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The Chicago Traveler - Aug 29, 2008
• The African Festival of the Arts is Chicago’s largest neighborhood festival, featuring three music stages, ethnic cuisine, and more than 300 vendors selling everything from fine art to skin care products …
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Chicago’s Olympic Results 2008The Chicago Traveler - Aug 26, 2008 The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics have officially come to a close. I have spent the past two weeks staying up late, recording several televised events in the wee hours of the morning, and getting regular medal updates … Also tagged: news, chicago, olympics, suburbs, sports and recreation |
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Weekend Events (Aug 22-24, ‘08)The Chicago Traveler - Aug 21, 2008 • Dress up as your favorite character and get your Disney on at the The Little Mermaid Sing-Along at the Music Box Theatre. (Aug 22 – Sept 1) • MC Hammer and Cyndi Lauper perform at Glamorama 2008, a fall fashion … Also tagged: entertainment, art, events, wine, movies, italian, chicago, free, fashion, olympics, weekend, caribbean, ethnic, latin, loop, fairs, festivals, benefits, greek, bars, gold coast, salsa, sports and recreation, family oriented, grant park, cultural, reggae, downtown, live music, bars and clubs, greektown, art collectibles and hobbies, streeterville, lakeview, west loop, merengue, medical village, little italy, rogers park, north side, pilsen, cumbias |
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New Commercial for Chicago 2016 OlympicsThe Chicago Traveler - Aug 21, 2008 It has been a long, memorable couple of weeks, and the Olympic Games will soon be coming to a close. However, Chicagoans will remain Olympic-minded for at least another year. That’s because Chicago is one of the four … Also tagged: news, chicago, olympics, sports and recreation, 2016 olympics |
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Chicago’s Olympic Athletes 2008The Chicago Traveler - Aug 8, 2008 The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony airs tonight on NBC. Of course, we here in the States are rooting for all our U.S. athletes. Be on the lookout for these Chicagoland athletes: Jorge Torres from … Also tagged: news, chicago, olympics, suburbs, sports and recreation |
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Weekend Events (Aug 1-3, 2008)The Chicago Traveler - Jul 31, 2008 • The annual three-day festival, Lollapalooza, takes place this weekend with performances by Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West, and many, many more. (Aug 1-3) • Play a game of Australian … Also tagged: entertainment, events, shopping, chicago, theatre, rock, recreation, weekend, ethnic, concerts, fairs, clubs, festivals, bars, sports and recreation, grant park, cultural, downtown, live music, bars and clubs, uptown, andersonville, edgewater, roscoe village, lakeview, wrigleyville, hyde park, south side, north side, woodlawn, norwood park |
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Weekend Quickies (July 25-27, 2008)The Chicago Traveler - Jul 24, 2008 • At the Newberry Library’s 24th annual Book Fair, you can browse through more than 100,000 books in 60 categories, most of which cost $2 or less. (July 24-27) • In honor of Jimmy Buffet’s concerts at Toyota Park … Also tagged: entertainment, books, events, wine, shopping, chicago, beer, handicapped, contests, recreation, bicycling, cheese, libraries, loop, fairs, festivals, parades, disabled, classes, bars, gold coast, lincoln park, boating, sports and recreation, grant park, downtown, live music, lake michigan, bars and clubs, streeterville, river north, river west, wheelchair access, old town, north side, architecture and 38 attractions |
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Independence Day Fireworks 2008The Chicago Traveler - Jul 3, 2008 Tomorrow, the United States will celebrate Independence Day, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. There are several fireworks displays all across the city of Chicago and … Also tagged: entertainment, fireworks, basketball, events, shopping, chicago, beer, free, cooking, recreation, volleyball, suburbs, fairs, festivals, parades, bars, gold coast, family oriented, barrington, downtown, independence day, lake michigan, bars and clubs, streeterville, navy pier, wheeling, elmwood park, oak lawn, hoffman estates |
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Chicago Is One Step Closer to the OlympicsThe Chicago Traveler - Jun 6, 2008 To the incredible joy of many Windy City residents and athletes, Chicago is now one of the four finalists bidding for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. On Wednesday in Athens, the International Olympic Committee announced … Also tagged: news, events, chicago, tokyo, olympics, sports and recreation, downtown, 2016 olympics |
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Looptopia Offers One ‘eL’ of a PartyThe Chicago Traveler - May 1, 2008 Looptopia, the annual dusk-till-dawn artistic and cultural celebration, lights up the downtown area again this Friday, May 2. This all-night festivity features 300 artists in 100 venues for 14 hours. More than 100,000 … Also tagged: entertainment, art, events, shopping, comedy, chicago, free, children, theatre, kids, olympics, electronica, improv, hotels, restaurants, pop, dance, loop, jazz, bars, sketch comedy, ballet, sports and recreation, family oriented, classical, downtown, live music, bars and clubs, art collectibles and hobbies, wheelchair access, 2016 olympics |