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🍷 Welcome to Windy City Wine+!

We’re a social crew of wine, food, and spirits lovers exploring Chicago’s best sips and bites—plus fun excursions to new venues and festivals around the city (and sometimes beyond 🍇).

I’m Giovina, your organizer as of 9/10/23, taking over from Tom Besore. We'll keep our beloved Millennium Park summer wine nights and add year-round events like wine dinners, classes, tastings, festivals, and vineyard trips.

I also run 1001 Things to See in Chicago Before You Die—an active sister group with 4–5 events weekly. Check it out!

Questions or ideas? Message me anytime on Meetup!

– Giovina Romandine, Organizer 🍷

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🎭✨ Steal Alert: Holiday at the Goodman — 50% Off Tickets! 🎟️🎶

Fri, Mar 6 · 7:00 PM CST

Goodman Theatre, 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US

🎭✨ Steal Alert: Holiday at the Goodman — 50% Off Tickets! 🎟️🎶

Let's check out this stunning adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play that inspired the beloved 1938 film starring Cary Grant & Katharine Hepburn!

From Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg comes a sparkling, contemporary take on Philip Barry's classic. In the wealthy world of the Upper East Side Setons, matters of the heart are a family affair — until a romantic prospect from a very different background throws privilege, class & personal fulfillment into sharp relief. Directed by Robert Falls, this fresh production asks the eternal question: work to live, or live to work? 💛

📅 DATE & TIME Friday, March 6, 2026
⏰ 7:30 PM | Arrive ~7:00 PM to grab a drink & get settled
🕐 Runtime: 2 hours 20 minutes + one intermission
📍 LOCATION Goodman Theater 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago (Loop Theater District)

🎟️ TICKETS — DEEP DISCOUNT, NO CODE NEEDED
🥇 BEST OPTION — TodayTix: $27–$45 + fees (Normally $49–$94 — save 44%–50%!)
👉 https://www.todaytix.com/chicago/shows/44131-holiday-chi
✔️ Select: Friday 3/6/26 | Assigned Seats | 7:30 PM
🪑 I'm in Main Floor Right, Row A, Seat 5 Seats still open right next to me: A2, A3 & A4! Also available: Row C & plenty of mezzanine seats (Cheaper seats further back — your choice!) I purchased my tickets here

🥈 BACKUP if above is sold out — HotTix: $41–$51 (Still a great deal but no seat selection — you won't know your seat until check-in)
👉 https://hottix.org/shows/the-goodman/holiday/
📞 HotTix Help Desk: (312) 977-9483
📧 help@chicagoplays.com

⚠️ Value-priced tickets WILL sell out — buy ASAP!

⚠️ IMPORTANT TICKET RULES
✅ You must purchase your own ticket
✅ DO NOT RSVP YES until your ticket is purchased
✅ Assigned seating — we'll meet in the lobby beforehand 🚨 High probability value-priced tickets sell out — don't wait!

🍽️ FOOD & DRINKS

No outside food allowed & no food served inside
Full bar available 🍷 wine, spirits & non-alcoholic drinks welcome in the theater
Plan to eat beforehand — tons of great nearby options!
Some of us may grab a bite before the show — I'll post a comment with where I'm heading so you can join! Check back for updates 🍴

🎶 ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
Holiday began as a 1928 Broadway play by Philip Barry, running 229 performances under director Arthur Hopkins. It was twice adapted into films, most famously the beloved 1938 screwball comedy starring Cary Grant & Katharine Hepburn. The story centers on a self-made young man who falls for a free-spirited woman — only to find himself at odds with her wealthy, tradition-bound family.

This Goodman production is something genuinely rare — a well-known title that has been truly, aggressively, and yet respectfully reimagined from the ground up by playwright Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out, Three Days of Rain). He kept Barry's original structure but rewrote nearly all the dialogue in his own voice — full of wit, rhythm and sharp edges. The result feels both faithful and completely fresh.

🎭 The Story: Up-from-nothing lawyer Johnny Case (Luigi Sottile) falls for Julia Seton (Molly Griggs) — only to discover she comes from those Setons, one of New York's wealthiest old-money families. Johnny has a plan: earn his first real pile of cash, then take a "holiday" from work to figure out what truly makes him happy. He wants money — just not too much.

Julia and her demanding father Edward (Jordan Lage) are baffled. But Julia's freer-spirited older sister Linda (Bryce Gangel) and her oft-intoxicated younger brother Ned (Wesley Taylor) are firmly on Johnny's side. A sparkling battle of values, class and the meaning of happiness ensues.

The dialogue is pure Greenberg — witty, sophisticated, alive. There are even Broadway aspirations for this production, which raises a delicious question: does it qualify as a revival or an entirely new play? 🎬✨

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🏛️ ABOUT GOODMAN THEATER
Chicago's oldest and largest not-for-profit theater, the Tony Award-winning Goodman Theatre is celebrating its centennial this year! 🎉 A world-renowned institution in the heart of the Loop, the Goodman is known for landmark new works, bold musicals, and reimagined classics — as well as its beloved annual production of A Christmas Carol.

🏠 Two Venues:

Albert Theatre — 856-seat mainstage
Owen Theatre — 400-seat intimate stage

📜 Legacy & Achievements:

Founded in 1925 in memory of playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman
Originally housed within the Art Institute of Chicago
Became an independent non-profit in the 1970s; moved to its current Loop location in 2000
First theater to produce all 10 plays in August Wilson's American Century Cycle
Nearly 200 world & American premieres
Winner of the 1992 Special Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre
22 Tony Awards & 160+ Jeff Awards 🏆

🚗 PARKING Metered street parking nearby SpotHero or ParkWhiz recommended — it's a busy theater district!

🚇 CTA Fully accessible by public transit transitchicago.com/planatrip

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❗ NO-SHOW POLICY 3 no-shows without updating your RSVP = 3-month event freeze Please update your RSVP if you can no longer attend!

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🎭✨ This is a true Chicago theater steal at an unbeatable price — grab your ticket before they're gone!