CONCIERGE UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL January 2014 culturalupdate Volume XXIV—Issue I Happy New Year from Concierge Unlimited! Arts/Museums All of us at Concierge Unlimited International would like to take this opens opportunity to wish all of you a Happy New Year. 24 Christopher Williams: The Art Institute Production Line of Happiness We are grateful for your patronage and look forward to being At Your Service in 2014! through 5 World’s Largest Snow Globe Adler Planetarium 5 Allegro Barbaro: Hungarian Modernity Paris, France 8 Neapolitan Creche Art Institute 8 Holidays 2013: Open Something Greater Art Institute New/News 27 Art and Appetite Art Institute Baffo (44 East Grand Avenue) is an intimate white-tablecloth restau- 3/2 The Surrealists Philadelphia, PA 3/23 Outside the Lines Houston, TX rant at Eataly, Mario Batali’s expansion in Chicago. The restaurant 9/7 Wonders of the World’s Fair Field Museum features an exposed open bar and a rustic chic interior along with upscale takes on traditional Italian food. ongoing Chicago: Crossroads of America Chicago History Museum Cicchetti (671 North St. Clair Street) is Michael Sheerin and Dan Great Cities, Great Lakes, Great Basin Chicago Architecture Foundation Rosenthal’s latest restaurant project. Dan Rosenthal’s credits include Trattoria No. 10, Poag Mahone’s, and Harry Caray’s. The restaurant Ballet/Dance features cutting-edge takes on Italian foods, all made from sustain- ably produced Midwestern food. 9-10 Krin Haglund Athenaeum Theatre Nico Osteria at The Thompson Hotel (1015 North Rush Street) 10-12 Flip FabriQue Athenaeum Theatre is One Off Hospitality Group’s newest restaurant in Chicago. The 10-11 El Circo Cheapo Cabaret Athenaeum Theatre authentically Italian seafood-driven concept brings Italian seafood 24-25 Savion Glover STePz Harris Theater to the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast, and the restaurant’s clean and 24-26 Archipelago: An Evening of Solos and Duets Stage 773 modern yet lavish atmosphere is the perfect place to impress family, 30 Eat to the Beat: DanceWorks Chicago Harris Theater and friends alike!

Call your CUI Concierge to arrange a perfect corporate outing Children/Family or family and friends dinner gathering to score a home run this new year! opens 11 Facets Family Film Series Facets Multimedia 11 The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs Lifeline Theater 16 Young Frankenstein Drury Lane Theater We Recommend 22-26 Disney on Ice Allstate Arena The Sky Rink at the Peninsula Hotel 29-2/9 Disney on Ice United Center This year marks the second winter sea- through son for the hotel’s “Sky Rink”, located 12 Winter Wonderfest Navy Pier on the outdoor Terrace overlooking Michigan Avenue. The ice skating rink provides an invigorating experience or Classical/Symphony a relaxing break under the heat lamps 19 Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Wentz Hall with a cup of hot chocolate or warm 24 Shmuel Ashkenasi, Marc Johnson, Pick-Staiger cider. Guests pay a $5 donation for chil- and Andrea Swan dren and $10 for adults (prices include 27 The Coronation Mass: Harris Theater skates) with all of the proceeds going to Music of the Baroque childrens charities! The Sky Rink is open to hotel, restaurant and spa at Symphony Center guests. Call your CUI Concierge for preferred rates! 5 Salute to Vienna 15 Baroque Band: Under the Influence! Have your CUI Concierge take care of your VIP room reservation 19 Schubert Song Series: Matthias Goerne and Christoph and celebrate the Holidays in luxurious style! Eschenbach 21 CSO: No Strings Attached 24 Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo Wine Insight 25, 28 CSO Special Event: CHICAGO with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Don’t miss this month’s feature “The Top 13 of 2013”. From the expert 26 SCP Chamber Music: Ax and von Otter: reviewers at Wine Spectator! The Brahms Project To view, visit www.conciergeunlimited.com 30, 31 CSO: Riccardo Muti and Yo-Yo Ma Opera: 2014 Season Concierge Unlimited International Cultural Update •January 2014• 2 through 18 Die Fledermaus, J. Strauss, Jr. 26 Madama Butterfly, Puccini Concert/Rock/Blues/Jazz opens 9 Jay Z United Center 2/1 The Barber of Seville, Gioachino Rossini 10 Keith Urban United Center 2/22 Rusalka, Antonín Dvořák 10-11 Led Zeppelin Tribute House of Blues 3/5 La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart 11 Josh Abbott Band Joe’s Bar 11 Railroad Earth Vic Theater 3/19 Reneé Fleming and Jonas Kaufmann Recital 12 Carl Weathersby Blues Kingston Mines 17 Phil Vassar Joe’s Bar 17 Reverend Horton Heat House of Blues 18 Jake Bugg