CONCIERGE UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL July 2016 culturalupdate Volume XXVI—Issue VII “Fireworks and temperatures are exploding!” Did You Know? ♦Independence Day♦Beach Getaways♦Festivals♦and more♦ The Wrigley Building was the first air-conditioned office building in Chicago! New/News Arts/Museums ♦Bad Hunter (802 W. Randolph, Chicago) Opens 2 Witness MCA Chicago Bad Hunter is coming to the West Loop. Slated to 15 Copying Delacroix’s Big Cats Art Institute Chicago open in late summer, Bad Hunter will specialize 15 Post Black Folk Art in America Center for Outsider Art in meats fired up on a wooden grill, along with a 16 The Making of a Fugitive MCA Chicago lower-alcohol cocktail menu. 26 Andrew Yang MCA Chicago ♦The Terrace At Trump (401 N. Wabash, Chicago) Through 3 Materials Inside and Out Art Institute Chicago The Terrace At Trump just completed 3 Diane Simpson MCA Chicago renovations on their rooftop! Enjoy a 10 Eighth BlackBird Residency MCA Chicago signature cocktail with stellar views and 11 The Inspired Chinese Brush Art Institute Chicago walk away impressed! 17 La Paz Hyde Park Art Center 17 Botany of Desire Hyde Park Art Center ♦Rush Hour Concerts at St. James Cathedral (65 E. Huron) 17 Steve Moseley Patience Bottles Center for Outsider Art Forget about sitting in traffic or running to your destination. Enjoy 18 Antiquaries of England Art Institute Chicago FREE rush hour concerts at St. James Cathedral Tuesday’s in July! Ongoing ♦5th: Russian Romantic Arensky Piano Trio No. 1 What is a Planet Adler Planetarium ♦12th: Debroah Sobol Memorial Concert (founder of Rush America After the Fall Art Institute Chicago Hour) A Slow Walk to Greatness The DuSable Museum Red, White, Blue, & Black The DuSable Museum ♦19th: Rising Stars featuring young artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute Brick by Brick MSI Underground Adventures Field Museum 26th: Folk Songs & Fairytails: Music from Janacek & Schumann ♦ Wild Reef Shedd Aquarium For more information about Bad Hunter, Terrace at Trump or Rush Hour, contact your CUI Concierge Museum Free Dates Museum of Contemporary Art: 5, 12, 19, 26 We Recommend Art Institute of Chicago: Thursday’s 5:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. The DuSable Museum: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 ♦Gibsons Restaurant Group Chicago Children’s Museum: Thursday’s 5:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Specializing in the finest steaks, seafood, and Italian food, Gibsons Restaurant Group is here to make your event or meal memorable! Ballet/Dance ♦Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse ♦Quartino ♦ ChiSox 29 Maks & Val Our Way Chicago Theatre ♦The Montgomery Club ♦Hugo’s ♦LUXBAR ♦RL Classical/Symphony Contact your CUI Concierge to find out more about other Gibsons 1-2 Raiders Lost Ark Symphony Center Restaurants nationwide. 2 Alan Gilbert New York Philharmonic Contact your CUI Concierge to secure your VIP Reservations! 10 Renée Fleming Harris Theatre 12 Marsalis Concerto Ravinia ♦O’Briens Riverwalk Cafe (45 E. Riverwalk South, Chicago) 13 The Planets - An HD Odyssey Ravinia Have lunch, dinner or a social drink outside at 16 Hollywood Hits Central Park - Naperville O’Briens Riverwalk Cafe! Overlooking the Chicago Children/Family River, enjoy beautiful Downtown Chicago views with 3-7 Cirque du Soleil United Center a cold cocktail and a delightful meal! 9 Garden Tours Lincoln Park Zoo 17 Tom Chaplin and Friends Ravina Wine Insight 20 At The Beach with Dory Glencoe Beach ♦Blanc de Blancs 2014 (Napa Valley) 23 Opera For The Young Ravina 23-24 Zoo Safari Tour Lincoln Park Zoo The brilliant Blanc de Blanc is pale straw forming pearl 31 Midsommer