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GIBSONS BAR & STEAKHOUSE
Capacity: 250 Known for: floor-to-ceiling views of the city and an outdoor organic garden for mingling greenhouseloft.com
BRIDGEPORT BRIDGEPORT ART CENTER
Capacity: 900 Known for: loft with sweeping skyline views and ground-floor sculpture garden bridgeportart.com
* ZHOU B ART CENTER (See enhanced listing)
elcome to the inaugural edition of Crain’s Content Studio’s Meeting and Event Planning Guide, showcasing a cross-section of the city’s myriad venue offerings. Organized by neighborhood, it features highlights of the conference centers, hotels, restaurants, museums and other sites available for everything from a small-group meeting to a big-budget blowout for hundreds—even thousands—of guests. Many offer views of the city’s skyline, the Chicago River or Lake Michigan; others are located in historically significant buildings; still others offer attendees new or unique experiences—comedy classes, anyone? We hope you’ll peruse these listings as you consider your 2020 meeting and event plans.
Capacity: 80 Known for: 501c3 nonprofit with bookshelves and reading nooks that can be adapted to hosting events readwritelibrary.org/ chicago-space-event-rental
EDGEWATER CREATIVE COWORKING
Capacity: 100 Known for: location in the historic Colvin House, a 1909 George Maher landmark creativecoworking.com
THE LYTLE HOUSE
Capacity: 80 Known for: indoor-outdoor space with special pricing for nonprofits and Edgewater residents thelytlehouse.com
FULTON MARKET CITY HALL
Capacity: 500 Known for: combination bar, restaurant and event space thecityhall.com
ZHOU B ART CENTER
Capacity: 1,000 Known for: bright open spaces, contemporary artwork, outdoor garden catering@dineamic.com • zhoubevents.com Located in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood, the Zhou B Art Center offers 28,000 square feet of bright, modern space. Contemporary art pieces throughout the space lend a stunning and unique atmosphere to any event, from weddings to corporate receptions or seated dinners. Catered exclusively by Dineamic Catering, with innovative menus and elevated service, the Zhou B Art Center is sure to impress.
FULTON MARKET KITCHEN
Capacity: 400 Known for: globally inspired cuisine and craft cocktail program fultonmarketkitchen.com
MORGAN’S ON FULTON
Capacity: 645 Known for: art gallery, industrial loft, rooftop terrace and studio lounge morgansonfulton.com
PUNCH BOWL SOCIAL
Capacity: 1,000 Known for: virtual reality lounges, bowling lanes and karaoke rooms punchbowlsocial.com
REVEL FULTON MARKET
BUCKTOWN CHOP SHOP/1ST WARD
Capacity: 450 Known for: butcher shop and bar/restaurant with a 6,000-square-foot event space and concert venue chopshopchi.com
MIDTOWN ATHLETIC CLUB & HOTEL
Capacity: 250 Known for: fitness studios, tennis courts, conference rooms and a rooftop with Lake Michigan views midtownhotelchicago.com
WHIRLYBALL
Capacity: 300 Known for: Whirlyball courts, a laser tag arena, bowling lanes and a terrace with Chicago skyline view whirlyball.com
Capacity: 1,400 Known for: converted dry storage building in Chicago’s former meatpacking district revelspace.com/our-spots
SAINT LOU’S ASSEMBLY
Capacity: 100 Known for: patio, bocce ball court, family-style menu saintlouschicago.com
SOHO HOUSE
Capacity: 100 Known for: private screening room with reclining chairs and an old-fashioned cinema screen sohohousechicago.com/private-hire
THE DALCY
Capacity: 600 Known for: rustic-elegant setting with access to a landscaped rooftop patio thedalcy.com
DOUGLAS PARK
GARFIELD PARK
CINESPACE
GARFIELD PARK CONSERVATORY
Capacity: 5,000 Known for: filming site for several recent movies and TV shows chicagofilms.com
Capacity: 1,000 Known for: 12 acres of indoor and outdoor gardens garfieldconservatory.org
Capacity: 500 Known for: private dining spaces shared with adjacent Hugo’s Frog Bar and Fish House gibsonssteakhouse.com
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GINO’S EAST
Capacity: 250 Known for: original home of the legendary deep-dish pizza ginoseast.com
LUXBAR
Capacity: 100 Known for: sophisticated saloon in the heart of Rush Street luxbar.com
THOMPSON HOTEL
Capacity: 220 Known for: bi-level penthouse lofts, floor-toceiling windows and a private dining space thompsonhotels.com/hotels/illinois/chicago
TRULUCK’S SEAFOOD, STEAK AND CRAB HOUSE
Capacity: 100 Known for: classic seafood reimagined; flexible choices in private dining spaces trulucks.com/locations/ downtown-chicago-illinois
Whirlyball Can Accommodate Groups of 10-200 for Full Day and Half Day Events.
VICEROY
Capacity: 200 Known for: three private dining rooms with city views and an outdoor terrace viceroyhotelsandresorts.com/chicago
BOWLING
WHIRLYBALL
LASER TAG
www.whirlyball.com • 773.486.7777
HYDE PARK MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
Capacity: 12,000 Known for: options to rent the entire museum or its private event space with outdoor garden msichicago.org
THE REVIVAL
Capacity: 225 Known for: private comedy performances, comedy classes therevivalchicago.com
BRINGING CLASSIC CHICAGO
LAKEVIEW/ WRIGLEYVILLE BEERMISCUOUS
Capacity: 100 Known for: 350 craft beers beermiscuous.com
BUDWEISER BRICKHOUSE TAVERN
STEA KS • CHO PS • SEA F O O D
Capacity: 900 Known for: private indoor and outdoor spaces with DJ booth and stage, sports bar fare brickhousetavernchi.com
CUBBY BEAR
Capacity: 600 Known for: three private party rooms with live music five nights a week cubbybear.com
TO YO U R N E X T E V E N T
FANNIE MAY BLEACHER SWEET AT WRIGLEY FIELD
Capacity: 100 Known for: batting cage and bullpen sessions mlb.com/cubs/tickets/premium
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