The Winery Team Challenge begins with a fun, informative Wine Tasting and ends with a highly entertaining and competitive Sangria Making & Marketing Challenge. Our sommelier starts the program with a brief history of wine, followed by a tasting that incorporates aroma sticks to help identify key ingredients in each wine.

Your group is then formed into teams that will become different wineries. Their assignment is to come up with a name and develop their own brand of Sangria. A brief history and definition of Sangria is explained, followed by a fun Trivia Contest which helps further educate your group about this wonderful beverage.

Each team then picks a leader and heads to the marketplace to find the ingredients they want to make their own Sangria. They will also create a name for their product, design a logo for their label and aprons – and decorate their tables for their final presentation which includes a song or jingle they write and perform about their great new Sangria.

Lastly, we organize a taste test contest to decide which team has created the best tasting Sangria. Prizes are then awarded in three different categories; the winner of the Sangria Trivia Contest, the team with the Best Marketing Campaign and the team with the Best Tasting Sangria.

The Winery Team Challenge is an extremely fun and fast-paced team building event that encourages creativity, cooperation, experimentation, and team support to come up with the best product and the most creative marketing campaign.

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Have Fun this Summer! Book your yacht party for your special event in Chicago! We offer two of Chicago’s finest yachts available for Corporate Entertaining, Employee Appreciation, Weddings, Showers, Graduations, Birthdays, Afternoon Lunches.

Have Fun this Summer! Book your yacht party for your special event in Chicago! We offer two of Chicago’s finest yachts available for Corporate Entertaining, Employee Appreciation, Weddings, Showers, Graduations, Birthdays, Afternoon Lunches, Sunset Cruise, River Cruises and much more.

Total Capacity of Vessel:
up to 120 guests

Private or Semi Private Space Available:
Yes

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South Branch is one of Chicago’s newest and boldest riverside event venues; ideal for weddings and private weekend events. Envision a lavish outdoor wedding in the warm summer sun on our Pavilion Patio; an oasis in the heart of the city. In colder months, imagine sprawling views of snow falling on the Chicago River to accentuate your occasion.

Pavilion Bar and Patio
Limited reservations are accepted on South Branch’s patio for groups of 20 or more with start times between the hours of 1:30 and 4pm, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. South Branch does not accept patio reservations on Thursdays or Fridays. Patio reservations do not guarantee inside space in the event of inclement weather and minimums do apply.

Main Dining Room
Our main dining room can accommodate seated groups from 20 to 50 guests or provide cocktail reception space for groups ranging from 20 to 100. Happy hour events can be booked Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with start times from 1:30 to 5:00pm and Thursdays and Fridays from 1:30 to 4:30pm. Minimums to reserve this space do apply.

Private Dining Room
Our private dining room can accommodate seated groups for 10 to 20 guests and a standing cocktail for 15 to 25 guests. Dinner and happy hour reservations are accepted from 1:30 to 7:30pm. A food and beverage minimum of $175 per hour applies to book this space.

The Monroe Bar
The Monroe Bar can accommodate seated groups for 10 to 20 guests or provide cocktail reception space for 50-60 guests. Happy hour events can be booked Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with start times from 1:30 to 4:30pm and Thursdays and Fridays from 1:30 to 3:30pm. Minimums to reserve this space do apply.

Private Group Events
South Branch’s unique space is perfect for private weekday and weekend events. Whether you are hosting a company outing, planning a wedding, organizing a charity event, or just celebrating with friends, South Branch is the perfect place to host large group gatherings. With our riverside patio and pavilion bar, spacious Main Dining Room, and chic Monroe Bar areas to choose from, South Branch has everything you need to execute any type of event. 100 guests are required to book a private weekday or weekend event. Minimums do apply.

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The Merchandise Mart, Chicago’s epicenter for high design and luxury goods, provides the ideal setting for your next exhibition or event. The Mart’s Events+Spaces adds together the elements of versatility, reputation, expertise and location, while offering an impressive collection of adaptable venues and an unmatched array of services.

Located in the heart of Chicago’s River North and Loop districts, The Merchandise Mart welcomes more than three million visitors each year to its retail shops, LuxeHome luxury kitchen and bath showrooms, 11 floors of permanent showrooms for gift, home, outdoor and commercial furnishings, 10 floors of office space for leading creative agencies, technology start-ups, educational groups and other leading organizations, dozens of trade shows and a variety of special educational, community and consumer events.

EVENTS+SPACES availabilities include:

Trade shows and expos
Special events
Corporate and association meetings
Corporate dinners
Fundraisers
Product launches
Cocktail parties
Fashion shows
Art shows
Filming
Photography studio
Showcases and installations

Total Capacity of Venue:

We offer a dozen different venues plus 200+ showrooms at The Mart. Please contact us to learn more.

