Subject Guide for Entertainment

Each research guide provides internet links and resources selected by our reference staff:

• Adler Planetarium - The Adler Planetarium — America's First Planetarium — was founded in 1930 by Chicago business leader Max Adler. The museum is home to three full-size theaters, extensive space science exhibitions, and one of the world's most important antique astronomical instrument collections on display
• All Music Guide - Contains ratings and reviews of more than 400,000 record albums. Search by artist, album, song, style, or label. Access information on new releases, music styles, music maps (guides to the evolution of a musical genre), articles, and a glossary.
• Ariama: Your Classiscal Music Store is Open - Explore music through the ages. Contains information on eras and composers, includes audio samples.
• Art Institute of Chicago - For nearly 150 years, the Art Institute of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago have worked together to bring creative expression to the public and students of all ages with a world-renowned art collection and exceptional arts education.
• Broadway in Chicago - Broadway In Chicago presents a full range of entertainment, including musicals and plays, on the stages of five of the finest theatres in Chicago’s Loop including the Bank of America Theatre, Ford Center for the Performing Arts/Oriental Theatre, Cadillac Palace Theatre, the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University and just off the Magnificent Mile, the new Broadway Playhouse. Broadway In Chicago is best known for attracting pre-Broadway productions.
• Brookfield Zoo - Since the opening of Brookfield Zoo in 1934, the Society has had an international reputation for taking a cutting-edge role in animal care and conservation of the natural world. The zoo is open every day of the year
• Chicago Botanic Garden - The Chicago Botanic Garden, with its world-renowned plant collections and displays, is one of the country's most visited public gardens and a preeminent center for learning and scientific research.The 385-acre Garden features 25 display gardens and four natural areas, uniquely situated on nine islands surrounded by lakes.
• Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau - As the official Chicago visitors' site, Choose Chicago is dedicated to helping you figure out what to do during your stay. Use our events calendar to see when the Cubs and Sox are in town or view our business listings to see where to catch a river boat tour.
• Chicago Reader Online - Companion to the newspaper. Includes current event listings for the Chicago area.
• Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Founded in 1891, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is consistently hailed as one of the greatest orchestras in the world. In collaboration with the best conductors and guest artists on the international music scene, the CSO performs well over one hundred concerts each year at its downtown home, Symphony Center, and at the Ravinia Festival on Chicago’s North Shore.
• Drury Lane Oakbook - Drury Lane's reputation for high quality productions and award winning theatre is what makes Drury Lane one of Chicago's premiere theatres.
• DuPage Convention and Visitors Bureau - Things to see and do in DuPage County.
• Grant Park Music Festival - The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation’s only free, outdoor classical music series of its kind. Each summer, the Festival provides free classical music to all of Chicago in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.
• Illinois Arts Council - Information about art fairs and other events.
• Internet Movie Database - Information about movies, actors, filmmakers, and more.
• Lincoln Park Zoo - Lincoln Park Zoo is dedicated to connecting people with nature by providing a free, family-oriented wildlife experience in the heart of Chicago and by advancing the highest quality of animal care, education, science and conservation.
• Marriott Theater in Lincolnshire - The Marriott Theatre was founded 1975.In addition to the presentation of classic American musical theatre, The Marriott Theatre has become a driving force in the development of original and re-thought musicals.
• metromix.com - The Chicagoland entertainment guide. Owned by Tribune Interactive. Metromix sites also exist for Los Angeles, New York, Baltimore, Orlando, and South Florida
• Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago - The MCA documents contemporary visual culture through painting, sculpture, photography, video and film, and performance. Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, the MCA boasts a gift store, bookstore, restaurant, 300-seat theater, and a terraced sculpture garden with a great view of Lake Michigan. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, one of the largest science museums in the world, is home to more than 35,000 artifacts and nearly 14 acres of hands-on exhibits designed to spark scientific inquiry and creativity.
• Naper Settlement - Naper Settlement is a 19th century living history museum that serves northeastern Illinois as a unique educational and cultural resource. The village tells the story of how life changed throughout the 19th century for the people of northern Illinois in towns such as Naperville.
• National Gallery of Art - Features over 4,000 paintings, sculpture, prints, and decorative art objects; exhibitions; audio narrations; and bibliographies. Also, search the full collection of over 100,000 objects. See the Help page to make the most of this comprehensive collection.
• Pollstar - Covers popular music in such categories as Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country. Fans can find information on musicians, groups, tour dates, gossip, and a featured Artist of the Week. Search a database by artist, venue, or city.
• Ravinia Festival - Located in Highland Park, Ravinia Festival is Chicago's "sound of summer," - a place where you can meet up with friends, picnic, and hear some of the greatest music in the world.
• Shedd Aquarium - A large and thriving aquarium featuring an oceanarium and wild reef.
• TimeOut Chicago - Includes reviews and information about local restaurants, art gallery openings, music, news, shopping, and other interesting things to do around Chicago and the Chicago suburbs. TimeOut Chicago is also a weekly print publication.
• TV.com - Information on most current and many older television series and their casts.
• Yahoo! Music - Keep up with the latest trends in music.