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1000 S State St
Chicago, IL 60605

(773) 777-7777

Arts and Entertainment Near The Best of the Best

Buddy Guy's Legends
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
700 S Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 427-1190

True Blues fans know - There is only one place in Chicago to experience the finest Blues seven nights a week, enjoy southern Cajun soul food, and behold a major archive of Blues memorabilia. That place is Buddy Guy's Legends at 700 S. Wabash! Voted "Best Blues Club" several times over by Living Blues Magazine, Citysearch, and AOL, Legends continues to be a mecca for the Blues. It is owned and operated by Buddy Guy and his family.

The Joffrey Ballet
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
10 E Randolph St
Chicago, IL 60601

(312) 739-0120

Chicago SummerDance
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
601 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 744-3316

20th Annual Chicago SummerDance Fridays–Sundays, June 24–September 11, 2016 Swing, waltz, cha-cha...or simply enjoy the music at the largest annual outdoor live music and dancing series in the United States. Dancers of all ages and skill levels are invited to take part in introductory, one-hour dance lessons by professional instructors followed by live music and dancing.

Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
610 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 322-1700

Spertus offers dynamic learning opportunities, rooted in Jewish wisdom and culture and open to all. Graduate programs and workshops train future leaders and engage individuals in exploration of Jewish life. Public programs include films, speakers, seminars, concerts, and exhibits—at the Institute’s Michigan Avenue facility, in the Chicago suburbs, and online.

Lollapalooza Grant Park
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
337 E Randolph St
Chicago, IL 60602

Spertus Institute of Jewish Learning and Leadership
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
610 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 322-1700

Spertus offers dynamic learning opportunities, rooted in Jewish wisdom and culture and open to all. Graduate programs and workshops train future leaders and engage individuals in exploration of Jewish life. Public programs include films, speakers, seminars, concerts, and exhibits—at the Institute’s Michigan Avenue facility, in the Chicago suburbs, and online.

Chicago Club
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
81 E Van Buren St
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 427-1825

The Chicago Club, founded in 1869, is a private social club located at 81 East Van Buren Street at Michigan Avenue in the Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Its membership has included many of Chicago's most prominent businessmen, politicians, and families.HistoryIn the mid-1860s, a social group formed in Chicago, Illinois that met on State Street. The group later met on the top floor of the old Portland Block on the southeast corner of Dearborn and Washington Streets. Known as the "Dearborn Club", members would meet in afternoons to drink and play cards. Members included Western Union co-founder Anson Stager, former New York State Senator Henry R. Pierson, Judge of the Cook County Court Hugh T. Dickey, and dry goods merchant Philip Wadsworth. The club was shut down by the Cook County Sheriff's Office in 1868.In January 1869, former members of the Dearborn Club organized a meeting in the Sherman House. Although nothing was decided, a second meeting was scheduled, and there a resolution was passed to create a new club for one hundred Chicago citizens. For one hundred dollars, a gentleman could join the Chicago Club. Wadsworth was elected the first president. Stager, Charles B. Farwell, George Pullman, George & David Gage, and Wirt Dexter each lent the club five hundred dollars to cover early expenses. Former state representative Edward S. Isham drafted incorporation papers and Wadsworth delivered them to the state capitol of Springfield. The club then rented the former Henry Farnam mansion on the corner of Michigan Avenue between Jackson and Adams Streets. The first meeting of the Chicago Club was held on May 1, 1869.

Merle Reskin Theatre
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
60 E Balbo Ave
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 362-5345

The Merle Reskin Theatre is a performing arts venue located in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Originally named the Blackstone Theatre and now named after Merle Reskin (née Muskal), it was founded in 1910. The Merle Reskin Theatre is now part of DePaul University, although it is still used for events not affiliated with the university. It serves as the home of the Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences series produced by The Theatre School.The building was designed by Marshall and Fox and developed by Tracy C. Drake and John Drake of Drake Hotel fame on the former site of Timothy Blackstone's mansion. The theatre has a rich history of live performances that have traditionally been touring productions of hit and prize-winning shows.BuildingThe architects who designed the new theatre in 1910 were Benjamin Marshall and Charles Fox of the firm Marshall and Fox, who also designed the adjacent Blackstone Hotel in 1909. As with the hotel, the theatre took its name from Timothy Blackstone, whose mansion had previously occupied the site. The original address was on Hubbard Court, which was later renamed Seventh Street, and renamed once again to East Balbo Drive, the current name. The building is six stories tall and built in a French Renaissance style. Constructed only seven years after the Iroquois Theater Fire, the theater was required to be fireproof and the management claimed the auditorium could be cleared in three minutes. Seating capacity was 1,400 people until 1988, when renovations to reinstate the orchestra pit and to create seating for handicapped persons reduced the seat count to 1,325.

