Opera in Focus
Region:
Chicagoland
Category:
Art/Culture
Selections from famous operas and light operettas using elegant rod puppets. New and exciting contemporary selections will delight all ages. Shows on Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays.
From:
1/1/2008
To:
12/31/2009
3000 Central Road
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Phone:
(847) 818-3220
Jersey Boys
Region:
Chicago
Category:
Art/Culture
JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony Award®-winning musical, takes you up the charts, across the country and behind the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Now in its second smash year at the Bank of America Theatre, don’t miss this blockbuster phenomenon that over one million Chicagoans say is “too good to be true!”
From:
8/1/2008
To:
1/10/2010
18 W. Monroe St.
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone:
(312) 977-1700
Genevieve Green Gardens
Region:
Central
Category:
Attractions
The Genevieve Green Gardens offer a relaxing setting for contemplation and the appreciation of nature's beauty. Small gardens are tucked in at various locations; there is also a formal compass garden with a beautiful arbor, a Japanese garden, and a main plaza that is highlighted by a water feature. Walkways, accompanied by tasteful signage, conveniently guide visitors around the property and are in harmony with the landscape's topography. Carefully designed lighting makes it possible to enjoy the gardens during evening hours.
From:
10/8/2008
To:
12/30/2010
48 Sunset Road
Bloomington, IL 61701
Phone:
(309) 829-6333
Discover the Eagle Trolley Tour
Region:
Chicagoland
Category:
Attractions
Be mesmerized by the beautiful bald eagles at Starved Rock. Ride a Starved Rock Trolley to the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center for eagle viewing and an educational presentation. Includes lunch in the main dining room. Dress warmly, bring binoculars, spotting scopes, and cameras and join us for this exciting opportunity. Seating is limited. Reservations required.
From:
1/1/2009
To:
2/28/2010
Rt 178 & Rt. 71
Utica, IL 61373
Phone:
(815) 667-5356
Aquin Flea Market 2009
Region:
Northern
Category:
Attractions
Indoor flea market with antiques, collectibles, crafts, books and lunch counter. 2009 dates: Jan 4, Feb 1, March 1, April 5, May 3, Oct 4, Nov 1, Dec 6.
From:
1/4/2009
To:
12/6/2009
1419 S. Galena Ave.
Freeport, IL 61032
Phone:
(815) 233-2646
Email: stephcvb@aeroinc.net
Pottery Demonstration
Region:
Northern
Category:
Attractions
Watch clay being formed into artistic and functional pieces. Potter Charles Fach answers questions about the process.
From:
1/12/2009
To:
1/31/2010
412 Spring St. (US Hwy. 20)
Galena, IL 61036
Phone:
(815) 777-0354
Alpaca Packin'
Region:
Northern
Category:
Attractions
Alpaca skirting demonstrations, childrens petting zoo, training demonstrations and more. Gift shop with handmade and imported alpaca fur.
From:
1/12/2009
To:
1/30/2010
Adventure Creek Alpaca Farm
Galena, IL 61036
Phone:
(815) 777-4200
Email: info@galenalogcabins.com
Come Cook With Me
Region:
Northern
Category:
Attractions
A one evening hands-on cooking class that explores the cuisines of the world. Classe include learning, hands-on cooking, a meal and recipes. Theme and menu can be viewed on the website. Thursday or Friday evening.
From:
1/15/2009
To:
1/29/2010
412 Spring St
Galena, IL 61036
Phone:
(815) 777-1556
Lincoln's Illinois: Celebrating the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
Region:
Central
Category:
Attractions
The Illinois State Museum presents a premier interdisciplinary and interactive exhibition launched in February 2009 in honor of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial. This exhibit will invite visitors to explore the State of Illinois in the years that Lincoln lived here.
From:
2/12/2009
To:
12/31/2009
502 S. Spring St.
Springfield, IL 62706
Phone:
(217) 782-7386
Email: webmaster@museum.state.il.us
2009 Village of Oak Lawn Centennial
Region:
Chicagoland
Category:
Attractions
Throughout 2009, Oak Lawn Public Library will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Village of Oak Lawn with a variety of exhibits, activities & public programs.
From:
2/13/2009
To:
12/31/2009
9427 S. Raymond Ave
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Phone:
(708) 422-4990
Romantic Horse and Carriage Ride
Region:
Northern
Category:
Attractions
Romantic carriage ride through the historic streets of Galena. Fri-Sun.
