芝加哥2007年活動報告

別在我墳前哭髒我的輪回路
一年一度世界最大(根據Wikipedia)的美食節Taste of Chicago又將於6/29隆重登場.為期10天於downtown的Grant Park舉行.今年大約有70多家餐廳參與.
去年這個活動在10天內吸引了將近360萬人次.算是芝加哥每年最大的活動之一.

很多參與的餐廳並不是在一般觀光區裏,所以這算是一個可以集中品嘗芝加哥各式餐飲的好機會.不過在這裡吃通常會比在他們餐廳裏吃要貴很多.而且餐廳也只能挑適合戶外擺攤的食物賣,所以你也不可能會有在餐廳裏吃的多樣選擇就是了.

食物價錢的記法是以多少張票為計費單位,而不是以現金交易.所以開始你要先去散佈在公園許多區域的票亭買票,一聯11張票$7.可以刷卡.通常有一個窗口只接受現金.買了票之後,你就可以到各攤位去點了.

除了吃以外,每天還有烹飪表演,免費音樂演唱及多樣娛樂.6/30和7/1剛好又是一年一度的鄉村音樂節.老牌鄉村音樂歌手Kenny Rogers也會來演唱.

活動期間會碰到國慶煙火.芝加哥的國慶煙火和許多城市不一樣的是,她是在7/3晚上在密西根湖上放.加上Taste of Chicago活動,當天通常會有將近100萬人湧入downtown.如果當天開車來芝加哥,千萬不要把車停在downtown裏面,因為散場的時候,你可能一兩個小時都開不出去.

Taste of Chicago 網址:
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?entityName=Taste+of+Chicago&entityNameEnumValue=166
騎著羊兒去放狼
一年一度的鄉村音樂節在Grant Park舉行.這是芝加哥夏季免費的活動.今年有Kenny Rogers,Sara Evans,Craig Morgan知名的鄉村音樂歌手參與.

時間:6/30, 7/1
11am-9:30pm

網站: http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?entityName=Chicago+Country+Music+Festival&entityNameEnumValue=171
當風箏遇上風
想請問∼
通常是幾點到幾點??
想炸學校好多年了
想請問∼
通常是幾點到幾點??
芝加哥美食節?
11am - 9pm
票停售票到8:30pm

7/3和7/4到9:30pm (票亭售到9pm)

最後一天到8點結束 (票亭售到7:30pm)
棄我趁早
Victoria's Secret PINK 將在7/13於密西根湖畔靠近市中心北邊的North Avenue Beach舉行.去年在紐約舉行吸引了將近3000人參與.當天晚上North Avenue Beach會場將佈置成粉紅世界.現場會有DJ和演唱.如果粉紅是你的顏色,穿上一身粉紅去參加吧.穿著粉紅入場的女生可以拿到免費禮物.現場也會販賣Victoria Secret衣物.派對不限女性,男士也可參加.

時間表如下:
6pm: 入場
7:30pm: 熱舞時間
9pm:舞台表演

門票免費,可以到Victoria's Secret PINK門市部索取,或在以下網站下載印出
http://www.vspink.com/flashmedia/pjparty_ticket.pdf

活動網站:
http://www.vspink.com/pjparty.html
二到無窮大
芝加哥國慶煙火與許多城市不同的是她是在7/3晚上舉行,而不是7/4國慶日當天.

煙火從9:30pm開始,施放時間約20分鐘.施放地點在市中心Grant Park旁的密西根湖畔.Downtown的湖畔區域都可以看到.很多人從下午就會去站湖邊的位置,不過依照我每年去看的經驗,雖然人潮洶湧,但是我晚上8點多去還是有可能找到好位置.

當天傍晚開始大眾運輸都會加班.能運用大眾運輸就盡量用大眾運輸.一百萬的人潮在散場後是要花很多時間疏散的.開車進城的話,最好停遠一點.停在downtown裏的停車場,散場後註定要花一兩個小時才開的出市中心.

一些遊湖船在當天也特別開出煙火觀賞船.像Mystic Blue (http://www.mysticbluecruises.com/),Oddsey (http://www.odysseycruises.com/chicago/special_offers/july4.cfm),Shoreline (http://www.shorelinesightseeing.com/archboattours/specialevents.htm),Seadog (http://www.seadogcruises.com/fireworks.cfm)等都有特別煙火之頁,讓你不用在人堆裏看煙火.不過價錢也不便宜.
願時光盜不走我的愛人
Chicago Outdoor Film Festival是每年夏天的一個市區免費活動.在Grant Park內的Butler Field上放映.放的影片都是經典老片.建議你至少帶個舖草地的毛巾毯子等比較舒服.很多local的人會帶摺疊椅,或毯子枕頭,或設置架設燭光野餐.還有最好帶驅蟲蠟燭或驅蟲噴液,因為晚上有時會有蚊子.