Private or Semi Private Space Available:

Yes

F&B minimum to reserve / use the room (s):

No

Our most Important Target Market is?

Corporate, Civic, and Charity special events, presentations, meetings or exhibitions

We are most proud of our ability to?

Offer an impressive collection of adaptable venues and unmatched array of services

We are famous with customers for our ability to?

Provide excellent comprehensive event setup labor (union) and

Unlike our competition, we offer customers?

Unrivaled venues including luxury inspired showrooms, high-tech meeting spaces and expansive trade show floors

We would like our customers to tell their friends that we provide the best?

Celebrated art deco lobby, breathtaking city and river views from our South River Drive, show floors and meeting spaces

Our company enhances customer lives by offering?

The Merchandise Mart is the world’s largest commercial building, wholesale design center and one of Chicago’s premier international business locations. Encompassing 4.2 million gross square feet, The Mart spans two city blocks and rises 25 stories.

We offer our customers the best?

35 years of knowledge related to planning events in Chicago and throughout the country, with experience managing over 300 events per year, including dozens of trade shows, and educational, community and consumer events.

Recent Clients:

University of Illinois, Young Presidents’ Organization, POWER 2011: Opening Doors For Women, Friends of The Chicago River, Koenig & Strey

Awards/Achievements:

The world’s largest LEED-EB Building – LEED Silver, Awarded 2007

Perfect for the following events:

Company Meetings
Conventions/Conferences
Corporate Events
Fund Raiser
Non Profit Events
Private Party

Located in the heart of Chicago’s River North and Loop districts, The Merchandise Mart is easily accessible from all downtown hotels. The Mart boasts an elevated “L” train stop and a taxi stand at its front door.

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TopGolf is the premier golf entertainment complex perfect for any occasion, event or private party.

Our innovative and addicting point scoring golf games, combined with our new menu and refreshing cocktails, make this a far cry from your average event venue. TopGolf is also a great alternative as opposed to reserving private space at a restaurant or bar. The fun is free, and trust us, there will be plenty of it.

Worried about the weather? No need. Rain or shine, each bay is covered so that only the good elements from Mother Nature make it in.

TopGolf Holiday Parties

Choose the party venue that is sure to hit the mark and make the holidays more than happy! And since no golfing experience is necessary, absolutely everyone can join in.

We cater for small groups of 10 looking for a lunchtime gathering all the way up to corporate events for 400 people, including a gourmet meal, open bar and live entertainment. With a tasty selection of festive menus to choose from, we have Holiday Party packages to suit every budget.

TopGolf Social Parties

The atmosphere at TopGolf is always one big party, so why not create your own and plan your next group outing at this hotspot. Adults, children, friends and family will be glad you chose TopGolf for your next:

Birthday Party
Happy Hour
Bachelor Party
Rehearsal Dinner
Family Reunion
Golf Outing
Game Watch

TopGolf Corporate Events

You could have your event at a boring meeting facility, but we know you’ll make the right decision. Our fun and relaxed atmosphere puts everyone at ease and naturally encourages team bonding and creativity!

Client Entertainment
Employee Entertainment
Team Building
Meetings
Retreats
Seminars
Training

Click here to ontact TopGolf for your next client outing, party, special or corporate event

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Wrigleyville Holiday Party Rooms

Holiday Season is just around the corner, and we’ve got your bases covered!  With three convenient Wrigleyville locations, we’ve got something for every group size!

Vines on Clark is an upscale wine and sports bar located in the heart of Wrigley.  In addition to our delicious Italian American cuisine, amazing daily specials and extensive wine list, Vines has the largest outdoor patio in Wrigleyville! It’s THE place to be during the warm summer months.  We now offer off-site catering!

Mention Hereschicago.com and receive 10% off your party package if you book your event by December 1st!  Call 773-327-1662 or email us for details!

Sports Corner’s new renovations transformed this neighborhood classic into a three story sports and entertainment complex!  With over 50 plasma TVs and rooftop dining, there is something for everyone. 

Mention Hereschicago.com and receive 10% off your party package if you book your event by December 1st!  Call 773-327-1662 or email us for details!

Cubby Bear has three private party rooms that can accommodate groups of all sizes. Our rooms overlook the Wrigley Field marquee and offer a great atmosphere for all events, from a cocktail reception followed by a private concert to a dinner meeting! Cubby Bear is your ideal location for private parties!

Mention Hereschicago.com and receive 10% off your party package if you book your event by December 1st!  Call 773-327-1662 or email us for details!

