The 3rd annual TOAST on The Magnificent Mile offers overnight hotel packages from $139, “Shop, Sip and Save” retail events, special dining and nightlife offers featuring delicious Moet & Chandon champagne, and family-friendly fireworks every Saturday.

The only winter fireworks show in Chicago provides a colorful crescendo highlighting The Magnificent Mile skyline near the Chicago River and Michigan Avenue on February Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. beginning Feb. 6.

Each week, the first 750 guests arriving to the viewing area at 401 N. Michigan Avenue receive complimentary holographic viewing glasses.

“Whether it’s a birthday, a new job, or simply a new look that guests want to celebrate, this entire month is about toasting everyday successes and joys in life,” said Angela Roman, the TOAST event chair who also serves as the wine director and director of operations for The Signature Room at the 95th by day.

Roman went on to explain that her restaurant venue, located at 875 N. Michigan Avenue atop the John Hancock Center, will mark the month-long event by offering a Champagne Cooking Class for Couples on Feb. 15 that includes dinner and plenty of bubbly for participants.

Events continue throughout the month on One of the Great Avenues of the World…North Michigan Avenue…and there’s even an enter-to-win opportunity to win a Magnificent Mile Weekend!

Visit themagnificentmile.com for complete sweepstakes details.

“The entire month is filled with ways to turn winter blahs into winter ahhhs,” said John Chikow, president and CEO of the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association, the business organization that presents TOAST on The Magnificent Mile along with Moët & Chandon.

“Our member businesses offer spirited specials and events that give us all plenty of reason to celebrate throughout February,” the leader of the 700-member association added.

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For complete details for over 60 key events happening during TOAST on The Magnificent Mile, visit themagnificentmile.com, or call the special events hotline at (312) 409-5560.

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The 18th Annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival® Presented by Harris will mark the official start of the 2009 Holiday Season with more than one million people traveling from all over the U.S. to enjoy a weekend filled with free holiday activities along the world class Magnificent Mile®.

Offering something for everyone, the event will feature a variety of celebrity entertainers, appearances by beloved Disney characters, interactive booths and a mile filled with holiday offers at North Michigan Avenue’s famous shops, restaurants and hotels.

The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival presented by Harris procession will commence on Saturday, November 21 at 5:30pm.

The procession will feature more than 30 spectacular floats, marching bands and other performers, with Mickey Mouse from Disney Parks as the grand marshal who will illuminate more than one million lights on 200 trees along The Magnificent Mile.

Deborah Roberts of ABC’s “20/20″ and Good Morning America will be among the hosts of an hour-long nationally televised ABC 7 Chicago special on The Magnificent Mile that will air on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 6-7 pm CST.

In addition to showing highlights of the day’s entertainment and the entire procession, special celebrity greetings will also be featured as part of the program.

This year’s Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Presented by Harris also marks the launch of the first annual The Extra Mile: Acts of Kindness to Start the Holiday Season program.

The program allows patrons of participating shops, restaurants and hotels to give to a variety of local, regional and national charity organizations through a host of day-long activities and deals.

For a complete list of participants, visit themagnificentmile.com.

Event highlights include:

• Lights Festival Lane, an interactive, holiday wonderland on Pioneer Court (401 N. Michigan Avenue).
• A festive Culinary Pavilion brought to you by The Signature Room at the 95th, which includes demonstrations by several area restaurants like The Signature Room at the 95th and MARKETHOUSE.
• Musical performances on the Harris Stage from 11am – 5pm featuring Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players, Ralph’s World, Radio Disney AM 1300 Road Crew, Mitchel Musso presented by Radio Disney and the Plain White T’s presented by 101.9 FM THE MIX.
• Procession floats featuring Mickey Mouse and his friends from  Disney Parks and giant holiday-themed balloons, along with a variety of performers including the famous NOGGELER Guuggenmusig from Lucerne, Switzerland and numerous marching bands.
• Ashley Greene of “Twilight” and Tony Esposito of the Chicago Blackhawks will be among several of the celebrities
  appearing in the lighting procession.
• The procession culminates with Santa’s arrival. A spectacular fireworks display marks the grand finale.

For a complete schedule and a list of activities and holiday offers, visit themagnificentmile.com.

Become a fan of The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Presented by Harris on facebook and follow real-time event updates and special deals on twitter at twitter.com/Lightmymile.

WHERE:

One of the Great Avenues of the World… North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

WHEN:

Friday, Nov. 20

Guests can settle in and begin to take advantage of all of the hotel, restaurant and retail holiday deals and offers listed in The Magnificent Mile Holiday Activity Guide.

The guide will be available on site and is also available online at themagnificentmile.com.

Saturday, Nov. 21

• 11 am – 5pm: Lights Festival Lane at Pioneer Court is open with live entertainment and dozens of family friendly activities.
• 5:30pm: The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival presented by Harris lighting procession begins.
• 6:55pm: Fireworks display over the Chicago River at Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive.

Sunday, Nov. 22

Day-long shopping and dining deals offered benefiting a variety of charities as part of “The Extra Mile” program.

To prearrange event day interviews and photo opportunities, and for a complete entertainment schedule, contact Denise O’Handley at 847-648-2644.

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First, on Thursday, September 10, Oprah hosts a Season 24 kickoff party in the streets of Chicago, as a crowd of thousands joins her for a fun-filled, star-studded celebration, including a special appearance by three-time Grammy-winning group the Black Eyed Peas.

Learn more at Oprah.com/party.

Then, on Friday, September 11, The Oprah Show features exclusive interviews with the newsmakers who had people talking all summer long.

Correspondent Lisa Ling returns to the Oprah Show stage for the first time since she and her sister, Laura, were reunited, after Laura was set free after a 140-day detention in North Korea.

ESPN’s Erin Andrews speaks out for what she calls “the first and last time” about the peephole video filmed without her knowledge and circulated on the Internet. Finally, Father Alberto Cutié, often called “Father Oprah,” opens up to Oprah about falling in love, falling out of favor with the Catholic Church and his new life with his wife and stepson.

About the Oprah Winfrey Show

The Oprah Winfrey Show has remained the number one talk show for 23 consecutive seasons, winning every sweep since its debut in 1986. It is produced in Chicago by Harpo Productions, Inc. and is syndicated to 215 domestic stations by CBS Television Distribution Group and to 147 countries by CBS Paramount International Television.

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