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May 24, 2012

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Free Tours of Cheney Mansion – May 20

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Come and see the Cheney Mansion, 220 N. Euclid ave. Oak Park at their 15th annual Spring Plant Sale & Open House. Come inside the mansion and take a free tour! Watch a chef demonstration and taste a sample in [...]



Free Chicago Architecture Foundation Debate on Chicago Casino – Feb 28

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Tonight, Tuesday, February 28th, the Chicago Architecture Foundation is offering the latest in its series of Chicago Debates: Beating the Odds: Designing a Casino for Chicago – Lakeside Resort or Bling Bingo in a Box, an all-star event moderated by [...]



Free Friday Double Feature at Chicago Cultural Center – Oct 21

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If you are in downtown Chicago, why not grab a lunch and settle in for a great free concert, followed by a tour of this amazing building and its Tiffany dome? This Friday, October 21, check out the Music Without [...]



Free Architectural Tours in Chicago at openhousechicago 2011 – Oct 15-16

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On October 15-16, 2011, Chicago will launch its own free architectural Open House weekend following in the footsteps of a growing number of cities around the world—including London, Melbourne, Barcelona, Dublin, Toronto, New York, and Denver. Sponsored by the CAF, [...]



Free Online Courses from Top Universities!

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Did you know you can take FREE online courses from the leading universities like Carnegie Mellon, UC-Berkeley, University of Michigan, MIT, Oxford, Stanford and Yale?  If you are like us and you want to pursue an online education in an [...]



Free Architecture Lecture on New Mansueto Library at University of Chicago – June 15

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Come out on your lunch hour to the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s free lunch lecture series to hear Philip Castillo, partner and executive vice president of Murphy/Jahn Architects, discuss the design and use of the University of Chicago’s new Joe and [...]



Lots of Free Chicago Walking Tours this Weekend – June 11-12

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Join The Cultural Landscape Foundation in Chicago for What’s Out There Weekend, a series of FREE guided tours from expert guides, highlighting the city’s remarkable heritage of historic designed landscapes. During the weekend, members of the public can visit 25 [...]



Free Architecture Lecture in Chicago on Palladio’s Renaissance Drawings – June 8

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Come out for a FREE Chicago Architecture Foundation lunchtime lecture on “From Vicenza to Virginia: A Palladian Journey” presented by Dr. Irena Murray, Sir Banister Fletcher Director, and Charles Hind, Associate Director and H.J. Heinz Curator of Drawings; British Architectural [...]



Free Chicago Architecture Debate: Keep Old Buildings or Rebuild? – June 14

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Come out Chicago on June 14 and engage in a FREE debate with  passionate dialogue regarding the worth – and fate – of buildings designed by master modernist architects.  Walter Gropius’ Michael Reese Hospital being torn down for the potential [...]



Free Chicago InstaGreeter Launches Free Pilsen Service May 28

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This summer, Chicago visitors can explore the vibrant Pilsen neighborhood through the new Pilsen InstaGreeter Outpost, a free visitor service offered by the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture. Located at the National Museum of Mexican Art (1852 W. 19th [...]



Free Tours of Chicago’s Rookery Building

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Free Tours of Chicago’s famous Rookery Building start  on Friday, April 1 (click link at bottom for more info).  Now you can learn about the building’s fascinating history and the unique contribution of one of America’s greatest architects on the [...]



Free Chicago Travel Book Release Party with Free Beer – Feb 3

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Lake Claremont Press invites you to a FREE smashing celebration of all things Chicago related to the release of their four newest guidebooks for Chicago. –Historic Bars of Chicago (Sean Parnell) –Carless in Chicago (Jason Rothstein) –Oldest Chicago (David Anthony [...]



Free Chicago Cultural Center Building Tours

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Are you interested in Chicago architecture? How about a FREE guided architectural tour of the Chicago Cultural Center, where you will be able to view the world’s largest Tiffany stained-glass dome, along with incredible marble, molding and ornate multi-colored mosaics. [...]