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The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is a Global Celebration of Puppetry Masterpieces!

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019MJ Tam Comment

Last night’s puppet masterpiece act, Ajijaak on Turtle Island, directed by visionary puppet artists Ty Defoe and Heather Henson, the daughter of legendary [...]

Bingo Tea opens a Malaysian Cafe in Uptown

January 6, 2019January 7, 2019MJ Tam Comment

I’ve been yearning to satisfy my taste buds since I’ve last visited Malaysia, so you can imagine how delighted I was to hear [...]

Local Chicago Gift Ideas That You’ll Love To Give (and Receive)!

December 16, 2018January 6, 2019MJ Tam 1

Still in need of gift ideas? Perhaps you just received an unexpected Holiday Party invite, and you need to bring gifts, or maybe [...]

VIP Experience at CMX Cinemas at Old Orchard

December 10, 2018January 31, 2019MJ Tam Comment

Why would someone who lives by downtown Chicago bother driving all the way to Skokie to see a movie? It’s a question I [...]

Rojo Gusano, an Upscale Mexican Restaurant to Check Out

December 9, 2018MJ Tam Comment

I don’t venture much to the Ravenswood area for eating lately and glad to receive an invite to check out Rojo Gusano. Rojo [...]

A #ChicagonistaLife Holiday Celebration at Chicago’s Gem, Trattoria Gianni

December 9, 2018MJ Tam Comment

This past Friday, a group of Social Media friends gathered together with Nancy Loo and me for a #ChicagonistaLife Holiday Dinner hosted by [...]

The New Joffrey Ballet’s The Nutcracker is Uniquely Chicago!

December 5, 2018MJ Tam Comment

The reimagined tale of Joffrey Ballet’s The Nutcracker by Christopher Wheeldon now features the World’s Columbian Exposition (aka World’s Fair) of 1893, a [...]

5 Must Check Out #Chicago Holiday Show Performances!

November 27, 2018January 6, 2019MJ Tam Comment

Sometimes the best holiday presents don’t come in a box! Chicago is lighting up with all these spectacular shows that are on our [...]

TOP FIVE MUST BUY GIFTS FOR CHICAGO LOVERS

November 25, 2018November 26, 2018MJ Tam Comment

A Chicagonista lives, loves, and breathes everything Chicago, so I’m often on a lookout for some new items that I find interesting for [...]

Experience Tchaikovsky’s last opera, Iolanta, premiering in Chicago

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018MJ Tam Comment

How would it be like if you are blind and not know that you can’t see? Color, light, and darkness means nothing and [...]

A Magical Journey: The Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker at the Lyric Opera House, Chicago (December 2–27, 2023)

A Chicagonista You Should Know: Rosalind Cummings-Yeates

5 better holiday baking tips to elevate your celebrations

The Joffrey Ballet Celebrates The Holidays With The Return of Christopher Wheeldon’s Chicago-Set The Nutcracker

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