Events for December 12th, 2009
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Saturday - December 12th
Theater / Theater Event
American Buffalo
Steppenwolf Theatre Company - 1650 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Letts ("August: Osage County") stars in David Mamet's drama about three small-time crooks in a rundown Chicago junk shop who plot to steal a valuable buffalo nickel. Francis Guinan also stars.
Events / Theater Event
Second City 50th Anniversary Panel: Donny's Skybox
Donny's Skybox Theatre - 1608 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
10 a.m. "A Talk with David Shepherd" (discussion with Compass Theatre (forerunner to The Second City) co-founder Shepherd and Chicago Improv Festival's Jonathan Pitts
Tickets are still available for this panel discussion.
Music / Rock
Russian Circles
Lincoln Hall - 2424 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
9 p.m.
Young Widows, Sweet Cobra, Phantom Famly Halo.
Events / Things To Watch
Second City 50th Anniversary Screenings
The Second City e.t.c. - 1608 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
10 a.m. "The First Cast with Bernie Sahlins" (Co-founder Sahlins hosts a screening of 1961 footage and leads a discussion with cast members ncluding Alan Arkin, Mina Kolb and Paul Sand)
A screening of highlights from past theater performances, alumni productions and special events.
Theater / Theater Event
The Snow Queen
Victory Gardens Biograph Theater - 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
Jim Corti directs a revival of the 2006 musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale about children lost in a winter wonderland, with a script by Michael Smith ("Hello Dali: From the Sublime to the Surreal").
Events / Community Event
Winter Flower and Train Show
Lincoln Park Conservatory - 2391 N. Stockton Drive - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
Model trains, including an old-fashioned steam engine, freight train and trolley, wind their way through a miniature village featuring tree branches, poinsettias and other natural materials, plus miniature homes and Chicago buildings such as the Chicago Theater and Water Tower Place.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Bertha Honore Palmer
Chicago History Museum - 1601 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
Features clothing and personal effects belonging to the local Victorian-era businesswoman and fashion icon.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Lincoln Park Block By Block
Chicago History Museum - 1601 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
Share your own memories and experiences of the North Side neigborhood at this historical exploration of the area.
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
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