Dear Friends,
Welcome to the 2008 season of Rush Hour! We have been counting the days until Rush Hour means summer in Chicago – or summer means Rush Hour, whichever your pleasure!
The term “Rush Hour experience” has emerged in the course of the last few seasons. It describes a user-friendly format that is reliably the [...]

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The Fanfare Committee recently hosted two exciting events:
Looptopia was held Friday, May 2 at the Chicago Temple.

Third Coast Percussion dazzled the audience and we unveiled our new RH umbrella for sale, which came in handy for the evening downpours!
The second annual “Rush Hour Tasting” was held Saturday, May 10 at photographer Sandro’s studio in Ukrainian [...]

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Looking for an effortless way to help spread the word about Rush Hour? We invite you to add a RH tagline to your email signature block. Use one of our suggestions below, or create your own!
* What’s the rush? <rushhour.org>
* culturally curious? <rushhour.org>
* How to outsmart Rush Hour Traffic every Tuesday: [...]

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More than a just a reception and great live music in the time frame of an hour at the end of the day, Rush Hour, like Starbucks, has now become known on the summer cultural landscape of Chicago as an “experience.”
The clever little dashboard icon on my Mac brings up a dictionary in addition to [...]

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Lately I’ve read a few fascinating books that talk about the brain, philosophy, and ultimately how to live life. One of my favorite little books is The Philosopher’s Diet: How to Lose Weight & Change the World, by Richard Watson. Watson is, as one might deduce, a philosophy professor and author, but his bio also [...]

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