Explore Chicago With Debra – in April

Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 9:00 A.M.
Grant Park Upper Hutchinson Field

The fastest bunny with a mullet wins the prize at this festive race​! ​ ​This ode to spring 5K features ​80’s rock music​, ​hoppin’ ​​race amenitie​s and ​​​an egg hunt with over 3000 candy filled eggs​ (​for children ​a​ges 2-8), a live Petting Zoo, and ​get your pic taken with the Easter Bunny!

And continuing a bunny theme, this one on the dark side of the rabbit hole… catch Alice in Wonderland; this adaptation by James Michael Shoberg​ and​ directed by Amber Lee Olivier​ is a dark, ​edgy comedy about a schoolgirl lost ​on​ the seedy side of town​. Showing​ at The Side Project Theatre. Recommended for age​s​ 17+.

Eat cheese! Drink beer! Taste wine! And more! This free tasting and meet-the-maker event ​will feature ​an array of artisan cheese, bread, beer, wine, charcuterie, confections, and other food stuffs. ​Chees​emongers,​ and ​other ​mongers​,​ from Chicago and ​the world​ will meet here in Chicago; taste their goodies and learn about their respective crafts.

Midlife-crisis comedy by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Neil Simon at Mayer Kaplan JCC Theatre in Skokie. ​The​ story of a man who become​s​ afraid that the sexual revolution of the 60’s is passing him by. Determined to experience​​ for one afternoon a memorable, romantic encounter before he dies, he spends the next nine months pursuing three different women in an attempt to have an extramarital affair.​

Celebrate ​your inner geek at ​National Robotics Week 2015 by checking out the cool ‘bots​’​ designed by Chicago-area student and amateur teams​;, hearing from top university robotics scholars​; watching a live robotics competition​;​ and interacting with some state-of-the-art robots. Tickets included with Museum Entry.​

Chicago’s best chefs concoct and serve brilliant bacon dishes to thousands of passionate bacon lovers. Liquor sponsors provide cocktails, beer and wine designed to complement a bacon meal. Bacontrepreneurs and bacon-friendly brands exhibit their wares and connect with our bacon community. Three sessions to choose from.