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One Banana = Two Free Cirque du Soleil tickets

By Sun-Times Wire

Did you bring a banana for lunch today? Put it to good use by taking it over to the Chicago Theatre box office. The first 100 people to do so (from now ’til 1 p.m.) will get two free tickets to the November 18 dress rehearsal of Cirque du Soleil’s “Banana Shpeel.” You can get your potassium fix another time.

(Thanks, Gapers Block!)

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