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  Shoreline Sightseeing Architecture Cruise

  Today–Fri 11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm, 5:30pm, Sat, Sun 10am, 11:30am, 12:15pm, 1pm, 1:45pm, 2:30pm, 3:15pm, 4pm, 5:30pm Ongoing through Nov 30.

  Shoreline Dock 600 E Grand Ave, Gold Coast/Mag Mile/Streeterville, Chicago (312-222-9328)

  Set sail from Navy Pier for a docent-led tour on the Chicago River. Highlights include Marina City, Tribune Tower and the Board of Trade. Tours run daily. For...

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  Going Pro: How to Take Your Literary Venture to the Next Level

  Tonight 6pm

  Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater 77 E Randolph St, at Michigan Ave, Loop/West Loop, Chicago (312-744-7097)

  Wanna-be authors just dying to write the next Great American novel can learn the secrets to building a successful literary business from Storystudio writing workshop...

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  “Darfur: Photojournalists Respond.”

  Today–Wed 10am–5pm, Thu 10am–8pm, Fri 10am–5pm

  Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center 9603 Woods Dr, Skokie, IL (847-677-4640)

  Photos of the genocide in Darfur range from stirring images of its beautiful people to devastating scenes of annihilated villages....

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  3-D Universe: A Symphony.

  Sundays 10am–4:30pm, Mondays 10am–4pm, Tuesdays 10am–4pm, Wednesdays 10am–4pm, Thursdays 10am–4pm, Fridays 10am–4pm, Saturdays 10am–4:30pm

  Adler Planetarium 1300 S Lake Shore Dr, Printers Row/South Loop, Chicago (312-922-7827)

  Stars, planets and asteroids whiz across the big screen to the sound of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra playing Mussorgsky's suite Pictures at an Exhibition. Not much...

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  Grainger Hall of Gems.

  Sundays 9am–5pm, Mondays 9am–5pm, Tuesdays 9am–5pm, Wednesdays 9am–5pm, Thursdays 9am–5pm, Fridays 9am–5pm, Saturdays 9am–5pm

  The Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Dr, at McFetridge Dr, Printers Row/South Loop, Chicago (312-922-9410)

  This longtime Field fave receives a rehab to better show off its cut gems, natural rock formations and jewelry. New touches include pieces by Chicago jewelry...

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  HamBINGO!Mary's

  Mondays 8pm

  Hamburger Mary's 5400 N Clark St, Andersonville/Edgewater/Uptown, Chicago (773-784-6969)

  It's dinner, bingo and drag queens all rolled into one at this weekly charity event in which diners play drag-hosted bingo while local charities (such as TPAN,...

  • HamBINGO!Mary's is also listed in Around Town

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  Oceanarium.

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  Shedd Aquarium 1200 S Lake Shore Dr, Printers Row/South Loop, Chicago (312-939-2438)

  After a nearly yearlong touch-up of one of the city's most popular attractions, the Shedd opened its largest aquarium with some sparkling additions: the kid-oriented...

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  Space Visualization Laboratory

  Sundays 10am–4:30pm, Mondays 10am–4pm, Tuesdays 10am–4pm, Wednesdays 10am–4pm, Thursdays 10am–4pm, Fridays 10am–4pm, Saturdays 10am–4:30pm

  Adler Planetarium 1300 S Lake Shore Dr, Printers Row/South Loop, Chicago (312-922-7827)

  What the heck’s a neutrino? Can I see the mountains on Mars? If you hit the Adler from 2 to 3pm on a weekday, you’ll find brainy scientists ready to answer these...

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  “Ancient Americas.”

  Sundays 9am–5pm, Mondays 9am–5pm, Tuesdays 9am–5pm, Wednesdays 9am–5pm, Thursdays 9am–5pm, Fridays 9am–5pm, Saturdays 9am–5pm

  The Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Dr, at McFetridge Dr, Printers Row/South Loop, Chicago (312-922-9410)

  This 18,000-square-foot permanent exhibit traces the origins of human life in the Americas through 2,200 artifacts belonging to more than 20 distinct native groups,...

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  “Benito Juárez and the Making of Modern Mexico.”

  Sundays noon–5pm, Mondays 9:30am–4:30pm, Tuesdays 9:30am–4:30pm, Wednesdays 9:30am–4:30pm, Thursdays 9:30am–4:30pm, Fridays 9:30am–4:30pm, Saturdays 9:30am–4:30pm

  Chicago History Museum 1601 N Clark St, at North Ave, Old Town/River North, Chicago (312-642-4600)

  While Lincoln reshaped America, Juárez was molding modern Mexico. This exhibit explores the similarity between the two political honchos, from their suits and top...

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