From:
5/1/2009
To:
11/28/2009
Green and Commerce Streets
Galena, IL 61036
Phone:
(815) 275-9470
Kraft Cheese Exhibit
Region:
Northern
Category:
Attractions
Exhibit featuring artifacts and information about the original Kraft Cheese plant's humble beginnings and artifacts from the Chicago Great Western Railroad. Stockton History Museum.
From:
5/2/2009
To:
12/5/2009
107 W. Front St.
Stockton, IL 61085
Phone:
(815) 947-9144
Chicago Model City
Region:
Chicago
Category:
Attractions
How does a city as vast and complex as Chicago take shape? What are the consequences—intended and unintended—of urban planning? What challenges do planners face? Beyond its reputation as a global metropolis featuring world-renowned architecture, Chicago enjoys special status: it is a model for understanding all cities. Enormous size, diverse population, booming industry, and complex infrastructure have made Chicago emblematic of modern life. Urban planners, sociologists, and historians have studied Chicago more than any other American city. Several planning events stand out as having made Chicago a model city. These include Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago (1909), Ernest Burgess and Robert Park’s map of economic and social divisions (1925), and the beginnings of urban renewal (1940s). Alongside these classic examples, Chicago Model City analyzes today’s planning efforts and highlights issues such as density and the conservation of natural resources.
From:
6/11/2009
To:
11/20/2009
224 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone:
(312) 922-3432
Email: bbouma@architecture.org
B Like Burnham
Region:
Chicago
Category:
Art/Culture
B Like Burnham is a kid-friendly exhibition celebrating the life and work of architect, Daniel H. Burnham. This exhibition is part of CAF's celebration of Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago, and features an awesome, kid-sized model of downtown Chicago. Don't miss it!
From:
6/15/2009
To:
11/20/2009
224 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone:
(312) 922-3432
Email: bbouma@architecture.org
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
Region:
Northern
Category:
Attractions
Pick-your-own and fresh picked, features over 10,000 apple trees with 24 varieties and 12 varieties of peaches as well as raspberries and fall pumpkin festival. Festival includes apple house, market, bakery, country restaurant, wagon tours of orchard, carousel, train ride, petting zoo, and a day of family fun!
From:
8/1/2009
To:
11/15/2009
15908 Hebron Road
Harvard, IL 60033
Phone:
(815) 648-4141
Email: info@royaloakfarmorchard.com
Edwards Orchard
Region:
Northern
Category:
Attractions
Come visit our farm this fall to share in our rural culture and enjoy a taste of the season. Many varieties of apples to taste. Also available, in season, are raspberries, pumpkins, home-made goodies, and our famous apple cider donuts.
From:
8/15/2009
To:
11/30/2009
7061 Centerville Road
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
Phone:
(815) 765-2234
Neil Simon's Rumors - Conklin's Barn II Dinner Theatre
Region:
Western
Category:
Art/Culture
An up-scale anniversary party turns into a mad melee of innuendos and misunderstandings as four couples arrive at the celebration set for an evening of fun only to discover the hostess missing and the host upstairs suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Get set for a wild roller coast ride of hilarity s the couples get more and more crazed trying to sort everything out! Neil Simons play has been hailed as an "old -fashioned, door slamming, crockery-smashing farce" where infidelity, scandal and mystery all provide grist for this mill of humor and rumor.
From:
9/17/2009
To:
11/8/2009
1451 Timberline Road
Goodfield, IL 61742
Phone:
(309) 965-2545
Hairspray
Region:
Chicagoland
Category:
Art/Culture
From the tip-top of its super teased coif, to the bottom of its dynamic dancing toes, You Can't Stop the Beat of this Broadway musical comedy phenomenon that inspired a major motion picture and won eight Tony Awards®, including Best Musical. Come with us to Baltimore in 1962 and meet the pleasantly plump teen, Tracy Turnblad a girl with big dreams and even bigger hair. She'll do whatever it takes to appear on the popular Corny Collins show and win the heart of Link Larkin all without denting her do!
From:
9/23/2009
To:
12/6/2009
10 Marriott Dr.
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Phone:
(847) 634-0200
Email: producers@marriotttheatre.com
Avenue of Lights
Region:
Western
Category:
Attractions
Avenue of Lights is a two mile holiday display of animated lights at Moorman/Wavering Park in Quincy. It runs from Thanksgiving until New Years. Nightly from 6pm - 9:30pm Price is $7 a vehicle. A staple attraction of Quincy during the holiday season!
From:
9/27/2009
To:
1/1/2010
North 36th Street
Quincy, IL 62301
Phone:
(217) 222-7980
