Events for November 23rd, 2008
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Sunday - November 23rd
Events / Recreation Event
Gridiron class
Crunch - 939 W. North Ave. - Chicago (Old Town)
11:30 a.m.
Learn to punt, pass and kick like NFL pros during a one-hour football workout, then watch the Bears take on the St. Louis Rams on a jumbo screen during a post-lesson tailgate party. Includes Miller beers, salads and wraps.
Theater / Comedy
Tim Meadows, Mort Sahl and The Upright Citizens Brigade
DePaul University Student Center - 2250 N. Sheffield Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
2 p.m.
Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Meadows and legendary funnyman Mort Sahl perform with the New York troupe Upright Citizens Brigade.
Theater / Theater Event
The Ox-Herder's Tale
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
3 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.
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
Movie night
Delilah's - 2771 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
6 p.m. "Cry Baby"
Features a different film each night. Saturdays feature Italian Western classics; Sundays feature Americana flicks by John Waters; and Tuesdays feature music-related movies.
Movies / Film Events
Polish Film Festival in America
AMC River East 21 - 322 E. Illinois St. - Chicago (Streeterville)
The 20th annual showcase features more than 70 features, documentaries and animated works, plus live filmmaker appearances. Most films are screened in Polish with English subtitles.
Events / Shopping Event
Modern Vintage Holiday Market
Modern Vintage Holiday Market - 2301 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
The second annual shopping event from the people behind the Chicago Antique Market and the Indie Designer features handcrafted items from more than 70 vendors.
Restaurants / Dining Event
Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration
Brasserie Jo - 59 W. Hubbard St. - Chicago (River North)
Sample the first wine of the 2008 French harvest by the glass ($8.50) or the bottle ($34).
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.
Restaurants / Dining Event
'Dirty Dancing--The Classic Story on Stage' dinner theater package
Lawry's The Prime Rib - 100 E. Ontario St. - Chicago (River North)
2 p.m.
A themed five-course meal (5:30 p.m.) follows a performance of the musical (2 p.m.) at the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St.).
Theater / Theater Event
Dublin Carol
Steppenwolf Theatre Company - 1650 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
William Petersen (star and executive producer of CBS-TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") portrays an alcoholic funeral home employee whose estranged daughter arrives on Christmas Eve with news that the wife he abandoned is dying and wants to see him.
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