CONCIERGE UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL January 2018 culturalupdate Volume XXVIII—Issue I new / news arts / museums ♦Chicago Restaurant Week Returns Open The 11th annual Chicago Restaurant Week returns 16 Chicago Works MCA Chicago for 14 days, starting January 26th! Restaurants in 27 Endless Summer MCA Chicago and around Chicago will be featuring special prix 27 Manuscript Illuminations Art Institute fixe menus starting at $22 for brunch/lunch and through $33/$44 for dinner (excluding beverage and gratuity). Click here 7 Brick by Brick MSI Chicago for a list of restaurants who will be participating in this year’s 7 Christmas Around The World MSI Chicago Restaurant Week! 7 Jurassic World: The Exhibition Field Museum 7 Beyond Bollywood Field Museum Contact your CUI Concierge to secure your VIP Reservations! 7 Specimens Field Museum 14 Woman with a Camera MCA Chicago ♦First Bites Bash 2018 at Navy Pier Free Admission to Museums The official kick off to Chicago Restaurant Week DuSable Museum:*: Tuesday’s starts at the Aon grand Ballroom at Navy Pier on Museum of Contemporary Art*: Tuesday’s January 25th from 5:30pm - 8:30 pm. Over 60 res- Art Institute of Chicago*: Thursday’s: 5:30 - 8:30 P.M. taurants will feature savory and sweet food tastings. Chicago History Museum*: Tuesday’s (12:30 - 7:30 pm) Lee Wolen, Executive Chef and partner with BOKA restaurant will Field Museum* 3, 4, 15, 27, 28 host this year’s event. Shedd Aquarium* 15, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 Contact your CUI Concierge to secure your VIP Reservations! Museum of Science & Industry* 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18,25, 29, 30, 31 * Available to Illinois residents only. Must show valid ID. ♦Talc and Tonic, 320 North Dearborn Street Talc and Tonic, a new Botique Men’s Salon, is located in the heart of the River North Neighborhood. Hair- ballet / dance cuts, beard trimming, grey blending, and shampoo 12 Mix at Six Harris Theatre are some of the servcies offered at Talc and Tonic! 13 Brian Brooks Harris Theatre Contact your CUI Concierge to secure your VIP Reservations! 22 Deepak Chopra Harris Theatre we recommend classical / symphony ♦Ronero, 738 West Randolph Street 4-9 Mozart and Tchaikovsky David Geffen Hall NYC Ronero” or a “Maestro Ronero” by definition, is someone who has 11-13 Tchaikovsky, La Mer & Salonen David Geffen Hall NYC mastered the art of distilling rum. The menu, developed by Execu- 18,20 Bernstein West Side Story Symphony Center tive Chef Cory Morris is meant to take guests on a journey through 21 Berlin to Buenos Aires Chicago Philharmonic the Caribbean into Central and South America - highlighting their favorite flavors and inspirations. Open for dinner Tuesday - 25,27,30 Mahler 5 Symphony Center Sunday, and serves brunch on weekends! 31 French Forms & Fragments Symphony Center Contact your CUI Concierge to secure your VIP Reservations! children / family wine insight 6 Young People’s Concert David Geffen Hall NYC Credit: Jancis Robinson, Wine Expert 20 Once Upon a Symphony Symphony Center 21 Daniel Tigers Live Rosemont Theatre ♦Mas Martinet, Menut 2015 Priorat 24-28 Disney on Ice: “Dare to Dream” Allstate Arena “Blend of organically farmed Grenache (40%), Carignan (20%), 31-2/4 Disney on Ice: “Dare to Dream” United Center Syrah (30%) and Merlot (10%), fermented in concrete tanks over Through January 7th: Very Eric Carle at Chicago Children’s Museum 30–40 days and then aged 14-18 months in either older oak bar- rels or much larger wooden foudres . Contact your CUI Concierge for more Contact your CUI Concierge to procure your favorite wine! information on exhibits or concerts! Concierge Unlimited International • Cultural Update • January 2018 • 2 opera concert/ rock/ blues/ jazz opens 11 Lana Del Rey United Center 16 L’Elisir d’Amore Metropolitan Opera NYC 16 The Killers United Center 22 Il Trovatore Metropolitan Opera NYC 20 Chris Brown World Tour Sears Centre Arena through 23 Shakira United Center 6 Hansel and Gretel Metropolitan Opera NYC 27 MJ Live Rosemont Theatre 11 The Merry Widow Metropolitan Opera NYC 17 Turandot Lyric Opera Chicago 19 Le Nozze di Figaro Metropolitan Opera NYC sports ♦Chicago Blackhawks ♦Chicago Bulls theatre 3 @ New York 1 vs. Portland Ongoing through 2018: Hamilton CIBC Theatre 5 vs. Las Vegas 3 vs. Toronto opens 7 vs. Edmonton 5 @ Dallas 18 Joseph & The Technicolor Dreamcoat Drury Lane Theatre 9 @ Ottawa 6 @ Indiana 20 Blind Date Goodman Theatre 10 vs. Minnesota 8 vs. Houston 30 The Humans Cadillac Palace Theatre 12 vs. Winnipeg 10 @ NYC Knicks 14 vs. Detroit 13 vs. Detroit through 20 vs. New York 15 vs. Miami 7 Elf, The Musical Paramount Theatre 22 vs. Tampa Bay 17 vs. Golden State 7 42nd Street Drury Lane Theatre 24 vs. Toronto 20 @ Atlanta 21 Wicked Oriental Theatre 25 @ Detroit 22 @ New Orleans 28 Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Cadillac Palace Theatre 30 @ Nashville 24 @ Philadelphia Let your CUI Concierge arrange the perfect seat for your 26 vs. LA Lakers favorite performance at CUI preferred pricing! ♦Fighting Illini Basketball 3 @ Minnesota 28 vs. Milwaukee sneak peek 6 @ Michigan 31 @ Portland 11 vs. Iowa ♦Northwestern 2/8 Super Bowl LIII Xcel Energy Center 15 @ Nebraska Basketball 2/14 Love Never Dies Cadillac Palace Theatre 19 @ Wisconsin 2 vs. Nebraska 2/17-18 Paw Patrol Live! Chicago Theatre 22 vs. Michigan State 5 @ Penn State 2/18 60th Annual Daytona 500 Daytona Int’l Speedway 24 vs. Indiana 10 vs. Minnesota 2/24 Brad Paisley: Weekedn Warrior Allstate Arena 30 vs. Rutgers 14 @ Indiana 3/9 Demi Lovato Allstate Arena 17 vs. Ohio State 3/10 An Enemy of the People opens Goodman Theatre ♦Loyola Men’s Basketball 20 vs. Penn State 3/13 Pretty Woman, The Musical Oriental Theatre 3 vs. Indiana State 23 @ Minnesota 3/13 NCAA March Madness First Four UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio 13 vs. Bradley 29 @ Michigan 3/16-17 Magic of Adam Trent Cadillac Palace Theatre 17 vs. Southern Illinois 3/20 A Taste of Things to Come Broadway Playhouse All home games played 28 vs. Northern Iowa 3/21 On Your Feet! Cadillac Palace Theatre @ Allstate Arena ♦DePaul Men’s Basketball 2 vs. Georgetown 6 @ St. John’s special / seasonal 12 vs. Providence 15 @ Marquette Through January 7th: Chicago Architecture Biennial 20 vs. Butler 24 @ Georgetown Through January 7th: Winter Wonderfest @ Navy Pier 28 vs. Seton Hall 2/3 @ Butler Through January 7th: Lincoln Park ZooLights All home games played @ Wintrust Arena Contact your CUI Concierge for top tickets to all Contact your CUI Concierge for top tickets to upcoming performances and events! upcoming concerts and sporting events! For more event information, VIP restaurant & hotel accommodations 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 2018 • 3 local winter activities warm winter vacations Winter is here and your winter fun awaits. From baseball conven- Does the cold weather give you the chills and winter blues? CUI tions to winter activities, there plenty to do for all in Chicagoland. will assist with ideas to plan your next getaway and cure you of For more ideas or to secure your reservations, contact your CUI your winter blues. For more ideas or to secure your reservations, Concierge. Consider your request handled and your winter blues contact your CUI Concierge and consider your vacation handled cured with CUI! and your winter blues cured! ♦Sox Fest 2018 ♦Cozumel Fans will connect with Zip wires, rappelling, past, current, and fu- and kifesurfing are 1 vs. Portland ture stars January 26- popular activities 3 vs. Toronto 28 at Hilton Chicago! for tourists! 5 @ Dallas 6 @ Indiana 8 vs. Houston ♦Cubs Convention ♦Mazatlán 10 @ NYC Knicks Player autographs, With the beach, along 13 vs. Detroit meet and greets, and with the architectural 15 vs. Miami more at Sheraton richness of historic 17 vs. Golden State Grand January 12th- donwntown, this is 14th, 2018! the spot for peace. 20 @ Atlanta 22 @ New Orleans 24 @ Philadelphia 26 vs. LA Lakers ♦Maggie Daley Park ♦Los Cabos 28 vs. Milwaukee A ribbon of ice winds With the unique mix- 31 @ Portland through a rolling land- ture of deserts, beach- scape providing an es, and mountains, Los ice skating experience Cabos has something unlike any other! for everyone! ♦Millennium Park ♦Guaymas Gather up your skates Spend unforgetable and head out for ice moments diving, snor- skating at the park keling, fishing, kayak- through March 4th, ing, rappelling, and weather permitting. much more! ♦Sledding ♦La Paz From big-kid sled- It is the perfect place ding hills to moder- to enjoy beaches, ate slopes, there are landscapes, water ac- snowy thrills to be tivities, adventure and found in Chicago and promenades almost the suburbs this winter exclusively. Contact your CUI Concierge to secure your reservations or top tickets! We are your time-saving concierge service and resource for local, national and international needs! Concierge Unlimited International • Cultural Update • January 2018 • 4 skiing slopes why do clients rely on cui? UI Sparkles! Winter is officially here. Bring out the inner-kind in you and take a C “The CUI Concierge was able to arrange for a suite upgrade at ski trip. Below are recommendations for the best places to ski! a luxury hotel for two nights and a private space for a surprise 40th Credit: National Geographic Birthday dinner with champagne toast for his wife. The client was thankful for their CUI Concierge for bringing an extra sparkle to ♦Aspen, Colorado the celebration!” VIP Client, November 2017 4 separate ski-resorts within a ten mile UI Delivers! radius caters to skiers “On the evening before an early morning meeting, a Client of all levels of skill.