CHICAGO - Finding something exciting to do in Chicago during the RSNA conference isn’t difficult; squeezing it all into a week may be the real issue.
New adventures on this year’s RSNA guest program (www.rsna.org) include a tour of Ernest Hemingway’s childhood home and a shopping spree at Saks Fifth Avenue. There are also plenty of activities not included in the official program that are worth checking out.
Musical interludes
Chicago Lyric Opera
20 N. Wacker Dr.
312/332-2244, ext. 5600
www.lyricopera.com
Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi
Italian w/ English supertitles
Shakespeare’s classic story of unchecked ambition among Scottish nobility.
November 30 and December 3, 7:30 pm
Alcina by George Frederic Handel
Italian w/ English supertitles
Fairy tale of a volatile sorceress who delights in turning her suitors into animals and plants. A production of the Opera National de Paris with soprano Renee Fleming in the lead.
November 29, 7:30 pm
Harold Washington College
30 E. Lake St., Room 101
312/553-5725
Free jazz concert featuring local musicians and guest soloists.
December 2, 6:30 to 8 pm
Luminaries
Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
Oak St. to Michigan Ave. South to the Chicago River
312/642-3570
Celebration in Lights
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
312-746-5100
www.garfield-conservatory.org
Christmas around the World/Holiday of Lights
Museum of Science & Industry
57st St. and South Lakeshore Drive
773-684-1414
www.msichicago.org
Free on Thursday
Dancing days
Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center
806 S Plymouth Court, Dearborn Station
312-987-0027
Free dance lessons on Latin Night. Learn salsa, merengue, cha cha and flamenco.
December 2, 7 to 8:45 pm
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington at Michigan
773-871-0872
www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/CulturalCenter
The Hedwig School of Dance offers a Latin Sampler.
December 2, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
TV times
Museum of Broadcast Communication
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington
312-629-6000
www.mbcnet.org
Attend a live broadcast of "The Big Fat Nude Hippo Show," a cable access program that bills itself as a "family-oriented comedy/variety/talk show."
December 2, 7 pm
Screening Room
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Film Center
280 S. Columbus Drive
312-443-3733
www1.artic.edu/saic/art/filmcntr/
Sunday, Nov. 28, 4 pm
BYE BYE BRASIL
Traveling gypsies traipse the South American countryside
6 pm
CARMEN MIRANDA: BANANAS IS MY BUSINESS
Intimate portrait of the Brazilian bombshell
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 6 pm
MEMORIES OF HELEN
A woman reminisces about her tumultuous childhood in Brazil
Literary Pursuits
Harold Washington Library
400 S. State St.
312-747-4130
More than just free books. The Library Store sells trinkets and jewelry designed by local artists. The Beyond Words Café serves an afternoon tea and has free cooking demonstrations.
Booksellers Row
408 S. Michigan Ave., Fine Arts Building
312-427-4242
A large selection of used and antique tomes
Open until 8:30 pm
By Shalmali Pal
AuntMinnie.com staff writer
November 28, 1999
