Culturalupdate Volume XIX—Issue X

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CONCIERGE UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL October 2009 culturalupdate Volume XIX—Issue X

Key In Arts/Museum A client called your CUI concierge on a Friday for same night opens dinner reservations at the new and extremely popular Hub 51. Not only was your concierge was able to secure an 8:00 p.m. 8 You! The Experience MSI reservation for the client’s party, they were also seated in what was 10 The Supper at Emmaus Art Institute clearly the “VIP section” next to a table of Chicago Bulls and 21 Art of the Samurai: 1156-1868 New York, NY Lindsay Lohan! The client informed your concierge first thing 23 Grainger Hall of Gems Field Museum Monday morning about his wonderful experience. 23 The Nature of Diamonds Field Museum thru Concierge Unlimited International is At Your Service for: 25 Real Pirates Field Museum ♦ Top Tickets to Sporting Events and Concerts around the globe ♦Favorable Hotel Rates ♦VIP Restaurant reservations 1 Fantin-Latour Madrid, Spain 20 James Ensor Paris, France Let us help you entertain in style! (312) 993-1040  Ballet/Dance We Recommend opens Award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson is serving up a 1-4 Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Harris Theatre delicious menu at Affinia Hotel’s C-House restaurant andC-View 2-4 Miami City Ballet Auditorium Theatre rooftop lounge. C-House features a raw bar, open kitchen, and 9-10 Luna Negra- Noche de Luna Harris Theatre exquisite hand-made confections, while C-View boasts some of the 14-25 Joffery Ballet: Othello Auditorium Theatre most beautiful views of the Chicago Skyline. 23-24 Giordano: Move! Harris Theatre Let us make your VIP reservations!  (312) 993-1040 around the globe 28 Giselle: English National Ballet London, UK New Venues Pelago Ristorante Past owners of the award winning Tribeca Children/Family restaurant, “Lo Scalco.” are now open for dinner at opens Pelago Ristorante here in Chicago’s Gold Coast! Owner and chef 16 One World, One Sky: Big Bird Adler Planetarium Mauro Mafrici will be featuring homemade pasta, seafood, and veal with an extensive wine list. Upscale, romantic, and great for 18 Dooby Dobby Moo Lifeline Theatre people watching, this Italian eatery is sure to be Chicago’s next hot 22 Chicago Int’l Children’s Film Fest Facets Multimedia spot. 22 Big Apple Circus New York, NY thru Sweetwater Replacing the old Bennigan’s space at 225 N 31 Dinosaurs Alive Brookfield Zoo Michigan Avenue, Sweetwater (owners of Boundary and Trace) is now open! Introducing the perfect destination for every occasion. Classical/Symphony If you’re out on a date or looking for one, wining and dining a cli- at Symphony Center ent, spending a night out with friends, enjoying the game on one of our 58” inch plasmas, having lunch with your family, or getting 2 Berstein & Bartok, Paavo Jarvi, cond; Vadim your weekend rolling, Sweetwater is truly the place “where good Gluzman, violin days meet great nights.” 3 Opening Night Gala with Renee Fleming, cond; Paavo Jarvi Let us make your evening special!  (312) 993-1040 cond; Renee Fleming, soprano at Harris Theatre Wine Insight and Fine Cuisine by French connoisseur Bernard 12 Orquestra de Sao Paulo, Kazem Abdullah, cond; Guinand is available at www.conciergeunlimited.com Dame Evelyn Glennie, percussion 17 Acis and Galatea, Music of the Baroque, Jane Glover, cond; For additional Keynotes, Recommended Venues, or the Cultural Elizabeth Futral, soprano Update online, visit our website at www.conciergeunlimited.com

 2009 Concierge Unlimited International, hereinafter CUI. All rights reserved. This CUI Cultural Update is the sole and exclusive property of CUI. It shall not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission by CUI. Nor shall it in any part be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other without written permission of CUI. Opera Concert/Rock/Blues/Jazz 9 Mat Kearney House of Blues at Lyric Opera House 9-10 Taylor Swift Allstate Arena 9/26 Tosca by Giacomo Puccini; Sir Andrew Davis, cond. 10 Paramore House of Blues 5 Faust by Charles Gounod; Sir Andrew Davis, cond. 27 Miley Cyrus United Center 27/31 Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi; Jose Maria Condemi, cond. 27 Kelly Clarkson Rosemont Theatre opens at Metropolitain Opera House 29 O.A.R. Convocation Center 2 Aida by Guiseppe Verdi; Daniele Gatti, cond. 29-31 Bob Dylan Aragon Ballroom 3 Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini; Maurizio 30 Celtic Thunder Rosemont Theatre Benini, cond. at Opera National de Paris 29 La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini; cond; Daniel Oren Sports ♦Blackhawks 17 Stars ♦Bulls 19 Magic Theatre 2 Panthers 21 Canucks 13 Bucks 23 Wizards 10 Avalanche 24 Predators 16 Timberwolves 29 Spurs opens 12 Flames 26 Wild ♦Cubs 13-11/1 House on Mango Street Steppenwolf 14 Oilers 30 Canadiens 2-4 Diamondbacks 13-18 Cats Cadillac Palace also... 22 Thoroughly Modern Millie Drury Lane 4 Bears vs. Detroit Lions Soldier Field 28-11/1 The Walworth Farce Shakespeare Theatre 6-11 PGA: The President’s Cup San Fransico, CA 31 High Holidays Goodman Theatre 11 Chicago Marathon Grant Park thru 22 Chicago Fire vs. Chivas USA Toyota Park 11 High Fidelity Pipers Alley Theatre 11 Cabaret Drury Lane 11 Stoop Stories Goodman Theatre Special/Seasonal 2-4 Twilight Tour Westin O’Hare 18 Year Zero Victory Gardens 2-11/1 Fright Fest Six Flags 25 Animal Crackers Goodman Theatre 3 Oktoberfest Cruise Navy Pier 31 Mistakes Were Made A Red Orchid Theatre 3 Robin Williams Rosemont Theatre open run 3 Windy City Corn Hole Classic Arlington Park America: All Better! Second City 3-4 Chicago Country Music Festival Soldier Field Blue Man Group Briar Street Theatre 10 Jerry Seinfeld Rosemont Theatre Studs Terkel’s Not Working Second City 23-31 Halloween Franken Plaza Daley Plaza Million Dollar Quartet Apollo Theater 24 Halloween Happening State & Randolph around the globe 31 Spooky Pooch Parade Botanic Garden Breakfast at Tiffany’s London, UK

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