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Celebrate in Red, White & Blue all July Long!
Let freedom ring and find your favorite red white and blue apparel
because July is all about fireworks, food, futbol, and fun! You won’t have a
dull moment this July with all the festivities it has to offer!
♦ Bastille Day ♦ Restaurant Openings & Hot Spots ♦ Fourth of July ♦
♦Theatre Openings ♦ Summer Concerts ♦ and more! ♦
New/News
To Open
The Betty (839 West Fulton Market) Footman Hospitality team, the
masterminds behind Bangers & Lace and Anthem, will offer a menu of
distilled drinks with a focus on bourbon and craft beers accompanied by
a small plates menu. The bar atmosphere will provide a piano player and
a visual design by Karen Herold (Embeya & Girl & The Goat).
STK (360 North State Street) is a concept by ONE Group Inc that is a
steakhouse for the ladies! STK aims for something similar to their New
York and Las Vegas locations in Chicago.The plates will include smaller
cuts of meat and more salads. The restaurant is slated to open in 2015.
Ask your CUI Concierge about updates on what’s new in restaurants!
Just Opened
Rustle + Roux Cafe (227 West Monroe) is a global café featuring seven
kitchens of elevated lunch cuisine. From wood-fired pizzas to authentic
street tacos, gelato and more. And with one rotating kitchen, the choices
will always be fresh. Options range from Chicago favorites like Mercadito
Taqueria, and Mercato by Fabio Viviani!
Henry’s Swing Club (18 West Hubbard) from the group that brought
DMK Burger Bar comes a new eatery! The DMK installation takes the
place of Lao 18 and brings a new experience to the area. It is trendy and
offers cocktails like frozen mezcal mules and s’mores you cook tabletop!
Fig & Olive (70-104 Oak Street) the group opened their Gold Coast
mansion location on June 28th for dinner. The restaurant offers a
spacious terrace for al fresco dining and serves mediterranean cuisine.
Expect lunch to be served beginning July 14th and brunch July 19th.
Contact your CUI Concierge to arrange a VIP dinner for business or
pleasure! Let us be At Your Service for all of your dining needs!
We Recommend
This is Our Youth (1650 North Halsted) Headliners Kieran Culkin and
Michael Cera take the stage in the new theatre production. This wild,
funny and bittersweet production portrays a modern classic! The story
follows forty-eight hours in the lives of three lost young souls in New
York in the 1980s. Armed with nothing but the knowledge gained in
their teen years, they want to take on the world.
Want to see this or other shows? Contact your CUI Concierge today!
Carts of Chicago “on-site” catering company specializing in carted
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Wine Insight
View our “Wine Insights” at www.conciergeunlimited.com
July 2014
Volume XXIV—Issue VII
Arts/Museums
opens
4
4
13
19
through
13
13
20
27
27
8/3
8/3
Saul Steinberg: 100th Anniversary Art Institute
What May Come
Art Institute
A Walk Through Space & Time
Adler Planetarium
Onchi Koshiro: The Abstract Prints Art Institute
Utamaro: Aspects of Beauty
Art Institute
Truths: Photography & Motherhood MoCP
Fractured: North Dakota’s Oil Boom Field Museum
M.F. Husain
When the Greeks Ruled Egypt
London, UK
Art Institute
Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives MSI
Isa Genzken: Retrospective
MCA
Ongoing
Of Gods and Glamour
Art Institute
Museum Free Dates
Art Institute: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 (Thursdays)