Riviera Theatre 18 Buddy Guy & Quinn Sullivan Buddy Guy’s Legends 21 The Fray House of Blues 23 The Wailers: 30th Anniversary of ‘Legend’ House of Blues 24 Joe Rogan Chicago Theatre 25, 28 CHICAGO with the Chicago Symphony Center Symphony Orchestra 26 Sam Pepper House of Blues 29 Cody Simpson Lincoln Hall Theatre 30 Blackberry Smoke House of Blues opens 31 Savoy House of Blues 7 Ghost the Musical Oriental Theatre 9 The Phantom of the Opera Cadillac Theatre Sports 9 Chicago Sketch Comedy Fest Stage 773 18 Luna Gale Goodman Theatre Blackhawks Bulls 5 San Jose 2 Boston through 8 NY Rangers 4 Atlanta 19 The Merry Wives of Windsor Chicago Shakespeare Theater 12 Edmonton 7 Phoenix 14 Colorado 11 Charlotte 2/9 Tribes Steppenwolf Theatre 17 Anaheim 13 Washington 2/23 The Little Prince Lookingglass Theatre 19 Boston 18 Philadelphia 26 Winnipeg 20 LA Lakers open run 24 LA Clippers Blue Man Group Briar Street Theatre 27 Minnesota Million Dollar Quartet Apollo Theatre also... 1 NHL Winter Classic Ann Arbor, MI Let your CUI concierge arrange the perfect seat for your favorite 3-6 PGA Hyundai Championship Maui, HI performance. 13-19 Humana Challenge (Bob Hope) La Quinta, CA 13-26 Australian Open Tennis Tournament Melbourne, Australia Sneak Previews 25 UFC Fight Night United Center 2/2 Superbowl XLVIII Metlife Stadium, New Jersey 2/6-5/11 Russian Transport Steppenwolf Theatre Special/Seasonal 2/7-2/23 Winter Olympics Sochi, Russia 2/8 Alton Brown Live! Ford Oriental Theatre 16-26 Sundance Film Festival Park City, Utah 2/8-17 Chicago Auto Show McCormick Place 16-20 Chicago Boat, Sports & RV Show McCormick Place 2/16-17 Justin Timberlake United Center 17-19 29th Annual Cubs Convention Sheraton Chicago 2/25-3/2Chicago The Musical Bank of America Theatre 23-26 Strictly Sail Navy Pier 24-2/6 Chicago Restaurant Week Chicago, IL 2/25 Paul Simon & Sting United Center /12Winter Wonderfest Navy Pier 2/26 Lady Antebellum Allstate Arena through 3/1 Blackhawks vs Penguins Soldier Field 5 Holidays of Light Museum of Science & Industry 3/7 Miley Cyrus Allstate Arena 5 Zoolights Lincoln Park Zoo 3/8 Kings of Leon United Center 5 Wonderland Express Chicago Botanic Garden 3/8-4/13 Venus in Fur Goodman Theatre 5 Hyde Park Winter Wonderland Hyde Park, London 3/16 Celtic Woman Chicago Theatre 12 Winter Wonderfest Navy Pier 4/2-13 Peter and the Starcatcher Bank of America Theatre 3/9 McCormick Tribute Ice Rink Millenium Park 4/22-7/13 Motown the Musical Oriental Theatre 8/29-30 One Direction Soldier Field

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Winter Sports Travel Abroad: The Finer Things Strap on skates at Chicago ice rinks or head out of the city to hit the slopes! If your business or personal life takes you overseas this January, contact your CUI concierge for reservations and recommendations on the best Ice Skating each city has to offer; from Michelin Star rated restaurants and high-end boutique hotels, to the latest art exhibitions. McCormick Tribune Ice Rink Skating in the Park Millennium Park MB Park at Rosemont, IL Michelin Starred Restaurants Sky Rink Rocket Ice Arena London, England Peninsula Hotel 180 Canterbury Ln. Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester 108 East Superior Street Bolingbrook, IL 53 Park Ln, London W1K 1QA, United Kingdom Contemporary French Cuisine with 3 Michelin Stars Johnny’s Ice House Franklin Park Ice Arena Alain Ducasse is the most successful restaurateur in the world East: 1350 W. Madison St. 9711 Waveland Ave. An imaginative mixture of old and new techniques, and a total West: 2550 W. Madison St. Franklin Park, IL dedication to the craftsmanship of cooking. The current Parisian love affair with all things Japanese is also apparent in this restaurant. Midway Plaisance Park Arctic Ice Arena East 59th Street at Woodlawn 10700 160th Street Paris, France Orland Park, IL Lasserre McFetridge Sports Center 17 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 75008 Paris, France (Champs-Élysées) 3843 North California Ave. The Rink at Rockefeller Center French Cuisine with 2 Michelin Stars 601 5th Ave., New York, NY Lasserre’s rich history is definitely a part of the dining experience: notables like Audrey Hepburn, André Malraux and Salvador Dali were Skiing & Snowboarding regulars, and the restaurant harbored Resistance fighters during the war But its illustrious past is nothing next to the food: Chef Christophe Moret Four Lakes Villa Olivia Country Club creates lip-smacking delicacies to die for. The upstairs dining room 5790 Forest View Road 1401 West Lake Street features a retracting roof, which at night opens just enough for you to Lisle, IL Bartlett, IL see the stars.

