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		<description><![CDATA[by assault.it New York Tickets Are Available Online You can find new york concert tickets, as well as New York event tickets including new york theater tickets online from an online ticket broker. A ticket broker&#8217;s website will list all of the major shows, concerts and events running in New York, and then with a [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>New York Tickets Are Available Online</strong></p>
<p>You can find <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="http://chicagoconcerts.com/concerts/new_york_concert_tickets/3135/">new york concert tickets</a>, as well as New York event tickets including <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="http://chicagoconcerts.com/concerts/new_york_theater_tickets/3135/">new york theater tickets</a> online from an online ticket broker. A ticket broker&#8217;s website will list all of the major shows, concerts and events running in New York, and then with a click of the mouse you can select the tickets you want for the date that you want, and purchase them securely online. After this, the New York tickets are delivered to your door. Utilizing the services of a ticket broker eliminates all the hassles of buying <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="http://chicagoconcerts.com/concerts/new_york_tickets/3135/">new york tickets</a> in person, which may not even be possible if you live out of town and will be visiting New York and want to take in a show or concert.</p>
<p>New York Concert Tickets For All Your Favorite Groups and Singers</p>
<p>You can take in a fabulous concert at Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden or any number of world-famous music venues located in New York City. Bands and singers like the Edgar Winter Band, The Levon Helm Band, The Whigs, Dropkick Murphys, The Unseen, Airborne Toxic Event, Hall and Oates, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, the Allman Brothers, Leon Russell, Bon Jovi, Fleetwood Mac and Britney Spears will soon be playing in and around New York. New York concert tickets are available for all of these performances, so no matter what your preference is in music styles, you are sure to find something that you will enjoy. Your online ticket broker can help you find these and other New York concert tickets.</p>
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<p>Events in New York often include sporting events as well as theatrical shows. If you enjoy NBA basketball, you will not want to miss getting New York event tickets to watch the New York Knicks play against other popular teams.</p>
<p>New York event tickets are also available for a wide variety of plays and musicals on Broadway. There are a wide variety of musicals playing on the Great White Way, loaded with a great deal of spectacle, song and dance. You might enjoy Wicked, a musical about the Wicked Witch of the West from the children&#8217;s classic The Wizard of Oz. If you are a fan of the musical singing group Abba, then you will not want to miss Mamma Mia!, which is a musical featuring songs from this phenomenal singing group. New York theater tickets for these and other shows are currently available.<br />There is so much to see and do in New York, but you will not want to miss out on the superb variety of concerts, events and theater productions for which you can find excellent New York tickets.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Siren Released before Roxy Music became a de facto Bryan Ferry project, but after their Brian Eno-influenced art-rock stage, Siren is a snapshot of a band in flux, and loving it. There&#8217;s little of the boundary-pushing primitivism that marked their self-titled debut. Still, Ferry&#8217;s youthful edge and the band&#8217;s rough-hewn melodicism will shock those expecting [...]]]></description>
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<p>Released before Roxy Music became a de facto Bryan Ferry project, but after their Brian Eno-influenced art-rock stage, Siren is a snapshot of a band in flux, and loving it. There&#8217;s little of the boundary-pushing primitivism that marked their self-titled debut. Still, Ferry&#8217;s youthful edge and the band&#8217;s rough-hewn melodicism will shock those expecting to hear the adult-contemporary silkiness found on 1982&#8242;s massive-selling Avalon. Both camps should nevertheless admire this record for so reckless</p>
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		<title>Kanye West Tickets &#8211; Locking Down Love For Obama</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kanye West Tickets &#8211; Locking Down Love For Obama Hip-hop heavyweight Kanye West has publically shown his support for president-elect Barack Obama ever since the senator from Illinois announced his decision to run for president earlier this year, and West is nothing but floored coming out of Obama&#8217;s victorious campaign this week. Paying tribute to [...]]]></description>
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<p>Hip-hop heavyweight Kanye West has publically shown his support for president-elect Barack Obama ever since the senator from Illinois announced his decision to run for president earlier this year, and West is nothing but floored coming out of Obama&#8217;s victorious campaign this week. Paying tribute to the Obama campaign, West wrote the words &#8220;Hi Mom, Obama Won!&#8221; on his website&#8217;s blog, a touching move from the rapper whose mother Donda passed away less than a year ago after complications with surgery. </p>
