Around Town: Two holiday doings to know about now

 

Macy's on State sill doing a Great Tree like this one in the Walnut Room but look for a blue reindeer in 2021. (Photo by J Jacobs)
Macy’s on State sill doing a Great Tree like this one in the Walnut Room but look for a blue reindeer in 2021. (Photo by J Jacobs)

 

First, the doings at Macy’s on State

Macy’s announced it should have its State Street holiday windows ready for oohs and aahs by Nov. 6 when it will also have Santa in his workshop ready to hear what youngsters want.

Santa visits are on the store’s fifth Floor by reservation Nov. 6 through Dec. 24, 2021.  The 2021 holiday window theme introduces belief in ones self with a blue reindeer named Tiptoe who is too shy to fly with Santa.. Follow “Tiptoe and the Flying Machine” story in each window and see the reindeer as a balloon in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

For youngsters who can’t visit Santa in person, there is an interactive online journey available starting Nov. 26, 2021..  Macy’s on State is at 111 N. State Street, Chicago.

The Great Tree in Macy’s on State Walnut Room will also be back this weekend. To see it make a seating reservation Nov 6, 2021 through Jan. 9, 2022.

 

Museum of Science and Industry open its Christmas Around the World and Holidays light on an Illinois free day. (Photo courtesy of Museum of Science and Industry)
Museum of Science and Industry open its Christmas Around the World and Holidays Light on an Illinois free day. (Photo courtesy of Museum of Science and Industry)

 

Then, note the free days and what’s going on at the Museum of Science and Industry.

MSI entrance (not special ticketed films and labs) are free to Illinois residents on Nov. 10 and 17 and Dec. 8 in 2021. Which means that opening day for MSI’s annual Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light exhibits is the free-day of Nov. 17.

See more than 50 trees and displays from around the world and the four-story Grand Tree . Also look for Take Flight and Pioneer Zepher, two popular exhibits that have been updated.

For more information, prices, hours and reserved entry ticket  visit www.msichicago.org. The Museum of Science and Industry is at 5700 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.

 

Jodie Jacobs