Events for December 12th, 2009
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Saturday - December 12th
Events / Spectator Sports
Juan Diaz vs. Paulie Malignaggi
UIC Pavilion - 525 S. Racine Ave. - Chicago (Little Italy/University Village)
2:30 p.m.
Former three-time lightweight world champion Diaz takes on former junior welterweight world champion Malignaggi in an HBO-televised rematch of their August 2009 bout. The co-main event features junior welterweights Victor Ortiz and Antonio Diaz.
Events / Community Event
Holiday Flower Show
Garfield Park Conservatory - 300 N. Central Park Ave. - Chicago (Garfield Park)
View hundreds of poinsettias, as well as Christmas trees, Jerusalem Cherry plants, ornamental peppers and more.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Sugar from the Sun
Garfield Park Conservatory - 300 N. Central Park Ave. - Chicago (Garfield Park)
A permanent exhibition details how air, water and light make sugar.
Style / Shopping Event
Handmade Market
Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western Ave. - Chicago (East Village / Ukrainian Village)
Browse jewelry, clothing, scarves, handbags, journals and greeting cards made by hand.
Events / Recreation Event
Capoeira class
Rumble Arts Center - 3413 W. North Ave. - Chicago (Humboldt Park)
Wear loose-fitting pants and a non-baggy T-shirt (white clothing is preferred, but colors are okay).
Theater / Theater Event
Cuba and His Teddy Bear
Batey Urbano - 2620 W. Division St. - Chicago (Humboldt Park)
In the Midwest premiere of a drama by the late New York playwright Reinaldo Povod, an Hispanic drug dealer encounters unexpected problems as he attempts to make a better life for his teenage son.
Theater / Things To Do
Tidings of Tap
UIC Theatre - 1044 W. Harrison St. - Chicago (Little Italy/University Village)
8 p.m.
Chicago Tap Theatre celebrates Christmas, Hanukkah and the winter season with performances of new and repertory works set to hip-hop rhythms created by two beat-boxing nutcrackers, music by Joni Mitchell, traditional holiday songs and more.
Music / Rock
Land of Talk
Empty Bottle - 1035 N. Western Ave. - Chicago (East Village / Ukrainian Village)
10 p.m.
L'Altra, Where Astronauts Go To Hide.
