Events for August 21st, 2008

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Thursday - August 21st

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Icon-mmx-pick Jazzin' at the Shedd

Shedd Aquarium - 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)

6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Dee Alexander Quartet; Alejandro Uzagaste

Explore the exhibits "Lizards and the Komodo King," "Wild Reef" and more at this after-hours mixer featuring live music. Food and drinks are available for purchase.

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Icon-mmx-pick Aniko Glam Chicago

Aniko Salon & Spa - 1109 S. Wabash Ave. - Chicago (South Loop)

6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Watch stylists glamorize models with couture hair designs, makeup and body paint at the inaugural fundraiser. Includes a fashion show, cocktails, appetizers, gift bags, DJ Jason Wolfe, merchant booths and more. An afterparty follows at NV Penthouse Lounge (116 W. Hubbard St.).

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Icon-mmx-pick Bite-Size Arts Ensemble

7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Members of the performance art training organization perform live pop, classical and jazz music during an inaugural benefit. The interactive evening also features the filming of a movie, where audience members are the stars. Includes appetizers and an open bar.

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Icon-mmx-pick Cabaret for Life

3160 N. Clark - 3160 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Lakeview)

7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Drag artist Honey West hosts performances by 18 local singers.

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Summer Blooms Under Glass

Lincoln Park Conservatory - 2391 N. Stockton Drive - Chicago (Lincoln Park)

The conservatory's summer tropical show features begonias, hibiscus and other flowering plants.

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Flower Power

Garfield Park Conservatory - 300 N. Central Park Ave. - Chicago (Garfield Park)

The conservatory continues to celebrate its 100th birthday with this '60s and '70s-themed show of colorful, flowering plants.

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Garden Walk '08

Dorothy Bradley Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden - 833 S. Wood St. - Chicago (Little Italy/University Village)

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Take a guided tour of the gardens and learn about the more than 100 species of medicinal plants growing there--including black cohosh, echinacea and foxglove. UIC professors lead free lectures on plant-related issues each day at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Be among the first 100 to arrive each...

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Raven's Grin Inn Haunted House

Raven's Grin Inn - 411 N. Carroll St. - Mount Carroll

Private residence is allegedly haunted by 37 ghosts. Tours are year-round, last approximately 60 to 90 minutes and include a historical introduction.

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