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CONCIERGE UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL culturalupdate August 2021 Volume XXXI-Issue VIII art / museums new/ news Opens: ♦ New Restaurants ♦ ♦ Grant Park Music Festival ♦ 8/3 Chicago Works: MCA ♦ Summertime Fun ♦ Caroline Kent Adalina 912 N. State Street 8/7-8 Printer’s Row Art Fest South Loop Sophisticated destination serving a modern and an engaging Italian menu in a timeless 8/14 The Art of Banksy 360 N. State St. yet interesting setting in the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Led by Ongoing: Michelin-starred Chef Soo Ahn, Adalina’s Helmut Jahn: CAC menu creates a balance of Northern and Life+Architecture Southern Italian cuisine. Kitchen and Kocktails – Coming Soon classical / symphony 224 N. Wabash Avenue In-Person Performances: A comfort food restaurant at its core, Kitchen 8/6 CSO: Colon Leads Mozart Ravinia and Kocktails will focus on nicely plated cozy foods, including Southern classics made with 8/8 Sinfonia/Mozartiana Ravinia a twist. CUI has previewed the restaurant and is looking forward to its anticipated 8/18 Schubert Mass in G Minor Millennium Park opening in September. 8/19 Quartets in the Park Lakeshore Park Contact your CUI Concierge for more information, reservations & the latest restaurant openings! ballet / dance we recommend Virtual & In-Person Events: 8/6-22 Tanz im August Berlin, DE Welcome Back to the Office Your CUI Concierge is here to assist with all 8/12-20 Battery Dance Festival New York, NY of your needs such as welcome back gifts, restaurant reservations, catering to the office, 8/26 Dance for Life Millennium Park tickets for events such as concerts, sports and returning Broadway shows, and more. wine insight children / family Credit: Jancis Robinson, wine expert In-Person Outings: Schieferkopf Lieu-Dit Buehl Riesling 2017 8/3 Bears Family Fest Soldier Field

Schieferkopf organically farms their vineyard in the 8/8, 22, Sundays on State The Loop village of Bernardvillé, within the Bas-Rhin & 29 département of Alsace. “Smells rich, golden and spicy. Rich and savory at the same time. Ripe pear 8/27-29 Taste of Greektown Greektown and sour apricot. On the palate, much more cedary, cooler, more green fruited. It’s so easy to drink this 8/28 Dragon Boat Race Chinatown complex wine thanks to all that freshness.”

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Concierge Unlimited International ● Cultural Update ● August 2021 ● 2 concerts / rock / blues / jazz theatre Live Concerts: In-Person: 8/14 Willie Nelson & Family Ravinia 8/5-9/2 Zulema Multiple Locations 8/15 Hella Mega Tour Wrigley Field 8/24-9/4 Dream: Shakespeare Multiple 8/21 Dwele City Winery In the Parks Locations

8/21-22 The Beach Boys Ravinia Plan Ahead: 11/2-12/5 Paradise Square Nederlander 8/27-28 Train Ravinia 11/19-1/22 Disney’s Frozen Cadillac 8/29 Aventura Wrigley Field Palace opera sneak preview Virtual Performances: 9/3-5 North Coast Music Fest Available in August Pagliacci Lyric Opera 9/6 Labor Day 9/11-12 36th Annual Printers Row Lit Fest In-person: 9/10-12 Pitchfork Music Festival 8/8 Met Opera Summer Recital NYC, NY 9/15 Yom Kippur 9/17 Constitution Day 8/27-29 Tosca London, UK 9/25-27 Chicago Gourmet sports grant park music festival Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox 8/1 @ Washington Nationals 8/1 vs. Cleveland Indians A Chicago tradition has returned! The Grant Park Orchestra 8/3-5 @ Colorado Rockies 8/3-5 vs. Kansas City Royals and Chorus return to Millennium Park with a thrilling lineup of 8/6-8 vs. Chicago White Sox 8/6-8 @ Chicago Cubs Festival favorites, including the Grieg Piano Concerto, the New 8/9-12 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 8/9-11 @ Minnesota Twins World Symphony, the William Tell Overture, Prelude to the 8/13-15 @ Miami Marlins 8/12,14-15 vs. New York Yankees Afternoon of a Faun plus plenty of family fun with Carnival of 8/16-18 @ Cincinnati Reds 8/16-19 vs. Oakland Athletics the Animals, Classic Broadway and the annual Independence 8/20-22 vs. Kansas City Royals 8/20-22 @ Tampa Bay Rays Day Salute. 8/23-25 vs. Colorado Rockies 8/23-26 @ Toronto Blue Jays Click Here for Tickets and Full Schedule 8/27-29 @ Chicago White Sox 8/27-29 vs. Chicago Cubs 8/31 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Fire FC Chicago Bears Preseason 8/1 @ Philadelphia Union 8/14 vs. Miami Dolphins 8/4 vs. New York City FC 8/21 vs. Buffalo Bills 8/8 vs. New York Red Bulls 8/28 @ Tennessee Titans 8/15 vs. Columbus Crew SC 8/18 @ Inter Miami FC 8/21 @ Orlando City SC 8/28 @ New York Red Bulls

