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Thursday, September 12
For the Birds: An Amazing Exhibition of Bird Houses has been showing at the Clark House Museum, Chicago's oldest home, since June, and will end October 15th. What is it exactly? More than 100 bird -- and bat -- houses designed by Chicago artists and renowned architects, including honorary Chicagoan Frank Gehry.