ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

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Special Events

• Lincoln Park ZooLights Festival
  2001 North Clark Street • Chicago, IL 60614
  312-742-2000
  The annual winter Lincoln Park ZooLights Festival features thousands of lights, ice-carving demonstrations, meetings with Santa, and more. Presented by ComEd, the Lincoln Park ZooLights Festival will take place November 27, 2000 to January 3, 2010 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• International Gem & Jewelry Show
  5555 North River Road • Rosemont, IL 60018
  Held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
  301-294-1640
  Founded in 1967, in the Washington, D.C. area by Herbert A. Duke Sr., the renowned International Gem & Jewelry Show features exhibitors selling the highest quality loose gems, gold, silver, estate jewelry, beads, accessories and much more all at the best possible prices. The International Gem & Jewelry Show in Chicago will take place December 11-13, 2009.

Cinema

• ICE 62nd and Western
  2258 West 62nd Street • Chicago, IL 60624
  773-746-4959
  Enjoy featured motion pictures at this quality establishment.

• ICE Chatham
  210 West 87th Street • Chicago, IL 60620
  773-783-8711
  Enjoy featured motion pictures at this quality establishment.

• ICE Lawndale
  3330 West Roosevelt Road • Chicago, IL 60624
  773-265-1010
  Enjoy featured motion pictures at this quality establishment.

• Marcus Cinema Chicago Heights
  1301 Hilltop Avenue • Chicago, IL 60411
  Chicago Heights
  708-747-0800
  Enjoy featured motion pictures at this quality establishment.

Night Life

• Senese's Barrel Of Laughs Comedy Club
  10345 South Central Avenue • Chicago, IL 60453
  Located in Oak Lawn
  708-499-2969
  The longest running comedy show that features headliners from across the country, this comedy club features top stand up comedy acts Wednesday through Sunday evenings.

• Ground Zero
  19081 Old LaGrange Road • Chicago, IL 60448
  Located in Mokena
  708-478-0600
  The largest 21 and over entertainment complex in the area, this night spot features a game room with pool tables, dart boards, and more, as well as a sports bar with three large screen TVs and a nightclub with comedy and live music.

• Comedy Sportz of Chicago
  929 West Belmont • Chicago, IL 60657
  773-549-8080
  This unique comedy club features two teams of comedians that compete in improvisational sketches based on audience suggestions. The shows are appropriate for all ages and are available on Thursdays at 8:00 p.m., as well as on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

• Second City, The
  1616 North Wells Street • Chicago, IL 60614
  312-337-3992
  This comedy club has been entertaining audiences with its signature brand of sociopolitical satire since 1959. Dinner show packages are available.

• Zanies Comedy Club
  1548 North Wells Street • Chicago, IL 60610
  312-337-4027
  Chicago's premier comedy club, this comedy club has featured many major comedy stars including Jay Leno, Tim Allen, and Jerry Seinfeld since 1978.

• Mystique
  157 West Ontario Street • Chicago, IL 60610
  312-642-2582
  This casual, fun nightclub features two floors with four distinct rooms and atmospheres. Visitors can enjoy a lounge style area on the top floor while retro tunes and more are featured downstairs.

• Second City, The
  1616 North Wells Street • Chicago, IL 60614
  312-337-3992
  Nightly comedic performances written and acted by the resident troupe. Such famous alumni include Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Richard Kind, John Belushi, and Rachel Dratch.

• The Screening Room
  100 Higgins Road • Chicago, IL 60118
  224-293-1001
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• Vertigo Sky Lounge
  2 West Erie Street • Chicago, IL 60610
  312-202-6060
  Private parties. The Vertigo Sky Lounge is on everyon'e "hot list" and a consistent 'best of" winner. Located 26 floors above the dana hotel and spa.

Concerts & Performances

• Harris Theater
  205 East Randolph Drive • Chicago, IL 60601
  Located in Millennium Park
  312-629-8696
  This 1,500 seat state-of-the-art intimate theater is one of the finest venues in Chicago for music and dance. The theater has fine acoustics and presents a number of diverse performing companies throughout the year.

• Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  220 South Michigan Avenue • Chicago, IL 60604
  312-294-3000
  Playing at the Symphony Center, the musical heart of Chicago, this symphony orchestra performs over 100 beautiful classical music concerts each year from September to June.

• Noble Horse Theatre
  1410 North Orleans Street • Chicago, IL 60610
  312-266-7878, 877-424-7500
  Chicago's only riding hall. Renovated in 2003, built in 1871. A live dinner performance with 290 seats. See horses and riders from around the world in an elegant riding show.

Plays & Productions

• Apollo Theater
  2540 North Lincoln Avenue • Chicago, IL 60614
  Located in Lincoln Park Neighborhood
  773-935-6100
  This lush theatre has 450 plush seats configured in just eleven rows that allows visitors unparalleled intimacy and accessibility to the stage. A wide range of comedies, musicals, off Broadway hits, and special events are performed here throughout the year.

• Broadway in Chicago
  22 West Monroe Street • Chicago, IL 60603
  Located in the Downtown Theatre District
  312-977-1710
  This theatre presents a variety of the finest in touring Broadway musicals, plays, and dances throughout the year.

• Chicago Center for the Performing Arts
  777 North Green Street • Chicago, IL 60622
  312-327-2000
  A wide range of original live theatrical productions, classic plays and musicals, and performing arts are showcased at this multi-venue facility that includes a 330 seat theater and can be used to host corporate and group events.

• Chicago Theatre
  175 North State Street • Chicago, IL 60601
  312-263-1138
  Bringing you the best performing arts from some of the world's best touring artists, this Historic Landmark theatre also offers space for conference, banquets, meetings, and events with state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, sound, lighting, and catering services available.

• Goodman Theatre
  170 North Dearborn Street • Chicago, IL 60601
  312-443-3800
  Named "The Best Regional Theatre in the United States" by Time Magazine, this theatre is the oldest and largest nonprofit theatre in Chicago. A wide array of classic with new visions, as well as premiering new plays, are presented at this theatre.

• Royal George Theatre Center
  1641 North Halsted Street • Chicago, IL 60614
  312-988-9000
  Featuring four theatres within one complex, this center features a 450 seat main stage, one of Chicago's premier, mid-sized theatres, as well as a 190 seat Cabaret with an intimate club atmosphere, a 50 seat Gallery Theatre that features productions by new and developing theatre companies, and a 190 seat Great Room that is the home to long running comedies.

Festivals & Fairs

• Goose Island Fest
  Marcey Street • Chicago, IL 60616
  Located at Clybourn & Sheffield Avenues
  312-915-0071
  Known as the last big outdoor event of the summer, this summer festival showcases Goose Island brewed beer and features live entertainment by top name musical talent.

• Chicago Flower & Garden Show
  Located on the Lake Front at Navy Pier
  312-595-5701
  Themed gardens, how-to lectures, seminars, floral designers, and exhibitors will be on hand to give garden enthusiasts ideas for their outside oasis. There will be horticulture and flower arranging competitions.

Sporting Events

• Balmoral Park Race Track
  26435 South Dixie Highway • Chicago, IL 60417
  Located in Crete
  708-672-7544
  Enjoy live and simulcast harness racing at this race track that offers racing throughout the year except during the months of May and June. The dining room and club house have private TV booths and picnic areas are on site.

• Chicago Bulls
  1901 West Madison Street • Chicago, IL 60612
  Located at the United Center
  312-455-4000
  Basketball fans can enjoy fast paced, exciting basketball action by this NBA team whose regular season is from October to April.

• Chicago Cubs
  1060 West Addison Street • Chicago, IL 60613
  800-THE-CUBS
  The whole family will enjoy a day out to see the world famous Cubs play hard hitting baseball from April to September.

• Chicago Rush Arena Football
  8735 West Higgins Road, Suite 160 • Chicago, IL 60631
  773-243-3434
  Don't miss the hard hitting, high scoring action as this arena football team prepares to challenge for an ArenaBowl championship. Their season runs from February to May.

• Chicago White Sox
  333 West Thirty-Fifth Street • Chicago, IL 60616
  312-674-1000
  A MLB baseball team that provides exciting, hard hitting, and fast paced games the whole family can enjoy from April to September.