Chestnut Mountain Resort Wilmot Mountain 8700 West Chestnut Road Luxury Hotels 11931 Fox River Road Rome, Italy Galena, IL Wilmot, WI Massimo D’Azeglio Grand Geneva Resort Via Cavour 18, 00184 Rome, Italy (Castro Pretorio) Devil’s Head Resort This historic boutique hotel has maintained its “turn of the century” 7036 Grand Geneva Way 6330 Bluff Road Lake Geneva, IL character. The hotel contains an important collection of original Merrimac, WI paintings, prints from the Risorgimento period (1860s). An auto- Granite Peak Telluride Ski Resort graph of the Count of Cavour, a self-portrait of Massimo d’Azeglio with three of his drawings are a testimony of the historical figures 3605 North Mountain Road Telluride, CO Wausau, WI that have contributed to the unification of Italy. Park City Mountain Resort Alpine Valley Resort Park City, UT Florence, Italy W2501 County Road D L’Hotel Brunelleschi Elkorn, WI Whistler Blackcomb Piazza Santa Elisabetta 3 Florence FI 50122 Italy Whistler BC Canada V0N Right in the historical center of Florence, overlooking Brunelles- chi’s Cathedral, our luxury Hotel is firmly established as one of the best and most famous four star hotels in the downtown. The highly Road to Super Bowl XLVIII sought-after Uffizi Gallery, together with many other Museums and other primary attractions, are all within close distance. 4-5 AFC-NFC Wild-Card Playoffs ♦ Paris, France 11-12 AFC-NFC Divisional Playoffs ♦ Hotel de Vigny ♦ 19 AFC-NFC Conference Championships 9 - 11 Rue Balzac, 8th Arr., 75008 Paris, France ♦ 2/2 Super Bowl XLVIII Experience the City of Light from the Hotel de Vigny, a romantic Paris boutique hotel set in the heart of the 8th Arrondissement. Just steps For more details on matchups and top tickets to any game away from the Champs-Elysees and Arc de Triomphe yet secluded across the country, contact your CUI concierge. within a particularly private, tranquil corner of the neighborhood. Embrace the elegant simplicity and refined service of the Hotel de For more event information, VIP restaurant & hotel accommoda- Vigny, widely respected as one of the finest five-star hotels in Paris. tions 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 • January 2014 • 4 Valentine’s Day Save your productive time and contact Concierge Unlimited to orchestrate a memorable Valentine’s Day celebration! Key Reasons Spectacular Savings Clients Rely on CUI ♦ Hotel Certificates or acommodations at preferred savings of up to 50% off at top hotels such as the Trump Chicago, the Peninsula Hotel, the Langham, the Sofitel and more! eave your gift worries to your concierge! A thoughtful and busy husband called ♦Favorable rates on items from Tiffany & Co., Bloomingdale’s and L upon your CUI Concierge for a same day gift to bring home to more. his wife. He needed this gift to be wrapped and delivered to his desk within a few hours. It was no problem! As we were able to Great Gifts secure the gift, have it wrapped and personally delivered to the ♦ Spa Certificates or an entire day of pampering arranged by your client’s desk within 3 hours!! Let CUI come to your rescue! Concierge Unlimited International team.

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