CONCIERGE UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL culturalupdate November 2017 Volume XXVII—Issue XI Amount 100 N. Riverside recycled through September 2017: arts / museums Open Bottles and Cans: 1,642 Office Paper: 64,010 3 Rodin Art Institute Equivalent to: 16 Christmas Around The World MSI Chicago Saving 1,004 trees 18 Holidays 2017 Art Institute Conserving 414,037 gallons of water 18 Dress Coders Art Institute Keeping 187 cubic yards of waste out of landfills 18 Shockingly Mad Art Institute Composting 6,495 pounds through Upcoming Events 9 Bill Viola: A Retrospective Guggenheim Museum NYC November 1st - December 8th: Food Drive 26 Rhythm & Power Museum of the City NYC November 13th - 17th: National Recycling Week/Paper Shredding Free Admission to Museums November 23rd: Thanksgiving Day - Office of the Building Closed Museum of Contemporary Art*: Tuesday’s: 7, 14, 21, 28 November 24th: Day after Thanksgiving - Office of the Building Art Institute of Chicago*: Thursdays 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. Closed Chicago History Museum*(12:30 - 7:30 pm) Tuesday’s: 7, 14, 21, 28 ♦Daylight Savings Time! Field Museum* 12, 19 Fall back an hour on Sunday, November 5th at * Available to Illinois residents only. Must show valid ID. 2:00 A.M. Don’t forget to set your clocks back! ballet / dance new / news 4 National Cuatro Festival Harris Theatre ♦Book your Holiday Party with CUI! 14-26 Complexions Ballet Joyce Theatre, NYC 18 Korean Performing Arts Fest Harris Theatre The 2017 Holiday season is fast approaching, which 19 Celebration of Mexico Harris Theatre means it’s time to plan your upcoming Holiday Party 24 Nutcracker opens Koch Theatre, NYC with help from your CUI Concierge! Secure your 30 Nutcracker Harris Theatre favorite venue now and save your time later before dates fill up! Contact your CUI Concierge to secure your VIP Reservations! classical / symphony we recommend 2-5 Bach, Haydn, & Schiff Symphony Center 9, 11 Honeck: Schubert 9 Symphony Center ♦Hotel Chicago, 333 North Dearborn 9,11,14 Bernstein & Don Quixote David Geffen Hall, NYC Sophisticated, stylish and luxuriously 12 Harris Theatre modern, Hotel Chicago is located in the heart Sonorous Earth of the city’s upscale River North area. Part of 16-18,21 Muti, Brahms Piano Concerto Symphony Center the Marina City complex, Hotel Chicago is 22,24,25 Saint Saens & Rachmanioff David Geffen Hall, NYC perfectly-positioned to allow you access to the best 24-26 Harry Potter & Sorcerer’s Stone Symphony Center restaurants, and Shopping downtown Chicago has to offer! 28-30 Music of the World! Davies Hall, San Francisco Contact your CUI Concierge to secure your VIP Reservations! children / family wine insight 18, 20 Once Upon a Symphony Symphony Center Credit: Jancis Robinson, Wine Expert 18, 19 Community Tree Trim Brookfield Zoo ♦Dom Sylvain Pataille 2014 Marsannay Rouge 18-19 Chicago Toy & Game Fair Navy Pier From Marsannay, France, this wine has a great funky-but-fruity 24 ZooLights Opens Lincoln Park Zoo nose that really hits the spot. Contact your CUI Concierge for more Contact your CUI Concierge to procure your favorite wine! information on exhibits or concerts! Concierge Unlimited International • Cultural Update • November 2017 • 2 opera concert/ rock/ blues/ jazz opens 2 The Weeknd United Center 1 Die Walküre Lyric Opera Chicago 5 Trace Adkins Genesee Theatre 2 Madama Butterfly Metropolitan Opera NYC 6 Guns N’ Roses United Center 19 The Pearl Fishers Lyric Opera Chicago 7 90’s Pop Tour Rosemont Theatre 25 The Magic Flute Metropolitan Opera NYC 