Six days won't be nearly enough to enjoy the breadth of Chicago's cultural activities. The sheer number of choices will impress even the most discriminating culture-seeker, with everything from ballet and opera to symphony and the theater vying for your attention. And don't forget the exquisite exhibitions in the city's many museums.
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Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. 312-443-3600 Sunday, noon- 5 pm Monday-Friday, 10:30 am-4:30 pm Tuesday, 10:30 am-8 pm Friday, 10:30 am-4:30 pm Saturday, 10 am-5 pm Suggested admissions: adults, $8; children age 5 and older, students and seniors, $5; Tuesdays free |
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
312-280-2660
Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am-5 pm
Admission: general $8; students and seniors $5; members and children age 12 and under
free; Tuesdays free
The MCA's permanent collection includes works by Alexander Calder, Rene Magritte, and Andy Warhol. Traveling through are exhibits by Issac Julien and Edward Ruscha.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St
312-744-6630
Monday-Wednesday, 10 am-9 pm
Friday 10 am-6 pm
Saturday, 10 am-5 pm
Sunday, 11 am-5 pm
Free admission
Special exhibits: Botanica: Contemporary Art and the World of Plants; photographs of Madeleine Doering; paintings by Karen Lebergott; Winterfest, a holiday festival celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and winter solstice.
DuSable Museum
740 E. 56th Place
773-947-0600
Monday-Saturday, 10 am-5 pm
Sunday, noon-5 pm
Admission: adults, $3; seniors and students, $2; children, ages 6-13, $1
The DuSable Museum is dedicated to the history and culture of Africans and Americans of African descent.
The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.
312-922-9410
Daily 9 am-5 pm
Admission: adults $8, seniors, children (3-11) and students with ID $4, Wednesdays free
Special exhibits: Star Wars: The Magic of Myth; The Endurance: A Legendary Antarctic Expedition; Kremlin Gold: 1,000 Years of Russian Gems and Jewels.
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The Joffrey Ballet 70 E. Lake 312-739-0120 Thursday, November 30, 8 pm Tickets: $22 to $62 |
Storefront Theater, Gallery 37 Center for the Arts
66 E. Randolph St.
312-744-8925
Friday and Saturday, December 1-2, 8 pm
Tickets: $12
The Chicago Moving Company's new work Breaking Into the Store by Nana Shineflug and Cindy Brandle.
Musicals
Sony Piper's Alley Theater
1608 N. Wells St.
312-664-8844
Saturday, November 25, 5 pm and 8 pm
Sunday, November 26, 5 pm
Wednesday and Thursday, November 29-30, 7:30 pm
Friday, December 1, 8 pm
Tickets: $47 to $60, including pasta buffet, champagne toast, and dancing
Tony 'N' Tina's Wedding, a comedy about two dysfunctional Italian families.
Bailiwick Arts Center
1229 W. Belmont Ave.
773-883-1090
Saturday and Sunday, November 25-26, 2:30 pm
Friday, December 1, 7:30 pm
Tickets: Adult, $30; seniors, $20; students, $20
The Christmas Schooner relates the true story of Chicago's pioneering families.
Opera
Civic Opera House
20 N. Wacker Drive
312-332-2244
Saturday and Sunday, November 25-26
Friday, December 1, 7:30 pm
Tickets: $29-$139
Jenufa by Leos Janacek presented by the Lyric Opera of Chicago, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.
Theater
Goodman Theatre
200 S. Columbus Drive
312-443-3800
Saturday, November 25, 8 pm
Sunday, November 26, 2 pm and 7:30 pm
Monday-Wednesday, November 27-29, 7:30 pm
Thursday, November 26, matinee, call for specific showtime
Tickets: $28-$40 for mainstage; $18-$26 for studio A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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Ivanhoe Theater 750 W. Wellington Ave. 773-975-7171 B.S., Friday, December 1, 8:15 and 10:30 p.m. Hellcab, Saturday, November 25, 8 and 10 pm Tickets: $15- $18 |
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.
312-335-1650
Saturday, November 25, 3 and 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 26, 3 and 7:30 pm
Tuesday, November, 28, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, November, 29, 2 pm
Thursday, November 30, 7:30 pm
Friday, December 1, 7:30 pm
Tickets: $32 to $42
Set in rural Ireland, four men tell tall tales in an effort to impress a woman from Dublin in The Weir by Conor McPherson.
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National Pastime Theater 4139 N. Broadway 773-327-7077 Saturday November 25, 8 pm Sunday, November 26, 7 pm Thursday, November 30,8 pm Friday, December 1, 8 pm Tickets: $15 to $17 |
Symphony
Symphony Center
220 S. Michigan Ave.
312-294-3000
Tickets: $20 to $105
Saturday, November 25, 8 pm
Conductor Daniel Barenboim conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, featuring violinist Nikolaj Znaider, performing works by Jean Sibelius and Antonin Dvorak.
Monday, November 30, 8 pm
Friday, December 1, 8 pm
Violinist Robert Chen, accompanied by Mathieu Dufour on flute and Sarah Bullen on harp, perform works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Chicago Youth Symphony
Symphony Center
220 S. Michigan Ave.
312-294-3000
Tickets: $8 to $32
Saturday, November 25, 2 pm
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra features conductor Rossen Milanov and violinist Dylana Leung performing works by Richard Wagner, Henri Vieuxtemps, and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
By Tina Barseghian
AuntMinnie.com contributing writer
November 15, 2000
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