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Fazil Say Concert- November 19, 2006 (for more information about the schedules)
Known for his experimental sound, pure intensity, and expressiveness, the bold Turkish-born pianist Fazil Say makes his solo recital debut at Orchestra Hall. Important Note: Tickets are cheap against the common belief!!
Venue: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
performs at Symphony Center.
220 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60604
phone (312) 294-3000
fax
(312) 294-3329
Time: 3:00 p.m
93rd Annual Chicago Holiday Tree Lighting - November 24, 2006 (for more information about the schedules)
Experience the splendor of the season at Chicago's 93rd Annual Holiday Tree Lighting. Embrace the warm sounds of holiday music, enjoy a visit with Santa Claus, and shop at the Christkindlmarket, a German Christmas tradition, bringing food, fun and festivities to Daley Plaza during the holidays.
Venue: Daley Plaza
Time: 4:30 p.m
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28th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival - August 31- September 3, 2006 (for more information about the schedules)
Chicago's longest running lakefront music festival is the cool place to be Labor Day weekend. This festival has featured such jazz greats as Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Wynton Marsalis and Nancy Wilson to name a few.
Venue: Chicago' s Grant Park
Time: Starts from 12pm
4th Annual Chicago Turkish Festival - September 13- September 16, 2006 (for more information about the schedules)
Come and visit the 2006 Chicago ‘All Things Turkish' Festival. This is the fourth year this increasingly popular festival will be held at one of Chicago 's busiest squares in the city's downtown section.
Venue: Daley Plaza, 50 W Washington St. Chicago, IL 60602
Time: Starts from 9am
Whirling Dervishes of Konya - September 14, 2006 (for more information about the schedules)
These Whirling Dervishes represent peace and purity in the nature of human. This Turkish cultural event take place in Chicago during the 4th Chicago Turkish Festival. Admission Free
Venue: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Chicago
Time: Starts at 9pm
Erkan Ogur Concert - September 15, 2006 (for more information about the schedules)
Turkish famous guitarist, Erkan Ogur, is giving a concert with Yat-Kha during the World Music Festival here in Chicago!
Erkan Ogur is “one of the driving forces in Turkish music today, not only as an archivist of the traditional repertoire, but also as an artist determined to keep Turkish music alive and vibrant.” – Rootsworld.com
Admission Fee: 10-12$ (to buy tickets online.)
Venue: American Airlines Concert Hall, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave. 773-728-6000
Time: Doors open at 07.30 pm.
10th Annual Chicago Celtic Festival - September 16- September 17, 2006 (for more information about the schedules)
This two day festival in Chicago's Grant Park celebrates the music, dance and traditions of many Celtic regions such as Brittany, France; Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Galicia, Spain; Ireland and Scotland.
Venue: Throughout Chicago
Time: Depends on the events.
31st Annual International Festival - September 29, 2006 (for more information about the schedules)
As you all know every year a large number of organizations representing different parts of the world participate in the fest to show off their culture and ethnic diversity. Don't forget to visit the Turkish booth!
Day: 11:30 am to 2:00 pm - HUB
Auditorium ( Admission Free )
Taste the cultures! Sample ethnic cuisines from more than 20 countries!
Evening: 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm - HUB Auditorium ( 4$ IIT member, 6$
non-IIT )
Experience an evening of International Fashion and Cultural Performance.
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This masterpiece circus can bring you to your childhood. Experience a different understanding of a regular circus in Chicago before they go far away after August 27.
Movie: The Apartment
This Oscar winning Best Picture features Jack Lemmon as a young
executive, lending his apartment to the upper management types for their
extra-marital affairs as a means of moving up the corporate ladder. All goes
well until he falls for his boss' mistress, played by Shirley MacLaine. Director
Billy Wilder took home three Oscars for this movie as he was also the producer
and one of its writers.
1960 (125 minutes) Admission FREE
Venue: Butler Field, Grant Park at Lake Shore Drive and Monroe.
Time: 8.22pm
The Chicago Air and Water Show shakes up the lakefront August 19 - 20, 2006 for the largest FREE show of it's kind in the United States. This year the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights will headline the Chicago Air and Water Show.
Venue: Along the lakefront from Fullerton to Oak Street, with North Avenue Beach as the focal point.
Time: The water show begins at 9 a.m. and air show runs from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. both days.
Movie: On the Waterfront
Brando is the former prizefighter Terry Malloy, who famously
"coulda been a contenda" but is instead a longshoreman. He has a chance to be a
hero, and speak out against dockside corruption in this award-winning drama that
was rewarded with eight Academy Awards including Brando's first Best Actor
trophy, as well as Best Director for Elia Kazan.
1954 (108 minutes) Admission FREE
Venue: Butler Field, Grant Park at Lake Shore Drive and Monroe.
Time: 8.11pm
Viva Chicago! Latin Music Festival - August 26&27, 2006 (for more information about schedules)
One of Chicago’s most danceable festivals kicks off Saturday, August 26 and 27 in Grant Park. ˇViva Chicago Latin Music Festival features dozens of performers from the music genres of cumbias, reggaeton, salsa, merengue, tango, ballads, Spanish Pop and Rock and more!
Venue: Chicago's Grant Park, at Columbus and Jackson.
Time: Starts from 02.15pm
Movie: Ferris Bueller' s Day Off
Writer/Director John Hughes has created a visual homage to the
city of Chicago as the wise beyond his years Ferris charms his way out of school
for the day and takes along his girl and his best pal. The famous parade
sequence, which features Broderick's lip synching to "Danke Shan", is a
recreation of the Von Steuben Day Parade.
Some material may be inappropriate for Children under 13.
1986 (102 minutes) Admission FREE
Venue: Butler Field, Grant Park at Lake Shore Drive and Monroe.
Time: 7.59pm
28th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival - August 31- September 3, 2006 (for more information about the schedules)
Chicago's longest running lakefront music festival is the cool place to be Labor Day weekend. This festival has featured such jazz greats as Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Wynton Marsalis and Nancy Wilson to name a few.
Venue: Chicago' s Grant Park
Time: Starts from 12pm