My Sunday
I basically lazed about all day Saturday, other than the usual errands.
Today, however, I went out and enjoyed the day. I had decided to go see Visconti's Senso (I enjoyed it, though it's molto soap-opera-ish!) at the Siskel Film Center, and left the house early so that I could do other stuff downtown. I picked up a ticket for the Cultural Center's performance of Bizet's Djamileh next month. It's going to be at Preston Bradley Hall, under the newly restored Tiffany Dome, which I also checked out. Oh, my god, it's gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! I walked up the stairs and just gasped at my first glimpse of it. I mean, it always was beautiful, but it had an exterior cover which blocked the natural light. No more:
Before that, I went to Millennium Park for a tour of the Lurie Gardens. I actually almost missed it, as did a couple of other folks, because we were waiting in the place where the tours usually start. However, because of Taste of Chicago, they'd moved it. By the time we figured that out, we were really too late, but one of the docents was kind enough to give us a "mini-tour". I've been to the Gardens fairly often, but I liked doing the tour, as I learned a lot about the design of the place, and how it changes, so now I know what to look for when I go again.
Today, however, I went out and enjoyed the day. I had decided to go see Visconti's Senso (I enjoyed it, though it's molto soap-opera-ish!) at the Siskel Film Center, and left the house early so that I could do other stuff downtown. I picked up a ticket for the Cultural Center's performance of Bizet's Djamileh next month. It's going to be at Preston Bradley Hall, under the newly restored Tiffany Dome, which I also checked out. Oh, my god, it's gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! I walked up the stairs and just gasped at my first glimpse of it. I mean, it always was beautiful, but it had an exterior cover which blocked the natural light. No more:
Before that, I went to Millennium Park for a tour of the Lurie Gardens. I actually almost missed it, as did a couple of other folks, because we were waiting in the place where the tours usually start. However, because of Taste of Chicago, they'd moved it. By the time we figured that out, we were really too late, but one of the docents was kind enough to give us a "mini-tour". I've been to the Gardens fairly often, but I liked doing the tour, as I learned a lot about the design of the place, and how it changes, so now I know what to look for when I go again.