9-11 The Avett Brothers Chicago Theatre 16 CBS Radio’s Stars And Strings Chicago Theatre through 17 Jerry Seinfeld Rosemont Theatre 3 Rigoletto Lyric Opera Chicago 18 REO Speedwagon Genesee Theatre 11 Don Carlos Opera de Paris 18 Mariah Carey Chicago Theatre 21 The Exterminating Angel Metropolitan Opera NYC 22 Odisea Society USA Tour Allstate Arena theatre sports Ongoing through 2018: Hamilton CIBC Theatre ♦Chicago Blackhawks ♦Chicago Bulls 1-19 School of Rock Cadillac Place Theatre 1 vs. Philadelphia 1 @ Miami opens 4 @ Minnesota 3 @ Orlando 9 Escape to Margaritaville Oriental Theatre 5 vs. Montreal 4 vs. New Orleans 10 Twas the Night Before Christmas Broadway Playhouse 9 @ Philadelphia 7 @ Toronto 18 A Christmas Carol Goodman Theatre 11 @ Carolina 10 vs. Indiana 21 Irving Berlin’s White Christmas Cadillac Palace Theatre 12 vs. New Jersey 11 @ San Antonio 22 Elf, The Musical Paramount Theatre 15 vs. Rangers 15 @ Oklahoma City 29 A Christmas Carol Metropolis Arlington Hts. 18 @ Pittsburgh 17 vs. Charlotte 22 @ Tampa Bay 19 @ Phoenix through 25 @ Florida 21 @ Lakers 19 Yasmina’s Necklace Goodman Theatre 27 vs. Anaheim 22 @ Utah Let your CUI Concierge arrange the perfect seat for your favorite performance at CUI preferred pricing! 28 @ Nashville 24 @ Oakland 30 vs. Dallas 26 vs. Miami 28 vs. Phoenix sneak peek ♦Northwestern Football 30 @ Denver 12/5 Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Cadillac Palace Theatre 4 @ Nebraska 12/5 Gobsmacked! Broadway Playhouse 11 vs. Purdue ♦Chicago Bears 12/5 Turandot Lyric Opera Chicago 18 vs. Minnesota 12 vs. Green Bay 12/6 Wicked Oriental Theatre 25 @ Illinois 19 vs. Detroit 12/13 Jingle Ball Allstate Arena ♦Illini Football 26 @ Philadelphia 4 @ Purdue special / seasonal 11 vs. Indiana Ongoing through 1/7/18: Chicago Architecture Biennial 18 @ Ohio State 17 104th Christmas Tree Lighting Millennium Park 25 vs. Northwestern 17 Christkindlmarket Chicago Opens Daley Plaza ♦Basketball Season 18 Mag Mile Lights Festival Magnificent Mile The college basketball season will start up soon! The road to March 23 Thanksgiving Day Parade State St. @ Congress Madness begins in early November! Grab your courtside seats 29 Christmas Tree Lighting Rockefeller Center NYC before the shot clock hits zero. Contact your CUI Concierge for top tickets to all Contact your CUI Concierge for top tickets to upcoming performances and events! upcoming concerts and sporting events!
We are your time-saving concierge service and resource for local, national and international needs! Concierge Unlimited International • Cultural Update • November 2017 • 3 college basketball jamaica The road to the 2018 Final Four begins on Friday, November 10th, Jamaica is home to crystal sparkling waters, white sandy beaches as NCAA Men’s and Women’s basketball starts up! Impress your and blue mountain peaks! Take off your shoes enjoy yourself, and clients with last minute courtside seating to the big game! Beat the create memories that will last a lifetime in sunny Jamaica before buzzer and contact your CUI Concierge for ticketing options today! winter hits Chicagoland! ♦Maui Invitational, Maui, Hawaii ♦Kingston Marquette, Michigan, Notre Dame and other top Kingston is the cultural district of the island. schools will join host Chaminade University for From the original colonial architecture, to the the 2016 Maui Invitational Tournament. While not-to-be-missed Hope Gardens; this is a city you are in Maui, make a vacation out of your stay ablaze with unique action, beauty and the spirit with hotel and flight arrangements! of All Right.
