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In Chicago, the parks are alive and bursting with fun! Culture, sports, education...and a whole lot of fun with neighbors, families and friends...bring millions of people into Chicago's parks. Programming is provided in five areas: Cultural Enrichment, Health & Physical Activities, Social Enhancement, Personal Development & Life Skills and Outdoor & Environmental Education. Classes and programs serve a variety of different age groups. From toddlers to seniors, there truly is something for everyone in Chicago parks!
Use the Park District site to explore some of Chicago's most beautiful and entertaining resources - your Chicago parks. Come out and play!
The Lakefront Trail
Chicago has one of the most beautiful and accessible shorelines of any city in the world, including 15 miles of bathing beaches and 18 miles of bike paths. In 1909, Daniel Burnham and his assistant, Edward Bennett, created the Plan for Chicago which specified that the shoreline remain publicly owned, non-commercial, and be developed as parks, beaches and recreational space to be enjoyed by all. The best place to walk, jog, rollerblade or bike is along the Lakefront Trail which offers miles of beautiful paved pathway.
City of Chicago Bicycle Page
This site includes maps of all the bike routes in Chicago and a detailed map of what you see along the popular lake front bike trail.
Smelt Fishing
This is a traditional event that many Chicagoans greet with enthusiasm every year. In spring, tiny, finger-sized smelt (relatives of salmon and trout) head to the lakeshore to spawn. There is not much skill needed to catch the critters in nets, and the atmosphere is more party-like than a serious fishing expedition. The party begins in the pre-dawn hours of 2-3 a.m., and one of the best spots to try it or observe it is the stretch of lakeshore just south of Navy Pier although fisherman's lanterns can be spotted along most of the shoreline.
Chicago Area Paddling and Fishing Page
This free, non commercial website covers boating and fishing in Chicagoland where you'll find depth maps of Chicago Park District Lagoons, Chicago River and the Lake Calumet Region information. The site also has maps showing the Chicago River before it was moved north of Belmont (so people can see if their homes are in former river bed), and several 1873 maps showing some of the businesses in the river area.
Golf
Chicagoland Golf Directory
Ice Skating
The Mayor's Office of Special Events presents Skate on State, a free ice skating rink in the heart of downtown Chicago, location on State Street, between Washington and Randolph.
Swimming
Lake Michigan's shore is lined with 31 sandy beaches for sunning and swimming. Life guards are on duty from June to September from 9 a.m. ti 9 p.m.
On-Line Resources
Skate Chicago - Compete information for inline skaters in Chicago Chicago Area Runners Association
1. Sears Tower Skydeck
233 S. Wacker Dr. (enter at Jackson Blvd.)
312-875-9696
Since 1974 this soaring structure has been the world's tallest building. Take one of the 100 elevators to the Skydeck Observatory on the 103rd floor for a spectacular view of the city. Open daily: March-September 9 am-11 pm; October-February 9 am-10 pm. Adults $8, Senior Citizens $6, Children 5-12 $5, Children under 4 free. Family Pass $20.
2. Buckingham Fountain
Grant Park, Congress Pkwy. and Columbus Drive
312/742-7529
The popular landmark and tourist attraction operates May 1 to October 1. Visitors can enjoy a dazzling light and water show, which runs from dusk to 11pm.
3. Centennial Fountain
300 N. McClurg Ct., at Chicago River
312/751-6635
Arching across the Chicago river, Centennial Fountain operates May 1-October 1; 10 am-12 midnight
4. John Hancock Observatory (1,127 feet)
875 N. Michigan Ave.
312-751-3681; 888-875-VIEW
This Michigan Avenue giant was built in 1970 with a dramatic cross-bracing, framing system. Although it is 327 feet lower than the Sears Tower, the observation deck provides a stunning view of the lake and city. One floor above the observation deck on the 95th floor, is the Signature Room, a perfect place for a coktail and a second-to-none view of the sunset. The 94th-floor observatory, more than 1,000 feet above Chicago, features an outside Skywalk, the Midwest's highest open-air experience; Windows on Chicago, which takes you on a virtual reality tour of more than 80 city sites; Soundscope 3-D "talking" telescopes that speak in four languages and create startling real sound effects; a Chicago history wall; and a theme park- style ticketing area that recreates the construction of the John Hancock Center. Open daily 9 am-midnight. Admission: Adults $8.50, seniors (62+) and children ages 5-12 $6, children 4 and under free.
