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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. [...]

Dr. Livingstone’s Diary, I Presume?

TheRoadScholar — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:14:14 +0000

Photo courtesy UCLA Livingstone Library

Los Angeles, CA–If you’ve ever wanted to see the actual handwriting of famed explorer Dr. David Livingstone, your wish is about to come true, thanks to the University of California-Los Angeles Digital Library Program. The library published the restored version of Livingstone’s 1871 diary, in which he [...]

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 [...]

Backroads of Northeast Germany

TheRoadScholar — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:40:55 +0000

Twist, Germany–Geology and geography dominate life here. Twist, on the Dutch/Germany border between Dusseldorf and Hamburg, means “disputed border” in German. First settled in the late 1700s, it was a challenging marshy terrain only somewhat relieved when a North/South Canal was built in the late 1800s. The Twist bog was once the largest area for cultivating [...]

Painted Pumpkins in Highland Park

TheRoadScholar — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:50:45 +0000

Get Pumped at Highwood PumpkinFest 2011

TheRoadScholar — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:32:08 +0000

Highwood, IL–The rain and wind will not deter the hardy residents of Highwood from their appointed pumpkin duty. Once again, tiny Highwood will attempt to break the world record with 32,000 carved and lit pumpkins on display on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 6:30.

Tomorrow night there’s a gourmet farmer market, live music and trick or treating [...]

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 [...]

Openlands Lakeshore Preserve Worth The Trip

TheRoadScholar — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:03:15 +0000

Highwood, IL– Even the view from a North Shore mansion isn’t this spectacular. Trails of the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve bridge over and through ravines and along undeveloped bluffs of Ft. Sheridan, often opening to expansive vistas overlooking Lake Michigan. Preserving and renewing this habitat for birds and native plants is the mission for the new preserve, which opened September 10.

Guides were on hand to lead visitors [...]

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 [...]