Chicago Official Visitors Guide 2008-2009 - (Page 61) students and seniors $11, children (4–11) $9. Some exhibits require additional ticket. 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., 312-665-7600, www.fieldmuseum.org (Events) • Through 1/4/09: Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters • 10/31–4/19/09: The Aztec World Frank Lloyd Wright’s Frederick C. Robie House Considered an architectural Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio This complex served as Wright’s private residence, studio and architectural laboratory during the first 20 years of his career, from 1889 to 1909. The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust offers guided interior tours of the Home and Studio. $12 for adult, $10 for youth (7–18) and senior (65+), $5 for children (4–10), $5 for children (4–10). Weekdays at variable times between 11am and 3:20pm. Weekends from 11am to 4pm. Advance tour tickets available online. Group tours available by reservation. Oak Park contains the world’s largest concentration of Wright-designed structures — 27 in all. Selfguided exterior audio tour 10am–3:30pm daily, available in six languages. Guided exterior walking tour of the neighborhood surrounding the Home and Studio, weekends only. 951 Chicago Ave., Oak Park, 708-848-1976 (Events) • 11/8: Geek’s Guide to the Home and Studio • 12/13 and 12/20: Victorian Christmas Tours • 2/20/09–2/24/09: Wright Way Arizona: Innovations in Living masterpiece, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House remains a cornerstone of modern functional form. Tours by the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust offer both a first-hand experience of its amazingly contemporary spaces and the current restoration work that is returning the house to its original magnificence. Guided interior tours, Tickets: $12 for adults,$10 for youth (11–18) and seniors (65+), $5 for children (4–10). Tours offered weekdays at 11am, 1pm, 3pm, weekends from 11am to 3:30pm. Advance tour tickets available online. Group tours available by reservation. On the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago’s Hyde Park. 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-1847, www.gowright.org (Events) • 10/17–10/18: Robie House Secrets and Shadows Tours Gallery 37 Center of the Arts Ongoing cont. ™ exhibits of artwork by Chicago youth. Fifth Floor Galleries are free. The Gallery 37 Store sells original artwork by Chicago youth. Mon.–Fri. 10am–6pm. 66 E. Randolph St., 312-744-8925 EXPERIENCE THE COUNTRY’S “BEST REGIONAL THEATRE.” —Time Magazine, 2003 STARTS SEPTEMBER 19, 2008 Chicago STARTS NOVEMBER 21, 2008 Food Planet ADAPTED BY TOM CREAMER | DIRECTED BY WILLIAM BROWN STARTS JANUARY 17, 2009 Photography: ©CCTB Chicago Food Planet walking culinary and cultural tours offer an authentic Chicago dining experience through some of the city’s most delicious neighborhoods. Try the Near North Food Tour or the Bucktown/Wicker Park Food Tour for a narrated introduction into Chicago’s history, architecture and, of course, food. www.chicagofoodplanet.com UNDER THE ELMS Part of A Global Exploration: Eugene O’Neill in the 21st century BY EUGENE O’NEILL DIRECTED BY ROBERT FALLS FEATURING BRIAN DENNEHY GoodmanTheatre.org 312.443.3800 Lead Corporate Sponsor for Turn of the Century Major Corporate Sponsors for Turn of the Century Major Corporate Sponsor for A Christmas Carol Corporate Sponsor Partners for A Christmas Carol Lead Corporate Sponsor of Eugene O’Neill in the 21st Century Turn of the Century is the recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award pg For a personalized tour contact the Chicago Greeter Program: 312-744-8000, www.chicagogreeter.com ¶ 61 http://www.goodmantheatre.org http://www.chicagogreeter.com
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