<p>&#13;Other fervent Obama supporters in the hip-hop community include artists Will.i.am, Sean &#8220;Diddy&#8221; Combs, Stevie Wonder, Will Smith, Q-Tip, John Legend, Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Ludacris, Common, Mos Def, Ne-Yo, Nas, Young Jeezy, the Game, Herbie Hancock, Usher and more. Chicago talk show guru Oprah Winfrey has also been a supporting figure in the Obama campaign, and she was in attendance at Grant Park in Chicago Tuesday night as Barack Obama made his historic election speech. Brad Pitt was also in the crowd, and several other public figures celebrated Obama&#8217;s victory on television programs, websites and interviews as the presidential election concluded. Kanye West&#8217;s declaration on his website was one of many, but the shout-out to his late mother was one of the most memorable notes of Obama excitement.</p>
<p>&#13;West, a Chicago, Illinois native, has been incredibly involved in the presidential campaign this year, but before he was dominating the music (and now, political) scene, the fresh rapper was blazing through the Midwest with his hip-hop talent and unrelenting perseverance. West first burst on the music scene in the late &#8217;90s and early &#8217;00s, getting his foot in the door by appearing on Jay-Z&#8217;s Blueprint album. West&#8217;s 2004 album The College Dropout was the massive success the rapper had been waiting for, and songs like &#8220;Jesus Walks&#8221; and &#8220;Slow Jamz&#8221; placed the name Kanye West among the big dogs in the hip-hop industry. </p>
<p>&#13;Since 2004, Kanye West has recorded and released several number ones on the Billboard charts ranging from &#8220;Gold Digger&#8221; and &#8220;Good Life&#8221; to &#8220;Stronger,&#8221; also garnering eight Grammy Awards in the wake of his musical peak. The rapper&#8217;s confident feel-good anthems have dominated radio waves and television channels for several years now, and he&#8217;s been rocking out live performances to everyone with Kanye West tickets just as long. If you haven&#8217;t heard West&#8217;s live rendition of &#8220;Stronger&#8221; in concert, head over to <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="http://chicagoconcerts.com/concerts/http_www.stubhub.com_kanye-west-tickets_/3109/" title="http://www.stubhub.com/kanye-west-tickets/">http://www.stubhub.com/kanye-west-tickets/</a> and discover the Kanye West magic for yourself.</p>
<p>&#13;Aside from producing some of the most powerful hip-hop music on the scene these days, West has also become a fearless public icon in the media for anything and everything he believes in. The rapper has been tapped on camera saying that George Bush doesn&#8217;t care about black people in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, also depicted as Jesus Christ on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, and now his strong support for president-elect Barack Obama has earned him some time in the spotlight, as well. West is still busy performing and supporting his new album 808s &amp; Heartbreak, and the rapper hasn&#8217;t shown any signs of a slowdown.</p>
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		<title>O&#8217;Hare Airport Limo &#8211; Some Great Reasons to Hire One</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[by celikins O&#8217;Hare Airport Limo &#8211; Some Great Reasons to Hire One Traveling with a group can bring its own difficulties, so make sure that transportation is a solution and not one of the problems. Check out an O&#8217;Hare airport limo and you will be pleasantly surprised to find out that you can reserve an [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>O&#8217;Hare Airport Limo &#8211; Some Great Reasons to Hire One</strong></p>
<p>Traveling with a group can bring its own difficulties, so make sure that transportation is a solution and not one of the problems. Check out an O&#8217;Hare airport limo and you will be pleasantly surprised to find out that you can reserve an accommodating vehicle at a price that will make you wish you had thought of this before. Imagine the looks on the faces of other members of your travel group when the limo driver meets you at the airport, and then they climb into the most luxurious of rides to your destination. Business, conference, tour group, or personal party, this will be one ride they are going to remember for a long time.</p>
<p>There is no better way to tour the Windy City&#8217;s famous downtown than to have an O&#8217;Hare airport limo to transport you around. Gone are the worries of finding how to get there, fighting big city traffic and locating a place to park within walking distance of where you want to go. Instead you and your group can enjoy each other’s company in elegance and comfort as your driver handles all those difficulties and pulls up right in front of your destination.</p>
