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2014 - Issue 8 - December/January

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opposite page: photography by yi-Chun Wu (stardust ) this page: photography by Jose More (MaCy's) Macy's on State Street: Take your little ones to Santaland in the fifth-floor kids depart- ment through Christmas Eve to get their picture taken on Santa's lap. (111 N. State St., 312-781-1000; macys.com) Christkindlmarket: The annual German- American market at Daley Plaza boasts a model train, a Santa house, baked goods, ornaments, and plenty of last-minute gifts. (50 W. Washington St., 312-494-2175; christkindlmarket.com) Caroling at Cloud Gate: Each Friday, sing along to holiday classics with a different choral group at The Bean at Millennium Park. (North Michigan Avenue at Randolph Street; choosechicago.com) ZooLights: The Lincoln Park Zoo lights up for the holidays, and kids will love the live ice-carving shows, animal encoun- ters, and rides on the Endangered Species Carousel. (2001 N. Clark St., 312-742-2000) Santa greets a young admirer at Macy's Santaland. family classics The whole clan can enjoy these Chicago holiday traditions. in the city. The Seldoms will be premiering a new piece about rock music and how it has impacted popular culture. It's exciting to see really well-trained dancers—ones that you'd usually see on the stages of the Harris Theater—in such an intimate space. And with rock music! "One of my most favorite winter activities—and one that's great for my whole family—is the Dance-Along Nutcracker at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington St., 312-744-6630; cityofchicago.org). It's a fun alternative to seeing the show at the theater, because kids participate. There's a live orchestra, and students from Ballet Chicago teach little kids—anyone who shows up—basic ballet positions. Seven-hundred kids in tutus or white tights come to Preston Bradley Hall and take ballet lessons for an hour, then the orchestra plays and the kids dance. Anyone can go—the parents and grandparents and the whole audience go crazy for it. My 5-year-old son has a friend who dreams of being a ballerina, so we've been going for the past few years. She has a great time—it's your dream come true if you're a 5-year-old girl. Plus it's really a blast to watch, even as an adult." MA miChiganavemag.Com 127

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