After our boat tour we stopped at Sociale which was a suggestion from our Boat Tour Guide Hillary.
Q-tips say: Yes, go here. Our first visit here & we shared the: SOCIALE PLATE – Chef’s charcuterie selection: three cured meats, three cheeses, candied pecans, cornichons, house made jam & mustard. Mrs. Q had her usual Old Fashion & the other half had Perfect Manhattan. Our daughter in law had: Fancy Mimosa – Choose Bellini (peach puree, peach liqueur) or Kir Royale (Chambord black raspberry liqueur). We enjoyed the Sociale Plate & drinks in a quite, comfortable restaurant & good service by: Anna K.
Sociale Plate
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Streaming – While her house undergoes repairs, fiercely independent senior Helen temporarily moves into a nearby retirement community, where she encounters lusty widows, cutthroat bridge tournaments and a hotbed of bullying “mean girls.”
Ellyn Burstyn , James Caan, Ann Margaret, Jane Curtain, Loretta Devine, Christopher Lloyd.
Q-tips say: Yes, see it. Movie about older people to be watched by oldies-but goodies. Nothing to offend here, just a pleasant time-filler that will help you while away an evening and give you an excuse to eat some popcorn.
Entertaining film about growing old. Decent performances by oldies.
5451 N Broadway Chicago, IL, (773) 769-9112, edgetheater.com
After dinner at Pearl’s with our friends, we walked over to the Edge Theater to enjoy “Songs of in the Key of Chicago.”Featuring: Kevin Wood, Carla Gordon, Cynthia Clarey, Cindy Firing, Terrence Patrick Davis.
First time visit to this theater for the Q’s. The Edge Theater and The Edge Off Broadway each have their own bar stocked with beer, cider, wine, simple mixers, and plenty of non-alcoholic choices, too!
The Edge is a small theater, approx. seats perhaps 80 people. Most kept their mask on during the performance – tho a few had them on but not over their noses.
The performance was about famous people who were born or moved to Chicago and had memorable successful careers. The performers for this program all have been around the block more than once- having their own success & did decent performances of the artists they represented. Yes, the crowd was older, but I didn’t expect a younger crowds. The black woman who sang: ” It’s a long road but, He ain’t heavy he’s My Brother” did a wonderful performance – it brought tears to Mrs. Q’s eyes. The black man performed some of my favorites. The announcer was decent & the musician – but the music was a tad loud at times & overpowering some of the singer’s performances. Unfortunately, there were no flyers/brochures for us to look at to remember the names of these performers. I took the names from the advertisement I found on the internet.
1601 N Clark St., Lincoln Park – 312-641-4600, Street or parking lot.
8/24/21 – Q-tips say: Go & enjoy. Free for all Ill resident on certain days in July- must show Ill ID. Mrs. Q says: they do an excellent job being safe & social distancing & cleaning.
What a great day at the History Museum. The day we went there were very few people which made for a safe/enjoyable visit. Be sure to stay for the movie.
PS: Decided to cook and eat at home. Seems like I pick the warmest days to cook & eat at home.
Can you answer these questions?
1.What was the first spectator sport before baseball/tennis/football/soccer? Horse racing
2.How much do you know about Jean Batiste DeSable ?
Jean Batiste DeSable
Did he own slaves? Jean Batiste DeSable – This prominent French-Canadian, who also lived at Cahokia, had an Indian slave in early 1790. Then he established a trading settlement in what later became the City of Chicago.
What did he do for a living? A farmer and Trader. Living at the mouth of the Chicago River. He had established a trading settlement in what later became the City of Chicago. De Sable left Chicago in 1800, selling his property to a neighbor. His wife did not sign the bill of sale, and may have been deceased at the time. Moved to St. Charles in Spanish Louisiana. His business deals did not go well, and was declared insolvent in the territory in 1813. At the end of his life, Du Sable was destitute and depended on the goodwill of a neighbor, possibly a lover, for his housekeeping. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable died on August 28, 1818.
3.What was the 1st name of the Locomotive Train? The Pioneer.
4. Do you remember the Kukla/Fran/Ollie Show?
An early American television show using puppets. It was created for children, but soon watched by more adults than children. What does the name Kukla mean? DOLL in Russian & Greek.
These are some of the exhibits you will enjoy!
Free admission for all Chicago residents with proof of ID– today. Tickets are available on-site as well, but each online purchase reduces person-to-person transactions and keeps us all safer. In accordance with city guidelines, Museum capacity will be limited to 275 people at a time.
