corn on the cob

I have a love/hate relationship with these buildings.

Air and Water Show

Restaurant Review

This week, I ate lunch outside at the Plaza at Park Grill (the food was okay) and visited the new modern wing at the Art Institute with my husband, mother-in-law, and father-in-law. The best part of the beautiful new addition is the view from the restaurant Terzo Piano. (see photo above)We had drinks and dessert (chocolate semi-freddo with Spanish peanut nougat and caramel, which is like a frozen mousse). It was so good that I plan on going back for lunch.

Oak Street Beachstro + Taste of Greece on LaSalle

= last Saturday night.

Yummy

Summer in Chicago

I am filling in my new planner today and looking up all the free things to do in Chicago this summer. Here is my list:


Printers Row Literature Festival: June 6-7

Concerts in Millennium Park (starting at the end of May)

Taste of Chicago: June 26-July5 (free concerts include Counting Crows, Barenaked Ladies, Ne-Yo, the Wallflowers, and Buddy Guy)

Air & Water show: August 15-16

Movies in the Park: starts July 14th (see below for the complete schedule)



The 2009 Movies in the Park lineup:
July 14, 2009 @ 8:58 pm: Sunset Boulevard (1950)
July 21, 2009 @ 8:52 pm: Duck Soup (1933)
July 28, 2009 @ 8:45 pm: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1950)
August 4, 2009 @ 8:37 pm: Born Yesterday (1950)
August 11, 2009 @ 8:27 pm: Psycho (1960)
August 18, 2009 @ 8:17 pm: Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
August 25, 2009 @ 8:05 pm: Tootsie (1982)

(more info here)

Spring in the city

Due to a 70% chance of rain at the Kentucky Derby, my husband and I stayed in Chicago and enjoyed the perfect spring weather.

Here are pictures from last year:

I love spring in the city and especially the tulips.

I read banned books

Today, I am wearing this bracelet.

I picked it up at the Freedom Museum.

Snuggie

Yes, that is a snuggie. It looks sooooo soft and comfortable. And there is a bar crawl coming to my neighborhood on April 18. (BYOS) I think that is the only way you could get me to wear this ........ after a few drinks, of course.

One more reason to love Target:

this pan makes.......

one huge cupcake:

Free makeup

On January 20th, Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, and other department stores will be giving away free makeup as part of a court settlement on price fixing.

more info here and here

Free shampoo

go here

Lincoln Park Zoo Lights

more info here

Which do I choose?

Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Sale

or

for free tickets to the One of a Kind Show go here

I think I might try and go to both.

Southport Green Market

I plan on making my way to the Southport Green Market on Saturday, while my husband rests for the marathon. (at Southport and Grace) It sounds like the market is a mixture of food/arts and crafts. I am hoping to find this jewelry maker.

Jeff Koon at the MCA

see what I mean about pool toys and porn?

(more info here)

Flug?

On my run last night, I was reminded that this will be taking place at North Avenue beach on Saturday:

Red bull Flugtag

Marilyn Monroe

The cultural center has a Marilyn Monroe exhibit that is free and interesting to see.

(more info here)

Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo is a great free thing to visit this summer in Chicago. Check out the calender of events here. I think I might run the 5k United run for the zoo this weekend. (you actually get to run through the zoo and you get a Nike Dri-fit shirt)

Go Green!

My local farmers markets are open:

Green City Market and Near North Market (May 31st)

Also check out this idea of a nonprofit Organic School Project.

24th Annual Printers Row Book Fair

Just a reminder that the book fair is coming up on June 7th and 8th on Dearborn and Polk. More info here. (I think I might go on Sunday.)

Also, there is yoga every Saturday at 8am in Millennium Park throughout the summer and it is free.