<p>Instead of being worn out by a day of touring, you and your group will be raring to sample the culture and night life of Chicago, and your O&#8217;Hare airport limo is the choice for a night out on the town. Dinner and a concert or theater can give you a taste of the finer cultural aspects of Chicago and your driver will make sure you all are safe and comfortable along the way. Or maybe an evening of club hopping would be more your style, once again an O&#8217;Hare airport limo will make sure that no one has to take on the role of designated driver and you all arrive home or back at your hotel safe and sound. Flying in for a big party or wedding? You will make a grand entrance when you and your party pull up in an O&#8217;Hare airport limo in front of the event location. Be the talk of the party and leave the stress of driving in a congested big city to your professional driver. And for the bride and groom to arrive and depart with the style and glamour of a limo will certainly be a part of the memories they will share for a lifetime.</p>
<p>Leaving the stress and worries of transportation in a big city to the professional drivers in an O&#8217;Hare airport limo makes good sense any way you look at it. This is an alternative that many people may not have considered, but when you examine it from all sides and compare, you will find that with all the advantages, taking an O&#8217;Hare airport limo is a viable and cost effective mode of transportation. So, next time you are planning to come to Chicago, consider your transportation needs and how they will be met with unforgettable style and luxury when you use an O&#8217;Hare airport limo.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series Volume 2 Elektra Records and HBO have joined forces once again for &#8216;True Blood: Music From The HBO® Original Series Volume 2.&#8217; The album follows last year&#8217;s Grammy Award nominated &#8216;True Blood:Music From The HBO® Original Series,&#8217; which featured tracks from the acclaimed HBO drama&#8217;s first season, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Elektra Records and HBO have joined forces once again for &#8216;True Blood: Music From The HBO® Original Series Volume 2.&#8217; The album follows last year&#8217;s Grammy Award nominated &#8216;True Blood:Music From The HBO® Original Series,&#8217; which featured tracks from the acclaimed HBO drama&#8217;s first season, including the sultry theme song, &#8216;Bad Things&#8217; performed by Jace Everett. Volume 2 follows suit with an all-star track list including Bob Dylan, Beck, Lucinda Williams with Elvis Costello and more.</p>
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		<title>Rihanna Tickets &#8211; Rihanna, Ke$ha Set Dates for Last Girl on Earth Tour</title>
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<p><strong>Rihanna Tickets &#8211; Rihanna, Ke$ha Set Dates for Last Girl on Earth Tour</strong></p>
<p>Rihanna and Ke$ha don&#8217;t need Maxim to tell them they&#8217;re two of the hottest celebrities on the planet, but the magazine gave the radiant singers an ego boost this week anyway by proclaiming them two of the world&#8217;s top 100 most beautiful women (Rihanna at No. 6 of the Hot 100 and Ke$ha at No. 56). While both singers can give their parents a pat on the back for the favorable genes, they&#8217;ve got bigger things to spend time on this week; namely, promoting their upcoming joint tour.</p>
<p>Starting this July, Rihanna and Ke$ha will embark upon the fresh and funky Last Girl on Earth Tour, which will kick off July 2 in Seattle and wrap up Aug. 25 in Chicago. Rihanna and Ke$ha will bring energized pop tunes and draw thousands of fans with &lt;a rel=&#8221;nofollow&#8221; onclick=&#8221;javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);&#8221; href=&#8221;http://www.stubhub.com/rihanna-tickets/&#8221;&gt;Rihanna tickets&lt;/a&gt; to amphitheaters across the country this summer as the Last Girl on Earth Tour invades hotspots across the country, and music fans won&#8217;t be able to keep up with the inventive pair of artists.</p>
<p>When the Last Girl on Earth Tour was initially announced in early April, quirky MC Nicki Minaj was also supposed to represent the femme fatales on the summer-long tour. Minaj pulled out of the tour a week later, however, citing time conflicts and wanting to finish an upcoming album as reasons for backing out from the opening slot on tour. Still, the show must go on, and MTV News caught up with Ke$ha soon thereafter to discuss the two-woman show.</p>
<p>The &#8220;Tik Tok&#8221; singer promised MTV just as many wild and crazy antics in concert as she displayed in her most recent music video for &#8220;Your Love Is My Drug&#8221; (which features her riding an elephant, dancing with a python and wearing day-glow paint, for starters,) saying that her upcoming gig on the Last Girl on Earth Tour would exert &#8220;a dance-party vibe.&#8221; She told MTV, &#8220;I just want it to be really, really fun. Let&#8217;s just say I can&#8217;t disclose, but I have, like, a really, really awesome thing that&#8217;s going to happen… and you can only understand it if you see it in person.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Ticket sales started in mid-May for concert stops on the Last Girl on Earth Tour, which will hit several dates on the West and East Coasts and also select cities across the Midwest including stops in Indianapolis, Detroit and Chicago. With Rihanna currently dominating the pop charts at No. 1 (as of May 12) with her smash single &#8220;Rude Boy&#8221; and Ke$ha close behind with &#8220;Your Love Is My Drug&#8221; at No. 8, these two sweet-and-sour pop princesses will rule the country this summer as they take their lovable schemes to the limit on tour together. Tickets to this summer&#8217;s shows will be available on &lt;a rel=&#8221;nofollow&#8221; onclick=&#8221;javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);&#8221; href=&#8221;http://www.stubhub.com/&#8221;&gt;StubHub&lt;/a&gt; as soon as they&#8217;re announced.</p>
