Archive for the 'Pop Culture' Category
If you can’t get your fill of celebrity news from the Tribune and Sun Times there are always blogs to fill the void. I was never one to buy a People Magazine because it was pointless gossip but now that PerezHilton has changed the gossip world by publishing all the news in a reader friendly [...]
March 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Illinois, Pop Culture | No Comments
A special exhibit of Matisse artwork is coming to The Art Institute of Chicago. Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913–1917is a look into a trans-formative time early in the artist’s work. I am a big fan of Henri Matisse’s well known works because of the vibrant bold colors, unique settings and still lifes. I am looking forward to seeing [...]
March 16th, 2010 | Posted in Art Galleries and Museums, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | 1 Comment
Michael Buble’ is coming to Chicago with his “Crazy Love” tour on March 27, 2010. He will be performing in the enormous All State Arena. If you want to get tickets close enough to actually see him on stage, the Michael Buble’ fan club site always has preferred fan club seats available in advance of when [...]
December 16th, 2009 | Posted in Chicago events, Illinois, Lincoln Park, Music Festivals Bands, Pop Culture, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago, Uptown, Wrigleyville | No Comments
The buzz about Black Friday Ads and Sales has grown from being just an inside retail industry term a few years ago to a regularly used term that ends up on posters and fliers sent to the public weeks before the day after Thanksgiving actually arrives. The change may have to do with the recession and how badly retailers [...]
November 23rd, 2009 | Posted in Illinois, Lombard, Naperville, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 2 Comments
This is a great weekend to spend time downtown in Chicago. The Michigan Avenue Lights Festival is happening, which leads us right into Thanksgiving on Thursday and then the Black Friday Sale Madness on Friday. Millennium Park’s Ice Skating Rink also opens and the Museum of Science and Industry has their annual Christmas Tree Exhibit [...]
November 20th, 2009 | Posted in Chicago Loop, Chicago events, Holidays & Christmas, Hotels, Illinois, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Pop Culture, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, Theater Plays Broadway Shows in Chicago, This Weekend in Chicago | 7 Comments