CONCIERGE UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL culturalupdate October 2018 Volume XXVII—Issue X
Amount 100 N. Riverside Recycled through August 2018 arts / museums Bottles and Cans: 1,482 pounds Office Paper: 57,823 pounds Ongoing Equivalent to: Chicago Works: Mika Horibuchi Museum of Contemporary Art Saving 1,064 trees Opens Conserving 438,054 gallons of water 3,10 Jazzin’ at the Shedd Shedd Aquarium Keeping 197 cubic yards of waste out of landfills through Composting 5,355 pounds 7 The Common Artist Project Museum of Contemporary Art 14 I was Raised on the Internet Museum of Contemporary Art new / news 21 Music and Movement Art Institute of Chicago 28 René Magritte SF MoMA Union Full Board, 3473 N Clark St. ♦ 28 Never a Lovely So Real Art Institute of Chicago Teamed up with The Wheelhouse Hotel, Wrigley Field is gaining everything you Free Admission to Museums love about Union Pizzeria & Union Squared Art Institute of Chicago* All Thursdays after 5 pm together. Featuring small plates, craft Chicago History Museum* All Tuesdays after 12:30 pm cocktails, global beer and a wine list, your *Available to Illinois residents only. Must show valid ID. taste buds will surely be satisfied. Credit: Janie Smith, CUI Concierge Contact your CUI Concierge to secure your VIP Reservation! ballet / dance we recommend 17-28 Swan Lake Joffrey Ballet 19-28 David H Koch Theater, NYC ♦Bloomingdales Jessica Lang World Premier 24-28 Afterite David H Koch Theater, NYC Get an early start with your corporate gifting Credit: Beth Weissmueller, CUI Concierge for this holiday season! With everything from cool tech, timeless luxuries and trend setting accessories, Bloomingdale’s is the place to classical / symphony secure gifts that your valued employees and important clients will love. 3 Wu Han and David Finckel Harris Theater 4 Muti Conducts Beethoven Chicago Symphony Orchestra Contact your CUI Concierge to secure your gifts! 7 Jerusalem Quartet Chicago Symphony Orchestra 18 Trifonov Plays Prokofiev Chicago Symphony Orchestra 25 Haitink Conducts Bruckner Chicago Symphony Orchestra wine insight 30 Kreutzer Connection Harris Theater Credit: Ashley Roe, CUI Communications ♦Benedikt Baltes, Buntsandstein Spät- burgunder 2015 Franken children/ family Buntsandstein Spätburgunder 2015 is full of cherry pizazz; despite being 12.5% alcohol, it 15 Mini Figure Swap Monday Lego Store is not a lightweight flibbertigibbet and tastes 12-14 ACE Comic Con Midwest Navy Pier nicely with or without food. With hints of fruit, 31 Halloween Spooktacular at American Girl Watertower Place this meticulous wine makes your realize that it is far from basic. This wine tastes best served 28-31 Fall Fest Lincoln Park Zoo slightly cooler than the average red, but it Credit: Chris Wilke, CUI Concierge refreshing on its own. Contact your CUI Concierge to secure your Reservation!
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2018 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 • October 2018 • 2 opera concerts / rock / blues / jazz Opens 6 La Bohème Lyric Opera of Chicago 4 Justin Timberlake United Center 13 Idomeneo Lyric Opera of Chicago 6 Game of Thrones Live All State Arena 30 Hungarian State Opera David H Koch Theater, NYC 7 Death Cab for Cutie Auditorium Theater through 12 Mix at Six: Yazz Ahmed Harris Theater 19 Decadance: Paris Opera Palais Garnier, Paris 15 Eagles United Center 26,27 Elton John United Center Credit: Ashley Roe, CUI Communications Contact your CUI Concierge for your top tickets! Contact your CUI Concierge to secure your VIP Reservation sports theatre ♦Chicago Blackhawks ♦Chicago Bulls Opens 2 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Oriental Theatre 4 @ Ottawa Senators 3 @ Milwaukee Bucks 2 Edge of Life Athenaeum Theatre 6 @ St. Louis Blues 8 @ Charlotte Hornets 7 vs Toronto Maple Leafs 10 vs Indiana Pacers 23 Hello Dolly! Oriental Theatre 11 @ Minnesota Wild 12 vs Denver Nuggets 20 Redemption of a Dogg Arie Crown Theater 13 vs St. Louis Blues 18 @ Philadelphia 76ers through 18 vs Arizona Coyotes 20 vs Detroit Pistons 14 Tootsie Cadillac Palace 20 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 22 @ Dallis Mavericks 14 The Diary of Anne Frank Greenman Theatre 21 vs Tampa Bay Lightning 24 vs Charlotte Hornets 23 vs Anaheim Ducks 26 @ Charlotte Hornets 28 Little Shop of Horrors Drury Lane Theatre 25 vs New York Rangers 27 @ Atlanta Hawks 28 The Little Foxes Citadel Theatre Company 27 @ St. Louis Blues 29 vs Golden State Warriors 28 vs Edmonton Oilers 31 vs Denver Nuggets Let your CUI Concierge arrange the perfect seat for your 31 @ Vancouver Canucks favorite performance at CUI preferred pricing! Home Games played at Home Games played at United Center United Center sneak peek ♦Chicago Bears ♦Chicago Fire 11/6 Josh Groban United Center 11/13 Miss Saigon Cadillac Palace 14 @ Miami Dolphins 7 @ DC United 21 vs New England Patriots 21 @ Atlanta United FC 11/13 Groundings Museum of Contemporary Art 28 vs New York Jets 28 vs DC United 11/20 The Book of Mormon Oriental Theatre Home Games played at Home Games played at special/ seasonal Soldier Field Toyota Park
5 West Town Food Truck Social Noble & Chicago Ave. ♦First Data 500 ♦1000 Bulbs.com 500 5,6 Oktoberfest Naperville Settlement Museum 6,7 Lincoln Square Apple Fest Lincoln Ave. Watch hopeful racers compete in Award-winning lighting retailer, 7 Chicago Marathon Grant Park Monster Energy’s NASCAR Cup 1000Bulbs.com is hosting its Series on Sunday, October 28th, anticipated Fall NASCAR playoff 13,14 Open House Chicago Chicagoland 2018 at Martinsville Speedway in event on October 14th, 2018 14 Bloody Mary Fest Theater on the Lake Ridgeway, Virginia. at Talladega Superspeedway in 18 Adler after Dark Adler Planetarium Talladega, Alabama. 19 Oktoberfest-Stammtisch Open House Dank Haus Credit: Gina Maio, CUI Concierge, and Jeremiah Song, CUI Concierge Credit: Nick Krkles, CUI Concierge
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2018 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 • October 2018 • 3 halloween international events It might be scary... It might be a fright... But it’s sure to be fun on Hal- October is a great time for international travel. Your CUI Concierge is loween night! Halloween may be on October 31st, but Chicago is home the perfect resource for festivals, cuisine, and other must-see items! to a month-long celebration. Between family friendly events such as Whether you want to partake in a centuries-old tradition like Okto- corn mazes and pumpkin patches and spookily themed bar concoctions, berfest in Munich or relax sipping drinks at London’s Cocktail week, your CUI Concierge can make your Halloween the best one yet! October has something special for everyone.