4. New Maxwell Street Market
Canal and Roosevelt Sts.
312-922-3100
5. The National Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Columbus Hospital, 2520 N. Lakeview
773-388-7338 November 13: Feast Day of Mother Cabrini
Navy Pier
600 E. Grand Ave.
312/595-PIER, outside Chicago call 800/595-PIER
Chicago landmark with over 50 acres of parks, gardens, shops, restaurants and attractions of every kind. Enjoy the Ferris Wheel and Carousel. Visit the Chicago Children's Museum, Skyline Stage and Joe's Be-Bop Cafe & Jazz Emporium. The 3,000 foot pier was the only one of several proposed commercial piers in the 1909 Burnham Plan which was actually constructed. Since it was built in 1916, it has been through numerous incarnations both military and commercial, and after a multimillion dollar refurbishment it stands today as one of Chicago's premiere entertainment and convention destinations.
Through 10/8: Pier Walk '98
10/2-11/1: The Hauntings at Navy Pier
10/8-11: Sculpture, Objects & Functional Art
10/11: Midwest Book Hunters Book Fair
11/22: Navy Pier Holiday Lighting
11/27-30: AIDS Memorial Quilt
11/27-29: Festival of Trees
12/4-6: North Coast Golf Show
Open run Mark Twain's America in the IMAX 3D Theatre
7. James R. Thompson Center
100 W. Randolph St.
312-814-2141
Canal and Roosevelt Sts.
312-922-3100
8. The National Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Columbus Hospital, 2520 N. Lakeview
773-388-7338 November 13: Feast Day of Mother Cabrini
9. Navy Pier
600 E. Grand Ave.
312/595-PIER, outside Chicago call 800/595-PIER
Chicago landmark with over 50 acres of parks, gardens, shops, restaurants and attractions of every kind. Enjoy the Ferris Wheel and Carousel. Visit the Chicago Children's Museum, Skyline Stage and Joe's Be-Bop Cafe & Jazz Emporium. The 3,000 foot pier was the only one of several proposed commercial piers in the 1909 Burnham Plan which was actually constructed. Since it was built in 1916, it has been through numerous incarnations both military and commercial, and after a multimillion dollar refurbishment it stands today as one of Chicago's premiere entertainment and convention destinations. Through 10/8: Pier Walk '98
10/2-11/1: The Hauntings at Navy Pier
10/8-11: Sculpture, Objects & Functional Art
10/11: Midwest Book Hunters Book Fair
11/22: Navy Pier Holiday Lighting
11/27-30: AIDS Memorial Quilt
11/27-29: Festival of Trees
12/4-6: North Coast Golf Show
Open run Mark Twain's America in the IMAX 3D Theatre
10. Robie House Frank Lloyd Wright Architectural Landmark
5757 S. Woodlawn St.
708-848-1976
Designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, this spectacular structure features 174 exquisite art glass windows and doors. Tours offered daily, as well as public programs and special events-all of which focus on Wright's legendary creativity. Managed by Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation
Theatres in Chicago 芝加哥的剧场
Chicago is home to a vital, vast and varied community of theatrical companies, as well as several large independent theaters, where you'll find everything from traveling Broadway megahits to experimental theater, to Chicago's famous improvisational groups that display the wit and humor of the Second City. Performance Listings | Theater Companies and Venues Performance Listings
Metromix
The Chicago Tribune's internet company, metromix.com provides a guide to the Stage in Chicago, featuring reviews by the Tribune's stellar critics.
Chicago Reader's Guide to Arts & Entertainment
Yahoo! Chicago and the Chicago Reader team up to provide one of the most complete weekly listings of Chicago theater happenings.
Culture Finder
Information on local theaters and performances
Chicago Theater
lots of theater links
League of Chicago Theatres
This organization of Chicago theaters provides up-to-date performance information of its member theaters through a 900 number (1-900-225-2225.) Or you can contact the League of Chicago Theatres on-line to request a free copy of the Chicago Theater Guide, a bimonthly publication listing theater events throughout the Chicago area.