We are your time-saving service and resource for local, national and international needs! © 2021 Concierge Unlimited International, hereinafter CUI. All rights reserved. Data may not be transferred or copied without written consent from CUI. Concierge Unlimited International ● Cultural Update ● August 2021 ● 3 summertime fun why do clients rely on cui?

Chicago Ducky Derby UI Plans Every Detail! August 5th C 50,000 yellow rubber ducks will splash “Our CUI Concierge coordinated a private dining room for our into the Chicago River to raise funds for graduation celebration. They arranged the flowers and balloons to be the Special Olympics Illinois on August delivered to the venue for our event too! Our party was so special and 5th. The race will start at 400 N. Michigan wonderful! We were very pleased with everything. Thank you so much Avenue at the Columbus Dr. Bridge, with for making this an amazing celebration! We will definitely use your lots of entertainment for the entire family services again.” - VIP Client starting at 10AM. The main event – Splashdown for the Duck Derby- takes place at 1PM. How do clients view CUI team and service? ”Important and valued” Northalsted Market Days “Very kind, friendly and professional” “Always goes above and beyond what is expected” August 6th - 8th The 39th Northalsted Market Days is a Why do clients need CUI, especially now? weekend long live music street festival “ Resourceful” celebrating community in Chicago’s “There are not enough hours in the day” landmark Northalsted/Lakeview district. “Immediate Expert Support” The ½ mile long festival features lineups all day long with live music on 6 stages, Why are clients loyal to CUI? “ Priceless”; “Prompt”; “Reliable”; “Adoptable” 250+ vendors, arts, crafts, food and drink, “Deliver on time and on a budget” DJ’s and dancing, sponsor booths, and more! During these challenging times, the CUI Team stepped up to the plate with new virtual opportunities to deliver cultural and sporting events, ideas for US Navy Blue Angels charitable virtual events, and created exciting virtual team and wellness August 21st & 22nd experiences. The CUI Team presented innovative ideas to uplift and In replacement for the Chicago Air and energize virtual holiday events & gift-giving, blood drives, and so much Water show, the City of Chicago presents more. They also continue to update clients on new ways to dine-out and fun the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. This will be a activities for kids and adults to partake.” special solo demonstration by the U.S. Put your CUI Concierge to work on your team and find yourself Navy Blue Angels along the lakefront from with more free time from your hectic schedule. 12-1pm. The best viewing locations along the lakefront are between Oak Street and Contact your CUI Concierge, Fullerton Avenue. Anna Mikhail at: (312) 445-5206 Gold Coast Art Fair 2021 [email protected] August 21st & 22nd www.conciergeunlimited.com The annual Gold Coast Art Fair returns to Chicago’s Grant Park in Butler Field for its 64th year. The award-winning Art Fair suggestions to the editor welcomes 200 juried artists from across We invite your suggestions for future issues of the Cultural Update. the country to create an exceptional, Are there cultural events you would like us to highlight? Do you have shoppable weekend experience in feedback about a restaurant or event that we have recommended? Chicago. Attendees can find beautiful Let us know what you think! Please contact the editor by email at: artwork in all mediums and at all price [email protected]. points, as well as artist demonstrations.