Events for December 9th, 2009
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Wednesday - December 9th
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Abraham Lincoln Transformed
Chicago History Museum - 1601 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
Take a closer look at how Lincoln's views on slavery changed during the Civil War
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Benito Juarez and the Making of Modern Mexico
Chicago History Museum - 1601 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
Lean more about the late Mexican president
Museums / Museum Exhibit
My Chinatown
Chicago History Museum - 1601 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
See video clips, artifacts and photographs from neighborhood residents
Museums / Zoo Event
Regenstein African Journey
Lincoln Park Zoo - 2200 N. Cannon Drive - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
A lush zoo habitat houses wild dogs, meerkats, aardvarks, giraffes, rhinos, hippos and other African animals.
Museums / Zoo Event
Regenstein Center for African Apes
Lincoln Park Zoo - 2200 N. Cannon Drive - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
See dominant male gorillas JoJo and Kwan, their families and two groups of chimpanzees in an exhibit space that boasts three outdoor habitats for a total of 24 apes.
Theater / Theater Event
A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas
Apollo Theater - 2540 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
10:15 a.m.
An adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffman's classic holiday tale by Ralph Covert ("Ralph's World") and Jeff Award-winner G. Riley Mills.
Theater / Theater Event
Million Dollar Quartet
Apollo Theater - 2540 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
This musical--which moves to the Apollo directly from a run at Goodman Theatre--recreates a legendary, impromptu 1956 Sun Records recording session featuring Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis and includes the hit songs "Blue Suede Shoes," "My Baby," "16 Tons" and more.
Theater / Comedy
ComedyAccident
Apollo Theater - 2540 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
A team of seven creates and performs a new sketch comedy show each week. A rotating roster of guest acts opens.
Music / Blues
Maurice Vaughn
Kingston Mines - 2548 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
Jimmy Burns Blues Band.
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