Seasonal Tours: Tiffany Treasures in Chicago

Every Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. through December 30, 2009 explore Chicago's most magnificent art glass and mosaic installations, each designed and crafted by the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company.

There will be four stops at four nineteenth-century landmark buildings:

Art Institute of Chicago

Marquette Building

Chicago Cultural Center

Macy's on State Street.

The tour fee includes general admission to the Art Institute for the tour and one additional day, plus a special gift courtesy of Macy's.

Tour Schedule:

Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m.

Ticket/admission price: $20 for adults; $16 for students and seniors; $8 for CAF members; free for members of both CAF and AIC

Reservations Recommended For tickets or reservations: 312 902 1500 For more information: http://www.architecture.org/tour_view.aspx?TourID=74

Toy King in Chicago Spire

Ty Warner, owner and founder of Ty Inc., which manufactures and distributes Beanie Babies, Ty Girls and other plush items will be one of the first tenants at Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire at 400 N. Lake Shore Drive.

Multi-millioner toy manufacturer Warner signed a contract to buy the 10,000-plus square-foot, two-story penthouse at Spire. Originally the unit was priced at $40 millions. What Warner paid remains undisclosed.

Follow the RedBall

Native of Chicago Artist Kurt Perschke inhibits our Windy City with a mobile sculptural performance now widely known as RedBall.

The idea of the project seems to bee aimed to revive neglected city spots and turn them into architectural, artistic and social places of attraction.

Do not miss your chance to see the RedBall. You can actually follow the RedBall throughout the month of September:

1 Millennium Park

3 Spertus Institute

5 Wishbone on Washington

6 Field Museum

7 Grant Park Underpass

10 Wacker & Wabash

12 LaSalle Bridge

13 Damen & North Ave

14 Chess Pavilion

17 Union Station & Jackson

19 Hyde Park Art Center

20 ITT Campus Center

23 19 S. LaSalle

24 Federal Plaza

25 Cultural Center