Hot Tix
Operated by the League of Chicago Theaters, Hot Tix offers half-price tickets to more than 125 theaters throughout the Chicago area. Tickets are sold for the day-of-performance, Sunday through Thursday. On Friday, half price tickets for many weekend shows are available. The Hot Tix Box Offices are located at 108 N. State St. and in the Visitor Information Center in the Chicago Water Works at 163 E. Pearson at Michigan. For more info call 1-888-225-8844. Hot tix is also a Ticketmaster outlet selling full-price tickets to all Ticketmaster events.
Theater Companies and Venues
Auditorium Theater Council
50 E. Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60605
312-922-2110
The Auditorium Theater Council, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, is committed to presenting the finest in international cultural and community programming to Chicago and to the continued restoration of the historic national landmark Auditorium Theater. Highlights of the upcoming season include The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago's Nutcracker, DanceAfrica, Shlomo Gronich and the Sheba Choir, Nana Mouskouri, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Riverdance--The Show, and, in the Fall of 1999, the Auditorium Theater Council is proud to host the Midwest premiere of Oliver!
Bailiwick Repertory Theater / Bailiwick Arts Center
1229 W. Belmont, Chicago
773-883-2017
Black Ensemble Theater
4520 N. Beacon, Chicago
773-769-4451
Chicago Opera Theater
70 E. Lake St., Suite 540, Chicago
312-704.8420
For 26 years, Chicago Opera Theater has been advancing the cause of opera as a vital, living American art form, developing the artists who creat it and expanding the scope and diversity of the audience. Operas, which are performed in English, are presented at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
800 E. Grand Ave., Chicago
312-595-5600
Formerly known as Shakespeare Repertory Theater, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater is Chicago's only professional theater dedicated to the works of William Shakespeare. In a single decade, it has grown into Chicago's third-largest nonprofit producing theater, after the Goodman and Steppenwolf. World-renowned directors, the country's finest actors and designers, breathtaking costumes, music and special effects are brought together to produce highly theatrical, accessible Shakespeare--the hallmarks of the company's work.
Chicago Theater
175 N. State, Chicago 60601 312-443-1130
ChicSpeare Production Company
1915 W. Summerdale Ave., Chicago, IL 60640
773-769-2056
Since 1995, ChicSpeare has brought professional actors to area schools, libraries and other community education sites to help audiences understand Shakespeare. We have shown children as young as 2 and adults as old as 92 how to use the sound, rhythm and "feel" of the language itself to understand the text; in short, we show how to use your senses to make sense of Shakespeare!
Child's Play Touring Theatre
2518 W. Armitage, Chicago, IL 60647
773-235-8911
A 19-year old nonprofit theater dedicated exclusively to performing stories and poems written by young people. Children from schools and community organizations can submit original writings to be adapted and performed. Writing and acting workshops are also available.
The Children's Theatre Fantasy Orchard
Ivanhoe Theater, 750 W. Wellington (at Halsted), Chicago, IL 60657
773-539-4211
Celebrating its 9th season, The Children's Theatre Fantasy Orchard is dedicated to bringing high quality, classic children's literature to the Chicago public schools. Utilizing dance, music, special effects and multi-ethnic casting. Share the magic!
City Lit Theater Company
410 S. Michigan, Chicago 60603
312-943-9446
Chicago's premiere theater devoted to the adaptation of literature to the stage, City Lit has presented the best of literature from Edith Wharton to P.G. Wodehouse, from April Sinclair to Anton Chekhov. Over the last seventeen years, the company has garnered over 25 Joseph Jefferson Nominations and 16 Joseph Jefferson Citations.
Chocolate Chips Theatre Company
6800 S. Wentworth, #3E96, Chicago, IL 60621
E-Mail: chocodrama@aol.com
773-994-7400
Chocolate Chips Theatre Company was founded (or baked) in 1982. The company is committed to providing quality arts experiences to lateral families (peer groups) and traditional families by presenting youth-oriented productions reflecting Black experiences, past and present.
ComedySportz
3209 N. Halsted, Chicago 60657
773-549-8080
Friday and Saturday, 8pm and 10:30pm
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637
E-Mail: sballiss@midway.uchicago.edu
773-702-7373
As the professional theatre of the University of Chicago, Court Theatre is nationally acclaimed for artistic excellence and vibrant stagings of classically based theatre. Performed in the intimate 250 seat Abelson Auditorium, Court's productions seek to connect classic works with contemporary audiences, exploring the universal themes so prevalent in the pieces that have captured the hearts and minds of the theatre-going public for centuries, and are as exciting and provocative today as they were when originally produced.
