18, 20 Once Upon a Symphony Symphony Center18, 19 Community Tree Trim Brookfield Zoo18-19 Chicago Toy & Game Fair Navy Pier24 ZooLights Opens Lincoln Park Zoo

2-5 Bach, Haydn, & Schiff Symphony Center

9, 11 Honeck: Schubert 9 Symphony Center

9,11,14 Bernstein & Don Quixote David Geffen Hall, NYC

12 Sonorous Earth Harris Theatre

16-18,21 Muti, Brahms Piano Concerto Symphony Center

22,24,25 Saint Saens & Rachmanioff David Geffen Hall, NYC

24-26 Harry Potter & Sorcerer’s Stone Symphony Center

28-30 Music of the World! Davies Hall, San Francisco

4 National Cuatro Festival Harris Theatre14-26 Complexions Ballet Joyce Theatre, NYC18 Korean Performing Arts Fest Harris Theatre19 Celebration of Mexico Harris Theatre24 Nutcracker opens Koch Theatre, NYC30 Nutcracker Harris Theatre

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3 Rodin Art Institute

16 Christmas Around The World MSI Chicago

18 Holidays 2017 Art Institute

18 Dress Coders Art Institute

18 Shockingly Mad Art Institute

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9 Bill Viola: A Retrospective Guggenheim Museum NYC

26 Rhythm & Power Museum of the City NYC

Free Admission to Museums

Museum of Contemporary Art*: Tuesday’s: 7, 14, 21, 28

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From Marsannay, France, this wine has a great funky-but-fruity nose that really hits the spot.

♦Hotel Chicago, 333 North DearbornSophisticated, stylish and luxuriously modern, Hotel Chicago is located in the heart of the city’s upscale River North area. Part of the Marina City complex, Hotel Chicago is

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♦Daylight Savings Time!

Fall back an hour on Sunday, November 5th at 2:00 A.M. Don’t forget to set your clocks back!

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12/5 Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Cadillac Palace Theatre

12/5 Gobsmacked! Broadway Playhouse

12/5 Turandot Lyric Opera Chicago

12/6 Wicked Oriental Theatre

12/13 Jingle Ball Allstate Arena

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Ongoing through 2018: Hamilton CIBC Theatre1-19 School of Rock Cadillac Place Theatreopens

9 Escape to Margaritaville Oriental Theatre

10 Twas the Night Before Christmas Broadway Playhouse

18 A Christmas Carol Goodman Theatre

21 Irving Berlin’s White Christmas Cadillac Palace Theatre

22 Elf, The Musical Paramount Theatre

29 A Christmas Carol Metropolis Arlington Hts.

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2 The Weeknd United Center5 Trace Adkins Genesee Theatre6 Guns N’ Roses United Center7 90’s Pop Tour Rosemont Theatre9-11 The Avett Brothers Chicago Theatre16 CBS Radio’s Stars And Strings Chicago Theatre17 Jerry Seinfeld Rosemont Theatre18 REO Speedwagon Genesee Theatre18 Mariah Carey Chicago Theatre22 Odisea Society USA Tour Allstate Arena

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1 Die Walküre Lyric Opera Chicago

2 Madama Butterfly Metropolitan Opera NYC

19 The Pearl Fishers Lyric Opera Chicago

25 The Magic Flute Metropolitan Opera NYC

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special / seasonalOngoing through 1/7/18: Chicago Architecture Biennial 17 104th Christmas Tree Lighting Millennium Park

17 Christkindlmarket Chicago Opens Daley Plaza

18 Mag Mile Lights Festival Magnificent Mile

23 Thanksgiving Day Parade State St. @ Congress

29 Christmas Tree Lighting Rockefeller Center NYC

1 vs. Philadelphia 4 @ Minnesota5 vs. Montreal9 @ Philadelphia11 @ Carolina12 vs. New Jersey15 vs. Rangers18 @ Pittsburgh22 @ Tampa Bay25 @ Florida27 vs. Anaheim28 @ Nashville30 vs. Dallas

1 @ Miami 3 @ Orlando4 vs. New Orleans7 @ Toronto10 vs. Indiana11 @ San Antonio15 @ Oklahoma City17 vs. Charlotte19 @ Phoenix21 @ Lakers22 @ Utah24 @ Oakland26 vs. Miami28 vs. Phoenix30 @ Denver

♦Chicago Bulls♦Chicago Blackhawks

12 vs. Green Bay19 vs. Detroit26 @ Philadelphia

♦Chicago Bears

4 @ Nebraska11 vs. Purdue18 vs. Minnesota25 @ Illinois

♦Northwestern Football

4 @ Purdue11 vs. Indiana18 @ Ohio State25 vs. Northwestern

♦Illini Football

♦Basketball SeasonThe college basketball season will start up soon! The road to March Madness begins in early November! Grab your courtside seats before the shot clock hits zero.