Chicago Children’s Museum: 3, 6, 10, 17, 24, 31 (15 years & Under)
Chicago History Museum: 4
DuSable Museum: 6, 13, 20, 27 (Sundays)
Museum of Contemporary Art: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (Tuesdays)
Ballet/Dance
opens
1-5
15
18-20
25
American Ballet Theatre: Coppelia New York, NY
AfriCaribe Performance Group
AfriCaribe Cultural Center
Thodos Dance Chicago: New Dances 2014 Ruth Page
Summer Dance: SoundMinas Quartet Grant Park
30-8/3 JUBA! Masters of Tap & Percussive DanceMCA: Stage
through
11
Move Live Tour: Julianne & Derek Hough Chicago Theatre
Children/Family
opens
2
11-13
23-24
8/2
Mid-Week Yoga
Windy City Smokeout
The Kratt Brothers
Chicago Bears Meijer Family Fest
through
31
Circus Zirkus
8/24 Family Fun Festival
9/1
Cirque Shanghai Classical/Symphony
at Ravinia
7
Emerson String Quartet
17&18 West Side Story
24
All-Beethoven Evening
27
Tchaikovsky Spectacular
at Pritzker Pavilion
2
Saint-Saens Cello Concerto
4
Independence Day Salute
5
Portland Youth Philharmonic
6
Madame Butterfly Videocast
9
Ella, Louis and All That Jazz
12
Holst The Planets
16
The Blue Planet In Concert
18&19 Dvorak and Beethoven
28
National Youth Orchestra
30
Symphonie Espangnole
Millennium Park
Grand & The Chicago River
Brookfield Zoo
Soldier Field
Navy Pier
Millennium Park
Navy Pier
Concierge Unlimited International Cultural Update July 2014• 2
Opera: 2014 Season
opens
2
8
9
16
20
29
La Traviata
Paris, France
La Lucrezia and Lascia Ch’io PiangaSt. James Cathedral
Otello Summer Encore
AMC River East 21
Opera in Focus
Rolling Meadows
Opera Scenes Gala
Lutkin Hall
Lyric Shorts: Mozart’s Don GiovanniSt. James Cathedral
Theatre
opens
5
11
30
Seussical
Charlotte’s Web
Cascabel
Broadway Playhouse
Lookingglass Theatre
through
13
27
8/9
8/10
10/26
The Last Ship
This is Our Youth
Motown the Musical
Brigadoon
Avenue Q
Bank of America Theatre
Steppenwolf
Oriental Theatre
Goodman Theatre
Mercury Theatre
open run
Blue Man Group
Million Dollar Quartet
Apes of Wrath Jack Lemmon Returns
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Briar Street Theatre
Apollo Theatre
Second City ETC
Royal George Theatre
Let your CUI Concierge arrange the perfect seat for your
favorite performance at preferred pricing.
Sneak Previews
8/5
Wiz Khalifa, Jeezy & More
8/5
Tori Amos
8/7
Katy Perry
8/9
Chaka Khan
8/10 Drake vs. Lil Wayne
8/14 Miley Cyrus
8/16 Rod Stewart and Santana
8/16-17Air and Water Show
8/16-17Lobster Fest
8/18 Kiss and Def Leppard
8/23 Tom Petty/Steve Winwood
8/26-27 Arcade Fire
8/29-30One Direction
8/31 Luke Bryan
9/5
Stratford Festival
9/10-14Disney on Ice: Princesses & Heros
9/20 R5
9/20 Food Network in Concert
9/23 David Bowie Is
9/26-28Chicago Gourmet
9/27 Jeff Dunham
9/27-28Black Keys
10/2-3 Fleetwood Mac
10/14 Demi Lovato with Christina Perri
First Midwest Bank
Chicago Theatre
United Center
Chicago Theatre
First Midwest Bank
United Center
Allstate Arena
North Avenue Beach
Navy Pier
First Midwest Bank
United Center
United Center
Soldier Field
Soldier Field
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
United Center
Rosemont Theatre
Ravinia
MCA
Millennium Park
Horseshoe Casino
United Center
United Center
United Center
10/15 Swan Lake
Auditorium Theatre
10/18 Wanda Sykes
Chicago Theatre
10/21 Jim Gaffigan
Chicago Theatre
11/6 Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey: LegendsAllstate Arena
11/6 Ina Garten: The Barefoot ContessaAuditorium Theatre
12/8 Justin Timerberlake
United Center
Contact your CUI Concierge for top tickets to all upcoming events!