<p>Rihanna and Ke$ha are pulling out all stops for this summer&#8217;s soiree called the Last Girl on Earth Tour, and the show will certainly not disappoint as the two fashion icons take their signature styles to the big stage. While details of the colorful tour are yet to be announced, let&#8217;s just say Ke$ha has some things in mind (&#8220;I want to wear a lot of laser beams,&#8221; she told MTV News).</p>
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		<title>Steve Miller Band Tours for Bingo!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[by celikins Steve Miller Band Tours for Bingo! The Steve Miller Band is currently touring in support of a new record, Bingo!, due out June 15th. The band will tour through the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Six Canadian stops are scheduled along the tour, as well as two dates in the U.K. In a video [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Steve Miller Band Tours for Bingo!</strong></p>
<p>The Steve Miller Band is currently touring in support of a new record, Bingo!, due out June 15th. The band will tour through the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Six Canadian stops are scheduled along the tour, as well as two dates in the U.K.</p>
<p>In a video released on the band&#8217;s website, Steve Miller talks about the making of Bingo!. He reminisces about experiences on stage with established musicians like Otis Redding during his early days in the Chicago music scene. The Chicago blues scene had a major impact on Miller as a musician, and in Bingo!, he has recreated his own versions of his favorite blues classics.</p>
<p> Bingo! is the first release from the group since Wide River in 1993. In Miller&#8217;s own words, &#8220;It&#8217;s a record to get out and dance and have a good time.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sonny Charles of the Checkmates has joined the group amid the untimely death of thirty-three year vocalist and harmonica player for the band, Buffalo Norton, who died late last year.</p>
<p>The Steve Miller Band is known best for songs like &#8220;The Joker,&#8221; &#8220;Rock n&#8217; Me,&#8221; and &#8220;Take the Money and Run.&#8221; They had a number one hit in 1982 with &#8220;Abracadabra.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Don&#8217;t miss the Steve Miller Band live in your city. For Steve Miller Band tickets, visit Ticketmaster.com or ShowTimeTickets.com, where we are never sold out!</p>
<p>For a full list of tour dates, check the listings below. Remember to check back with us for information on other upcoming concerts in your area.</p>
<p>Canada Tour Dates:<br /> Jun. 4 – Summerside Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jun. 5 – Halifax Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jun. 7 – Corner Brook Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jun. 8 – St. John&#8217;s Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jun. 30 – Toronto Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 5 – Montreal Steve Miller Band Tickets</p>
<p>U.S. Tour Dates:<br /> May 28 – Robinsonville Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> May 29 – Bossier City Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> May 30 – Little Rock Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jun. 2 – Portland Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jun. 12 – Atlantic City Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jun. 13 – Mashantucket Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 2 – Clarkston Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 3 – Chicago Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 9 – Temecula Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 10 – Santa Barbara Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 11 – Los Angeles Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 14 – Woodinville Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 15 – Troutdale Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 16 – Bend Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 17 – West Sacramento Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 24 – Pittsburgh Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 25 – Louisville Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 29 – Vienna Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 30 – Alpharetta Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Jul. 31 – Orange Beach Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Aug. 10 – West Allis Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Aug. 12 – Eagle Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Aug. 14 – Commerce City Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Sep. 17 – Corona Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Sep. 18 – Irvine Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Oct. 2 – Miami Gardens Steve Miller Band Tickets</p>