以下是今年所放的電影及簡介:

Young Frankenstein
July 17 @ 8:56pm
Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle
Director Mel Brooks and leading man Wilder created this script as a spoof and homage to old horror films, even using the original lab equipment and props from 1931's "Frankenstein." Dr. Fronckensteen inherits his grandfather's lab and eventually his spirit, leading to the creation of the Frankenstein monster, played by the late Peter Boyle.
1974 (106 minutes)

Double Indemnity
July 24 @ 8:50pm
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck
Fans of these two actors from their respective television shows will be greatly surprised by their dark portrayals in this quintessential film noir. Stanwyck is the vixen that cons an insurance agent into killing her husband, after he has signed a policy with a double indemnity clause, which leads to a web of intrigue.
1944 (107 minutes)

Written on the Wind
July 31 @ 8:42pm
Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Dorothy Malone, Robert Stack
Alcohol, impotence and lust in a Texas oil family may sound familiar, but director Douglas Sirk mined the territory first in this lush melodrama about the self-destructive Hadley children. Dorothy Malone, in her Oscarâ winning role, makes Rock Hudson the object of her desire and Bacall plays good girl to her bad girl.
1956 (99 minutes)

The Awful Truth
August 7 @ 8:34pm
Irene Dunne, Cary Grant
Grant specialized in screwball comedy and he, along with Irene Dunne, were at the top of their game portraying a couple seeking divorce. While waiting out their final decree, each begins sabotaging the other's new romance, as well as fighting a custody battle over their beloved pet terrier, portrayed by the popular Asta of the Thin Man series.
1937 (91 minutes)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
August 14 @ 8:24pm
Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katherine Ross
This is the first film pairing of Newman and Redford, who became life-long friends. Their work resulted in the film earning four Academy Awards®. The pair portray outlaws pursued by a relentless posse, so they head to Bolivia with love interest Katherine Ross where they can rob a fresh set of banks until the law catches up with them.
1969 (110 minutes)

Sweet Smell of Success
August 21 @ 8:13pm
Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis
Tabloid journalism is not a new concept as the characters in this movie clearly demonstrate. JJ Hunsecker is a powerful gossip columnist. When his sister becomes engaged to a man that J.J. doesn't like, he turns to sleazy press agent Sidney Falco (played by Curtis) to help him smear the man's reputation and break up the happy couple.
1957 (96 minutes)

The Sound of Music (真善美)
August 28 @ 8:01pm
Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer
The story of the governess Maria and the von Trapp family is accompanied by the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein. From the beautiful scenery of Salzburg, Austria to the incredible musical score that spawned a sing-a-long; from the very beginning, a very good place to start until the family finds its dream of freedom. The film itself realized a dream of five Academy Awards including Best Picture.
1965 (174 minutes)

網站:
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?0&contentOID=536951823&contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&topChannelName=Dept&entityName=Special+Events&deptMainCategoryOID=-536896172&blockName=Special+Events/Content&context=dept
超齡兒童
Venetian Night是每年七月的最後一個星期六晚上在downtown密西根湖畔的一個大活動.今年是第50屆.大約30裝飾過的船從Shedd Aquarium一帶游行到Monroe Street上的Chicago Yacht Club.所以從Museum Campus一帶到Monroe Street上的湖邊都可以看到.游行大約一小時.9:30pm左右,會有約20分鐘的煙火表演.以往年的經驗,我個人認為這個煙火表演其實比國慶煙火好看.感覺上煙火種類比較多樣化一點.

我個人對這船隻游行活動覺得普通.我去的主要目的是看它之後的煙火秀.

網站:
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?0&contentOID=536953038&contenTypeName=COC_EVENT&showBackButton=true&topChannelName=Dept&blockName=Content&context=Events&entityName=Special+Events
神經領袖
* African/Caribbean International Festival of Life (IFOL)
非洲與加勒比海國際慶典
時間:July 4-8, 2007
地點:
Washington Park
(55th & South Cottage Grove)
網站:
http://www.festivaloflife.com

* Irish American Heritage Festival
愛爾蘭慶典
時間:
July 13: 6:00 - 12:00 p.m.
July 14: Noon - Midnight
July 15: Noon - 11:00 p.m.
地點:
Irish American Heritage Center
4626 N. Knox Avenue
網站:
www.irishfestchicago.com

* Chinatown Summer Fair
中國城夏日慶祝
時間: July 15, 2007 10am-8pm
地點:
Wentworth Ave. from Cermak to 24th Pl.
網站:
http://static.acon.org/gems/ccc/2007specialevent.pdf

* Dragon Boat Race
龍舟競賽
時間: July 21, 2007 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
地點:
Ping Tom Memorial Park (在Chinatown Square附近Chicago River 旁)
網站:
http://static.acon.org/gems/ccc/2007specialevent.pdf

* Fiesta del Sol
墨西哥太陽慶
時間:
July 26: 5pm-10pm
July 27 & 28: 11am-11pm
July 29: 11am-10pm
地點:
1000-1400 W. Cermak Road
網站:
http://www.fiestadelsol.org

* GhanaFest
西非迦納慶典
時間:
July 28, 2007 10:00am-10:00pm
地點:
Washington Park
15531 S. Martin Luther King Dr.
網站:
http://www.ghananationalcouncil.org

* Mitsuwa Summer Festival
日本夏日慶
時間:
Aug 4
地點:
100 E. Algonquin Rd.