Flight Schreiber Park ribbons of tiny bubbles! For more information about museums or exhibits, Contact your CUI Concierge to secure your favorite wine! contact your CUI Concierge! Concierge Unlimited International • Cultural Update • July 2016 • 2 Opera Concert/Rock/Blues/Jazz 10 Renée Fleming Harris Theatre 1&3 Guns N’ Roses Soldier Field 12,18,28 Backstage Tours at Lyric Lyric Opera 2 Def Leppard Hollywood Casino Amphitheater Theatre 10,11,13 Adele United Center opens 19 Al Stewart City Winery 6 The Gruffalo Lyric Theatre 19 Alabama Shakes Civic Opera House 8 Schoolhouse Rock Live Broadway Playhouse 21 Bryan Adams First Merit Bank Pavilion 11 Oslo Mitzi E Newhouse Theatre 22 Joe Rogan Civic Opera House 14 C.S. Lewis Onstage Mercury Theatre 23-24 Coldplay Soldier Field 18 Privacy Newman Theatre 24 Julion Alvarez Y Su Norteno Banda Allstate Arena 20 The Plough and the Stars National Theatre 25 Kenny Rogers Final World Tour Ravina 23 The History of Comedy Metropolis 26 The Goo Goo Dolls First Merit Bank Pavilion 28 Disney’s Newsies Oriental Theatre 26-27 Drake and Future United Center through Special/Seasonal 3 Rent Metropolis 2-3 Art Festival Chicago Botanic Garden 10 The SpongeBob Musical Oriental Theatre 6-10 Taste of Chicago Grant Park Let your CUI Concierge arrange the perfect seat for your favorite 15-17 Chicago Open Air Show Toyota Park performance at CUI preferred pricing! 23-24 Chicago Hot Sauce Fest Belmont Ave. @ Elston Sneak Peak Sports August White Sox Cubs 2 Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas Allstate Arena 1-3 @ Astros 1-3 @ Mets 6 Gwen Stefani & Eve Hollywood Casino Amphitheater 4-6 vs. Yankees 4-6 vs. Reds 8-9 vs. Braves* 7 vs. Braves* 6 The Comedy Getdown The Forum 10 vs. Braves 8-10 @ Pirates 7 Dolly Parton Ravina 15-17 @ Angels 15-17 vs. Rangers 7 Rascal Flatts Hollywood Casino Amphitheater 18-20 @ Mariners 18-20 vs. Mets 9 Josh Groban & Sarah McLachlan First Merit Bank Pavilion 21-24 vs. Tigers* 22-24 @ Brewers 25-26 vs. Cubs 25-26 @ White Sox 12 Hollywood Casino Amphitheater Toby Keith 27-28 @ Cubs 27-28 vs. White Sox 13 Tony Bennett 90th Birthday Ravina 29-31 @ Twins 29-31 vs. Mariners 13 Johnny Mathis Rosemont Theatre * Discounted Tickets available! 20&22 Pearl Jam Wrigley Field Contact your CUI Concierge! * Makeup from 4/30 20-21 Chicago Air & Water Show North Avenue Beach Fire 20-21 Jason and the Argonauts Lyric Opera 1 vs. San Jose 9 @ Toronto 13 vs. Kansas City 16 @ Dallas 26 Billy Joel Wrigley Field 23 @ New England 31 vs. New York 27 Luke Bryan Wrigley Field Sky September 1 vs. Washington 5 @ Minnesota 1-4 Chicago Jazz Festival Millennium Park 8 vs. New York 10 vs. Mercury 13 vs. Los Angeles 15 vs. Dallas 2-3 American Lobster Fest Navy Pier 17 @ Storm 19 @ Phoenix 10 Brad Paisley & Tyler Farr Hollywood Casino Amphitheater 22 vs. Connecticut 26 vs. Atlanta 10 Wonderful Town Goodman Theatre 28 @ Dallas 17 Los Tigres Del Norte Ravina 9 USA Women’s Soccer Match Soldier Field 16-18 NASCAR Chicagoland Speedway 23 UFC Fight Night United Center 20 Cheers Live On Stage Broadway Playhouse 28-8/10 Bears Summer Training Camp Olivet Nazarene University 24 WWE Allstate Arena 29 USA Basketball Showcase United Center 24 Celtic Thunder Chicago Theatre Crosstown Classic 9-25 World Music Festival Millennium Park The annual Crosstown Classic brings Cubs and Sox fans together 26 Tristan und Isolde Metropolitan Opera, NYC for bragging rights! US Cellular Field hosts the first two games on 27 Hamilton The PrivateBank Theatre July 25th - 26th. Wrigley Field is hosting the final two games on July 27th - 28th. Contact your CUI Concierge for great seats to upcoming performances! Contact your CUI Concierge to secure your ticket to the big game!

