So your lucky enough to be going to U of C - What to do for fun.

Colleges & Universities University of Chicago
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<p>Soldier Field - 7 miles
Court Theater “the most consistently excellent theater company in America” by The Wall Street Journal" - 0 miles
Lake Michigan 0.5miles
Second City - 8 miles
Rush Street - 9 miles
Chicago Symphony - 9 miles
Ferris Wheel, Navy Pier - 9 miles
Jackson Park Golf Course - 2 miles
Jackson Park Yacht Club - 2 miles
One on One discussion with Nobel Laureate - 0 miles
Shedd Aquarium - 6 miles
Jazz, Jazz, Blues - everywhere
Art Institute of Chicago - 6 miles
Comiskey Park - 3 miles</p>

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<p>I’ll put in my vote for the Chicago Lyric Opera ($20 student tickets for amazing seats… much better than the $300 normal patrons have to pay!), about 6 miles.</p>

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<p>if you check the facebook group, there’s a thread like this. and it posts most of these plus many more.</p>

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<p>See the musical RENT for twenty dollars. Every performance, the front row seats are sold ($20) the day of the performance at the theater. It’s at the Oriental Theater, a restored landmark. </p>

<p>There is a Hot Tix booth across the street from the Art Institute, same day tickets for two or three dozen different shows, half price. And the booth is located in a free art exhibit. Currently showing art inspired by the Obama campaign.</p>

<pre><code>Go to the Walnut Room at Macy’s. Over the top spring flowers there this week.
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<p>Order big bowl of soup and a coke, bill including tip, less than ten dollars.</p>

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<p>Chicago Symphony orchestra had some deal (I believe they still do) where you get a pair of seats to five shows or so over the course of a season, where the costs comes out to like $15-25 a seat depending on how good the view is. You can then hawk the second seat to a friend or whatever.</p>

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<p>Student tickets to the CSO are $10 if you don’t particularly feel like committing to a number of shows. They also have an option for some sold-out, very popular concerts where, for $40, you fill up empty space until the person gets there; if they come during intermission, you’ll have seen half a great concert and get your money back, and if they don’t come at all, you’ll usually wind up with a great seat. A few years back I saw Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, which had been sold out for about six months before I even found out about it, from the 4th row in the seat of some ridiculous person who never showed up.</p>

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<p>Be sure to make at least one late-night food run to Chinatown. Seven Treasures, BBQ King…how I miss thee.</p>

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<p>I can’t wait to be in Chicago</p>

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<p>Open 24 hours, 7 days a week, Lawrence Fisheries located at 22nd and Canal. The very best fried shrimp in the world. [Lawrence’s</a> Fisheries](<a href=“http://www.lawrencesfisheries.com/]Lawrence’s”>http://www.lawrencesfisheries.com/)</p>

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<p>Tomorrow, Wednesday admission to the Museum of Science and Industry is free. It is just northeast of campus and kitty corner from Broadview Hall dorm.</p>

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<p>The Museum of Modern Art and the Art Institute both have free days as well.</p>

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<p>Today, Sat and Sunday: USA Siegerin Show, in Arlington Heights, take Metra from downtown. This is a national show for German Shepherd Dogs with classes in conformation, obedience and protection…all ages and levels and also progeny groups (offspring shown with their sire).</p>

<p>For something completely different.</p>

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<p>The Oriental Institute Museum (history, art, and archaeology of the ancient Near East) is located right on campus and is one of my favorite museums anywhere. [Oriental</a> Institute | The Oriental Institute Museum](<a href=“http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/]Oriental”>http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/) The Field Museum, a global treasure, is located north of the U of C campus, off of Lake Shore Drive about 6 miles away. Our family goes there many times a year. [Welcome</a> to The Field Museum](<a href=“http://www.fieldmuseum.org/]Welcome”>http://www.fieldmuseum.org/)</p>

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<p>Read the 2009 Scavenger Hunt list.</p>

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<p>To make that a little easier: <a href=“http://scavhunt.uchicago.edu/list09.pdf[/url]”>http://scavhunt.uchicago.edu/list09.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>And the Marron’s coverage:
[Scavegon</a> Trail marks first day of annualHunt - The Chicago Maroon](<a href=“Delays keep Proof from silver screen – Chicago Maroon”>Delays keep Proof from silver screen – Chicago Maroon)</p>

<p>S1 has even sent us pictures, but can’t post here. Hasn’t slept much, but is having a blast.</p>

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<p>This is quite beautiful.</p>