Events for December 9th, 2009
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Wednesday - December 9th
Events / Shopping Event
Holiday Shopping Extravaganza
5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Get discounts of at least 25 percent on merch and eats at 40 Lakeview East stores and restaurants.
Theater / Theater Event
Bear Down!
Fizz Bar & Grill - 3220 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
A new comedy in which a group of diehard football fans gear up for a winning year--fueled by visits from the ghosts of former Chicago Bears quarterbacks--but succumb to frustration when the season takes a turn for the worse.
Arts and Culture / Gallery Exhibit
Pate Conway, sculptural installation
Center on Halsted - 3656 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Boystown)
Opening reception 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 20.
Events / Recreation Event
Open Yoga class
Chicago Yoga Center - 3047 N. Lincoln Ave. Suite 320 - Chicago (Lakeview)
Practice with other beginning and intermediate students.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Sister Corita: The Joyous Revolutionary
Crown Center Gallery at Loyola University - 1001 W. Loyola Ave. - Chicago (Rogers Park)
A showcase of silkscreen prints created by the Catholic nun from the 1950s through the '80s, inspired by politics and spirtuality.
Leisure / Recreation Event
Ice Skating at Warren Park
Warren Park - 6601 N. Western Ave. - Chicago (Rogers Park)
An outdoor rink.
Leisure / Recreation Event
Aikido class
Japanese Culture Center - 1016 W. Belmont - Chicago (Lakeview)
Learn moves derived from ancient samurai traditions combining dance and martial arts, with a focus on flexibility and relaxation.
Theater / Theater Event
Black Playwrights Festival
Black Ensemble Theater - 4520 N. Beacon St. - Chicago (Uptown)
7 p.m. Act One of "Nothin’ but the Blues," by Joe Plummer and David Barr
The fifth annual fest features discussions and performances of scripts by African-American playwrights, including short works, readings and one full-length play.
Theater / Theater Event
Verbatim Verboten Deluxe
Mary's Attic - 5400 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Andersonville)
7:30 p.m.
Local actors perform a rotating roster of vignettes based on true-life conversational bloopers made by both celebrities and ordinary folks on camera, surveillance tapes, forgotten microphones, the Internet and more.
Theater / Comedy
Felt
iO - 3541 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Lakeview)
A cast of nine Jim Henson-inspired puppets demonstrates improv forms created at I.O. over its 25-year history.