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3 Rigoletto Lyric Opera Chicago

11 Don Carlos Opera de Paris

21 The Exterminating Angel Metropolitan Opera NYC

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Jamaica is home to crystal sparkling waters, white sandy beaches and blue mountain peaks! Take off your shoes enjoy yourself, and create memories that will last a lifetime in sunny Jamaica before winter hits Chicagoland!

The road to the 2018 Final Four begins on Friday, November 10th, as NCAA Men’s and Women’s basketball starts up! Impress your clients with last minute courtside seating to the big game! Beat the buzzer and contact your CUI Concierge for ticketing options today!

In ‘MoBay’, you’ll never be without something amazing to see. Known as one of the most beau-tiful places in the Caribbean, there also many historical houses and chateaus for you to enjoy. While you are at Montego Bay, you can

Marquette, Michigan, Notre Dame and other top schools will join host Chaminade University for the 2016 Maui Invitational Tournament. While you are in Maui, make a vacation out of your stay with hotel and flight arrangements!

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♦Maui Invitational, Maui, HawaiiKingston is the cultural district of the island. From the original colonial architecture, to the not-to-be-missed Hope Gardens; this is a city ablaze with unique action, beauty and the spirit of All Right.

♦Kingston

Traveling on Jamacia’s South Coast, you will dis-cover a treasure chest of coves and bays; where the Caribbean meets the sandy and sometimes rocky shores. A mixture of dark and white sand along with rocky coves, fishermen’s enclaves and

Sixteen teams will battle it out over Thanksgiving weekend, as the college basketball season gets underway. Ohio State, Michigan State, Butler, among other schools look to dominate and take home some hardware!

♦South Coast

♦Phil Knight Invitational, Portland, Oregon

The State Farm Champions Classic, an early-season neutral-site doubleheader featuring Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State will visit Chicago again on November 14! Secure your tickets to the State Farm Champions Classic!

♦State Farm Champions Classic, United Center, Chicago

Even though it is a quiet and beautiful haven, Port Antonio isn’t only visited for its charm. If you have an eye for arts and crafts, and all the jewelsJamaica has to offer, come explore the city. West Street is a popular area to visit in Port Antonio!

♦Port Antonio

The ceremony will take place in front of the Doughboy statue at 11:00am on Saturday, November 11th. The program will culmi-nate with a wreath laying ceremony at the Doughboy Statue, a 21-gun salute, “Taps” and the “Armed Forces Medley.” Ceremony

♦Veterans Day Ceremony at Soldier Field

secluded swimming spots gives South Coasts’ shores range of possibilities.

Very little compares to a long, lazy day, soaking up the sun on their Negril beaches, except for putting on your evening wear and feeling the real beat of Jamaica at their top nighttime spots. Come sway with the All Right vibe. Negril is a hub of

♦Negril

experience the thrill of river rafting! The tour offers a breathtaking ride downstream under the direction of the captain who will make the trip as memorable as possible as he describes all the surrounding beauty through the valley and its awesome gorges.

veterans dayVeterans Day is on Saturday, November 11th, and is set aside to thank and honor living veterans who have served honorably in the military in wartime and peacetime. Originally known as Armistice Day and so declared by President Woodrow Wilson, it was created to mark the signing of the Armistice which ended World War I. Following World War II, it was declared a day to honor all veterans and in 1954, renamed Veterans Day by Congress.

Ceremony will take place at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11th at 11:00 am.

♦Veterans Day Ceremony at Arlington Memorial Amphitheater

night-time activity. Make sure you see the island on horse-back, keeping enough energy to dance the night away.Thank you for your service!

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♦ Thawing a frozen turkey requires patience. The safest method is to thaw turkey in the refrigerator. Be sure to plan ahead — it takes approximately 4-5 days for a 20-pound turkey to fully defrost.♦ For crisper skin, unwrap the turkey the day before roasting and leave it uncovered in the refrigerator overnight.♦ When calculating your roasting time, plan on about 15 minutes per pound.♦ A turkey will cook more evenly if it is not densely stuffed. Consider adding flavor by loosely filling the cavity with aro-matic vegetables — carrots, celery, onion or garlic work nicely or by carefully tucking fresh herbs underneath the breast skin. ♦ Before roasting, coat the outside of the turkey with veg-etable or olive oil, season with salt and pepper and tightly cover the breast with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning♦ Once you get the turkey in the oven, resist the temptation to open the oven door and admire your handiwork. When the oven temperature fluctuates, you’re only increasing the likeli-hood of a dry bird ♦ Remove the turkey from the oven and use an instant-read thermometer to determine temperature; it should read 165 degrees F at the thigh when it’s done. ♦ Remember to carve your turkey with a very sharp or electric knife.

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♦ Chicago Thanksgiving Day ParadeNovember 23rd, 8:00 amState @ Congress

♦ ZooLightsOpens November 24thLincoln Park Zoo

♦ Macy’s Thanksgiving Day ParadeNovember 23rd, 9:00 am EST77th St. @ Central Park West

♦ Turkey Trot 5/8 K November 23, 8:00 amLincoln Park