CHICAGO2018 VENUE PORTFOLIO 1750 W. LAKE STREET • CHICAGO, IL 60612 [email protected] • 773.880.8044 PARAMOUNTEVENTSCHICAGO.COM Paramount Events is ready to help you plan a spectacular event with a delicious SET menu, but to truly make an impact, the perfect backdrop is absolutely essential. THE We have connections at some of the best venues in Chicago, including The Lakewood and HighGround, our own private spaces that guarantee dedicated service and personalized attention. SCENE You’re welcome to explore the following pages, but don’t forget – we’re here for you! We know every location inside and out and will be happy to offer our suggestions as a guide. ENJOY! TABLE OF 19th Century Club 1 Harris Theatre 47 Positive Space Studios 94 1st Ward at Chop Shop 2 HighGround at Paramount Events 48 Power House 95 CONTENTS 360 Chicago 3 Highland Park Community House 49 Prairie Production 96 63rd Street Beach House 4 Hilton | Asmus Contemporary 50 Primitive Art 97 A New Leaf 5 Hinsdale Community House 51 Pritzker Military Museum & Library 98 Anita Dee Charters 6 Humboldt Park & Boat House 52 Promontory Point 99 Aragon Ballroom 7 Ida Noyes Hall at University of Chicago 53 Ravenswood Event Center 100 Artifact Events 8 Ignite Glass Studios 54 Resolution Digital Studios 101 Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University 9 International House at University of Chicago 55 Ronald McDonald House Rooftop 102 Baderbräu 10 International Museum of Surgical Science 56 Room 1520 103 Bentley Gold Coast 11 International Union of Operating Engineers 57 Roosevelt University 104 Berger Park 12 iO Theater 58 Row 24 105 Beth-El 13 Joffrey Tower 59 Second City 106 Block 37 14 Kensington Roof Garden & Lounge 60 Serosun Farms 107 B’NAI Jehoshua Bethelohim (BJBE) 15 Klairmont Kollections 61 Shoreline Charters 108 Bottle & Bottega 16 Level Offices 62 Smart Museum of Art 109 Bridgeport Art Center Lincoln Park Conservatory 63 South Shore Cultural Center 110 Sculpture Garden & Gallery 17 Lincoln Park Zoo 64 Stan Mansion 111 Skyline Loft 18 Loft 21 65 Studio Manarchy 112 Broadway Armory 19 Loft 644 66 The Accelerated Center 113 Buckingham Fountain Pavilion 20 Loft on Lake 67 The Geraghty 114 Cancer Survivor’s Garden 21 Maggie Daley Park 68 The Joinery 115 Center on Halsted 22 Mars Gallery 69 The Lakewood 116 Cheney Mansion 23 Mayne Stage 70 The Laugh Factory 117 Chicago Architecture Foundation 24 MCA Warehouse 71 The Library and Conference Suites 118 Chicago Cultural Center Merchandise Mart 72 The Lytle House 119 GAR Rotunda 25 Millennium Park The Rookery 120 Preston Bradley Hall 26 Choral Room 73 The Showroom on Hubbard 121 Sidney R. Yates Gallery 27 Harris Theater Rooftop Terrace 74 Tiffany & Co. Celebration Garden 122 Chicago History Museum 28 Jay Pritzker Pavilion Stage 75 Tribeca Flashpoint Academy 123 Chicago Illuminating Company 29 Moonlight Studios 76 UIC Forum 124 Chicago Theatre 30 Morgan Manufacturing 77 UIC Picnic Grounds Civic Opera House 31 Morgan’s on Fulton 78 Operated by Windy City Fieldhouse 125 Columbus Park Refectory 32 Murphy Auditorium 79 Union Station 126 Creativo Loft 33 National Hellenic Museum 80 Venue 1420 127 DeskLabs 34 Newberry Library 81 Vic Theater 128 Douglas Park Cultural & Community Center 35 Nike Store Downtown 82 Villa D’ Citta 129 drumBAR 36 Noah’s 83 Wandering Tree Estate 130 East Park Tower 37 North Rose Garden 84 Waveland Clock Tower 131 Elawa Farm 38 Northerly Island 85 Wendella Boats 132 Firehouse Chicago 39 Ovation 86 Wilder Mansion 133 Floating World Gallery 40 Pagoda Red 87 Willis Tower Skydeck 134 Frank Lloyd Wright Trust – Robie House 41 Park West 88 Windy City Fieldhouse 135 Garfield Park Conservatory 42 Parliament 89 Winnetka Community House 136 Glessner House Museum 43 Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 90 Women’s Club of Wilmette 137 Goodman Theatre 44 Pittsfield Building 91 Women’s Park and Gardens 138 Gruen Galleries 45 Pleasant Home 92 Workshop Chicago 139 Harold Washington Library Center 46 Portfolio Annex 93 19TH CENTURY CLUB 178 FOREST AVENUE • OAK PARK, ILLINOIS 60301 VENUE The Nineteenth Century landmark building was designed by James L. Fyfe and built in 1928. INFORMATION LOCATION SEATED DINNER AUDITORIUM SEATING Margaret Houck Ballroom/Auditorium 100-280 400 South Dining Room 50-120 100 North Dining Room 30-45 60 PAGE 1 1ST WARD AT CHOP SHOP 2033 W. NORTH AVENUE • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60647 VENUE The 1st Ward at Chop Shop is a 6,000 square foot customizable canvas tailored to meet each event’s individual INFORMATION needs. Offering unrivaled, built in amenities including a state-of-the art lighting and sound system, 16ft by 20ft customizable, modular staging and on site production team. The space serves the art, film, music, fashion and culinary communities with both private and in-house programming. LOCATION SEATED DINNER COCKTAIL RECEPTION Main Space 200 500 PAGE 2 360 CHICAGO 875 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60661 VENUE Enjoy breathtaking views, stretching across Lake Michigan and four states, as far as the eye can see! Stay for the INFORMATION spectacular sunset, or visit us at night to see Chicago’s