Spirit Of Music Garden, Grant Park
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
601 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605

Auditorium Building, Chicago
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
50 E Congress Pkwy
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 341-2310

The Auditorium Building in Chicago is one of the best-known designs of Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler. Completed in 1889, the building is located at the northwest corner of South Michigan Avenue and Congress Street (now Congress Parkway). The building, which when constructed was the largest in the United States and the tallest in Chicago, was designed to be a multi-use complex, including offices, a theater and a hotel. As a young apprentice, Frank Lloyd Wright worked on some of the interior design.The Auditorium Theatre is part of the Auditorium Building and is located at 50 East Congress Parkway. The theater was the first home of the Chicago Civic Opera and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. It currently hosts the season performances of the Joffrey Ballet.The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1970. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975, and was designated a Chicago Landmark on September 15, 1976. In addition, it is a historic district contributing property for the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District. Since 1947, the Auditorium Building has been part of Roosevelt University.

Flamingo (sculpture)
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
50 W Adams St
Chicago, IL 60603

(312) 443-3600

Flamingo, created by noted American artist Alexander Calder, is a 53ft tall stabile located in the Federal Plaza in front of the Kluczynski Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was commissioned by the United States General Services Administration and was unveiled in 1974, although Calder's signature on the sculpture indicates it was constructed in 1973.AttributesFlamingo weighs 50 tons, is composed of steel, and is vermilion in color. Calder gave the stabile its color, which has come to be called "Calder red", to offset it from the black and steel surroundings of nearby office buildings, including the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed Kluczynski Federal Building. The stabile is an art form which Calder pioneered. It is an abstract structure that is completely stationary, as opposed to a mobile, which can move with air currents. In 2012, the sculpture was repainted using the historic "Calder Red" color.Commissioning and unveilingCalder was commissioned to design the sculpture because of his well-established international reputation; the space, surrounded by rectangular modern buildings, necessitated the kind of arching forms and dynamic surfaces that a large-scale Calder stabile could provide. Flamingo was the first work of art commissioned by the General Services Administration under the federal Percent for Art program, which allocates a percentage of a project's budget to public art. Calder unveiled the model for Flamingo on April 23, 1973 at the Art Institute of Chicago; the sculpture was presented to the public for the first time on October 25, 1974, at the same time that Calder's Universe mobile was unveiled at what was then known as the Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower). The day was proclaimed "Alexander Calder Day" and featured a circus parade.

Calder Statue AKA Flamingo
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
230 S Dearborn St
Chicago, IL 60603

Chicago Symphony Hall
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
220 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60604

The Columbia Chronicle
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
33 E Congress Pkwy, Ste 224
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 369-8999

The Columbia Chronicle is the college’s student newspaper that distributes 7,000 free newspapers every Monday morning during our fall and spring semesters. The Chronicle is delivered to more than 40 campus locations, as well as 35-plus additional news stands throughout the South Loop community. Since 1966, The Columbia Chronicle has been serving the Columbia College community by reporting up-to-date news and events throughout its four sections: Campus, Commentary, Arts & Culture and Metro. Columbia College is home to the unique atmosphere of an urban campus, allowing students to experience decades of culture during their daily commute. The college has created an identity based on creativity, professionalism, and innovative ideas. Columbia is the country’s largest arts and communications college. With an ever growing student population, the college currently has an enrollment of more than 12,500 students with 3,500 living on campus. Because Columbia is a commuter school, we use the city as our playground and rely on our campus’ newspaper to steer us toward new and interesting things happening in our city. By choosing to reach out to this demographic, you are not just reaching “regular college students,” you are targeting artists, entertainers, communicators, performers, and media technicians that are diligently working their way through school to become some of the country’s finest professionals. There are a variety of ways to reach this diverse market: The Columbia Chronicle, www.ColumbiaChronicle.com, and our sister publication ECHO magazine. *Chris Richert, General Manager

Chicago Human Rhythm Project
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
410 S Michigan Ave, Studio 464
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 542-2477

Symphony Center
Distance: 0.3 mi Competitive Analysis
220 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL 60604

Printers Square
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
700 S Federal St
Chicago, IL 60605-1814

(312) 788-1540

600 s. Michigan
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
600 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605

Windy City Wedding Dance
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
410 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 725-4198

