of college and NHL stars, is excited to host Teddy Bear Toss Night on Saturday, February 29. Hundreds of stuffed animals will fill the ice after the first home team goal when fans toss teddy bears on the ice. The stuffed animals will be given to various local charities and nonprofits. Fans are encouraged to toss new, unwrapped stuffed animals…
Winter Indoor Wicker Park Farmer’s Market
Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce presents the second indoor winter season of its popular Wicker Park Farmers Market, open from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on each month’s first Saturday, from December 7, 2019 through April 4, 2020 at The Robey Hall (2018 W. North Ave). The market will host 21 local vendors with handmade and homegrown favorites, plus free live music, and on-site composting and drop-offs with Healthy Soil Compost. The market opening day will feature a special…
The Music of Phish for Kids
The Rock and Roll Playhouse is excited to bring the Music of Phish for Kids to Thalia Hall on March 1, 2020. The Rock and Roll Playhouse is a children's concert series that allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times). The Playhouse offers its core audience of children aged 10 and under games, movement, stories, and an opportunity to rock out in a sensory-friendly environment while playing songs from musical…