Chicago Casino Party Planners
By admin | July 24, 2010
Casino Party Planners
31 West Fullerton
Addison, IL 60101
Casino Party Planners is the premier casino event planning company in Illinois. With over 15 years of event planning experience, our highly professional team specializes in bringing the thrill and excitement of a Las Vegas-style casino directly to your Private Home Party, Charitable Fundraiser, or Corporate Event.
We can provide everything from start-to-finish to insure your Casino Party is an unforgettable experience. From our professionally trained charismatic dealers to our casino quality game tables and equipment, our exciting casino gaming action will make your next event one to remember.
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Discounted Holiday Party Rates if you Book Now!
By admin | July 20, 2010
Holiday Season is Just Around the Corner…
Receive 20% off your holiday party if hosted between November 1, 2010 and January 31, 2011.
*Must book by August 31, 2010
Cubby Bear Wrigleyville
Sports Corner
Vines on Clark
Please click here to contact Becky at Cubby Bear for more details!
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Register Now for the Chicago Planner/Supplier Exchange
By admin | July 19, 2010
Come and meet one on one (think speed dating) with meeting planners, conference planners and event planners and present your event venues, restaurants and event services. We have over 50 planners registered and expect 100 qualified planners waiting to here about you and your venues and services.
For details, register and to view actual current list of planners coming, visit:
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July Events and Specials from Chef Alex Cheswick at Chicago’s May Street Market
By admin | July 8, 2010
MAY STREET MARKET
1132 W. Grand Ave., Chicago, Ill.
(312) 421-5547
Summer Menu Starters from May Street Market
Enjoy fresh, new summer menu selections from chef Alex Cheswick at May Street Market. Try Grilled Watermelon Salad, yellow watermelon shooter, mixed baby greens, avocado jalapeño Key Lime vinaigrette, candied cashews and local aged cheddar ($6/$12); Pork Belly, Caramel Corn, 12-hour braised pork belly, corn polenta, caramel popcorn and cherry cola reduction ($8); and Stuffed Dates and Chorizo, wrapped in Applewood smoked bacon, smoked onion purée and roasted marinated peppers ($5/$10).
New summer entrées include May Street Market’s signature Duck Burger, local cheddar cheese, smoked bacon, port wine figs, truffle aioli and French fries or salad ($14; $19 with foie gras); Barbecue Smoked Pork Shoulder, 12-hour bourbon braised, ginger, coconut milk, Korean barbecue, artichoke heart purée and purple sticky rice ($16); Grilled Tilapia, Blue Corn Calamari, braised hearts of Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, artichoke purée and olive spread ($16); Sous Vide Hanger Steak, 45-minute poached at 141 degrees F, with summer carrot salad, French fries and chipotle sauce ($19/$11); and Vegan Organic Silken Tofu, Eggplant Jacket, purple sticky rice, organic white miso hearts of palm purée, cilantro, salad, wasabi peas and tamarind candy glaze ($15).
Cool off with sweet summer desserts from May Street Market, including Dragon’s Milk Ale Ice Cream, New Holland Brewery and crumbled Terry’s Toffee ($5); Flight of Cupcakes, chocolate five spice with peanut icing, carrot with orange ginger icing and lavender with Earl Grey icing ($6); or Local Berry Short Cake, sweet English biscuit, strawberry salad, Chantilly cream, poached rhubarb and balsamic ice cream ($7).
Seedling Farms and May Street Market’s Very Berry Dinner in July
Peter Klein of Seedling Farms and May Street Market chef/owner Alex Cheswick host a Very Berry Dinner, a four-course prix fixe meal for just $29 per person, offered 6 p.m. Thursday, July 22, with an encore menu 6 p.m. Thursday, July 29.
The evening begins with a Cocktail Reception, sparkling wine with wild strawberry purée. For the first course, enjoy Glazed Seared Scallops, with smoked raspberry chipotle brown butter, water chestnut purée and wasabi pea. The next course is Summer Salad with Blackberry Ice Popsicle, Greek yogurt balsamic dressing, blackberry preserve and Grape Nut granola. Entrée choices include Sous Vide Hanger Steak, with risotto from blueberries and Tellagio cheese and berry basil pesto, or Grilled Tilapia with Black Olive Crust, gooseberry emulsion, braised summer squash and pistachio polenta. For dessert, enjoy Berry Gazpacho with rhubarb sorbet, organic steel oats crumble and wild honey ice cream.
Three Course Prix Fixe Menu at May Street Market Six Nights Each Week
Enjoy May Street Market’s affordable three-course, $25 prix fixe menu, offered Monday through Saturday evening, and with BYOB Monday through Wednesday. Chef/owner Alex Cheswick hand selects each ingredient for the meal.
