Events for November 20th, 2008
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Thursday - November 20th
Leisure / Recreation Event
Millennium Park Ice Skating
McCormick Tribune Ice Rink at Millennium Park - 55 N. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Warm up with a few rounds on the outdoor rink.
Events / Community Event
Macy's Holiday Windows
Macy's - 111 N. State St. - Chicago (Loop)
The annual display offers passersby a peek at the creation and decoration of the great tree in Macy's Walnut Room.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
The Aztec World
Field Museum - 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago
Includes artifacts, works of art and weapons detailing the rise and fall of the Aztec civilization.
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.
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.
Music / Rhythm & Blues
John Legend
The Chicago Theatre - 175 N. State St. - Chicago (Loop)
7:30 p.m. SOLD OUT
Raphael Saadiq.
Events / Community Event
'Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!'
Chase Auditorium - 10 S. Dearborn St. - Chicago (Loop)
Attend a live taping of NPR's humorous news quiz show with host Peter Sagal, scorekeeper Carl Kasell and a repertoire of guest panelists.
Theater / Theater Event
Ruined
Goodman Theatre - 170 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago (Loop)
A drama by Lynn Nottage ("Crumbs from the Table of Joy") about a savvy businesswoman who runs a brothel in the Democratic Republic of the Congo amidst the ongoing civil war.
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