Concert/Rock/Blues/Jazz
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Dave Matthews Band
Marilyn Manson
Sarah McLachlan
Cher & Cyndi Lauper
Paul McCartney Awolnation and Saints of Valory
Lady Gaga
Sara Bareilles
Fall Out Boy
311
Ravinia
Northerly Island
Congress Theatre
Ravinia
New York, NY
United Center
Taste of Chicago
United Center
Chicago Theatre
First Midwest Bank
Northerly Island
Nickel Creek, Emmylou Harris, Parker MillsapTaste of Chicago
Willie Nelson & Alison Krauss
Ravinia
Jeff Tweedy and Lucinda Williams Taste of Chicago
Journey and Steve Miller Band
First Midwest Bank
Toby Keith
First Midwest Bank
Aloe Blacc and The Wailers
Taste of Chicago
Counting Crows
Ravinia
Taj Mahal Trio
City Winery
Billy Joel
Wrigley Field
Courtney Love
House of Blues
Blake Shelton & The Band Perry Wrigley Field
Phish
Northerly Island
David Crosby
City Winery
Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynrd First Midwest Bank
Jack White
Auditorium Theatre
Nine Inch Nails/Soundgarden
First Midwest Bank
Jay Z & Beyonce
Soldier Field
Panic! At the Disco Northerly Island
Sports
White Sox
1-2
Angels
4-6
Mariners
18-20 Astros
21&23 Royals
Cubs
11-13
22-24
25-27
28-31
Chicago Fire
2
Toronto FC
19
Philadelphia
26
Tottenham Hotspur
30
Vancouver
FIFA World Cup
Visit our website for
results of FIFA World
Cup Second Stage!
also...
6/24-7/6Wimbledon
6/28-12 FIFA World Cup (Second Stage)
5-27
Tour de France
10-13 Women’s British Open
17-20 The British Open
Special/Seasonal
4
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9-13
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18-20
24
8/1-3
Braves
Padres
Cardinals
Rockies
London, England
Manaus, Brazil
Yorkshire, England
Southport, UK
Wirral, UK
Independence Day
USA
Taste of Chicago
Zoo Ball
Sardinian Dinner Bastille Day
Pitchfork Music Festival
Country Thunder
Lollapalooza
Grant Park
Lincoln Park Zoo
Trattoria No. 10
Worldwide
Union Park
Twin Lakes, WI
Grant Park
The Dinner Party w/ Andrew Zimmerman Taste of Chicago
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Concierge Unlimited International Cultural Update • July 2014 • 3
Bastille Day
July 14th, 2014
The French National Day commemorates the beginning of the
French Revolution with the Storming of the Bastille on July
14th, 1789, as well as the Fête de la Fédération on the 14 July
1790. Contact your CUI Concierge to celebrate with all the
beauty France has to offer in Chicago!
Travel Abroad: All Around The World
The best of French cuisine! Celebrate Bastille Day with the
best authetic plates Paris has to offer! Here is a
meal-by-meal guide to the city of lights for your next trip or
find these favorites with the help of your CUI Concierge!
Pain Au Chocolat
A buttery, flaky croissant filled with dark
chocolate. Great for breakfast with un café
noisette (espresso with a touch of cream;
called noisette, French for hazelnut).
French Restaurants
Cafe des Architectes
20 East Chestnut
Brindille
534 North Clark
Les Nomades
222 East Ontario
Everest
440 South LaSalle
Le Petit Paris
260 East Chestnut
Tru
676 North St. Clair
Brandade de Morue
Mashed salt cod blended with olive oil and
garlic until it becomes a smooth cream,
often mixed in with whipped potatoes.
Ile flottante
Bistros
Light meringue gently sculpted appearing to
float on a bed of vanilla custard.