For appetizer, choose between Summer Salad, mixed baby greens, local mesclun, avocado jalapeño lime vinaigrette, cherry tomatoes and candied cashews; Local Vegetable Gazpacho; Pork Belly, Caramel Corn, 12-hour braised pork belly, corn polenta, caramel pop corn, cherry cola reduction and pickled cabbage; or Blue Corn Calamari, cilantro vinaigrette and banana chipotle aioli.
Main course choices include Barbecue, Smoked Pork Shoulder, 12-hour bourbon braised, ginger, coconut milk, Korean barbecue, artichoke heart purée, purple sticky rice, scallion and cilantro salad; Grilled Tilapia, braised romaine lettuce, tomatoes, artichoke purée and olive spread; Grilled Half Chicken with Moroccan spices, cilantro buttered corn on the cob and couscous salad; or Vegan Organic Silken Tofu, Eggplant Jacket, purple sticky rice, red curry hearts of palm purée, carrot and chili salad.
End the meal with a choice of dessert, including Dragon’s Milk Ale Ice Cream, New Holland Brewery and crumbled Terry’s Toffee; Flight of Cupcakes, chocolate five spice with peanut icing, carrot with orange ginger icing and lavender with Earl Grey icing; or Strawberry Short Cake, sweet English biscuit, Strawberry Salad, Chantilly cream, poached rhubarb and balsamic ice cream.
Thursday Deals
Every Thursday evening, join May Street Market to kick-off the weekend early with Half Price Bottles on its complete wine list.
About May Street Market
May Street Market is a contemporary American restaurant, located at 1132 W. Grand Ave. in Chicago. Chef Alex Cheswick delivers fresh food, hand-selected from local farmers and markets in Chicago to serve in May Street Market’s warm and friendly atmosphere at affordable prices. The restaurant is open for dinner 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and closed Sunday. May Street Market welcomes parties and banquets, and also offers its complete menu for carry out. For more information or to make a reservation, contact general manager Hamid Benna at (312) 421-5547 or visit www.maystreetmarket.com.
For a complete resource for Chicago restaurants with event space and Chicago event locations for your next party, event or meeting, visit Hereschicago.com, Chicago’s #1 online resource for party, meeting and event planners
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Chicago Rock Cover Band- Centerfold Band
By admin | June 25, 2010
Centerfold Band, Chicago’s Corporate Entertainment playing rock covers from the 80’s and 90’s.
For more details or to book Chicago’s own Centerfold Band, visit our listing on Hereschicago.com, Chicago’s online resource directory for meetings, events, parties and weddings.
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Affordable, Unique and Fun Corporate Event Space in Chicago
By admin | June 21, 2010
Dave & Buster’s Gold Coast
1030 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60610
We’re the answer to the same-old, same-old corporate event! Take great meeting space, delicious menus, unique event areas, and add a reputation for great service, fun teambuilding events, signature drinks, lively bars, world-class billiards and shuffleboard, and 200+ games and simulators, and you’ve found D&B – the perfect something-for-everyone place!
Watch our Video of all of our event spaces at Dave & Buster’s
Oak Room (banquet): 100 dining, 150 reception, 175 theater. $150 rental includes LCD projector, screen, podium, microphone, and dedicated service staff.
Viewpoint 1 (billiards): 30 dining, 45 reception. $30 per hour rental fee includes free billiards (1 table), snooker (1 table), shuffleboard (1 table) and dedicated service staff.
Executive Billiards (billiards): 30 dining, 45 reception. $50 per hour rental fee includes free billiards (2 tables), shuffleboard (1 table), a private television and dedicated service staff.
Viewpoint 2 (billiards): 75 dining, 100 reception. $60 per hour rental fee includes free billiards (5 tables), shuffleboard (1 table) and dedicated service staff.
Viewpoint 3 (billiards): 45 dining, 65 reception. $40 per hour rental fee includes free billiards (3 tables), shuffleboard (1 table) and dedicated service staff.
Lower Level: Capacity of 500. Lower Level rental agreemetns are custom created and have no fixed rental fee.
Total Capacity of Venue:
2000.
Private or Semi Private Space Available:
Yes
F&B minimum to reserve / use the room (s) :
No
Click here for more details or to contact Kristen Banks, Event Manager of Dave & Buster’s directly - Please mention Hereschicago.com when contacting me
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Tickets are now available for this summer’s Pepsi Tall Ships Chicago 2010 at Navy Pier
By admin | June 17, 2010
Tickets are now available for this summer’s Pepsi Tall Ships Chicago 2010 at Navy Pier.
