ATTN: Chicago peeps

[Leslie Anne]

Originally Posted by chitownxo

Food:

Any restaurant in Greektown (I like The Parthenon and The Greek Isles best). Pizza - Gino's East on Wells or Pizzeria Ora on LaSalle, or you could venture to Pizzeria UNO or DUE.

What's the place with the Pizza Pot Pie? Everyone's been telling me to go there.

Aside from that, I'd agree with avoiding Navy Pier. Shopping on North Michigan is nice (pretty street) but it has all the same stores you'll find in any big city....Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Tiffany , etc.

I don't know if you're into this kind of thing but my sister and I went on a ghost tour that was a lot of fun. Even if you don't believe in ghosts, the guides really do know their Chicago history. It's a great way to see different parts of the city. Here's their website: http://www.chicagohauntings.com/ Click "schedule" on the menu. They meet outside the Rock and Roll McDonalds. You get on this funky black bus. A little quirky. The tour is 2 1/2 hours but they make lots of stops so you can get out and walk around. Anyway, it's something "different" to do.

Chicago's also got great theatre, improv and comedy clubs. I'll come back and list some things I can find.

Link to general stuff going on in Chicago (theatre and museums): http://www.broadwayinchicago.com/chicago-tourism.php
Wicked is the big show to see. I don't know if it's any good -- The Wizard of Oz scares the hell outta me so I won't see it.

What's going on in live music: http://www.centerstagechicago.com/events/music/date/


For comedy and improv:

Second City - http://www.secondcity.com *needs no introduction
Zanies Comedy Night Club - http://www.chicago.zanies.com *cute, casual place
Improv Olympics - http://www.iochicago.net
Chemically Imbalanced Comedy - http://www.cicomedy.com *heard good things about it
Chicago Center - Performing Arts - http://www.theaterland.com better link: http://theaterland.com/index.php?opt...id=9&Itemid=29
Annoyance Theatre - http://www.theannoyance.com


Have fun and dress warmly! (Actually, dress in layers. The weather changes every five minutes here.)

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Leslie Anne

Link to general stuff going on in Chicago (theatre and museums): http://www.broadwayinchicago.com/chicago-tourism.php
Wicked is the big show to see. I don't know if it's any good -- The Wizard of Oz scares the hell outta me so I won't see it.

I must interject here...Wicked is 1000000 times better than The Wizard of Oz. If it's not coming anywhere near you on it's tour, I would suggest going to see it. Spectaculum!!!!