Events for December 6th, 2009
Results 1 - 10 of 62
Sunday - December 6th
Theater / Comedy
Taming of the Flu
The Second City - 1616 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
The 97th sketch comedy revue takes a look at the flu epidemic, the health care system and local, national and international social and political maladies.
Events / Community Event
One of a Kind Show and Sale Chicago
Merchandise Mart - 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza - Chicago (River North)
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Shop for holiday gifts from more than 500 emerging and established North American artists and designers at the ninth annual showcase, featuring blown glass, jewelry, paintings, sculptures, clothing and furniture.
Style / Shopping Event
Rock 'n' Shop
Bice - 158 E. Ontario St. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
JLee Silver hosts a shopping event inside the restaurant.
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.
Theater / Theater Event
A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant
A Red Orchid Theatre - 1531 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Old Town)
A nativity pageant provides the backdrop for this satire about the life and work of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
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").
Leisure / Recreation Event
Music Yoga Flow
Exhale Spa - 945 N. State St. - Chicago (Near North Side)
Practice vinyasa ("flow" yoga) poses to the sounds of rock, reggae, hip-hop, blues and world beat. All levels welcome; includes free mat rental.
Music / Reggae
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.
