Chicago residents can relax with friends and movies for FREE at the Chicago Park District’s Movies in the Park series starting June 11, 2012. There will be 176 screenings of current and classic movies in 128 citywide parks through October 26, 2012.
Call the Movies in the Park hotline for daily listings at (312) 742-1134.
Have you ever been to any of these screenings? How were they?
Remember Soul Train? The show that started with Black people with Afros, bell-bottoms, stacks shaking their groove thangs to either live artists or the current hits of the day?
Did you know that Soul Train started in Chicago?
To honor the show’s 40th anniversary, the city’s Cultural Affairs and Special Events department along with the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture are sponsoring the first ever Soul Train photography show, an exhibition of 55 rarely-seen photos from the Soul Train archives. The images are a sampling of more than 300,000 photographs taken on the Soul Train set during the show’s 1971 to 2006 run. The photo show will be in the first floor gallery space at Expo 72, the city’s exhibition space at 72 E. Randolph.
Hurry! It will only be here through September 5, 2011. Did I mention that it was free??
Have you already checked out the exhibit? How was it?
I haven’t been to the auto show for years, and I really enjoyed 2011 Chicago Auto Show2 at McCormick Place. According to news reports, there were over 1,000 cars on display, and honestly, they all looked good to me. Even ones I would never buy. It must have been the lights shining from all parts of the cars that drew me. Or the $40,000 plus price tags. Allow me to share a few of my favorites.
Marcie ~aka~ Shorty in BMW Boxter
While you can’t see the entire car, I look good in this BMW Boxter with a price tag of $52,000 which probably only include the wheels, heat and keys. After I add all the other accessories and toys, it will be an easy $65,000. Hopefully, that will include all the taxes and other insane fees. This convertible, two-seater coupe is definitely a keeper.
Another cool ride was the Cadillac Escalade. I don’t know why I like this vehicle, but it’s highly unlikely I would ever pay for one. I do know that they are good to look at with prices beginning at $60,000.
The Toyota 4Runner has always been one of my favorites. It was beckoning me to have a seat. I did. And I still want one.
Nissan Altimas and Maximas are REALLY nice. Well, the bodies of the cars, anyway. I didn’t have a chance to sit in them because people were swarming around these babies. What does that mean? They were some of the more popular vehicles hands down.
I could go on about the cars I liked but I think your stories would be better. So, did you go to the 2011 Chicago Auto Show? What were some of your favorite rides?
The above logo was used at the very first Auto Show in Chicago in 1901 on. Can you believe it’s been going on that long? And check out the cars below.
Well, it’s 103 years later and you can become a part of history by attending the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place form February 11 – 20, 2011. You have 10 days NOT to miss the event. You will get a chance to check out nearly 1,000 vehicles and the ride and drive experience. You will see Ford, Toyota, Chevrolet and Jeep vehicles in action indoors. Sounds exciting? I think it is, which is why I’ll be there. To get more information about times and prices and check out some of the cars that will be at the show, visit the Chicago Auto Show website.
Image credits: Chicago Auto Show
