Events for December 1st, 2008
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Monday - December 1st
Theater / Theater Event
Local Time
Goodman Theatre - 170 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago (Loop)
7 p.m. "Local Time: 9-11 AM" (a gravedigger and his son--who has artistic aspirations--get visits from mourners and ghosts who counsel them on death and dying)
Readings of three new works by playwright Noah Haidle ("Mr. Marmalade") from a cycle of 12 two-act comedic plays in development that trace a 24-hour period in the life of a fictional town.
Theater / Theater Event
The Snow Queen
Victory Gardens Biograph Theater - 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
7:30 p.m.
Tony Award-winner Frank Galati directs a revival of the 2006 world premiere, musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale about kids lost in a winter wonderland. Penned by Michael Smith ("Hello Dali: From the Sublime to the Surreal").
Theater / Theater Event
The Ville
Mary's Attic - 5400 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Andersonville)
A comedic soap-style drama explores the struggles and triumphs of a group of fictional gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and hetero residents of the Andersonville 'hood.
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
Wine tasting, $20 select bottles of wine
D.O.C. Wine Bar - 2602 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
A bi-weekly sampling featuring a different theme each event.
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
'Heroes' viewing party
Stretch Run Sporting Club & Grille - 544 N. La Salle St. - Chicago (River North)
Watch the third season of the NBC series on TV and indulge in themed food and drink specials.
Theater / Theater Event
Siberian Mouth
The Side Studio - 1520 W. Jarvis Ave. - Chicago (Rogers Park)
A comedic take on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story "White Nights" in which the Siberian tundra, a disappearing fiance, a czar's bizarre taste for imperiled animal hybrids and a shared ferocious independence hinder a would-be couple in their search to discover a cure for shared loneliness.
Events / Tours and Vacation
Chicago Hauntings Ghost Tours
Clark and Ohio Streets - 610 N. Clark St. - Chicago (River North)
A bus tour of locations featured in Ursula Bielski's "Chicago Haunts" book series. View Hull House, Death Alley, the sites of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and Eastland Disaster and more.
Theater / Comedy
The Best of The Second City
The Second City - 1616 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
Humorous highlights from their most popular revues.
Theater / Theater Event
Chekhov's Life in the Country
The Greenhouse Theater Center - 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
8:30 p.m. Industry night performance: tickets cost $15
Three comedies by Anton Chekhov about love, family and country life: "The Proposal," "The Reluctant Tragic Hero" and "The Dangers of Tobacco," all linked by an interwoven adaptation of Chekhov's short story "Lady with a Lapdog."
Theater / Theater Event
That's Weird, Grandma
The Neo-Futurarium - 5153 N. Ashland Ave. - Chicago (Ravenswood)
An assortment of scenes and songs created by Chicago Public School students and produced by actors, musicians, comedians and playwrights. The hour-long show changes each week, based on audience votes. The December shows are holiday-themed.