Federal Center and Plaza
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
219 S Dearborn St
Chicago, IL 60603

Local Business Near The Best of the Best

Chicago Public Library
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S State St
Chicago, IL 60605

Harold Washington Library
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400 S State St
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 747-4300

Harold Washington Library
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400 S State St
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 747-4999

The Harold Washington Library Center is the central library for the Chicago Public Library System. It is located just south of the Loop 'L', at 400 S. State Street in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a full-service library and ADA compliant. As with all libraries in the Chicago Public Library system, it has free wifi internet service. The building contains approximately 756,000 square feet of space. The total square footage is approximately 972,000 square feet including the rooftop garden penthouse, according to the Zoning department of the city of Chicago.

Panera Bread
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501 S State St
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 922-1566

Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center
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400 S State St
Chicago, IL 60605-1203

(312) 747-4999

Harold Washington Winter Garden
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400 S. State St
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 747-4300

City of Chicago Neighborhood Libraries
Distance: 0.0 mi Competitive Analysis
400 S State St
Chicago, IL 60605-1203

(312) 747-4100

Diary Queen
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
426 S. Wabash
Chicago, IL 60604

Cafecito
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26 E Congress Pkwy
Chicago, IL 60605-1236

(312) 922-2233

Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren
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1 W Van Buren St
Chicago, IL 60604

(312) 747-4300

Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren is a handicapped accessible 'L' station serving the CTA's Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. Originally, the station was to have direct access to the second floor of the Harold Washington Library building, but this direct connection was never built. Farecard transfers are also available at the station for the Blue and Red Lines via the Jackson/Dearborn and Jackson/State subway stations, respectively. It was originally known as State/Van Buren when it first opened in 1897. The original station closed on September 2, 1973, along with six other stations, due to low ridership, and demolished in 1975. The new station was rebuilt and reopened on June 22, 1997 in order to serve the Harold Washington Library. The Chicago Transit Authority board voted unanimously on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, to rename the station to its current name. It is the second newest station in the Loop with Washington/Wells being the first and Washington/Wabash being the future third.

Chutney Joe's
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
511 S State St
Chicago, IL 60605

Chutney Joe's is an Indian cuisine restaurant in Chicago that has been reported closed.

Dunkin Donuts
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
39 W Jackson Blvd
Chicago, IL 60604

(312) 939-3133

Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite every day, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods. America Runs on Dunkin'.

Design Lighting Group, Inc.
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
520 S State St, Ste 1011
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 664-2000

Specializes in hotels, restaurants, assisted living homes, boutiques, country clubs, High-end major department stores and residential including condo's and models.

Hi Chicago Youth Hostel
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
24 east congress parkway
Chicago, IL 60605

The Columbia Chronicle
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
33 E Congress Pkwy, Ste 224
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 369-8999

The Columbia Chronicle is the college’s student newspaper that distributes 7,000 free newspapers every Monday morning during our fall and spring semesters. The Chronicle is delivered to more than 40 campus locations, as well as 35-plus additional news stands throughout the South Loop community. Since 1966, The Columbia Chronicle has been serving the Columbia College community by reporting up-to-date news and events throughout its four sections: Campus, Commentary, Arts & Culture and Metro. Columbia College is home to the unique atmosphere of an urban campus, allowing students to experience decades of culture during their daily commute. The college has created an identity based on creativity, professionalism, and innovative ideas. Columbia is the country’s largest arts and communications college. With an ever growing student population, the college currently has an enrollment of more than 12,500 students with 3,500 living on campus. Because Columbia is a commuter school, we use the city as our playground and rely on our campus’ newspaper to steer us toward new and interesting things happening in our city. By choosing to reach out to this demographic, you are not just reaching “regular college students,” you are targeting artists, entertainers, communicators, performers, and media technicians that are diligently working their way through school to become some of the country’s finest professionals. There are a variety of ways to reach this diverse market: The Columbia Chronicle, www.ColumbiaChronicle.com, and our sister publication ECHO magazine. *Chris Richert, General Manager

Dunkin Donuts
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
333 S State St
Chicago, IL 60604

(312) 431-1024

Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite every day, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods. America Runs on Dunkin'.

Epic Burger
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
517 S State St
Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 913-1373

Dairy Queen
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
436 S Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60605-1209

(312) 753-5456

This DQ Grill & Chill Restaurant is located at 436 S Wabash Ave in Chicago, IL.

Dollop Coffee
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
343 S Dearborn St
Chicago, IL 60604-4000

(312) 846-6103