At Home Outdoor Cinema!
Cozy theater space seats patrons on couches and rows of upholstered chairs during independent films and frequent special events
Tonks Talent Network provides models, actors, singers & dancers with additional exposure through social media & photo profiles.
Screenings of God’s Not Dead 2, Caged No More, and other Christian family films; includes two DVDs of assorted classic films
Online trivia quizzes or scavenger hunts let the players have lot of fun and discover their competitive side from the comfort of the home
Virtual circus show featuring talented performers tells a story of a girl on a quest to find the butterfly that will usher in spring
Acrobats, dancers, aerialists, and contortionists portray winter characters this snowy adventure.
Musical theatre lovers can delight in a streaming of Jane Austen’s classic stories re-imagined by Broadway’s-famous Paul Gordon
Children can do scavenger hunts, stamp games and stamp arts and crafts. Kids take home free stamps
LEGO-lovers gather to participate in hands-on attractions and activities, exercise their creativity, and marvel at huge LEGO sculptures
Soon-to-be married couples may find ideas, meet potential contractors, and start planning their ideal wedding by consulting with specialists
Comprehensive 7-class beginner watercolor course introducing artists to the tools and basic watercolor techniques
Tour the weather observatory, the home of the oldest climate record in the country, and see historical weather instruments still used today
Participants have a chance to observe wedding vendors in action as they perform their services during a real vow renewal ceremony
Guests can learn about the prolific Forbes family, view collections of Civil War memorabilia and 19th-century Chinese exports, and more
Groupon Guide
Movie Theater Popcorn, Ranked Across the Nation
Popcorn’s association with the movies took off during the Great Depression, when the buttery kernels remained an affordable luxury for a budget-conscious nation. Today, the salty snack still rules the concessions stand, but not all bags are created equal. We reviewed and ranked America’s top movie-theater chains by the only criteria that truly matters: delicious, delicious popcorn.
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Chicago Comics' Favorite Non-Marvel Superheroes
The Avengers. Captain America. X-Men. The Amazing Spider-Man. Marvel Comics has been dominating the box office with a slew of summer blockbusters in recent years, and the trend continues this Friday, August 1, with the opening of Guardians of the Galaxy. So, in the name of anyone feeling burned out on Marvel, we asked Eric Thornton, chief executive operating officer of Chicago Comics, to pick his favorite non-Marvel superheroes.
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Which Apes at Lincoln Park Zoo Are Most Likely to Take Over the Planet
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes comes out this weekend, and though the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes—itself a prequel/reboot of the original series—is more rooted in reality than the '60s and '70s films, we still wondered if a global ape revolt could actually happen. So we turned to Steve Ross, director of the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes at Chicago’s own Lincoln Park Zoo.
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