CHICAGO2015 VENUE PORTFOLIO 1932 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 Smith on Lake, our own private space that guarantees 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 Garfield Park Conservatory 43 Park West 86 1st Ward at Chop Shop 2 Glessner House Museum 44 Parliament 87 CONTENTS 345 North 3 Goodman Theatre 45 Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 88 360 Chicago 4 Harold Washington Library Center 46 Pittsfield Building 89 63rd Street Beach House 5 Harris Theatre 47 Pleasant Home 90 A New Leaf 6 Highland Park Community House 48 Portfolio Annex 91 Anita Dee Charters 7 Hilton | Asmus Contemporary 49 Prairie Production 93 Aragon Ballroom 8 Hinsdale Community House 50 Primitive Art 94 Artifact Events 9 Humboldt Park & Boat House 51 Pritzker Military Museum & Library 95 Auditorium Theatre 10 Ida Noyes Hall at University of Chicago 52 Promontory Point 96 Bentley Gold Coast 12 Ignite Glass Studios 53 Ravenswood Event Center 97 Berger Park 13 International House at University of Chicago 54 Redmoon Theater 98 Beth-El 14 International Museum of Surgical Science 55 Resolution Digital Studios 99 Block 37 15 International Union of Operating Engineers 56 Ronald McDonald House Rooftop 100 B’NAI Jehoshua Bethelohim (BJBE) 16 Joffrey Tower 58 Room 1520 101 Bottle & Bottega 17 Kensington Roof Garden & Lounge 59 Roosevelt University 102 Bridgeport Art Center Killerspin 60 Second City 103 Sculpture Garden & Gallery 18 Klairmont Kollections 61 Shoreline Charters 104 Skyline Loft 19 Level Offices 62 South Shore Cultural Center 105 Broadway Armory 20 Lincoln Park Conservatory 63 Stan Mansion 106 Buckingham Fountain Pavilion 21 Lincoln Park Zoo 64 The Accelerated Center 108 Café Brauer 22 Loft 644 65 The Geraghty 109 Cancer Survivor’s Garden 23 Loft on Lake 66 The Library and Conference Suites 111 Center on Halsted 24 Maggie Daley Park 67 The Smith on Lake 112 Cheney Mansion 25 Mars Gallery 68 Tiffany & Co. Celebration Garden 113 Chicago Architecture Foundation 26 Mayne Stage 69 Tribeca Flashpoint Academy 114 Chicago Cultural Center MCA Warehouse 70 UIC Forum 115 GAR Rotunda 27 Merchandise Mart 71 UIC Picnic Grounds Preston Bradley Hall 28 Millennium Park Operated by Windy City Fieldhouse 116 Sidney R. Yates Gallery 29 Choral Room 72 Union Station 117 Chicago history Museum 30 Harris Theater Rooftop Terrace 73 Vic Theater 118 Chicago Theatre 31 Jay Pritzker Pavilion Stage 74 Villa D’ Citta 119 Civic Opera House 32 Moonlight Studios 75 Wandering Tree Estate 120 Columbus Park Refectory 33 Morgan Manufacturing 76 Waveland Clock Tower 121 Creativo Loft 34 Morgan’s on Fulton 77 Wendella Boats 122 David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art 35 Murphy Auditorium 78 Wilder Mansion 123 Douglas Park Cultural & Community Center 36 National Hellenic Museum 79 Willis Tower Skydeck 124 Driehaus Museum 37 Newberry Library 80 Windy City Fieldhouse 125 drumBAR 38 Nike Store Downtown 81 Winnetka Community House 126 East Park Tower 39 Noah’s 82 Women’s Club of Wilmette 127 Firehouse Chicago 40 North Rose Garden 83 Women’s Park and Gardens 128 Floating World Gallery 41 Northerly Island 84 Workshop Chicago 129 Frank Lloyd Wright Trust – Robie House 42 Ovation 85 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 2 345 NORTH 345 NORTH CANAL STREET • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606 VENUE 345 North is a trifecta of cool. They host all types of events and provide a makerspace for members. In addition, INFORMATION they teach numerous lecture and workshop classes for both members and non-members alike. Located in Chicago’s River West, 345 North is more than 5,000 square feet of pure creativity. LOCATION SEATED RECEPTION 345 North 50 100 PAGE 3 360 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 4 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 5 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 6 ANITA DEE CHARTERS 600 EAST GRAND AVENUE, NAVY PIER • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611 VENUE Originally at Burnham Harbor, the Anita Dee is now at it’s own private dock on Lake Michigan. INFORMATION LOCATION SEATED DINNER COCKTAIL RECEPTION Anita Dee II 120 345 Anita Dee I 60 149 PAGE 7 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 8 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 Main Room 350-400 500-800 PAGE 9 AUDITORIUM THEATRE 50 EAST CONGRESS PARKWAY • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60605 VENUE The Auditorium Theatre is available for performance and private event rental. The Auditorium Theatre is a INFORMATION National Historic Landmark theater located in the heart of Chicago’s loop. A stone’s throw from Buckingham Fountain and steps from Michigan Avenue and Millennium Park, the Auditorium 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 10 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 RECEPTION Baderbräu 300 600 PAGE 11 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 12 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. As an early INFORMATION proponent of developing street-end beaches on Chicago’s north side, Berger Park Cultural Center has now become a neighborhood icon. LOCATION SEATED DINNER COCKTAIL RECEPTION Main Room 35 100 PAGE 13 BETH-EL 3610 DUNDEE ROAD • NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062 VENUE Since 1871, Beth-El has fostered a spirit of togetherness, worship and celebration of Judaism.