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January 2008 - Posts

• Carnival 2008

  Celebrate Carnival the French way! Kids and adults alike will enjoy crepes, ice sculptures, juggling and magic shows, craft and cultural workshops and a street parade. Costumes are encouraged! When: Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 at 1:30pm Where: at the Alliance Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:18 AM by Amy Souza | 0 Comments

• A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

  **************************** A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel García Márquez adapted for the stage by Nilo Cruz directed by Carlos Murillo January 12 - March 4, 2008 TUE & THU at 10 am SAT at 2 pm at DePaul's Merle Reskin Theatre Box Read More... Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 10:00 AM by Amy Souza | 2 Comments

• On Letting Go

  So there we are at the top of the hill, snowboards strapped on, proper starting stance assumed. I'm with Daniel, age 6, fourteen of my high school students, and five or so snowboarding instructors. All the way up, as we pulled ourselves along on the tow Read More... Posted Thursday, January 24, 2008 1:24 PM by Amy Souza | 1 Comments Filed under: snowboarding

• Jellybeans and a Flat Tire

  Yesterday, Martin Luther King Day, I loaded up my son, age 6, and two of his pals, ages 4 and 5, into the car for an out-of-town trip to....the Jellybean factory! As we drove down the 94, I listened to old Martin Luther King speeches on NPR. I lectured Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008 9:32 AM by Amy Souza | 1 Comments Filed under: jelly beans

• The Museum of Modern Ice

  Quebec has the Ice Hotel . Sweden has the Ice Bar . During the month of February, Chicago will have it's very own Museum of Modern Ice . Located at Millennium Park, this month-long installation will feature a 95 x 12 foot long ice wall echoing our city Read More... Posted Friday, January 18, 2008 9:51 AM by Amy Souza | 0 Comments Filed under: ice

• Gung Hai Fat Choi!

  Last year, my son and I celebrated the Chinese New Year with our friends from the Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute . The annual Chinese New Year Family Dinner is not to be missed: you'll make your own lucky dumplings, enjoy a tasty family-style meal Read More... Posted Monday, January 07, 2008 2:47 PM by Amy Souza | 0 Comments

• A Quick Winter Escape

  The Garfield Park Conservatory is our vacation spot within the city during the winter months. It's the perfect escape: Designed by Jens Jensen in 1906, the conservatory boasts flowering cacti, bright yellow lily pads, a double Coconut palm, and a large Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 10:36 PM by Amy Souza | 1 Comments Filed under: garfield park conservatory