Archive for March, 2008

Chevy Vette Fest Car Show in Chicago 2008

I am a fan of car shows and will be attending the Spring 2008 Chevy Vette Fest at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL (Chicago) next weekend. The Chevy Vette Fest is scheduled for April 5th and 6th. (The show is open from 9 am to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday) Tickets are [...]

Avenue Q at Cadillac Palace Theater Chicago Ticket Presale

Avenue Q was the Broadway theater hit of 2003.It was the play that everyone was talking about and it won the best play of the year Tony award in 2003 also. People flocked to NYC to see Avenue Q and marvel at the truth in comedy told by these Sesame Street-esque characters who tell it like it [...]

Lights Out Chicago – Chicago Earth Hour Sat March 29, 2008

Chicago Earth Hour 2008 [and 2009] is an event where Chicagoans turn off their lights on Saturday March 29th at 8pm for an hour (local CST time) to see if we can save energy and electricity as well as think about how to lessen our energy use long term. [along with the rest of the world] It is [...]

Lollapalooza 2008 Tickets Now On Sale

Lollapalooza 2008, here we come! I just got the email announcement that 3 day passes are available in advance at a discount now on the Lollapalooza site. Plan ahead to come to Chicago for Lollapalooza August 1-3, 2008 and get your 3 day pass now for only $175 bucks. When these first ones get sold out it goes [...]

Wrigley Field Name for sale or change? Chicago Cubs, Tribune, Money and Sam Zell

Times are tough for the Tribune company, so tough that 19% profit margin on everything they sell isn’t enough anymore. So, the latest plan hatched by the new quirky Tribune owner Sam Zell is to sell the naming rights to Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field to the highest bidder. Will we see Ebay Field? Amazon Wrigley Field? Google Field? Kraft [...]