We are your time-saving concierge service and resource for local, national and international needs! Concierge Unlimited International • Cultural Update • July 2016 • 3 Independence Day Castle Adventures Monday, July 4th, 2016 Elegance meets sophistication inside these castle walls. You Celebrate America’s birthday and the long weekend with help from will find ideas listed below on how to make your vacation a your CUI Concierge! Across the country, fireworks will rock the night unique experience! sky in commemoration of the festive holiday! ♦Chateau de Bagnols (Bagnols, France) ♦Fourth of July at Navy Pier! The Centennial Celebration continues at Navy Pier with the Fourth of July celebra- tion! Enjoy the new Ferris Wheel, boat cruis- es, signature restaurants, and the grand fi- nale fireworks display at 9:30 P.M.! Castle-chic has never been more stunning than at the Châ- teau de Bagnols hotel! Château de Bagnols offers a breath- ♦Suburban Firework Displays taking combination of frescoes, pine and honey-coloured Suburbs across Chicagoland will have stone in the wine-hued heart of France’s Beaujolais region. Independence Day firework celebrations! Enjoy cooking classes, wine-tastings and feasts fit for a king Arlington International Racecourse, MB Fi- or queen in a story-book stronghold complete with its own nancial Part at Rosemont, and other local moat and drawbridge. Time is powerless against the Château communities will host firework displays de Bagnols. throughout the Independence Day weekend! ♦Ashford Castle (Cong, County Mayo, Ireland) ♦Fair Saint Louis (Forest Park, Mo.) Concerts, food, beer, and fireworks come together in beautiful Saint Louis, Missouri! Take Amtrak down or make the short drive during the three day festival! Flo Rida, Lee Brice, and others will make special appearances! Fair Saint Louis is from July 2nd - July 4th! The magnificent five star Ashford Castle is set in 350 acres, on To complete your holiday plans, contact your CUI Concierge! the picturesque shores of Lough Corrib, which dates back to 1228. With 83 spectacular rooms, suites and a Lakeside Cot- Summer Festivals tage, a wealth of activities, and plenty of thoughtful touches, Summer in Chicagoland means festivals are popping up! Whether you will enjoy acclaimed Irish hospitality on a grand scale. you live in the suburbs or in a Chicago neighborhood, you are always Parador de Cardiba (Cardona, Barcelona, Spain) close to a festival! ♦ ♦Naperville Ribfest ♦Frontier Days July 1st - 4th Recreation Park, Arlington Hts Knoch Park, Naperville July 1st - 4th ♦Square Roots Festival ♦West Fest July 8th - 10th July 8th - 10th You will travel back through the Middle Ages at the Parador Lincoln @ Montrose & Wilson Chicago @ Damen & Wood de Cardona. There are centuries of history standing high atop a promontory. Panoramic views of Cardona are priceless as ♦Roscoe Village Burger Fest ♦Windy City Smokeout Parador de Cardiba sits along the Cardoner River. Visit the July 9th - 10th July 15th - 17th Carmino de los Monjes and enjoy numerous hiking and Clybourn @ Diversey & Wellington 560 West Grand bicycle trials that will take you back in time. ♦Pitchfork Music Festival ♦Southport Art Fest ♦Barcaldine Castle (Oban, Argyll, Scotland) July 15th - 17th July 16th - 17th Union Park Southport @ Waveland Barcaldine Castle, also known as the Black Castle, is an ancient Scottish Castle within the shores of Loch Creran. ♦Wicker Park Fest 2016 ♦Lollapalooza Relax in one of their elegant boutique rooms, as no two July 23rd - 24th July 28th - 31st rooms are exactly alike. Make your trip to Scotland com- North Avenue @ Milwaukee Grant Park plete with your stay at the Barcaldine Castle! For more information regarding summer festivals in Chicagoland, Your CUI Concierge will help put your adventures to action! Contact your CUI Concierge!

