lizseymour
05-20-2009, 01:08 AM
A Free Spirited Holiday: There’s really only one fitting way to welcome the official arrival of summer: fireworks. Free Spirit Yacht Cruises invites you to cap off Memorial Day with a Fireworks Cruise (http://www.freespiritcruises.com/cruisetickets.html). The relaxing three-hour cruise is aboard their newly renovated Free Spirit luxury yacht. The evening includes a buffet dinner with beer, wine and soda bar. Saturday, May 23rd from 8 – 11 p.m., boarding at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $60 per person.
Multi-Tasking Market: This weekend marks the return of the Randolph Street Market Festival (http://www.randolphstreetmarket.com), the European style indoor/outdoor experience that encompasses multiple markets in one. Among these are the Chicago Antique Market, Indie Designer Market, the Fancy Food Market, the Vinyl Swap Meet, the Global Goods Bazaar and much more. New this year, The Oprah Store will offer an array of specialty items. In keeping with the Garden Party theme in May, shoppers can browse the store’s exclusive line of private label seasonal merchandise perfect for patios, poolside or the beach: linen napkins, acrylic flatware and drinking glasses, melamine serving trays and dinner plates; beach totes, towels and flip flops. Shoppers can also walk one block south/four blocks east of the market to The Oprah Store to shop the entire selection of merchandise, including women’s, men’s and children’s apparel, plus home décor, African arts and crafts, gift items and pet products. The Oprah Store will be at the market each month with exception of June. The market takes place Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24.
Bike the Drive: It’s nearly impossible to imagine Lake Shore Drive sans cars, but for five hours on Sunday, May 24 that’s exactly what will happen. The Eighth Annual Bike the Drive (http://www.bikethedrive.org) is a 15- or 30-mile non-competitive ride starting at Columbus Drive and Jackson Boulevard. The loop course extends north to Bryn Mawr Avenue and south to 57th Street and features access to three rest stops. Begin the course between 5:30-9 a.m. After the ride, head to Butler Field in Grant Park for live music and an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast ($7 extra). The post-ride bash takes place from 8 a.m.-noon. Individual registration: $42.
Spertus’ Spectacular Sale: Off-season is out of sight, at least when it comes to holiday items at the Spertus Shop (http://www.spertusshop.org). Find everything from a Matzah plate, menorah, honey dish, and Elijah’s cup at 30% off the regular price. Take this chance to stock up on greeting cards, Hanukkah party supplies, Passover Seder accessories and more. The holiday clearance is available both onsite and online. Best of all your purchases support Spertus programs, helping foster Jewish culture and education. Spertus Shop hours: Sunday-Wednesday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Free and Modern: In celebration of the grand opening of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Modern Wing (http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/exhibitions/modernwing), they invite you to skip the admission fees and check it out for free. The Art Institute of Chicago’s eagerly awaited Modern Wing, designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Renzo Piano, houses the museum’s collection of 20th- and 21st-century art. At 264,000 square feet, the addition means that the Art Institute is now the second largest art museum in the United States. Here’s what you’ll find: modern European painting and sculpture, contemporary art, architecture and design, and photography.
Multi-Tasking Market: This weekend marks the return of the Randolph Street Market Festival (http://www.randolphstreetmarket.com), the European style indoor/outdoor experience that encompasses multiple markets in one. Among these are the Chicago Antique Market, Indie Designer Market, the Fancy Food Market, the Vinyl Swap Meet, the Global Goods Bazaar and much more. New this year, The Oprah Store will offer an array of specialty items. In keeping with the Garden Party theme in May, shoppers can browse the store’s exclusive line of private label seasonal merchandise perfect for patios, poolside or the beach: linen napkins, acrylic flatware and drinking glasses, melamine serving trays and dinner plates; beach totes, towels and flip flops. Shoppers can also walk one block south/four blocks east of the market to The Oprah Store to shop the entire selection of merchandise, including women’s, men’s and children’s apparel, plus home décor, African arts and crafts, gift items and pet products. The Oprah Store will be at the market each month with exception of June. The market takes place Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24.
Bike the Drive: It’s nearly impossible to imagine Lake Shore Drive sans cars, but for five hours on Sunday, May 24 that’s exactly what will happen. The Eighth Annual Bike the Drive (http://www.bikethedrive.org) is a 15- or 30-mile non-competitive ride starting at Columbus Drive and Jackson Boulevard. The loop course extends north to Bryn Mawr Avenue and south to 57th Street and features access to three rest stops. Begin the course between 5:30-9 a.m. After the ride, head to Butler Field in Grant Park for live music and an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast ($7 extra). The post-ride bash takes place from 8 a.m.-noon. Individual registration: $42.
Spertus’ Spectacular Sale: Off-season is out of sight, at least when it comes to holiday items at the Spertus Shop (http://www.spertusshop.org). Find everything from a Matzah plate, menorah, honey dish, and Elijah’s cup at 30% off the regular price. Take this chance to stock up on greeting cards, Hanukkah party supplies, Passover Seder accessories and more. The holiday clearance is available both onsite and online. Best of all your purchases support Spertus programs, helping foster Jewish culture and education. Spertus Shop hours: Sunday-Wednesday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Free and Modern: In celebration of the grand opening of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Modern Wing (http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/exhibitions/modernwing), they invite you to skip the admission fees and check it out for free. The Art Institute of Chicago’s eagerly awaited Modern Wing, designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Renzo Piano, houses the museum’s collection of 20th- and 21st-century art. At 264,000 square feet, the addition means that the Art Institute is now the second largest art museum in the United States. Here’s what you’ll find: modern European painting and sculpture, contemporary art, architecture and design, and photography.