♦ Clark Street Spooktacular ♦Oktoberfest 2018 Enjoy authentic Bavarian music, Lincoln Park’s annual Halloween beer and other festivities at extravaganza returns Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany October 28, 2018! Walk along the until October 6th, 2018. trail from Armitage to Diversey to Oktoberfest is a 16 day event with collect tricks and treats from more than six million people from participating local businesses. all over the world attending.
♦Nightmare at Navy Pier ♦London Cocktail Week
Celebrate this year’s Halloween Be a part of the most vibrant cock- at Navy Pier’s ballroom. This 21+ tail celebration in the world, taking event features panoramic views place in London! With over 300 of the lakefront, live DJs, and bars, this is the ultimate week-long a fully-stocked cash bar. Treat celebration for individuals, who yourself to the VIP Treatment and love mixed drinks! add access to the balcony with your ticket!
♦Boo! at the Zoo ♦ Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Join the Brookfield Zoo every Montreal, Canada hosts its 44th Saturday and Sunday from October annual festival with avant-garde 13th to the 28th for a howlin’ good films, conferences, installations, time! Little ghosts and goblins of and performances. This festival all ages will enjoy the fun-filled, not helped launch the careers of Jane so scary, Halloween inspired events Campion and Spike Lee and prides including haunted hayrides, maizes itself on its ability to stay on top of and more! the film world year after year.
♦Arts in the Dark ♦ La Fiesta des Suds
Join the Chicago Loop Alliance on Marseille, France is the seaside Saturday, October 20th, 2018 at destination for the artistic. From the Riverwalk for the fourth annual October 20th-22nd, 2018 settle Arts in the Dark parade! Enjoy the into its dockyard to experience an magical nighttime parade that eclectic lineup of live music, art delights with unique floats, creative exhibitions and fine French fare! performances, puppets and more!
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2018 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 • October 2018 • 4 autumn festivities why do clients rely on cui? As you look around outside, leaves are changing into a variety of reds UI Saves The Day! and oranges, as the season shifts into Fall! Autumn is the perfect time C “A client was looking to secure the prefect venue for a Holiday for a mini family road trip to explore the local orchards, farms, and party with a big Wow-Factor so they turned to their CUI Concierge festivals that Illinois and the Midwest have to offer! who was able to offer several options, negotiate more -favorable contract terms and accompany the client on site visits.” Credit; Ashley, CUI Communications VIP Client: August 2018 UI Saves You Money! ♦Honey Hill Orchard C “A client had clients in town for an important meeting and needed to secure hotel rooms near their office during a sold-out Fall is the perfect time to pick period. Their Concierge was able to secure all the rooms they your own crisp apples. Honey Hill Orchard is one of the best orchards needed at the fantastic CUI preferred rate. The client was thrilled!” in Illinois to do just that; they have VIP Client: August 2018 over 25 varieties! In addition, they have their own local honey and apple cider. may we be at your service?
♦Kroll’s Fall Harvest Farm
Bring the family to Kroll’s Fall Your CUI Concierge, Harvest Farm for intricate corn Gina Maio, stands maze fun, pumpkin picking and At Your Service and will Research, more! Located in Waukegan, this Locate, Negotiate, Recommend, farm showcases a large complex maze that changes yearly and the Coordinate, Secure, & Procure: opportunity to pick your own pumpkins for Halloween.
♦The Great Pumpkin Festival ♦VIP Restaurant Reservations♦ Celebrate the kick-off of fall season ♦Favorable Hotel Rates♦ and help the Make-A-Wish founda- ♦Entertainment♦ tion at The Great Pumpkin Festival ♦Private and Corporate dinners♦ in Highwood, Illinois from October ♦Flowers and Unique Gifts♦ 4th-7th, 2018. Sponsored by HGTV ♦Top Tickets: Theatre, Sports, Concerts♦ and HGTV Magazine, The Great Travel and Transportation Pumpkin Festival plans to break the ♦ ♦ Guinness World Record for most ♦CUI Preferred Rates and Upgrades♦ pumpkins carved at once. ♦Interactive Cultural Update♦ ♦Special Celebrations and Engagements♦ suggestions to the editor
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