his city-sponsored venue hosts world-music and jazz shows in a beautifully designed bandshell in Millennium Park. The city curates indie gigs in the summer in its killer Downtown Sound series.
Joie de Vivre’s first Chicago hotel has 184 guest rooms, clever artwork (paintings in the lobby were sourced from local yard sales), room service from Perennial Virant and a La Colombe coffee shop.
For old-time charm and movies that aren't the usual blockbusters, no place beats the Music Box.
