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A program designed to break your cabin fever by offering enticing activities and amazing hotel amenities so that you can create a perfect getaway close to home. All the benefits and pampering of a vacation - none of the travel headaches!
www.piventheatre.org
Storybox - Jan. 10 - Feb. 13
A 90-minute, one-act improv production for adult audiences. Using only wooden sticks, colored pieces of cloth, and a single audience suggestion, this highly talented ensemble of theatre artists builds an original story in front of your eyes.
www.northshorecenter.org
Centre East Presents:
Capitol Steps - Jan 17 - 20
Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats - Feb 2
And the Winner Is- Mac Frampton & The Hollywood Hills Orchestra - Feb. 9
Neil Sedaka - Feb. 14
Hal Sparks - Feb. 23
The Irish Rovers - March 1
The Smothers Brothers - March 8
Northlight Theatre Presents:
Gee's Bend - Jan. 30 - March 9
www.pickstaiger.org
"Carousel" - Jan. 25- Feb. 2 at Cahn Auditorium
The annual Dolphin Show
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Winter Chamber Music Festival - Jan, 11-27
Segovia Classical Guitar Series - January 31, 2008 The Assad Brothers Brazilian Guitar Festival with Special Guests Badi Assad, Celso Machado, and Romero Lubambo; February 18 Paco Pe Flamenco Dance Company; March 1 David Russell.
Opera - Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream Feb. 28-March 1
Keyboard Conversations - March 21 Russia: Rebels on the Red Carpet!
www.skokietheatre.com
Hizzoner, Daley the First Returns - Jan. 31 - Feb. 10
Returning after a sold-out summer engagement, Hissoner chronicles Mayor Richard J. Daley (1902 - 1976), authoritarian politician, family man and dynasty builder, whose life was inextricably bound to Chicago, the city he loved. Hizzoner offers up personalities who worked with Daley and some - like Jesse Jackson - with whom he had a crucial crossing of paths. There is also a glimpse into how "Da Mare" may have seen himself.
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www.chicagobotanic.org
Down to Earth Gardening
Full Day Symposium - Jan. 31
The Chicago Botanic Garden, in collaboration with Horticulture magazine, presents a garden design symposium called Down to Earth Gardening. Nan Sinton, Horticulture's director of programs, will lead the day's activities and introduce the speakers who will talk about gardening smarter, problem solving and going green with the best new plants. They will also share their expertise regarding various plants and design, while offering gardening tips and secrets for success. Cost to attend is $129, which includes lunch.
Festival of Maps: Chicago - Rare Maps: Journeys of Plant Explorers -
Through Feb. 10
This exhibition allows visitors to enter the age of plant exploration through the pages of beautiful maps found in the Library's Rare Book Collection, which holds approximately 3,000 titles from the 15th to the 19th centuries.
www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org
Clifford The Big Red Dog - Jan. 21 - May 12
Adventures with Clifford The Big Red Dog lets families explore the world of Clifford, Emily Elizabeth, and all of their friends, and learn valuable life lessons while they're at it. Board the Birdwell Island ferry and chart a course for hours of fun and learning as you work together to crank giant bones into Clifford's bowl, crawl through tunnels in Cleo's Backyard, and even slide down the tail of a 9-foot tall Clifford!
www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu
Space, Color, and Motion - Jan. 18-April 6
This groundbreaking new exhibition examines the intersection of digital technology and the graphic arts. Imaging by Numbers surveys the use of computers in printmaking and drawing through approximately 60 works created by nearly 40 North American and European artists from the 1950s to the present.
www.evanstonhistorical.org
Foundations of Evanston: A Close Examination of the Underpinnings of the Community - Through July
The exhibit focuses exclusively on undergarments worn by men, women, and children from the 19th and 20th centuries. Most costume exhibits focus on garments that are meant to be seen by others and present an image of self, chosen by the wearer. This exhibit turns its attention to what lies under that outward image.
Shopping
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www.theglentowncenter.com
This perfectly-planned town offers beautiful shop and restaurant-lined -- just like a European town. And it's a hive of activity, with people enjoying the magnificent architecture, the beautiful tree-lined streets, the wide walkways and all the parks. Not to mention to incredible array of dining and shopping opportunities. A 10 screen movie theatre, shops including Von Maur, Ann Taylor Loft and Dick's Sporting Goods as well as restaurants unique to the North Shore including RA Sushi, Mitchell's Fish Market and Ted's Montana Grill. The Glen Town Center is also home to the Kohl Children's Museum, a leading institution for hands-on, interactive learning.
www.northbrookcourt.com
One of the premier shopping destinations in the Chicago area, home to retail anchors Neiman Marcus, Macy's, Lord & Taylor; also market-exclusive specialty shops Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton, Cole Haan, MaxMara, and Tommy Bahama.
www.westfield.com/oldorchard
The premier North Shore shopping destination, Westfield Old Orchard features Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Lord & Taylor, and many other fine retail locations-in addition to many restaurant and entertainment options.
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www.discoverwilmette.com
The village of Wilmette takes you back to a time when the little shops were friendly and carried interesting merchandise and catered to you with the service that is so hard to find in today's world. Find the special gift that can only come from a specialized boutique.
www.evmark.org
Through December 24
Where else can you find specialty shops for pet lovers, gamers, comic book lovers and knitters within steps of each other? Boutiques for wine lovers, chocolate lovers, tea lovers and eco parents? Downtown Evanston's 34 fun, walkable blocks and 180 shops are guaranteed to surprise and dazzle this holiday season.
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www.nusports.com
December Home Games.
Hoop season is officially here. Northwestern brings Big Ten basketball to Chicago's North Shore. Come see Big 10 basketball at its best at Welsh-Ryan Arena at Northwestern University in Evanston! Visitors to Chicago's North Shore can take part in special community promotional pricing listed in the Sports section of the
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