DePaul Merle Reskin Theatre
60 E. Balbo Dr., Chicago, IL 60605
Box Office: 312-922-1999
Group Sales: 312-922-0999
e-mail: lgoetsch@wppost.depaul.edu
The Theatre School, DePaul University was founded in 1925 as the Goodman School of Drama. The Theatre School is the only conservatory program in the Midwest training for the next generation of theater artists for the profession. The Theatre School Showcase presents five plays for adults each season and Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences entertains more than 35,000 people each year.
Drury Lane Theatre
2500 W. 95th St., Evergreen Park
708-422-0404
Emerald City Theatre Company
909 W. Armitage, Chicago 60614
773-529-2690
ETA Creative Arts Foundation
7558 S. South Chicago Ave., Chicago 60619
773-752-3955
ETA Creative Arts Foundtion is a 28-year-old major cultural resource institution for the preservation, perpetuation and promulgation of African American aesthetic in the city of Chicago. It provides professional training in th eperforming and technical arts for youth and adults.
Famous Door Theatre Company
1225 W. Belmont, Chicago 60657
773-327-5252
Footsteps Theatre Company
5230 N. Clark, Chicago 60640
773-878-4840
Fourth Wall Productions
4300 N. Narragansett, Chicago 60634 773-481-8535
The Free Associates
750 W. Wellington, Chicago 60657 773-975-7171
Free Street Programs
1419 W. Blackhawk, Chicago, IL 60622
E-Mail: freest@mcs.net
773-772-7248
Free Street Programs works with inner-city youth and teens to create original performances that develop in long-term theater workshops taught by professional artists. The Arts Literacy program works in public schools and parks, Parenteen Theater works with pregnant girls in alternative schools, and Teenstreet Theater employs teens, paying them to create wildly original, multilayered theater.
The Goodman Theatre
200 S. Columbus Dr., Chicago, IL 60603
E-Mail: www.goodman-theatre.org
312-443-3800
The Goodman Theatre, recipient of the 1992 Special Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, is Chicago's oldest and largest resident theater. It was established in 1925 and has been producing high quality professional theater ever since.
Green Light Performing Co.
2014 W. Belle Paline, Chicago 60618
773.935.9380
e-mail: gperform@aol.com
Green Light Performing Co. specializes in utilizing the performing arts as educational tools. Green Light performances are developed through collaborations with The Field Museum, Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, the Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert nature Museum, and a commitee of Chicago Public School teachers. All performances are audience participatory, interactive shows teaching science and other curriculum subjects through music, dance or movement.
Healthworks Theatre
3171 N. Halsted St., 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60613
E-Mail: hwt96@aol.com
773-929-4260
Healthworks, the award-winning health issues theatre is now entering its second decade of life saving theatre. Healthworks creates and presents educational programs dealing with health issues including HIV/AIDS prevention education, youth violence prevention, and prenatal care. By combining exciting and age appropriate presentations with candid information, Healthworks' programs challenge audience members to make positive choices regarding their health.
ImprovOlympic
3541 N. Clark, Chicago 60613
773-880-0199
Wednesday-Sunday, 8pm and 10pm Improv Comedy Show, open run
Ivanhoe Theater
750 W. Wellington, Chicago 60657
Lifeline Theatre
6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626
773-761-4477
Live Bait Theater
3914 N. Clark, Chicago 60613
773-871-1212
Lookingglass Theatre Company
2936 N. Southport, Chicago, IL 60657
773-477-9257
Founded in 1989, Lookingglass Theatre Company is a dynamic force in Chicago's theater community. Lookingglass produces three world premiere mainstage productions annually and is renowned for creating innovatie, ensemble theater that is rich in visual excitement, physical daring, and stylistic diversity. The nineteen-person ensemble combines classical training in drama, dance, music, and the circus arts to produce vibrant and exhilerating theater that has garnered the company 27 Joseph Jefferson citations.
