Search: Museums & Culture events on wednesday

• Free

  Museums & Culture

  Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

  Today 4pm

  Daley Plaza Washington and Dearborn Sts, Loop/West Loop, Chicago (312-744-3315)

  Everything's illuminated in Daley Plaza when the switch is flipped on the city's towering holiday tree. This is the first year the cash-strapped city is using a...

  • Map
  • What's nearby
  • Comments
• 

  Museums & Culture

  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, Mon 11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm, 5:30pm

  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...

  • Map
  • What's nearby
  • Comments
• 

  Museums & Culture

  “The Life of Meresamun: A Temple Singer in Ancient Egypt.”

  Today 10am–8:30pm, Tomorrow–Sat 10am–6pm, Sun noon–6pm, Tue 10am–6pm Ongoing through Dec 6.

  The Oriental Institute Museum 1155 E 58th St, at University Ave, Bronzeville/Hyde Park/South Shore, Chicago (773-702-9520)

  The Oriental Institute uses forensics and artifacts to dig up the life story of Meresamun—a mummy in its collection since 1929. While organizing the exhibition—a...

  • Map
  • What's nearby
  • Comments
• 

  Museums & Culture

  Chicago Old and New: Intersections

  Today 11am, Mon 11am

  Chicago Architecture Foundation 224 S Michigan Ave, at Jackson Blvd, Loop/West Loop, Chicago (312-922-3432)

  Examine features of classic Chicago buildings, including the Marquette Building, Federal Center, Daley Center, Thompson Center and Reliance Building. Then end with a...

  • Map
  • What's nearby
  • Comments

• Museums & Culture

  Date and Dash Speed Dating for Younger Men, Older Women

  Tonight 8:30pm

  Xippo 3759 N Damen Ave, Lincoln Park, Chicago (800-957-3274)

  Usually a bad date lasts at least the length of dinner or a movie. Thanks to speed dating, if you and your date don't click, you only have to tough it out for a few...

  • Map
  • What's nearby
  • Comments

• Museums & Culture

  Drunken Bear Turkey Crawl

  Tonight 6:30pm

  Guide's Tap 5544 S Archer Ave, between Lavergne and Lawler Aves, South Side, Chicago (773-284-0634)

  Pony up for a Turkey Crawl shirt and get free pizza and $2 beers along Archer Ave all night long. The crawl kicks off at Guide's Tap then hits Pap's Tap, Tom's Tap,...

  • Map
  • What's nearby
  • Comments
• Free

  Museums & Culture

  Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland film festival

  Today noon

  Oak Park Library 834 Lake St, Oak Park, IL (708-383-8200)

  Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland go together like PB&J. See the comedy duo at their finest in this homage to classic cinema. This week's installment features a...

  • Map
  • What's nearby
  • Comments
• 

  Museums & Culture

  “Darfur: Photojournalists Respond.”

  Today 10am–5pm, Tomorrow 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....

  • Map
  • What's nearby
  • Comments
• 

  Museums & Culture

  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...

  • Map
  • What's nearby
  • Comments
• 

  Museums & Culture

  Cirque du Soleil: Banana Shpeel

  Sundays 1pm, 5pm, Wednesdays 8pm, Fridays 8pm, Saturdays 4pm, 8pmThrough Jan 2 2010.

  Chicago Theatre 175 N State St, between Randolph and Lake Sts, Loop/West Loop, Chicago (312-462-6300)

  This new Cirque piece is defined by what it is not: not circus, nor musical, nor variety show, nor vaudeville. It does, to be sure, feature a character named...

  • Map
  • What's nearby
  • Comments
• • 1     |    
  • 2     |    
  • 3     |    
  • 4     |    
  • 5     |    
  • Next »