Archive for March, 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 [...]
March 28th, 2008 | Posted in Art Galleries and Museums, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago, Transportation | 2 Comments
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 [...]
March 27th, 2008 | Posted in Chicago Loop, Pop Culture, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago, This Weekend in Chicago | 2 Comments
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 [...]
March 26th, 2008 | Posted in Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Consumerist News, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Evanston, Hyde Park, Illinois, Lakeview, Lemont, Lincoln Park, Lombard, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Park, Pilsen, Pop Culture, Schaumburg, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Skokie, This Weekend in Chicago, Uptown, Wrigleyville | No Comments
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 [...]
March 25th, 2008 | Posted in Chicago News, Music Festivals Bands, Neighborhood Festivals, Pop Culture | 1 Comment
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 [...]
March 18th, 2008 | Posted in Art Galleries and Museums, Business Local, Chicago News, Consumerist News, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Pop Culture, Sports | 3 Comments