Multiple Solutions will host a Pub Crawl on January 3, 2009 to benefit Multiple Sclerosis at Shubus Tavern 3159 North Southport Avenue, Chicago 60657. Your $30 donation will go to a worthy cause and you will also receive a souvenir mug. There will also be raffles throughout the night and special drink prices.
Start off 2009 with the Raw/Vegan Winterfestival. It will be at the Garfield Park Conservatory 300 North Central Park and Lake Street from 11am-5pm. Experience the raw foods and desserts. Hopefully the weather will be nice enough to get down there to taste.
Research on Raw foods has shown that it is one way to become healthier and loose weight. What better way to begin the year than with healthy foods.
For more information send an email to thehealingcircle04@yahoo.com. The event is planned by the Summer Raw/Vegan Festival planners.
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Hope everyone had a great Christmas! Did Santa bring you everything you wanted including the ring? Now it is time to start planning for your special day. Good thing there is an event coming on Jan 23 and 24 at Macy’s on North State Street. What could be better? The ability to try on dresses before you buy, sweet.
In cooperation with Marimo USA and its Bara Luxe collection ( www.baraluxe.com ), bridal salons all over the country will be holding trunk shows specifically for the full figured bride. In addition, wedding expert Yvonne D. McClendon will be available at these …read more
It’s cold outside, but you absolutely must make it to Christkindlmarket by the 24th. This German American Festival is a tradition to visit. Enjoy a drink of hot spiced wine called Glühwein in a mug shaped like someone’s boot. The market has shops and merchants from around the world.
I love a good market and it’s a great place to get unique Christmas presents that you probably won’t see doubles of. Do you have someone that is hard to buy for? Get them something memorable from one of the craft merchants there.
Sunday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday and …read more
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If you are getting ready to check out the Will Downing Concert or one of great Chicago bars, make sure you bundle up. Tonights temperature will be down to 5 degrees. That’s kind of a shock to the system when you leave the club at 2am. The windchill will make it around 20 below. We should get a couple of inches of snow but the big story will be the temperature.
My motto used to be it’s better to look good than to feel good, but at 20 below… I don’t know.
Be careful out there.
The annual Zoo lights is a neat thing being featured at the Lincoln Park Zoo. This is also Free. I can’t really describe this activity – you just have to experience it. Be sure and dress warm as its an evening/night time activity. It’s an absolute joy to see and if you have little kids, they will enjoy it as well.
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Do you like to shop in Consignment stores? I absolutely love to. I used to turn up my nose to them because I really didn’t know what was there. Imagine my surprise when I went for the first time. I loved it. There are so many great finds there.
Consignment is of course buying someone else’s product whether it is clothes or furniture. Some stores will sell items for you for a percentage of the amount it sells for. Others will pay for them outright and you really won’t know how much it goes for. We all know about Goodwill and …read more
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The Clarke and Glessner House Museums will host a variety of 19th century inspired holiday events over the weekend of December 13 and 14. All activities begin at the Glessner House Museum coach house, located on 18th Street between Indiana and Prairie Avenues.
If you are looking for something out of the ordinary to do with your family and friends this holiday season, you are in for a great treat.
Saturday, December 13, 1- 4 pm
Tickets: $10 per child, $2 per adult; reservations recommended. Adults and children can take a ride in a horse-drawn sleigh, then spend the afternoon in the Clarke …read more
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Today we celebrate Thanksgiving. We all know the store of the early settlers and the Indians. It is the day set aside by President Abraham Lincoln to acknowledge “The gracious gifts of the Most High God”. Later, Congress made the last Thursday in November a National Holiday in 1941.
Thanksgiving is a great time to spend watching the parade here in Chicago and to spend time with family and friends. It is also a time to give to those less fortunate than others. Be appreciative of what you do have. Sometimes it’s easier to get caught up on focusing on what …read more
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There is not one person who has not heard about Black Friday. It’s the beginning of the Holiday Season. Find a special gift for all of the people on your list at a great price. Stores in Chicagoland and across the US will open at before the crack of dawn.
Shoppers will attack the stores looking for advertised specials. If they are lucky, they will find that most stores have limited quantities and no rain checks.
The media will pump up shoppers to say that its the busiest time of the year. In actuality, the Saturday before Christmas is the busiest retail …read more
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