For more event information, VIP restaurant & hotel accommodations or top tickets, contact Concierge Unlimited International, your time-saving concierge service and resource for local, national, and international needs. Concierge Unlimited International • Cultural Update • July 2016 • 4 Splash in the Summer! Key Reasons Why Clients July is one of the hottest months of the year! Whether you need a summer tan or want to splash on a beach or water park, your CUI Concierge will Rely on CUI! plan out your summer fun! UI stands At Your Service! ♦Wisconsin Dells C A client was visiting Los Angeles so they contacted Wisconsin Dells is home to four world famous water their CUI Concierge for assistance in securing a hotel. The parks! Explore Noah’s Ark, which is America’s larg- Concierge was able to secure a room at one of the best est water park featuring numerous wave pools, water hotels in the city. The client loved the hotel, as it was the slides, surfing, and more! After a fun day at the Dells, perfect place in the heart of the city! The staff, service and secure your reservations at one of the cabins or bed hotel were excellent! and breakfast locations! Wisconsin Dells is only four hours away from Chicago! ntertainment just a call away with CUI! E A busy executive turned to their CUI Concierge ♦Grand Haven, Michigan in need of Cubs tickets for a few games throughout Considered one of the best-kept secret beaches in the season. Their CUI Concierge quickly put together North America by Coastal Living in spring 2016, Grand Haven, Michigan offers miles upon miles of accessible some options for the clients preferred games and was soft-sand beaches! Escape from Chicago with your able to find multiple ticket options within her budget. swimsuit, picnic basket, and blanket and watch the Client was grateful for the concierge’s hard work and sun set over beautiful Lake Michigan! Grand Haven is approximately is looking forward to a fun summer at Wrigley Field! three hours away from Chicago, which makes for a perfect weekend get- away from the big city! UI is on YOUR team! Client contacted their CUI Concierge for assistance Lake of the Ozarks (Osage Beach, Missouri) C ♦ with White Sox Tickets. Client stated she recently worked Spend quality time with your family or friends at Mis- with their CUI Concierge to obtain tickets to the White Sox souri’s largest lake, Lake of the Ozarks! There are two Game for July. The Concierge was a real pleasure to work waterparks, three “show caves”, and countless other with and made the process very easy. When the tickets ar- water adventures! After a day in the water, step back rived, the CUI Concierge personally hand delivered them in time by visiting one of their museums! to her at her office. Client will definitely contact the CUI ♦Door County, Wisconsin Concierge again for any personal or business needs. Door County, Wisconsin is home to the rare School- May We Be At Your Service house Beach, which is one of only five limestone beaches in the world! Soak up some sun, kick up some sand, and discover fifty-two other beaches along Lake Michigan and Green Bay! You will also find jet skies Save your valuable time and let us be At Your Service. and speed boats around the beautiful sparkling waters of Door County! Catering & Corporate Dinners Dry off with a walk around the cherry orchard, where you will find trees ♦ ♦ ♦Entertainment♦ growing since the 1800’s! ♦Favorable Hotel Rates♦ ♦Moonshine Beach (Branson, Missouri) ♦Flowers & Unique Gifts♦ VIP Restaurant Reservations Moonshine Beach sits along the shores of Table Rock ♦ ♦ ♦Private & Corporate Events♦ Lake and is surrounded by forest of oak and hickory ♦Top Tickets: Theatre, Sports, Concerts & more♦ trees through the valleys and hollows of the Ozark ♦Travel & Transportation♦ Mountains! The gentle current from Lake Taneycomo makes paddleboarding the perfect beach activity! Contact your CUI Concierge, Bonnie Krkles-Gail, at: Explore a night on the town in Branson with dinner and a show or for an (312)220-0500 all-you-can-eat buffet featuring everything from salads to lobster, pizza, [email protected] and more! www.conciergeunlimited.com For more ideas or to secure your summer beach vacation, Contact your CUI Concierge! We invite your suggestions for future issues of Cultural Update. Are there cultural events you would Suggestions to like us to highlight? Do you have feedback about a restaurant or event that we have recommended? the Editor Let us know what you think! Please feel free to contact the editor by phone at (312) 220-0500, or email at: [email protected].

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