Mercury Theater
3745 N. Southport, Chicago 60613
773-325-1700
His Way: A Salute to Frank Sinatra, open run
Music Theatre Workshop
5647 N. Ashland, Chicago, IL 60660
773-561-7100
Music-Theatre Workshop links ideas to action through the creation and presentation of original, life-based drama. These dramas serve as a springboard for discussion of personal choices, the consequences of that behavior and alternative choices. Through critical thinking exercises, participants develop decision making skills and become aware of supportive resources available in their communities.
New Tuners Theatre
Theatre Building, 1225 W. Belmont
773-327-5252
Hans Brinker, through January 4
Organic Theater Company
2851 N. Halsted, Chicago 60657
773-404-4700
Organic Theater Company believes that true theater should not merely dazzle the eye, it should illuminate the human conditions and enrich the spirit.
Oriental Theater/Ford Center for the Performing Arts
24 W. Randolph St., Chicago 60602
312-855-9400
This historic Oriental Theatre has been magnificently restored and reopened as the Ford Center of the Performing Arts.
Pegasus Players
1145 W. Wilson, Chicago 60640
773-878-9761
Pendulum Theatre Company
2936 N. Southport, Chicago 60657
773-529-2692
Profiles Theatre
4147 N. Broadway, Chicago 60613
773-549-1815
Prop Thtr
2621 N. Washtenaw, Chicago 60647
773-486.PROP (7767)
Royal George Theatre Center
1641 N. Halsted, Chicago 60614
312-988-9000
Seanachai Theatre Company
1225 W. Belmont, Chicago 60657
773-327-5252
The Second City
1616 N. Wells, Chicago 60614
312-337-3992
Shattered Globe Theatre
2856 N. Halsted, Chicago 60657
773-404-1237
ShawChicago
442 Webster, Chicago 60614
312-409-5605
e-mail: info@shawchicago.org
Artistic Director: Robert Scogin
Managing Director: Deborah Davis
ShawChicago presents staged readings of plays by Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries. Launched in 1994, the productions have earned critical acclaim as well as enthusiastic audience support. Directed by Shaw Chicago's Artistic Director Robert Scogin, the casts include both Equity and non-Equity performers under a special agreement with Actors' Equity. ShawChicago revives a Chicago tradition established in 1956 when Lois Weisberg, now Cultural Affairs Commissioner, organized an international celebration of the centennial of Shaw's birth.
The Shubert Theatre
22 W. Monroe, Chicago 60603
312-977-1700
Tickets at the Shubert Theatre box office and through Ticketmaster, 312-902-1500. Group discounts are available by calling 312-977-1710.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60614
312-335-1650
1998 Recipient of the National Medal of Arts: Celebrating its 25th Season, Steppenwolf Theatre is a nationally acclaimed not-for-profit theater which prides itself on providing consistently excellent theater that encourages the artistic growth of both actor and audience.
Storefront Theater
66 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601
312-744-8925
Fax: 312-744-9249
Located in the Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, in the heart of the Loop's revitalized theater district, this state-of-the-art black box theater provides a new forum for Chicago's best artists to show off their accomplishments. Storefront Theater features the lively arts of every kind: theater, dance, performance art, chamber opera, puppetry, cabaret, staged readings, and more.
Studio Z
(c/o) Arts Bridge, 2936 N. Southport Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60657
E-mail: Studioz@mcs.com
773-296-0948
Studio Z is Chicago's only theatre organization dedicated to developing new plays and promoting cultural exchange through the use of communications technology. Among its programs, Studio Z hosts The Chicago Theatre Homepage-/A primary online resource for information about Chicago theatre and also directs the Chicago Play Initiative-/An educational program that develops new plays with accompanying web sites concerning Chicago's history and its communities.
The Theatre at American Girl Place
111 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago 60611
847-247-5223
The American Girl Revue, open run
The Theatre Building
1225 W. Belmont, Chicago 60657
773-327-5252
Tony 'N Tina's Wedding
Piper's Alley, 230 W. North, Chicago 60614
312-664-8844
Victory Gardens Theater
2257 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
E-Mail: VGTheater
773-871-3000
For 25 years, the voice of the playwright has always taken center stage at Victory Gardens. Home to more world premieres than any other Chicago theater, Victory Gardens enters its 25th anniversary season with an unwavering commitment to new voices in American theater and Chicago playwrights.
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