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Guitarist and Vocalist of UPBEAT singing motown, rock, funk and blues at the BASH!
Balcony view of BASH venue Crobar and the Crobar Dancers
Balcony view of Crobar, sponsor of the Meetings and Hospitality End of the Summer BASH!
The gals with On The Scene Destination Management
Meetings and Hospitality Industry End of the Summer BASH attendees
Attendee and Lisa Ihde of My Chauffer Limousines having a great time at the BASH!
Hereschicago.com and Crobar, Producer, Hosts and Sponsor of the 2007 Inaugural Chicago Meetings and Hospitality Industry’s End of the Summer BASH! I would like to thank all of you for attending the Inaugural Here’s Chicago Meetings and Hospitality End of the Summer BASH! In attendance were Chicago meeting planners, hospitality professionals, catering professionals, corporate concierge, travel planners, DMC’s, suppliers, private dining managers of Chicago’s top restaurants and venues and friends of the industry. I would like to especially thank Arona Martin of Crobar for providing the perfect venue, Catering by Michaels for providing the finest food, accoutrements, presentational skills and a lot of sizzle and flair and sponsoring thecatering for this event, UPBEAT for packing the dance floor, Dennis DeBondt for entertaining the crowd with his fun, clean, walk around jaw dropping magic, comedy and entertainment (no wonder why Second City hires Dennis for performances and comedy writing!), Tim Kilbride, the man of 1,000 voices for his support and attendance, Chicago Trolley for providing shuttle service, Event Gallery Photography for provding the professional photography (as shown above), Rich Diamond of Chicago Sports Games Plus for providing the Money Machine which attendees LOVED as they won cash, restaurant certificates, hotel stays, etc., Pistol Pete, one of the FINEST guitarist and blues bands in Chicago, Jennifer Gaba, assistant to Hereschicago.com, Simon Mounsey, Hereschicago.com intern for providing video coverage of this event (to be posted on Hereschicago.com shortly) and all of Hereschicago.com’s Planner Preferred Vendors for supporting the Chicago Meetings and Special Events Industry by providing the best service to Meeting and Event Planners seeking the best possible experience in Chicago. If you would like to inquire about supporting the 2nd Annual Meetings and Hospitality End of the Summer BASH to be held in August 2008, send an email to jim@hereschicago.com with your interest. The purpose of the BASH is to bring the Chicago Meetings and Hospitality Industry planners and suppliers together to celebrate the end of the summer and showcase our industry’s talented meeting professionals. Your hosts Hereschicago.com and Crobar would like to thank you all for attending the BASH! We hope to provide you with a reason to look forward to another Monday night BASH in 2008! Jim Grillo, CMP
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Just Grapes invites you and a guest to check out the Just Grapes space and chat with Just Grapes’ Owner and Chicago’s only Corporate Sommelier Don Sritong about how you can book your next corporate event at Just Grapes.
Whether it’s for client entertainment, networking or company team building, Don Sritong and his staff at Just Grapes offer fun and educational concepts for corporate events including “How to Navigate a Wine List”, “How to Build a Wine Cellar”, “Basics of Food & Wine” and “Blind Tastings,” a team building exercise involving a short seminar of six wines to sample.
Just Grapes is capable of handling groups of up 250 people.
DATE: Wednesday, January 23, 2008
TIME: 6 pm - 8 pm
LOCATION: 560 W Washington Blvd (between Clinton & Jefferson)
RSVP at rsvp@paramountpr.com or 312-643-2461
Just Grapes brings the passion of wine country to Chicago by simplifying the world of wine for local consumers. A wine shop supporting the idea that wine education should be simple, fun and functional, Just Grapes specializes in private and corporate wine-tasting events, wine retail and wine education. Focusing primarily on corporate wine education, Just Grapes’ Owner and internationally recognized Corporate Sommelier, Don Sritong, offers unparalleled wine expertise and consultation at the corporate level, both on and off-site. Just Grapes services include corporate entertainment, team building, wine cellar consultations and more. For more information please call 312-627-WINE, or visit Just Grapes
The MPI Chicago Area Chapter Holiday Party was a huge success! Kudos to MPI and the MPI Holiday Party Committee who put on another great event for members of the MPI Chicago Chapter and guests in attendance from the Holiday Showcase.
(L-R) Kathy Horky of Accenture, Jim Grillo, CMP of Hereschicago.com, Patty Hayes of Metro Connections Destination Management (DMC) Andrew Schorr of In The Loop Destination Management, (DMC). Photo courtesy of Hereschicago.com
Margie McCartney of PRA Destination Management (DMC) and Jeanette Bond, Event Manager The Fun Ones. Photo courtesy of Hereschicago.com
(L-R) Chrissy Ward of Society of Gynecologic Oncologists/MPI Board Of Directors, Jeanette Bond of The Fun Ones and Peggy Pissarreck of the American Bar Association (ABA)/MPI Board of Directors. Photo courtesy of Hereschicago.com
(L-R) Kelly Wood of Omni Hotels and the rest of the Omni Gang! Is that Jeanette Bond too from The Fun Ones? Photo courtesy of Hereschicago.com
Tunwa of Edward Fox Photography. I always like to get a photo of the photographer! Does anyone else ever think of the photographer and how hard they work and event? Tunwa has been taking photos of MPI events for atleast 6 years! Thanks Tunwa and Edward Fox for such support of the MPI Chicago Area Chapter! Photo courtesy of Hereschicago.com
Terry Castre of GES and Kathy Horky of Accenture. Photo courtesy of Hereschicago.com
Jeanette Bond of The Fun Ones with Jim Grillo, CMP of Hereschicago.com. Jeanette is a new member of MPI and this was her first event. Jeanette is a future rising star in the Meetings Industry! Photo courtesy of Hereschicago.com
The "Michigan Connection!" Photo courtesy of Hereschicago.com
Jim Grillo, CMP of Hereschicago.com with Kim Corcoran, CMP of Meetings Up North and Meetings Michigan. My favorite Michigan Meeting Planner and DMC! Photo courtesy of Hereschicago.com.
(L-R) Kathy O’Leary, CMP of The Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, Jeanette Bond of The Fun Ones, France Langan of The Holiday Inn Mart Plaza and Margie McCartney of PRA Destination Management. Photo courtesy of Hereschicago.com.
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