<p>U.K. Tour Dates:<br /> Oct. 7 – London Steve Miller Band Tickets<br /> Oct. 8 – Manchester Steve Miller Band Tickets</p>
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		<title>The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World&#8230;Ever!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World&#8230;Ever! You want relaxing classical music that&#8217;ll soothe your soul but won&#8217;t lull you into sleep? Here&#8217;s a double CD for you. The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World &#8230; Ever! does its best to cover both well-worn classical favorites (Bach&#8217;s &#8220;Air on the G String,&#8221; Pachelbel&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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<p>You want relaxing classical music that&#8217;ll soothe your soul but won&#8217;t lull you into sleep? Here&#8217;s a double CD for you. The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World &#8230; Ever! does its best to cover both well-worn classical favorites (Bach&#8217;s &#8220;Air on the G String,&#8221; Pachelbel&#8217;s &#8220;Cannon,&#8221; Debussy&#8217;s &#8220;Clair de Lune&#8221;) and some eclectic left-field choices (an excerpt from Górecki&#8217;s Symphony No. 3, Jocelyn Pook&#8217;s &#8220;Blow the Wind,&#8221; and Samuel Barber&#8217;s Adagio for Strings. The performances of most of these </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Pictophile Navy Pier   &#13; Built in 1916 as part of the city development plan, the Navy Pier is a mixed-purpose public infrastructure. Primarily used for cargo facilities, the pier also provided docking space for steamers used for passenger excursions. The outermost tip of the pier was used as a cool spot for public [...]]]></description>
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<p>Built in 1916 as part of the city development plan, the Navy Pier is a mixed-purpose public infrastructure. Primarily used for cargo facilities, the pier also provided docking space for steamers used for passenger excursions. The outermost tip of the pier was used as a cool spot for public gatherings and entertainment in the pre-air conditioning days. Sometime ago, the Navy Pier even had a streetcar and was known to be a little lovers&#8217; getaway in the city. The Navy Pier is 3300 feet in length and spreads alongside the Chicago shoreline of Lake  Michigan.</p>
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<p>What is commonly refereed to as the pier&#8217;s “Golden Age”, the 1950s saw the residents of Chicago gathering at the pier for a variety of events. The Navy Pier became more popular as a public meeting place than as a dockyard or cargo facility. The pier&#8217;s true use was unveiled during World War II, when it was used by the US Navy. This is why the pier, originally named as the Chicago Municipal Pier, is now known as the Navy Pier.</p>
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<p>It was mostly used by the University of Illinois after the war, but once the university was moved to a different location, the pier was not used for a long time. From 1965 to 1989, the pier was a desolate place and the city was looking to bring it down when several authoritative figures contributed to its reconstruction. Exhibition halls were constructed and the Navy Pier became a lively public gathering place once again. The Navy Pier was renovated in the early 1990s and now houses fast food kiosks, a ballroom, concert stage, convention center and shops. The central attraction is the 150-foot ferris wheel, complemented by an IMAX theater, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows and the Chicago Children&#8217;s Museum.</p>
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<p>Public art sculptures, a large animated and interactive fountain, parks, gardens, restaurants, shops and various passing entertainment events lighten up the modern day Navy Pier. The most popular annual attraction at the pier is the Venetian Night festival. The Navy Pier is set to undergo more renovations soon, adding a monorail, spoke-less ferris wheel, roller coaster, floating hotel and water park.</p>
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<p>Don&#8217;t forget to visit the Navy Pier when you are in Chicago and if you stay at a nearby Chicago Hotel, you just might be able to catch a few one-time only events there. Whether you stay at a <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="http://chicagoconcerts.com/concerts/Downtown_Chicago_hotel/2999/">Downtown Chicago hotel</a> or somewhere close by, you&#8217;ll certainly enjoy your overall experience. Try a delightful stay at the <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="http://chicagoconcerts.com/concerts/Millennium_Knickerbocker_Hotel_Chicago/2999/">Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago</a> , and enjoy modern conveniences while you bask in luxury.</p>
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<p>Naveen Marasinghe is an Online Marketing Executive at eMarketingEye which is a search engine marketing agency that offers integrated Internet marketing solutions and specializes in serving the online travel and hospitality industry.  (http://www.emarketingeye.com/ )</p>
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