NEWCITY SUMMER GUIDE 2001
The official user's manual for sunshine
Our summer wind's been blowin' in, and this year it's bringing three months
of sun, fun, art fairs, street fests, musical extravaganzas and blockbuster
movies. But summer 2001 promises more than just the same old same old; as
the millennium fever recedes, and the financial picture recesses, the
upcoming three months take on the much needed task of revitalizing our
sagging spirits and warming us up to the simple joys--like puppets, outdoor
concerts, popcorn movies, fireworks, street shopping and monkey knife
fights. We say it to you every year and we'll say it again: Unless it's more
than 100 degrees, sunny and you've got central air, there's no damn reason
to be in your house. There's plenty of stuff to do, and, for those of us
feeling the bite, a lot of it's free! So get up and go now because it will
be fall again before you know it, with only a biting wind and cold winter on
the horizon.
JUNE
events | music | film
JULY
events | music | film
AUGUST
events | music | film
FLOAT AWAY
Summer is all about ice cream
POOL'S GAME
Sneaking to swim in the Jazz-Age glory of the Hotel Intercontinental pool
CART CUISINE
Finding a tasty snack from the world of streetside vendors
SPOIL THE ROD
Reeling in the city's best offerings for fishermen
THE AIR-CONDITIONED CHURCH CHEAT SHEET
Where to worship while cooling off
BUSH LEAGUES
Dave Chamberlain finds there's baseball in them thar 'burbs
TRAIL MIX
Test the mettle of your pedals
DOGGY DOS
Where you can party with your pooch
KIDDIES' KABOODLE
Carl Kozlowski discovers attractions that'll have your tykes talkin'
BASKET CASE
Keir Graff relaxes over a slapdash picnic
HYPER-TWISTED
Elaine Richardson takes a ride on the Raging Bull
SAPPED
In the gritty city, Thomas Washington writes, one tree can make a difference
URBAN JUNGLES
Shelly Ridenour samples Chicago's natural and manmade wonders by the dozen
WILD CHICAGO
Dave Chamberlain seeks the urban wildlife experience.
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SUMMER TRAVEL
Snappy suggestions for places you can drive in a day
VIDEO PARADISO
Scanning the racks of Chicago's international video emporiums
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