Travel
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Classic holiday tales at Ruth Page TheaterDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Chicago's wind in the willows Try a different kind of holiday concert that will lighten your mood on the darkest of winter nights: "Midwinter's Tales" performed ...
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Lines of art blur between Rembrandt and his pupils
Dec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Before he died 340 years ago, Rembrandt van Rijn lost his house, studio and most of his money. He even sold his wife's grave to pay bills. Since then, he'...
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Long Grove Confectionery Factory sets open houseDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie Bring your sweet tooth The Long Grove Confectionery Factory opens its doors for a Christmas Open House. Visitors can tour the factory to see how many o...
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3-centuries-old pirate treasure on display in U.S.
Dec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - NORFOLK, Virginia -- Growing up on Cape Cod in seafaring Massachusetts, explorer Barry Clifford was fascinated by the romantic tale of "Black Sam" Bellamy. Three centuri...
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Chicago Children's Choir performs at nnual holiday concertDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Holiday tuneup Even old Ebenezer would lose his "bah-humbug" attitude after listening to the angelic and energetic voices of the Chicago Children's Cho...
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Local farms offer a chance to find a Christmas tree that's a cut aboveDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - As Christmas approaches you could dig your old plastic tree out of the basement. Or you could fill your home with the smell of a fresh evergreen by making a family trip ...
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Great holiday gift ideas for intrepid travelersDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - "Have you heard about any great travel gifts this year?" asked my old flying partner, Nancy, when we met for our monthly lunch at Lambert Field in St. Louis. "Last year,...
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Chicago Mart Plaza, Candyality offer Willie Wonka-like contestNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Sweet dreams are made of this Need a sweet treat? How about chocolates, truffles, licorice, M&Ms in 21 colors, Jelly Bellies, Sour Worms, candy rings ...
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St Bart's: Tiny Caribbean jewel for food, fashion
Nov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - ST. JEAN, St. Barthelemy -- Wheels up at the island of St. Maarten and we skim across the waters of the French West Indies to St. Barthelemy, a tiny Caribbean jewel for ...
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Plan for museum at home where Little Rock Nine met
Nov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Every day before heading to Little Rock Central High School in the fall of 1957, nine black students gathered at Daisy and L.C. Bates's home to prep...