CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS – PORTAGE PARK LAKEVIEW SOUTH LOOP GOLD COAST OAK PARK
CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS – PORTAGE PARK LAKEVIEW SOUTH LOOP GOLD COAST OAK PARK
This amazing 130 member youth ensemble performs as part of the Lajkonik Polish Folk Song and Dance troop. Come enjoy traditional Polish song and dance performed in authentic and colorful costumes. Sunday 1/19 at 3:00 p.m. at the Copernicus Center located at 5216 West Lawrence Avenue. This event is FREE! Please call 847-470-9047 for more information.
LAKEVIEW
What happened on January 16 1919? Prohibition was signed into law and Chicago was never the same again! To celebrate ComedySportz Theatre is transforming into a speakeasy. Cocktails code words photo ops bootleggers and live jazz galore! Thursday 1/16 at 8:00 p.m. Friday 1/17 at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Saturday 1/18 at 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. for $22 per person at the ComedySportz Theatre located at 929 West Belmont Avenue. If you come in 1920s era costume you will receive $5 off the ticket price. Please call 773-549-8080 for more information.
SOUTH LOOP
Where can you get on the water indoors during January in Chicago? Or check out a life size pirate ship? Or purchase your dream yacht or insanely tricked out RV? The Chicago Boat Sports & RV Show! Thursday 1/16 through Monday 1/20 (check here for specific times) for $12 per adult (16 and older) and FREE for children under 15 at McCormick Place located at 2301 South Lake Shore Drive. Your ticket purchase includes a complimentary one year subscription to your choice of one of the following magazines: Yachting (12 issues) Outdoor Life (12 issues) Island (8 issues) Field & Stream (10 issues) or Men’s Journal (12 issues). Please call 312-946-6200 for more information.
GOLD COAST
Sometime the best things in life are FREE… and this is one of them! When was the last time you were at the MCA? If you are an Illinois resident you can go for FREE! The Wall Street Journal ranks MCA’s museum shop as one of the best museum shops in the United States. Tuesday 1/21 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Museum of Contemporary Art located at 220 East Chicago Avenue. This event is FREE! Please call 312-280-2660 for more information.
OAK PARK
Oh la la! Get transported to Paris for an evening along the Seine River. This fabulous fundraiser features French wines hors d’oeuvres petit fours and live music. Saturday 1/18 at 7:00 p.m. for $50 per person at the 19th Century Club located at 178 North Forest Avenue. This event benefits the Longfellow Elementary School. Please call 708-524-3060 for more information.
