Events for November 22nd, 2008
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Saturday - November 22nd
Events / Fair/Festival
Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
Michigan Avenue, from Oak Street to Wacker Drive - 990 N. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Magnificent Mile)
11 a.m.
Mickey Mouse leads a street-lighting procession of more than 1 million bulbs along North Michigan Avenue at 5:30 p.m., followed by a fireworks display over the Chicago River (at Michigan Avenue) at 6:57 p.m. The day-long festival kicks off at 11 a.m. with live musical performances.
Theater / Theater Event
The Ox-Herder's Tale
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
2 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Blair Thomas & Company blend Japanese bunraku puppetry, stilt dancing, contemporary clowning and live percussion accompaniment in a modern epic retelling of a Zen-Buddhist tale about a man who searches for a bull to capture, tame, and ride home on a journey of enlightenment.
Theater / Theater Event
Winter Pageant Redux
Redmoon Central - 1463 W. Hubbard St. - Chicago (West Town)
Redmoon Theater remounts its long-running spectacle featuring seven masked characters who journey through changing landscapes that represent the four seasons. Expect large scale sets, puppets and songs.
Theater / Theater Event
Winter Pageant Redux
Redmoon Central - 1463 W. Hubbard St. - Chicago (West Town)
Redmoon Theater remounts its long-running spectacle featuring seven masked characters who journey through changing landscapes that represent the four seasons. Expect large scale sets, puppets and songs.
Theater / Theater Event
A Very Neo-Futurist Christmas Carol
The Neo-Futurarium - 5153 N. Ashland Ave. - Chicago (Ravenswood)
A character portraying the Grim Reaper hosts a re-telling of Dickens' tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the meaning of Christmas, performed as vignettes at various locations throughout the theater.
Theater / Theater Event
Winter Pageant Redux
Redmoon Central - 1463 W. Hubbard St. - Chicago (West Town)
Redmoon Theater remounts its long-running spectacle featuring seven masked characters who journey through changing landscapes that represent the four seasons. Expect large scale sets, puppets and songs.
Theater / Theater Event
The Ox-Herder's Tale
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
2 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Blair Thomas & Company blend Japanese bunraku puppetry, stilt dancing, contemporary clowning and live percussion accompaniment in a modern epic retelling of a Zen-Buddhist tale about a man who searches for a bull to capture, tame, and ride home on a journey of enlightenment.
Theater / Theater Event
Dirty Dancing--The Classic Story on Stage
Cadillac Palace Theatre - 151 W. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
The Broadway touring production of the classic musical film (both written by Eleanor Bergstein) about a privileged girl who falls in love with a male professional dancer from the wrong side of the tracks.
Theater / Theater Event
A Christmas Carol
Goodman Theatre - 170 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago (Loop)
2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Tom Creamer's stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the true meaning of Christmas.
Theater / Theater Event
Dirty Dancing--The Classic Story on Stage
Cadillac Palace Theatre - 151 W. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
The Broadway touring production of the classic musical film (both written by Eleanor Bergstein) about a privileged girl who falls in love with a male professional dancer from the wrong side of the tracks.


