We’re happy to bring you a roundup of the best of this month’s Chicago theater, restaurant, hotel, and lifestyle happenings. So many exciting things going on!
What we’re loving:
The 2015 Blind World & International Championship
Chicago Yacht Club, 300 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago
The Chicago Yacht Club will host the 2015 Blind World & International Championship for the first time September 10-13 where fifteen blind and visually impaired teams from around the world will be sailing against one another from Belmont Station. ChicagoYachtClub.org/BlindWorlds2015.
3243 N. Broadway St., Chicago
Vanille, the wildly popular French-inspired artisanal patisserie, with locations in Lincoln Park and Chicago’s French Market, is excited to announce a third, new location opening this September in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. The quaint space, will provide guests with an experience that emulates the authentic, yet cozy feeling of a true European café. VanillePatisserie.com
Geja’s Café
340 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago
Receive $30 off 2 premier dinners or $60 off 4 premier dinners.*
Redemption code: Heron PR
Recently voted “Best Romantic Restaurant” by USA Today, Geja’s Café is known for its romantic fondue dining and enchanting wine cellar atmosphere for 50 years. Geja’s Café features over 20 different types of fondue with an extensive list of fine, moderately priced wines. GejasCafe.com.
El Tapeo
2100 Spring Road, Oak Brook
The newest financial web application, Certaincents helps eliminate headaches and security concerns by formulating where users’ budgets and personal minimums stand for a rolling calendar year with enough time to make a change before it is too late. Visit www.certaincents.com for your 21 day free trial!
Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel
1 W Wacker Drive
Offer valid through October 1st
Book an evening social event or holiday party with Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel and receive a complimentary Charcuterie display or Frassant Station. For more information or to book an event or party, call Lori Skup at 312-795-3432.
Le Méridien Chicago- Oakbrook Center
2100 Spring Road
Exclusive benefits for groups who book and actualize two events by the end of 2015
Take advantage of Le Méridien Chicago- Oakbrook Center‘s chic alternative to the predictable business trip. Choose from complimentary meeting room rental, complimentary AM or PM break, or complimentary private event internet access. Along with meeting benefits, overnight guests will be offered complimentary parking and shuttle services, 24 hour fitness center, 24 hour in-room dining, and much more. Contact Melanie Pasillas, at 630-568-3962 or Melanie.pasillas@lemeridienoakbrook.com.
As the leader in the fight against arthritis, the Arthritis Foundation and Massage Envy Spa join in their mission for one day for Healing Hands for Arthritis, Wednesday, September 16, in which $10 from each one-hour massage or facial session at any Massage Envy Spa Chicagoland will be donated to the Arthritis Foundation. For more information or to find a clinic near you, please visit massageenvy.com/healing-hands-for-arthritis.aspx or call 866-922-ENVY.
The Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr., Lincolnshire
Extended through October 18!
Continuing their 40th Anniversary Season, The Marriott Theatre presents the World Premiere of October Sky, A New Musical. From the Jeff-Award winning writers that brought you Hero, October Sky is based on the beloved Universal Pictures film of the same name. With book by Aaron Thielen, music & lyrics by Michael Mahler, and produced in Association with Universal Stage Productions, this rich and emotional story is for anyone who ever dreamed of something better and reached for the stars. MarriottTheatre.com/OctoberSky. Photo: ©Amy Boyle Photography 2015
The Royal George Theatre
1641 N Halsted St, Chicago
Running September 8 through October 11
Use HA10 for $10 off admission through September 30Presented by Chicago favorite Hershey Felder and directed by Joel Zwick, Jamaica, Farewell is writer-performer Debra Ehrhardt’s award-winning and internationally acclaimed play of her true life story. TheRoyalGeorgeTheatre.com.
Theatre at the Center
1040 Ridge Rd., Munster, IN
A massive hit on Broadway, playing over 1,500 hysterical performances seen by more than two million people, Monty Python’s SPAMALOT continues Theatre at the Center’s exceptional 25th Anniversary Season. The Monty Python-inspired farce of the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year, features a book and lyrics by Eric Idle and a fresh new score created by Eric Idle and John Du Prez. TheatreAtTheCenter.com.
Royal George Theatre
1641 N Halsted St., Chicago
Following a sold-out run at the Theater Wit and the North Shore Center for Performing Arts , Bad Jews extends its savagely hilarious performance for the sixth time at the Royal George Theatre with “nuanced questions about cultural identity and assimilation” (Kris Vire, Time Out Chicago). BadJewsChicago.com.
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