By The Adler Planetarium and The Beachwood Linking & Embedding Affairs Desk

This holiday season, the Adler Planetarium is making our corner of the Universe a little merrier with a variety of seasonal activities, sky shows and special events.
World’s Largest Snow Globe
The holiday celebration at the Adler kicked off last week with the return of the World’s Largest Snow Globe inside the Grainger Sky Theater. After enjoying an original Adler sky show like Cosmic Wonder or Destination Solar System, stick around to tour the city from inside our magical “snow globe.” You’ll be whisked around Chicago and see famous landmarks in their holiday finery. The World’s Largest Snow Globe will be available to visitors through January 3.
Trailers . . .
Cosmic Wonder.

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Posted on December 9, 2015

By Terra Brockman/Zester Daily

Although red is the color of Santa’s suit, poinsettias and Rudolph’s nose, a “bowl of red” is probably not what springs to mind when you contemplate Christmas dinner.
But chili has many selling points as a holiday repast. It’s a one-pot meal that can feed a crowd, and it tastes best when made a day or two in advance – meaning that even the cook can relax and enjoy the feast. And although I never imagined that chili would grace our Midwestern holiday table, I thank my lucky Lone Stars that the official dish of Texas made its way into my life and onto our extended family’s Christmas menu.

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Posted on December 8, 2015

By Helene Smith

Well, hello there.
(ENLARGE FOR PROPER VIEWING)

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Posted on December 4, 2015