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Chicago History Museum Event Space

Hotel ballrooms and restaurant banquet rooms are fine venues for just about any special event, from weddings and bar mitzvahs to the company holiday gathering. But to make an event truly special – even historic – consider a different type of room.

Consider one that by day houses masterworks of art and rare antiquities, the fossilized remains of a dinosaur or great volumes of research documents.  Or look into a room that’s normally a hub of transportation.  Or, reserve a gallery that once was the residence of a titan from Chicago’s past.

In a metropolitan area as large and diverse as Chicago, meeting planners can choose from a myriad of historic halls and rooms that surely will add a sense of drama that can make the event more exciting, memorable and unique.  In most instances, events must be booked at times when the venue is not open to the public, like evening hours and possibly weekends.  Most, however, are very flexible in terms of opening the space up to an intimate dinner for 30, or a grand reception for 3,000.

Here are some of Chicago’s most well-known, and perhaps not-so-well-known, historic event locations.

As the city’s oldest cultural institution, the Chicago History Museum is uniquely Chicago. The Museum creatively tells the story of the city’s vast and colorful past, creating a distinctive venue that you and your guests will remember. Spaces include reception, conference, and breakout rooms, as well as an auditorium and outdoor plaza.

Part of the lakefront museum campus, the Field Museum is home to Sue, the remains of a Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur that last walked the earth 67 million years ago.  The museum offers more than 35 world-renowned exhibition halls, ranging from Native American Halls and Inside Ancient Egypt to the great hall that houses Sue. 

The Art Institute of Chicago and the Field Museum are decades-old, world-renowned cultural institutions and Chicago icons, visited by locals and out-of-towners.  Both offer tremendous venues, options and resources for special events at jut about any time of the year.   The Art Institute, for example, has four indoor locations that can accommodate from 150 to more than 900 attendees, and the outdoor McKinlock Court is open in the warm weather months.

Thousands of commuters think of Chicago’s Union Station in the West Loop as just a terminal where they can catch trains to and from the city.  Think again, because the 84-year-old behemoth structure (originally designed by legendary architect Daniel Burnham) is open for private events.  The 20,000 foot Great Hall, known for its dramatic ceiling and columns, is appropriate for large functions, while the smaller Union Gallery is ideal for more intimate receptions and meetings.

Navy Pier’s historical Grand Ballroom, Lakeview Terrace and Rooftop offer a unique backdrop for events up to 3,000 people. Navy Pier’s 170,000 square feet of flexible exhibit space along with 36 meeting rooms offer plenty of options for all types of events. All of this located on the lake front and minutes from downtown Chicago. Navy Pier is a Chicago Convention Center and Conference Center perfect for meetings, conferences, exhibitions, and special events.

Click here to visit Chicago’s event planning directory of Chicago historical event venues

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Let the event planners at WhirlyBall help you create an event with all the right bells and whistles. With space for big crowds and small, we can provide high-tech A/V, food and beverage, plus as many entertainment options as you could possibly use in a company outing.

Total Capacity of Venue:
+500

Private or Semi Private Space Available:
Yes

Our most Important Target Market is ?

Corporate and Association groups searching for a complete meeting or event venue option offering team-building and entertainment, full F&B, and space for 10 – 500 attendees.

We are most proud of our ability to ?

Offer groups the unique and exciting sport of WhirlyBall, along with many other fun meeting and entertainment options, at competitive prices.

We are famous with customers for our ability to ?

Keep our customers coming back for more!.

Unlike our competition, we offer customers ?

The unique and exciting teambuilding sport of WhirlyBall.

We would like our customers to tell their friends that we provide the best ?

Value for everything there is to see, experience and enjoy at WhirlyBall.

Our company enhances customer lives by offering ?

The friendliest staff in a casual environment, ideal for entertaining clients, networking and teambuilding.

We offer our customers the best ?

Variety of entertainment options so that everyone can enjoy themselves, all for a reasonable price.

Recent Clients:

1. CDW 2. Zebra Technologies 3. Grainger 4. Hewitt Associates 5. Accenture

Awards/Achievements:
WhirlyBall was voted 2008 City’s Best for Bar Games!

Click here to email Whirlyball’s group and private event manager directly to inquire about your upcoming holiday party, office party or corporate event

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Roy’s restaurant Chicago Private & Group Dining
720 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60654

In Hawaii, there are two things of equal importance—food and the “aloha” spirit. The blending of these two dynamic principles is how Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion® Cuisine was born. European techniques and Asian cuisine meet Hawaiian hospitality to create a fine dining experience unlike any other–where the “aloha” style of service comes straight from the heart, and where any occasion becomes an unforgettable evening.