New exhibits: Millions of Moments: The Chicago Sun-Times Photo Collection Our brand new exhibition features a first look at highlights from our Chicago Sun-Times photograph collection, which has more than 5 million negatives spanning the 1940s to the early 2000s—one of the largest newspaper photograph collections ever acquired by an American museum.
Cityscapes – In our newly renovated Lester and Renée Crown Gallery, watch a dynamic display of large-scale panoramic images from the Museum’s collection chronicling Chicago’s remarkable growth from 1858 to 2019.
Modern by Design: Chicago Streamlines America– Extended through January 3, 2021! Featuring nearly 300 objects, photographs, and printed materials dating from the 1930s to the 1950s, this exhibition celebrates Chicago’s role in shaping one of the most popular and enduring styles in our history. You must mask up everyone!
Enhanced Cleaning Measures: During the day, we are regularly cleaning surfaces you might need to touch, such as handrails, benches, and elevator buttons in all public areas.
Restrooms will be cleaned and sanitized every 3 hours.
A specialized custodial team wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) will clean the entire Museum every night. The team will use electrostatic sprayers, misters, and vacuum equipment with high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters.
The disinfectants used are on the EPA list of approved disinfectants for use against SARS-CoV-2 and are in widespread use by the healthcare industry.
Most of us know what this is.
The largest Ferris Wheel
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FIELD MUSEUM – 1400 S Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605, (312) 922-9410, fieldmuseum.org Public Transportation: Either the south-bound CTA bus line #146 (Marine-Michigan), or Red Line CTA train south to Roosevelt, then take a Museum Campus trolley or transfer to CTA bus #12.
Q-TIPS SAY: The Q’s went on a FREE day for Ill residents (need to show some form of Ill ID) and took the #147 bus and changed to the #146 to Museum Campus dropped us off directly in front of the Field Museum. You have to like the public transportation Chicago offers:
Mrs. Q says: The Field Museum is one of her all time favorites – she is like a kid in a candy store. Most exhibits are FREE but there are a few that are not and they are discounted on that day. Saw the “Mummy Exhibit, Meteorite Exhibit and Inside Ancient Egypt Exhibit”. WOW! What a great day! You cannot see it all in one day. If you have little ones along that get hungry and need a rest, they have a cafeteria or “bring your own munchies” and rent a locker. Go and enjoy, we did. Yes, all have to mask up.
See how Field Museum scientists continue to conduct ground-breaking research on the ever-growing collection using new technology. Also included in the price was a 3D movie about the Egypt and Mummies and Special Exhibit about Bio-mechanics, if still available
Off to see the Mummies, Northwest Coast and Arctic Peoples. They added another small exhibit on the Mummies.
The visit is not complete without a visit to Sue, named after her founder. The Museum finished the “special exhibit” Sue and other dinosaurs. WOW! What an exhibit!
The largest most complete T-Rex ever discovered
and the famous gorilla, Bushman. WOW!
A bit of Bushman History: In 1930, most African animals were still exotic creatures from a little-known land. When an orphaned infant gorilla named Bushman arrived at Lincoln Park Zoo on this date, he quickly became an international attraction.
The nation’s zoo directors voted him “the most outstanding animal in any zoo in the world and the most valuable.” Taken from Cameroon in West Africa, Bushman was sold to the zoo for $3,500 by a Presbyterian missionary and an animal trader. Photographed often, the solitary animal was a temperamental subject, often hurling food and his dung at photographers. Those who had been pelted claimed the gorilla’s aim was more accurate than that of any Cubs or White Sox pitcher.
Although he might not have always enjoyed the limelight, Bushman was a publicity godsend to the zoo, which had opened in 1868 with a pair of swans (no, not related to Fluenza) donated by New York’s Central Park.
But no other animal in a Chicago-area zoo has ever drawn the crowds as Bushman did in his stark steel cage. On a single June day in 1950, about 120,000 people flocked to see Bushman when he was thought to be dying. The gorilla rallied and captured headlines once more before he died.
In October 1950, he escaped from his cage through an unlocked door and roamed a kitchen and corridor for nearly three hours before a harmless garter snake frightened him back into his cage. He died on New Year’s Day in 1951, and for weeks, mourners filed past his cage. His mounted remains are displayed at the Field Museum of Natural History.
Q-Tips say: First time visit to Alcove. Alcove Evanston rebrands after over 20 years as Chef’s Station.
Q-Tips Say: Nice ambiance – indoor/outdoor dining. Quiet, Clean & soft music playing. Good drinks/food/service. We began our meal with our usual cocktails & then shared the Goat Cheese Beet Salad. For our dinner: Both had the Lamb Chops. When were you served a Sorbet to cleanse your palate after waiting for the next course ? They do that here.
