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Dec 06
“Build To Give” with Lego

For every LEGO® ornament built and shared, the LEGO Group will donate one LEGO set through local charity partners, giving 500,000 children around the world the chance to play.

Dec 04
A “Smallfoot” Blu-Ray Combo Giveaway

Smallfoot, from Warner Brothers, has instantly become one of my favorite animated movies ever. The movie is visually stunning. The songs are catchy and not overdone like can happen in some animated flicks. The storyline is entertaining, a little surprising, and perfectly describes some of the events going on in the real world enough to start a conversation, but not point any fingers. I love it.

Nov 30
“The Art Deco Nutcracker” at Chicago’s Studebaker Theatre

Disclosure: We attended the opening night of “The Art Deco Nutcracker” as guests of the event. “The Art Deco Nutcracker” by Alexei Kremnev includes a record-setting 175 dancers on stage at once in its limited three-night run in Chicago. Set in 1920s America, Kremnev’s “The Art Deco Nutcracker,” featuring Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, is a fresh, yet […]

Nov 29
“A Klingon Christmas Carol” in Chicago (2018)

One does not have to be an uber-geek to enjoy this sci-fi retooling of this Charles Dickens holiday classic.