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A Goldberg Day at the Art Institute of Chicago

TheRoadScholar — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:01:44 +0000

Marina City. By Corydalus' Photostream/flickr

Chicago, IL–Fans of Chicago architecture, time is running out on the Bertrand Goldberg exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. It ends on January 15. The architect of Marina City (those iconic tubular towers built from 1959-1967), Goldberg designed hospitals, housing projects, schools, houses, and even chairs and tables during his lifetime. [...]

Polar Days at Northerly Island

TheRoadScholar — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:42:43 +0000

Chicago, IL–The seventh annual Polar Days at Northerly Island runs from noon to 4 p.m. today, and it looks like the cold weather arrived here just in time. Don’t worry if you can’t make it this afternoon, as there will be repeats of the Siberian huskie visits, ice sculpting, and more on January 21 and [...]

Garfield Park Conservatory Fern Room Reopens

TheRoadScholar — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:19:05 +0000

Chicago, IL– On the far-west side of Chicago, the Garfield Park Conservatory rises like a sparkling regal gem. Built in 1905, it houses 4.5 acres of plants under its glass roof and outside. Sadly, one of its dearest treasures, the famed Fern Room, shattered under a 2011 late June hailstorm. Yesterday, the Fern Room, designed by landscape [...]

LUMA: A Pocket Museum on the Mag Mile

TheRoadScholar — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:40:30 +0000

Chicago, IL–When the shopping and the crowds on the Magnificent Mile drain your energy, head to LUMA for a recharge. LUMA, short for Loyola University Museum of Art, is a pocket museum directly across [...]

Port Clinton Art Festival

TheRoadScholar — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:09:35 +0000

Highland Park, IL–The Port Clinton Art Festival wound down its 28th year in Highland Park today. The 260 artists represented in the festival brought sculpture, painting, photography, glass, jewelry, and textiles, spread across two streets downtown. In addition, a live music stage and numerous local food purveyors added to the flavor of the event.

A number of artists [...]

June roses are blooming at the Chicago Botanic Garden

TheRoadScholar — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:53:11 +0000

Glencoe, IL– The sweet scent of roses perfume the air at the Chicago Botanic Garden today. Like lilacs on Mother’s Day, roses in bloom mark the arrival of Father’s Day. From rich red Floribunda and American Beauty to saffron-colored Walking on Sunshine, the colorful variety of tea roses, rose bushes, and miniatures like the petit Minnie [...]

Free Guided Chicago Parks and Public Spaces Tours

TheRoadScholar — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:07:01 +0000

Fort Sheridan, one of the tour sites

Chicago, IL–Get outside this weekend for a free tour of Chicago’s finest parks and public spaces for “What’s Out There This Weekend“. The Cultural Landscape Foundation and the Chicago Parks District have teamed up to offer free, docent-led tours of 25 sites in Chicago. See the work of Jens Jensen, Frederick [...]

Inside Chicago’s Secret Spaces

TheRoadScholar — Mon, 30 May 2011 14:04:08 +0000

Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Emil Bach house

Chicago, IL–Want to see the inside one of the last urban houses Frank Lloyd Wright designed in Chicago, the Emil Bach house on Sheridan Road? How about the former stage of Louis Armstrong’s Sunset Cafe in Bronzeville, now a hardware store? What about the view of Millennium Park from [...]

Chicago, Land of the Free

TheRoadScholar — Wed, 25 May 2011 02:45:32 +0000

Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park

Chicago, IL–The Windy City could be called the Land of the Free this summer. Free music, free museum and attractions admissions, free dance shows, free festivals. OK, no free lunch, but with all the other free things happening in Chicago this summer, you can spring for food.

Here [...]

Buckingham Fountain Open!

TheRoadScholar — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:45:12 +0000

Chicago, IL–Buckingham Fountain in Chicago’s Grant Park makes its spring splash! One more reason to love this city. Did you know it’s one of the largest fountains in the world and runs from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.? Light and music shows lasting 20 minutes begin at dusk, with the last show at 10 p.m.. Buckingham Fountain [...]