Events for October 7th, 2008
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Tuesday - October 7th
Style / Shopping Event
Fashion Focus Chicago: Fashion Lab
Chicago Tourism Center - 72 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
Check out one-of-a-kind clothing crafted by local design students from Columbia College Chicago, the International Academy of Design and Technology and the School of the Art Institute. Pieces are available for purchase on Saturday.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Dia de los Muertos: La Vida Sin Fin
National Museum of Mexican Art - 1852 W. 19th St. - Chicago (Little Tuscany)
Billed as the nation's largest Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead exhibit, this 22nd annual collection highlights local and international artists and includes a tribute to student demonstrators killed 10 days before the 1968 summer Olympics in the Tlatelolco massacre.
Events / Community Event
NextFest
Millennium Park - 201 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
The fifth annual showcase of emerging technology features nearly 40 exhibits about next-generation interactive art and games, healthcare, robotics and more.
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.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters
Field Museum - 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago
Learn about the causes and aftermath of earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, tornadoes and more
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Smart Home: Green + Wired
Museum of Science and Industry - 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
Tour a three-story sustainable "green" home constructed on the museum's grounds
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Discount/Free Week
Shedd Aquarium - 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Free general admission to the aquarium and reduced admission to "Wild Reef" and Oceanarium exhibits.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
2008 Charter One Discount Days
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum - 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Free general admission; fees for shows in the Sky and StarRider theaters apply.
Events / Tours and Vacation
'Behind the Emerald Curtain' tour
Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre - 24 W. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
Get a behind the scenes peek at "Wicked" with costumes and props from the show, a model of the set, film footage about the musical and a discussion with cast members.
Theater / Theater Event
Jersey Boys
Bank of America Theatre - 18 W. Monroe St. - Chicago (Loop)
The 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical about four blue-collar kids who gained pop stardom as The Four Seasons. Features "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Rag Doll," "Oh What a Night" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You."