Not only will you be able to see over 20 tall ships along the Pier, but you will also be able to sail aboard seven of the ships during the famous “Parade of Sail” as well as throughout the festival August 24th to August 29th.
Tall Ships Chicago 2010 at Navy Pier
The Pepsi Tall Ships Chicago 2010 festival at Navy Pier is a six-day event consisting of more than 20 tall ships from all around the world. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the ships from the dock and do walk-about deck tours, but for the first time, visitors will have the chance to sail-aboard seven different ships for 60-90 minute sails! To reserve your tickets to sail-aboard a tall ship during the festival, click here!
Parade of Sail Tickets
On August 24th, the tall ships will arrive to Navy Pier in grand fashion as part of the “Parade of Sail”. Over 20 ships will sail in to harbor one-by-one at full sail. It is truly an awe-inspiring event! Seven of the ships in the parade will be offering a limited amount of spots on board for this once-in-a-lifetime experience. Tickets to sail aboard one of the Tall Ships during the Parade of Sail are $189 and it includes a box lunch and a Pepsi Tall Ships Chicago 2010 Festival Boarding Pass, which will get you aboard all the ships offering deck tours.
For an additional $60, you will also have access to the Navy Pier VIP Rooftop Reception which will include an open bar, great food, and a front row seat to Navy Pier’s famous fireworks show. This is an invatation only event, unles you have a Parade of Sails ticket, then you have an option to buy this exclusive ticket.
To reserve your Parade of Sail tickets, CLICK HERE!
There is only 315 tickets for the Parade of Sail available for purchase, don’t delay, or you might miss your chance.
Participating Sail-Away Ships
While there will be upwards of 20 tall ships in attendance this August, only seven of the ships will be offering the sail-away option:
Tall Ship Windy – Chicago’s Official tall ship, a 148-feet Great Lakes four-masted schooner home to Navy Pier.
Red Witch - Chicago’s own 77-foot gaff rig Topsail schooner out of Burnham Harbor.
Appledore IV – 85-foot two-masted schooner from Bay City, Michigan.
Friends Good Will – A 101-foot War of 1812 Topsail schooner replica from South Haven, Michigan.
Inland Seas – Primarily used for sail training, this 77-foot two-masted gaff schooner is home to Sutton’s Bay, Michigan.
Lynx – Also known as “America’s Privateer”, Lynx is a 122-foot War of 1812 square topsail schooner from Newport Beach, CA.
Roseway – Registered as a U.S. National Historic Landmark, this 78-year-old schooner measures 137 feet and is now home to St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands.
To book your 60-90 minute sail-away with one of these magnificent tall ships, CLICK HERE!
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Wrigley View Rooftop Provides Unique Client Event Space
By admin | June 14, 2010
Looking for something “new, fun, affordable, unique and different” this year for your group?
Welcome to Wrigley View Rooftop, Wrigleyville’s NEWEST rooftop endorsed by the Chicago Cubs located at 1050 W Waveland Ave which is situated in Left Field.
Wrigley View Rooftop provides for one of the most unique and memorable experiences in Chicago for client events, company parties, corporate events, or family and friend gatherings.
Wrigley View provides you with the BEST Chicago Cubs multi-level rooftop experience available for groups of 10 to 200 people.
The name says it all; the view from our rooftop gives you an unobstructed view of the entire infield and outfield areas of Wrigley Field including the historic Wrigley Field scoreboard – one of the few Wrigley rooftops with a view of the scoreboard.
Check in with our friendly staff upon arrival and then step into the elevator and be transported to the rooftop to start your Wrigley View Rooftop experience.
Wrigley View Rooftop is your all-inclusive rooftop experience. Whether you find yourself enjoying the open air of our beautiful rooftop or lounging within our brand new, luxurious interior bar, we are ready to serve you – pre, during, and post game.
Wrigley View Rooftop has four levels offering unique vantage points, Space for up to 200 people, Multiple oversized flat screen televisions, and Luxurious stadium style seating – no bleachers!
Enjoy our Upper deck with an amazing view of the whole field!
Your Wrigley View Rooftop experience is all inclusive. You will receive our full catering menu grilled and prepared on site to include beer, wine, soda….Beef Hot Dogs, Beer Marinated Brats, Angus Burgeres, Veggie Burgers, Chicken Sandwiches and our famous grilled Italian Sausage.
And if that werent enough, satisfy your tastes with an array of Salads and Sides to choose from including Italian Pasta Salad, American Potato Salad, German Potato Salad, Mixed greens or Picnic Coleslaw.
Wrigley View Rooftop’s Bar Service and friendly staff are here to serve you with your all inclusive open bar including beer, wine, and soft drinks such as MGD, Miller Lite, Bud, Bud Light, Amstel Light, Heinekin, Odouls and bottled water. Or enjoy an array of wines to include chardonnay, pinot grigio, merlot and pinoir noir.
