lizseymour
03-18-2009, 02:56 AM
March Madness: The hoops are on, so where are you watching? In Chicago you have more options than teams competing, but two top seeds are ESPN Zone (http://www.espnzone.com/) and Cubby Bear (http://www.cubbybear.com/). ESPN Zone has the advantage of interactive opportunities, so that the players on the screen aren’t the only ones with the chance to play. At Cubby Bear, you’ve got multiple forms of entertainment – and the promise of opening day quickly approaching, just in case your basketball team lets you down.
Navy Pier A Cappella: Instruments are so pedestrian. This weekend, check out what human voices can do at Navy Pier’s A Cappella Weekend
http://www.navypier.com/MoreInfoEvent.jsp?Event_ID=4274.
The event features the best collegiate a cappella groups in the
Midwest singing on Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22 on the Family Pavilion Stage. The schedule is as follows:
Saturday, March 21st Performances
12:00 p.m. - Misfitz (Miami University of Ohio)
1:00 p.m. - Compulsive Lyres (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
2:30 p.m. - The Silhouettes (Loyola University of Chicago)
3:20 p.m. - Aca'Fellas (Loyola University of Chicago)
4:15 p.m. - Loyolacapella (Loyola University of Chicago)
Sunday, March 22nd Performances
12:00 p.m. - Cloud 9 (Waubonsie Valley, H.S., Aurora, IL)
1:00 p.m. - Misfitz (Miami University of Ohio)
2:30 p.m. - Compulsive Lyres (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
3:20 p.m. - Pink Notes (Waubonsie Valley, H.S., Aurora, IL)
4:15 p.m. - Lake Shore Jive (Chicago, IL)
Horseshoe Entertainment: Sure, the dice are rolling and the slots are ringing. But the entertainment doesn’t stop there. This weekend Horseshoe http://www.horseshoehammond.com/casinos/horseshoe-hammond/hotel-casino/property-home.shtml presents two hot shows. On Friday, March 20-Sunday, March 22, check out Kazim Al Saher, one of the most successful singers in the Arab World. Ranging from big romantic ballads to more political work, from pop to Arab classical, he has covered the spectrum of music. Kazim Al Saher has been dubbed by many to be the “Elvis of the Middle East”. For a different experience, check out Ron Hawking’s “The Men and Their Music,” a repertoire of iconic numbers from many great male vocalists of all time including Bobby Darin, Ray Charles, Billy Joel, and Frankie Valli. “The Men and Their Music” is featured Saturday, March 21-Sunday, March 22. Tickets for Kazim Al Saher span $250, $195, $150, $85, $65; tickets for “The Men and Their Music” run $25, $30, $35.
Shop Chicago: Emerging designers. Cocktails. Unique pieces. Did we mention that it’s all in one (coolly scenic) place, and free? Shop Chicago (http://www.genart.org/shop/chicago) opens for business for one day only on Saturday, March 21 from 2-6 p.m. at Union Station. This fashion bazaar features more than 80 designers and boutiques from Chicago and elsewhere in the country, and also includes cocktails and appetizers. A $40 VIP pass includes a preview party and gift bag, plus access to a private VIP lounge.
Navy Pier A Cappella: Instruments are so pedestrian. This weekend, check out what human voices can do at Navy Pier’s A Cappella Weekend
http://www.navypier.com/MoreInfoEvent.jsp?Event_ID=4274.
The event features the best collegiate a cappella groups in the
Midwest singing on Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22 on the Family Pavilion Stage. The schedule is as follows:
Saturday, March 21st Performances
12:00 p.m. - Misfitz (Miami University of Ohio)
1:00 p.m. - Compulsive Lyres (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
2:30 p.m. - The Silhouettes (Loyola University of Chicago)
3:20 p.m. - Aca'Fellas (Loyola University of Chicago)
4:15 p.m. - Loyolacapella (Loyola University of Chicago)
Sunday, March 22nd Performances
12:00 p.m. - Cloud 9 (Waubonsie Valley, H.S., Aurora, IL)
1:00 p.m. - Misfitz (Miami University of Ohio)
2:30 p.m. - Compulsive Lyres (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
3:20 p.m. - Pink Notes (Waubonsie Valley, H.S., Aurora, IL)
4:15 p.m. - Lake Shore Jive (Chicago, IL)
Horseshoe Entertainment: Sure, the dice are rolling and the slots are ringing. But the entertainment doesn’t stop there. This weekend Horseshoe http://www.horseshoehammond.com/casinos/horseshoe-hammond/hotel-casino/property-home.shtml presents two hot shows. On Friday, March 20-Sunday, March 22, check out Kazim Al Saher, one of the most successful singers in the Arab World. Ranging from big romantic ballads to more political work, from pop to Arab classical, he has covered the spectrum of music. Kazim Al Saher has been dubbed by many to be the “Elvis of the Middle East”. For a different experience, check out Ron Hawking’s “The Men and Their Music,” a repertoire of iconic numbers from many great male vocalists of all time including Bobby Darin, Ray Charles, Billy Joel, and Frankie Valli. “The Men and Their Music” is featured Saturday, March 21-Sunday, March 22. Tickets for Kazim Al Saher span $250, $195, $150, $85, $65; tickets for “The Men and Their Music” run $25, $30, $35.
Shop Chicago: Emerging designers. Cocktails. Unique pieces. Did we mention that it’s all in one (coolly scenic) place, and free? Shop Chicago (http://www.genart.org/shop/chicago) opens for business for one day only on Saturday, March 21 from 2-6 p.m. at Union Station. This fashion bazaar features more than 80 designers and boutiques from Chicago and elsewhere in the country, and also includes cocktails and appetizers. A $40 VIP pass includes a preview party and gift bag, plus access to a private VIP lounge.