Chicago Loop's Holiday Hub

Online, November 17, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) welcomes downtown visitors and shoppers in from the cold this holiday season with its cozy Holiday Hub—a temporary winter cottage complete with festive decor, open on the Pedway level of Block Thirty Seven, 108 N. State Street, Nov. 18-Dec. 24, 2013, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. each Sunday (closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28). The Holiday Hub features free family-friendly activities to warm hands and hearts, including a #LoopHolidays information center, story corner, arts and crafts, complimentary hot beverages and pop-up programming from beloved Chicago institutions.

Just in time for the holidays, CLA also launches its new LoopChicago.com website on Nov. 18 to serve as a digital information center on downtown destinations, restaurants and retailers, as well as offer festive Loop Lists—itineraries for different winter activities. The portal for all things holiday in the Loop is LoopChicago.com/Holidays.

Pop-up programming at the Holiday Hub includes:
• Appearances by Ebenezer Scrooge from Goodman Theatre's A Christmas Carol
• German brass band performances by Brass Variety
• Holiday stories read by the Christkind (German Christmas Fairy) presented by Christkindlmarket
• Choir performances presented by Block Thirty Seven
• Performances from the Dusable Museum
• Appearances from Herman der German presented by The Berghoff Restaurant
• Arts and crafts activities led by Chicago artists
• And more events to be announced!

Among the festive Loop Lists on the new LoopChicago.com site will be an exclusive list of Macy's holiday tips, curated by the retailer, with insider information such as how to navigate the busy shopping center and the best times to visit Santa. Additional Loop Lists will be themed around itineraries that fit the following categories: free, family-friendly, theater, shopping and dining.

Chicago Loop Alliance's Holiday Hub is made possible through the generous support of the Berghoff Restaurant, Block Thirty Seven, Christkindlmarket, Goodman Theatre, the League of Chicago Theatres, Macy's and Chicago Magazine.