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Featured Events
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Through March 10, 2019 (weather dependent)
Skating Theme Nights: Most Thursdays, 6-8pm
Millennium Park
Take a spin the ice this winter during the 18th season of this Chicago tradition. Most Thursday nights, the rink will feature themed skating parties including Dec 6: Ugly Sweater Soul-mas (soul and R&B music), Dec 20: Christmas Classics and Dec 27: Homecoming (house music) with DJ Celeste Alexander. For those looking for some extra guidance on the ice, check out the free lessons happening Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings and other select dates. See the full schedule of Skating Theme Nights and skating lessons at
millenniumpark.org.
Grant support for Winter Workouts ice skating lessons is provided by McDonald's Active Lifestyles Endowment, managed by the Millennium Park Foundation.
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Through March 3, 2019
Chicago Cultural Center
Featuring work from a wide range of practices including cartooning, sign painting, architectural signage, illustration, graphic design, exhibit design and product design, this exhibition is the first to demonstrate how African American designers remade the image of the black consumer and the work of the black artist in this major hub of American advertising/consumer culture. More information at
chicagoculturalcenter.org.
African American Designers in Chicago: Art, Commerce and the Politics of Race is funded in part by the Terra Foundation for American Art and The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, as part of Art Design Chicago, an exploration of Chicago's art and design legacy.
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Chicago Cultural Center & Garfield Park Conservatory
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Millennium Park, Cloud Gate
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December 15
Expo 72, 72 E. Randolph
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Chicago Cultural Center & Garfield Park Conservatory
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Expo 72, 72 E. Randolph
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Millennium Park
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Hanging from the street poles along Wabash Ave. between Washington and Randolph Streets
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Chicago Cultural Center
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City Gallery on the Historic Water Tower
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Featured News
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Maxwell Street Market will Offer New Hours and Programming this Winter
Beginning in 2019, the historic
Maxwell Street Market will have new hours of operation, open every Sunday from 9am until 3pm. This January and February, shoppers will also enjoy a convenient winter layout with all vendors located on Desplaines St. between Polk St. and Taylor St. as well as a free parking lot (enter on Polk St.).
Recently, the Maxwell Street Market - the year-round Chicago tradition of bargains and bargaining with an international flavor - received an "Our Town" grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Funding will be used to support creative entrepreneurship, to enliven the street with performances and public art works and to improve the design, function and sustainability of the market in the South Loop community.
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Holiday Hours
Chicago Cultural Center will be closed on December 25 and January 1, and the building will close early at 5pm on December 24 and 31. There will not be a Dame Myra Hess Concert on December 26, but the building is open. Visit chicagoculturalcenter.org for more info.
Millennium Park and the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink (weather dependent) are open daily through the holidays. Visit millenniumpark.org for ice rink hours.
The Maxwell Street Market will take a holiday break on Sundays, December 23 and 30, and will reopen on January 6 with new hours and improvements (see above).
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Save the Dates
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DCASE recently announced the 2019 dates of its marquee festivals, events and exhibitions. Initiatives highlight the upcoming "Year of Chicago Theatre," Chicago's Music Legacy and thousands of public programs in downtown Chicago and across the city's neighborhoods. To see the full list of 2019 highlights, visit cityofchicago.org/dcase.
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Free, Free, Free!
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House Music with Santa at West Pullman
Thursday, December 20, 6-8pm West Pullman Park, 401 W. 123rd St.
This event features arts & crafts, fun & games, music and a picture with Santa.
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