♦Phil Knight Invitational, Portland, Oregon ♦Montego Bay Sixteen teams will battle it out over Thanksgiving In ‘MoBay’, you’ll never be without something weekend, as the college basketball season gets amazing to see. Known as one of the most beau- underway. Ohio State, Michigan State, Butler, tiful places in the Caribbean, there also many among other schools look to dominate and take historical houses and chateaus for you to enjoy. home some hardware! While you are at Montego Bay, you can experience the thrill of river rafting! The tour offers a breathtaking ♦State Farm Champions Classic, United Center, Chicago ride downstream under the direction of the captain who will make The State Farm Champions Classic, an early- the trip as memorable as possible as he describes all the season neutral-site doubleheader featuring Duke, surrounding beauty through the valley and its awesome gorges. Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State will visit Chicago again on November 14! Secure your ♦South Coast tickets to the State Farm Champions Classic! Traveling on Jamacia’s South Coast, you will dis- cover a treasure chest of coves and bays; where the Caribbean meets the sandy and sometimes veterans day rocky shores. A mixture of dark and white sand Veterans Day is on Saturday, November 11th, and is set aside to along with rocky coves, fishermen’s enclaves and thank and honor living veterans who have served honorably in the secluded swimming spots gives South Coasts’ shores range military in wartime and peacetime. Originally known as Armistice of possibilities. Day and so declared by President Woodrow Wilson, it was created to mark the signing of the Armistice which ended World War I. ♦Port Antonio Even though it is a quiet and beautiful haven, Port Following World War II, it was declared a day to honor all veterans Antonio isn’t only visited for its charm. If you have and in 1954, renamed Veterans Day by Congress. an eye for arts and crafts, and all the jewels ♦Veterans Day Ceremony at Soldier Field Jamaica has to offer, come explore the city. West The ceremony will take place in front of the Doughboy statue at Street is a popular area to visit in Port Antonio! 11:00am on Saturday, November 11th. The program will culmi- nate with a wreath laying ceremony at the Doughboy Statue, a 21- ♦Negril gun salute, “Taps” and the “Armed Forces Medley.” Ceremony Very little compares to a long, lazy day, soaking up the sun on their Negril beaches, except for ♦Veterans Day Ceremony at Arlington Memorial Amphitheater putting on your evening wear and feeling the real Ceremony will take place at the Memorial Amphitheater at beat of Jamaica at their top nighttime spots. Come Arlington National Cemetery on November 11th at 11:00 am. sway with the All Right vibe. Negril is a hub of night-time activity. Make sure you see the island on horse-back, Thank you for your service! keeping enough energy to dance the night away.
Contact your CUI Concierge for more information Contact your CUI Concierge for more information about seasonal events! about seasonal events! 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 • November 2017• 4 thanksgiving why do clients rely on cui? Thanksgiving marks the official start to the Holiday Season. UI Saves The Day! Gather with family and friends and enjoy the Holiday with assistance from your CUI Concierge! C “The new client was in need of a very last minute transportation charter to the airport from downtown. The concierge was able to not ♦ Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade ♦ ZooLights only secure a private sedan for the guest, but also provide a com- November 23rd, 8:00 am Opens November 24th plimentary upgrade to a SUV for the out of town client. The client State @ Congress Lincoln Park Zoo expressed their sincere gratitude to the Concierge, and requested additional assistance for their stay again in November!” ♦ Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ♦ Turkey Trot 5/8 K November 23rd, 9:00 am EST November 23, 8:00 am UI Negotiates! 77th St. @ Central Park West Lincoln Park C “A client had an evening, after work function that they knew would run late so their turned to their CUI Concierge who was able to secure a great last minute hotel room during a city wide sell out next Eight Tips for Cooking the to the office at a CUI exclusive rate! The client was beyond thrilled!” Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey!
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