Events for November 20th, 2008
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Thursday - November 20th
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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.
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'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.
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Preservation Snapshots: 'The First Gold Coast: From Rags to Riches and Back Again'
Claudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center - 77 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
12:15 p.m. - 1 p.m.
William Tyre, director of Glessner House Museum, discusses the history of Prairie Avenue, commonly referred to as the original Chicago Gold Coast.
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Cardinal Points
Lincoln Park Conservatory - 2391 N. Stockton Drive - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
A sound installation of recordings of vibrations of tiny objects by Gustavo Matamoros and Rene Barge in the conservatory's Fern Room.
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Boom Towns! Chicago Architects Design New World
Chicago Architecture Foundation - 224 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
An exhibition contrasts Chicago's late 19th Century building boom with the rapidly growing mega-cities of Asia and the Middle East today.
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Annual Chrysanthemum Flower Show
Lincoln Park Conservatory - 2391 N. Stockton Drive - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
See thousands of the brightly colored fall flowers, ranging from red and orange to pink and green. This year's show has an Asian theme and showcases flowers in trees, hanging baskets and more.
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The Winds and Words of War: World War I Posters and Prints
Harold Washington Library Center - 400 S. State St. - Chicago (Loop)
An exhibition features 40 framed posted created in the early 20th Century. Located in the 9th floor Special Collections Exhibition Hall.
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Symphony in Lights
The Promenade Bolingbrook - 631 East Boughton Rd. - Bolingbrook
The second annual football field-sized display, billed as "one of Chicagoland's largest commercial holiday light shows," features 250,000 LED bulbs synchronized to the music of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The show is held every hour on the hour between 6 and 9 p.m.
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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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The Flatts and Sharpe Music Open Mic
Red Line Tap - 7006 N. Glenwood Ave. - Chicago (Rogers Park)
Perform three songs or up to 15 minutes of material onstage, or just watch the musical showcase. Micki Croisant hosts. Includes a raffle for performers. Sign-up begins at 8 p.m.
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