* Belize Day in the Park
貝里茲日
時間:
August 5, 2007 10:00am-10:00pm
地點:
Washington Park
57th Payne Drive

* Ecuador Parade
厄瓜多遊行日
時間:
August 12 12:00pm 開始
地點:
Montrose from California to Kimball

* Chicago Korean Festival
芝加哥韓國慶典
時間:
August 11: 11am-10pm
August 12: 11am-9pm
地點:
3200 W. Bryn Mawr between Kedzie & Kimball
網站:
http://www.ckacc.com

* Velika Gospa Croatian Fest
克羅埃西亞慶典
時間:
August 15 10:00am-11:00pm
地點:
2800-2900 S. Princeton ]
網站:
http://www.stjeromecroatian.org

* India Independence Day Parade
印度國慶遊行
時間:
August 18, 12pm開始
地點:
Devon from Western to California

* Ukrainian Festival
烏克蘭慶典
時間:
August 18-19 12pm-10pm
地點:
Smith Park
2500 W. Grand Ave.
網站:
http://www.uccaillinois.org

* Fundago African American & Latino Festival
非洲與拉丁美洲慶典
時間:
August 17: 5-9pm
August 18-19: 12-9pm
地點:
Garfield Blvd. between Halsted & Peoria

* Taste of Greece
希臘美食節
時間:
August 25-26 12pm-11pm
地點:
100-400 S. Halsted Street
網站:
http://www.greekchicago.com

* Caribbean Festival
加勒比海慶典
時間:
September 7-9 12pm-10pm
地點:
Union Park
1501 W. Randolph
網站:
http://www.martinsinterculture.com

* Central American Parade
中美洲遊行日
時間:
September 9 12pm開始
地點:
Montrose from California to Kimball

* Pilsen Mexican Independence Day Parade
墨西哥獨立遊行
時間:
September 15 12pm開始
地點:
Newberry & 18th Street; West on 18th Street to Wolcott

* Chicago's Taste of Romania
羅馬尼亞美食節
時間:
September 15 & 16 11am-10pm
地點:
3661 N. Elston
網站:
http://www.tasteofromania.com

* Oktoberfest Chicago
芝加哥啤酒節
September 28: 5-10pm
September 29: 12-10pm
September 30: 11am-9pm
地點:
3000 N. Lincoln Ave. @ Southport
網站:
http://www.StarEvents.com
你的孤城我的荒涼
Chicago Free Trolleys是芝加哥一個Downtown免費的觀光車,有幾條不同的觀光路線,在一些主要景點站或CTA站及火車站上下車.在5/26到9/3這段期間裏,每天時間10 AM to 6 PM.Taste of Chicago期間則到7pm.Navy Pier路線在平日時間到11pm,週末時間到1am.Lincoln Park路線只有在週末的時候從10 AM to 6 PM.班次頻率為每20-30分鐘一班.

這觀光車是個小型的車,所以如果你是提著大行李,那這不適合.此外班次不是那麼多,也如意塞滿,所以如果你買了CTA pass的話,使用CTA還是比較方便.

網站:
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalDeptCategoryAction.do?deptCategoryOID=-536896557&contentType=COC_EDITORIAL&topChannelName=Dept&entityName=Transportation&deptMainCategoryOID=-536896085
我願捐出班主任保衛國家
* Loop Tour Train
捷運CTA辦的,繞Loop沿途介紹loop的歷史和建築.
免費.但是當天要先到Chicago Cultural Center(77 E. Randolph St.)報名取票.
時間:每週六10am-10:40pm (至9/29)
集合地點:Randolph Street and Wabash Avenue elevated train station.15分鐘前集合.

* Cultural Center Tour
芝加哥文化中心(Chicago Culture Center)是芝加哥的一個歷史建築地標,也是芝加哥最多人到訪的景點之一.一年四季都有免費的文化性節目.建築內部雍有全世界最大的Tiffany glass dome.遊客中心也設在一樓,可以拿到很多有用的旅遊資訊和折價簿.這個tour參觀內部的建築設計.
時間:
Wednesdays : 1:15 p.m.
Fridays : 1:15 p.m.
Saturdays : 1:15 p.m.
地點:
77 E. Randolph St. 在Randolph Street 入口的大廳集合.限20人.

* River North Gallery District's Starbucks *
River North 號稱中心部的SoHo區,雍有的畫廊的數量全過僅次於紐約的Soho.這是當地畫廊贊助的一個活動.在當地的Starbuck咖啡廳集合,會有藝術導遊帶去參觀四個畫廊.
時間:
每週六 11am.
集合地點:
Starbucks Coffee (750 N. Franklin)
網站:
http://www.chicagoartdealers.org/starbuckssat.asp