stunning architecture against a star-lit sky. LOCATION SEATED DINNER COCKTAIL RECEPTION Partial Event Rental 80 150 Full Rental 150 600 PAGE 3 63RD STREET BEACH HOUSE 63RD STREET AND LAKE SHORE DRIVE • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60649 VENUE Created by the famed designers of New York’s Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, Jackson INFORMATION Park plays host to this jewel that sits on Chicago’s South Lakefront. LOCATION SEATED DINNER COCKTAIL RECEPTION Promenade 150-600 1,200 Fountain Courtyard 340 680 Serenity Courtyard 500 1,000 Entire Site 1,500 3,020 PAGE 4 A NEW LEAF 1820 NORTH WELLS STREET • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60614 VENUE A New Leaf now offers an event space to rival any contemporary space in Chicago. An alternative to the traditional INFORMATION party venue, A New Leaf’s location boasts an outdoor courtyard and an award-winning multi-level interior of exposed brick, suspended concrete staircases and modern metalwork throughout. Always a unique choice. LOCATION SEATED DINNER COCKTAIL RECEPTION A New Leaf 60 140 PAGE 5 ANITA DEE CHARTERS DUSABLE HARBOR, 200 NORTH BREAKWATER ACCESS • CHICAGO ILLINOIS 60601 VENUE Anita Dee Yacht Charters has specialized in ‘Private and Exclusive’ yacht charter services for over 30 years. Our INFORMATION clients have the freedom and flexibility to customize all aspects of their cruise from the charter times, cruising routes, bar packages, catering, entertainment and more. Whether it’s a group of 25 or 400, your guests occupy the vessel exclusively. Anita Dee’s sales and event coordination team assist you in planning every detail of your event – from corporate outings, weddings, client appreciations, social events or fundraisers. Your guests are sure to be dazzled with a unique and amazing venue! LOCATION SEATED DINNER COCKTAIL RECEPTION Anita Dee II 120 400 Anita Dee I 60 150 PAGE 6 ARAGON BALLROOM 1106 WEST LAWRENCE AVENUE • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60640 VENUE It was designed to replicate a Spanish palace courtyard with its crystal chandeliers, mosaic tiles, garishly painted INFORMATION plaster, terra-cotta ceiling and beautiful arches. The shiny bent wood floor was created for dancing and rests on a cushion of cork, felt and springs. It appears to be a palace of illusions, where artificial stars twinkle overhead and projectors beam clouds scudding across the domed roof some 60 feet above the dance floor. Even the “wooden” beams located throughout the venue are make-believe (simulated from concrete). LOCATION SEATED DINNER COCKTAIL RECEPTION Aragon Ballroom 1,200 3,000 PAGE 7 ARTIFACT EVENTS 4325 NORTH RAVENSWOOD AVENUE • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60613 VENUE Housed within Architectural Artifacts’ 80,000-square-foot showroom, Artifact Events’ dramatic space affords INFORMATION visitors a large, comfortable (and handicap-accessible) arena in which to enjoy themselves. Guests will dine under antique lighting fixtures, amidst a display of rare fragments from historically important Chicago buildings. Surrounding this remarkable, four-story, light-filled event space are many spacious galleries filled with antique architectural treasures from around the globe. LOCATION SEATED DINNER COCKTAIL RECEPTION Atrium 320 800 Loft 200 250 PAGE 8 AUDITORIUM THEATRE OF ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY 50 EAST CONGRESS PARKWAY • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60605 VENUE The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University is available for performance and private event rental. This INFORMATION National Historic Landmark theater is located in the heart of Chicago’s loop, stone’s throw from Buckingham Fountain and steps from Michigan Avenue and Millennium Park. This Theatre has been a fixture in Chicago’s arts and culture scene since 1889. LOCATION SEATED DINNER COCKTAIL RECEPTION Stage 400 800 Stage and Platform 900 1,200 Lobbies 400 1,000 PAGE 9 BADERBRÄU 2515 SOUTH WABASH AVENUE • CHICAGO ILLINOIS 60616 VENUE As of April 2016, Baderbräu Brewing Company will be the hip new event space in Chicago! The facility will feature INFORMATION a taproom overlooking the brewing tanks and a state-of-the-art mash filter system, the first of its kind to Chicago. With a protracted skylight spanning the space and the timber and beam construction, the event space will be infused with natural lighting by day and city lights by night. LOCATION SEATED DINNER COCKTAIL RECEPTION Baderbräu 300 600 PAGE 10 BENTLEY GOLD COAST 834 NORTH RUSH STREET • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611 VENUE Bentley Gold Coast is refined and sleek yet comfortable and inviting. Offering 11,000 square feet on two levels, INFORMATION Bentley Gold Coast is delighted to accommodate your vision, from a cocktail and hors d’oeuvre reception to an elegant sit-down dinner. LOCATION SEATED DINNER COCKTAIL RECEPTION Main Room 325 450 PAGE 11 BERGER PARK 6205 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60660 Photographer: Eric Allix Rogers VENUE Located on Sheridan Rd in the Edgewater community, the park overlooks beautiful Lake Michigan.