Things I'm circling on the calendar

Marcus Dillard

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IT ticket queue's quiet enough in the Loop this week so I'm plotting the next two months instead of doing actual work. Mix of Bears Sundays, holiday stuff I pretend to hate but always end up at, and the usual trivia-adjacent chaos. Christkindlmarket's hitting its 30th year at Daley Plaza which feels like it deserves a pretzel in its honor. Grab the L, don't drive downtown, you'll thank me later.

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Things I'm circling on the calendar — 8 items
Name	Comment	Event	Neighborhood
1Bears vs Buccaneers	Soldier Field in November means frozen fingers and somebody's uncle yelling about the O-line. WORTH IT.	Bears vs Buccaneers	Near South Side
2Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville	Smaller than the Loop one but you can see Wrigley looming over the hot chocolate stand. Bonus points.	Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville	Lakeview
3City Tree Lighting Ceremony	Free, crowded, and somehow I still get choked up every single year. Don't tell anybody at trivia.	City Tree Lighting Ceremony	Loop
4Millennium Park Holiday Market	Quick hit holiday shopping sandwiched right by Cloud Gate. In and out before the L gets packed.	Millennium Park Holiday Market	Loop
5A Christmas Carol at Goodman Theatre	Scrooge gets his annual Loop haunting. Good date-night move if you're trying to look cultured.	A Christmas Carol at Goodman Theatre	Loop
6Joffrey Ballet's The Nutcracker	Not my usual Friday but the sets are unreal and it gets me out of Pilsen for once.	Joffrey Ballet's The Nutcracker	Loop
7Millennium Park Holiday Sing-Along	Free Friday nights by the Bean belting carols with strangers. Cheesy. I love it anyway.	Millennium Park Holiday Sing-Along	Loop
8New Year's Eve Fireworks at Navy Pier	Cold as heck off the lake but the fireworks over the water never get old. Bring gloves, not excuses.	New Year's Eve Fireworks at Navy Pier	Near North Side

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