If you are a dessert lover, a selection of Assorted Gourmet Cookies & Bars as well as assorted ice cream novelties are available throughout the game!
Wrigley View Rooftop has Three levels of comfortable and clean restrooms, fully handicap accessible seating, Picturesque views of Wrigley Field and The friendliest and most courteous staff around!
Wrigley View Rooftop is unique, affordable and fun. Why wouldn’t you book your group or outing today?
Space fills up quickly so call now and inquire about having your group on Wrigley View Rooftop. We look forward to having you at our Rooftop offering you an incredible unique Chicago outing experience.
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Pepsi Tall Ships Chicago 2010 at Navy Pier!
By admin | June 10, 2010
Six days of a once-in-a-lifetime experience are waiting for you and your family to discover this summer during Pepsi® Tall Ships Chicago 2010 at Navy Pier®!
Navy Pier proudly welcomes over 20 majestic and historic Tall Ships from around the world as they make a rare return to Chicago, August 24 — 29. For the first time in Chicago, a Tall Ships festival of this size and importance will be located in one place — in a mile long display at Navy Pier.
The pageantry kicks-off with an opening day Parade of Sail on Lake Michigan as these storied ships with their billowing sails make their way to Navy Pier’s docks, set against the backdrop of our world-famous city skyline. This breathtaking spectacle heralds the start of this long awaited festival celebrating the rich maritime heritage of both Chicago and Navy Pier. It promises to be the quintessential summer attraction in Chicago.
Pepsi Tall Ships Chicago 2010 has something for everyone at Navy Pier! Come be a part of this unique, family friendly festival that offers diverse activities such as ship viewing, on-deck tours, sailing excursions, nightly fireworks, arts and crafts, entertainment, interactive greening initiatives and so much more. Spend an entire day or two to create memories that will last a lifetime.
Don’t miss the excitement as the grace and grandeur of maritime yesteryear is brought to life on Chicago’s lakefront!
Navy Pier is an official Great Lakes port of call as part of the American Sail Training Association’s Great Lakes United TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® 2010
Visit our website for more details
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Tall Ship Private Sailing Charters for Corporate Events
By admin | June 10, 2010
Tall Ship Adventures of Chicago
600 E. Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
WINDY is available for private charters, for weddings, parties, corporate functions, planning committees, reunions, church outings and Worship Sails, tour groups, team building, and educational experiences. Windy may be chartered for a maximum of 150 guests. YOUR EXPERIENCE aboard WINDY is meant to be an outdoors one. However, we also have a grand interior “salon”, which can hold 50-70 standing guests, available for dining and for getting out of the sun or weather. It is adjacent to our kitchen, or “galley”. The caterer usually sets up buffet style inside the salon, or and guests are free to move in and out.
c: Capt. Randall – Please mention Hereschicago.com when contacting me
Tall Ship Sailing Adventures
These 60 or 75 min. Skyline Cruises are the family favorites! Each day of our daily and weekly sailing schedule is unique, with every trip dependent on the direction of the wind. No two tours are alike. Each sail also has a tour theme led by our enthusiastic crew-educators! Our tall ship crew are multi-talented individuals, many of whom have experience in the study of history, maritime lore, the arts, music, and theatre- ready to bring their experience to enhance your enjoyment aboard Windy! You can simply relax on deck in quiet, or gather around for storytelling and hands-on fun!
Tall Ship Educational Sail Training Programs
Educational cruises are offered to school, church, scouts, corporations, and other groups. This program provides a variety of hands-on activities and several talks on topics including maritime history, sailing, maritime arts, physics, navigation, marlinespike, seamanship, marine wildlife, group dynamics and the like. Call to discuss your desires, as we can design an event for your students.
We already have a great program for badge work for Girl Scouts! Programs are designed for each group. Much more details are located on the Education page on the web site. In 2008, over 8,000 students sailed with us!
Tall Ship Private Charters
The WINDY is available for private charters, weddings, parties, corporate functions, planning committees (no phones to distract members), team building, reunions, church outings, tours, fun getaways, and educational experiences. Groups as large as 150 can be accommodated. A full range of menu options can be provided by the ship’s caterers. Call early to confirm availability and to make plans. Reservation dates are guaranteed with payment. Also consider a Pirate Themed Charters for something truly extraordinary!
Corporate team building activities are also offered.
Unique views?
Chicago’s Skyline from Lake Michigan, Navy Pier
Our most Important Target Market is?
Private charters, for weddings, parties, corporate functions, planning committees, reunions, church outings and Worship Sails, tour groups, team building, and educational experiences.
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