Roy’s Chicago offers a unique dining experience through spacious dining rooms, an inviting lounge and Roy’s signature exhibition kitchen in full view. Our private dining rooms feature contemporary Asian furnishings and original Hawaiian artwork.

Click here to email Roy’s to request information on our holiday party rooms & discounts

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Roy’s restaurant Chicago Private & Group Dining
720 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60654

In Hawaii, there are two things of equal importance—food and the “aloha” spirit. The blending of these two dynamic principles is how Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion® Cuisine was born. European techniques and Asian cuisine meet Hawaiian hospitality to create a fine dining experience unlike any other–where the “aloha” style of service comes straight from the heart, and where any occasion becomes an unforgettable evening.

Roy’s Chicago offers a unique dining experience through spacious dining rooms, an inviting lounge and Roy’s signature exhibition kitchen in full view. Our private dining rooms feature contemporary Asian furnishings and original Hawaiian artwork.

Roy’s Group Dining offers:

• Customizable menus for lunch, dinner and cocktail receptions
• Daytime meeting packages available
• Four private dining rooms that can accommodate 10-70 guests
• Entire restaurant available for private lunch or dinner events for up to 200 guests
• State-of-the-art audio/visual capabilities
• An extensive wine and specialty drink list to complement your meal exquisitely
• Aloha-style service to take care of all of your group’s needs

Roy’s Chicago has a full complement of Audio Visual equipment that is available for use during meetings and events at no additional charge. Our private dining rooms feature wired internet access and phone jacks for conference calls.

Let Roy’s pick your group up! We have a 12-passenger van that can pick up your group from all of the major hotels and most of the downtown Chicago area, at no additional cost.

Whether you are celebrating a special occasion or hosting a business meeting, Roy’s is the perfect choice for a personalized experience that will amaze your guests.

Total Capacity of Venue and all spaces for private event:

Full Venue – 200 for a seated dinner
Full Venue – 300 for a reception

1. Wine Room – Capacity of 30 (Seated or Reception)
2. Bird of Paradise Room – Capacity of 30 (Seated) – 22 (seated with A/V) – 35 (reception)
3. Hula Room – Capacity of 46 (seated) – 32 (Seated with A/V) – 50 (reception)
4. Aloha Room – Capacity of 70 (seated) – 45 (Seated with A/V) – 100 (reception)

Total Capacity and Names of Group Rooms:
SAME ROOMS AND INFO AS ABOVE!

1. Wine Room – Capacity of 30 (Seated or Reception)
2. Bird of Paradise Room – Capacity of 30 (Seated) – 22 (seated with A/V) – 35 (reception)
3. Hula Room – Capacity of 46 (seated) – 32 (Seated with A/V) – 50 (reception)
4. Aloha Room – Capacity of 70 (seated) – 45 (Seated with A/V) – 100 (reception)

How is the room set at capacity:

Rooms are typically set with long tables of 8-16 per table. We do have round tables that an seat up to 8 guests. We can work with you to rent or secure tables for your desired setup, as none of our furniture is nailed down or affixed to any walls or floors.

Do you offer any unique views?

We are street-level and offer views of Holy Name Cathedral and Chicago’s famed Gold Coast!

Is there an F&B minimum to reserve / use the room (s)?

Food and Beverage minimums are required to reserve a private space and vary depending on day of week, date and time of event

Is there a rental fee to reserve / use the room? If so, how much is the rental fee?

Roy’s Chicago does not charge any rental fees or require any deposits for private events, with the exception of restaurant buyouts.

Our most Important Target Market is?

Corporate and Association Groups of 10-200 people who are looking for an elegant space for meetings, lunches, dinners and receptions.

We are most proud of our ability to?

Deliver our signature “Aloha” style of service to each and every one of our guests

We are famous with customers for our ability to?

Be completely accommodating of all of our guests’ and clients’ needs.

Unlike our competition, we offer customers?

Flexible and customizable menus, competitive food and beverage minimums and complementary A/V equipment and setup.

We would like our customers to tell their friends that we provide the best?

Service, food and value

Our company enhances customer lives by offering?

A dedicated event planner who will work alongside of you to plan your event from start to finish

We offer our customers the best?

Fine-dining experience in the City of Chicago!

Recent Clients:

1. Boeing 2. United Airlines/Continental Airlines 3. American Dental Association 4. Gas Technology Institute 5. McGladrey

Awards/Achievements:

Michelin Guide 2011 Recommended Restaurant–Open Table 2010 Diner’s Choice Award-Wine Spectator Award of Excellence – 2010

Click here to contact our Private Dining Manager at Roy’s Restaurant Chicago

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