We enjoyed our dinner, the ambiance. Mrs. Q says: while enjoyable, a tad over-priced & for Mrs. Q there was no WOW factor regarding food. A nice restaurant for a Special Occasion but she would not say it was a weekly or semi month go to restaurant for her.
NAVY PIER – 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, www.navypier.com
Q-Tips Say: Yes, go and enjoy! It is free to walk around NAVY PIER. The weather was outstanding. Unfortunately, They removed all of the Stained Glass Exhibit, for more restaurants. Also enjoy the outdoor restaurants, & shopping. Many Restaurants (high end and low cost), & a food court. Perhaps take one of the Boat trips offered or just enjoy the free music at the outdoor restaurants and don’t forget to check out what is playing at the Theater/Playhouse. Many things for the little ones to do also! There is a new Water Park directly across from Navy Pier for the kids to play and keep cool.
Mrs. Q says: Our weekend guests enjoyed Navy Pier and Rivas. What a great deal, Navy Pier is FREE and so is the Trolley that operates during the summer but not this year. Mrs. Q says: FREE IS GOOD! DON’T forget to take a ride on the replica of the World’s Fair in 1893 Ferris Wheel. It does get busy on the weekends so, if possible, a visit on a weekday might be a better bet. Fire Works display every Weds. at 9:30 and Sat at 10:15 through Labor Day – it is a great way to end your visit to Navy Pier. About a four block walk from the Bus #147 (Illinois Stop) or, if you can, catch the FREE TROLLEY to Navy Pier. It is easy to get around in Chicago, everything is well marked and easy to follow, even if it is your first visit. Still not sure about where you are going? Ask someone, the people of Chicago are very friendly and more than willing to assist you. We walked the Pier and enjoyed the Stained Glass Exhibit but the exhibit has been moved to another museum.. Yes, they do offer a food court and stores to buy your Chicago souvenirs.
A BIT OF HISTORY: Take a 7-minute ride on Navy Pier’s most visible attraction, the 150 foot-high Ferris wheel. The Ferris wheel is open year-round* and is great fun for kids of all ages! Modeled after the very first Ferris wheel, which was built for Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, the Navy Pier Ferris wheel provides unparalleled views of the Chicago skyline and lakefront. The Pier’s Ferris wheel has 40 gondolas, each seating up to 6 passengers. In the evening, the Ferris wheel’s 40 spokes, spanning a diameter of 140 feet, are illuminated by thousands of sparkling lights.
The NEW Ferris Wheel – bigger, enclosed with air con., a video screen and, of course, more expensive. Mrs. Q says: Why would you want to look at a video screen when you can be looking at the beautiful Chicago skyline? Go enjoy, we did.
Seventeen-year-old Ruby (Emilia Jones) is the sole hearing member of a deaf family — a CODA, child of deaf adults. Her life revolves around acting as interpreter for her parents (Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur) and working on the family’s struggling fishing boat every day before school with her father and older brother (Daniel Durant). But when Ruby joins her high school’s choir club, she discovers a gift for singing and soon finds herself drawn to her duet partner Miles (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo). Encouraged by her enthusiastic, tough-love choirmaster (Eugenio Derbez) to apply to a prestigious music school, Ruby finds herself torn between the obligations she feels to her family and the pursuit of her own dreams.
Q-tips say: Yes, see it. A feel-good coming-of-age story that might steal your heart. Mrs. Q says: Was won over by the strength of the performances and the moments of genuine, heartfelt emotion. Wonderful, heartfelt movie. Talented cast.
A feel-good movie starring Katie Holmes and Josh Lucas based on the best-selling book “The Secret,” which focuses on the power of positive thinking.
Q-tips say: While it might not tell you something that you already know, just what we need right now – an entertaining movie that is uplifting in every way. Try it, you might like it.
Mrs. Q says: A movie doesn’t have to be Oscar-worthy to be enjoyable.. The Secret: Dare to Dream sticks to a certain formula that people can expect, especially in how the story ends, but the movie’s positive message makes it an uplifting ride along the way. When some of the critics don’t like a movie, that might be a clue that perhaps the regular public just might enjoy the movie. So get your drink & popcorn, and enjoy!
Amazon – An aging military chaplain and a young girl from a broken home join forces to plant a miracle garden touched by God. The Healing Garden is a faith-based film, laced with warmth and comedy. It celebrates the healing of families and communities through faith.
Q-tips say: Yes, watch it. Mrs. Q says: It is a feel good movie.-so watch it.
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