Kiki’s Bistro
900 North Franklin
Bistronomic
840 North Wabash Avenue
Paris Club Bistro and Bar
59 West Hubbard
La Sardine
111 North Carpenter
Bistro Campagne
4518 North Lincoln
Le Bouchon
1958 North Damen
Chez Moi
2100 North Halsted
Bistrot Zinc
1131 N State
Is this French holiday making your mouth water for Crêpes & Soufflé?
Contact your CUI Concierge for reservations to a French eatery.
Festivities
Bastille Day Chicago 2014
Daley Plaza
50 West Washington
Monday July 14th, 2014
5:00pm to 9:00pm
Special Bastille Day Parking
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler
Lincoln Park
5k/8k Run & Block Party
Thursday July 10th, 2014
8k begins at 7:15pm
5k begins at 7:30pm
Don’t miss the celebrations around the city! Your CUI Concierge can
secure your parking, race, and Bastille Day needs!
Escargot
A true french delicacy! Tender snails, cooked
in butter, garlic and parsley.
Coq au Vin
Chicken braised with wine, lardons, mushrooms, &
garlic. While typically Burgundy is used, many
regions of France have variants; using the local wine, such as coq au vin jaune (Jura), coq au
Riesling (Alsace), coq au pourpre or coq au violet
(Beaujolais nouveau), and coq au Champagne.
Blanquette de Veau
Blanquette is a stew consisting of veal in a white
sauce. Served with rice or steamed potatoes.
The powerful cloves play such an important role.
They perfume the blanquette de veau and turn it
into an unforgettable tasting stew.
Contact your CUI Concierge for more information for
restaurant suggestions to obtain these delights, hotel,
and travel plans across the globe!
For more event information, VIP restaurant & hotel accommodations or top tickets, contact Concierge Unlimited International, your time-saving concierge service and
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Concierge Unlimited International Cultural Update • July 2014 • 4
Fourth
of
July
Friday July 4th, 2014
Fireworks
Arlington Park- Dusk, Friday July 4th
Arlington Park Racetrack (2200 Euclid, Arlington Heights)
Aurora- 9:00pm, Friday, July 4th
RiverEdge Park (360 North Broadway)
Downers Grove- 9:30pm, Friday, July 4th
Shopping District (75th Street and Lemont)
Evanston- 9:15pm, Friday, July 4th
Clark Street Beach (1811 Sheridan)
Glenview- 7:30pm, Friday, July 4th
Glenview Park Golf Club (800 Shermer)
Lake Forest & Lake Bluff- 9:00pm
Deerpath Park (Deerpath at Hastings, Lake Forest)
Naperville- 9:30pm, Friday, July 4th
Knoch Park (700 South West Street)
Navy Pier- 9:30pm, Friday July 4th
Navy Pier (600 East Grand)
Rosemont- 9:45pm, Thursday, July 3rd
MB Financial Park (5501 Park Place)
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Skokie- Dusk, Friday, July 4th
Niles West High School (5701 Oakton)
Fun & Festivities
Windy City Ribfest-Friday, July 4th to Sunday, July 6th
Chicago
Uptown (Lawrence and Broadway)
Ribfest- Thursday, July 3rd to Sunday, July 6th
Naperville, IL
Knoch Park (700 S West Street, Naperville)
Independence Day Salute, 6:30pm-8:15pm, Friday, July 4th
Millennium Park
Jay Pritzker Pavilion (201 East Randolph)
Freedom Fest 2014-6:30,Thursday, July 4th
Navy Pier Rooftop Terrace (600 East Grand)
Spirit Cruises Fireworks Dinner-7:30pm-11:00pm, Friday, July 4th
Spirit Docking at Navy Pier
Navy Pier (600 East Grand)
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Suggestions
to the
Editor
We invite your suggestions for future issues of Cultural Update. Are there cultural events you
would like us to highlight? Do you have feedback about a restaurant or event that we have
recommended? Let us know what you think! Please feel free to contact the editor via email at
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