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Suggested Event Locations
The following is a list of venues we recommend for various events. Obviously, not every venue is going to be appropriate for your event. Depending on the nature of your event, the number of guests you will have, and your budget, you will likely find a suitable location on this list.
Capacities are estimated. Many venues have multiple rooms of varying sizes. Call for details.
Red Field’s Estate
at The Grove
1421 Milwaukee Ave
Glenview, IL 60025
(847) 298-0095 or 6096
Contact: Carol Dilorenzo
www.redfieldestate.org
Capacity: 125
Irish-American Heritage Center
4626 N. Knox
Chicago, IL 60630
(773) 282-7035
Contact: Conor O'Keeffe
Capacity: 300
Logan Square Auditorium
2539 N Kedzie Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 252-6179
Contact: Saul Osacky
Capacity: seat 500 / stand 1200
Harold Washington Library
Winter Garden Room
400 S State St
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 747-4130
Contact: Genae Robinson
Capacity: 550
Dank-Haus
German Cultural Center
4740 N. Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 561-9181
Contact: Nicholle Dobrowski
www.DankHaus.org
Capacity: 300-480
Salvage One
1840 W. Hubbard
Chicago, IL 60622
(312) 733-0098
Contact: Davide Nanni
www.salvageone.com
Aldo Castillo Gallery
233 West Huron
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 337-2536
Capacity: 150
Woman’s Club of Wilmette
930 Greenleaf Avenue
Wilmette, IL 60091
(847) 328-3280
Contact: Joan Bow
Capacity: 250 / 60-90
Ida Noyes Hall
University of Chicago
** ONLY OPEN TO U of C GROUPS **
1212 E 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-9038 or 3417
Contact: Holly Bland or Laura Twining
Capacity: 40 to 250
Pleasant Home
217 Home Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60302
(708) 383-2654
Contact: Georgia Braun
Capacity: 30-300 w/ tent
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Westgrand Studios
437 N. Wolcott (at Hubbard)
Chicago, IL 60622
(312) 829-4141 or 2120
Contact: Mary Lou Switalski
Capacity 225 to 350
www.westgrandstudios.tv
Windy City Field house
2367 W Logan Blvd
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 486-7436 or 7300
Contact: Murrel Kirsh
www.windycityfieldhouse.com
Capacity: 25 to 3500
Woman’s Club of Evanston
1702 Chicago Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 475-3800
Contact: Carol Short
Capacity: seat 250 / stand 350
Smart Museum of Art
University of Chicago
5550 S Greenwood Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-3673 or 612-1536
Contact: Sarah Polchek
Capacity: seat 80 / stand 175-300 / outside 250
International House
University of Chicago
1414 East 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637-2997
(773) 753-2274 Fax (773) 753-1227
Contact: Mary Beth DeStefano or Denise Jorgens
http://ihouse.uchicago.edu
Mars Gallery
1139 W. Fulton
Chicago, IL 60607-1220
(312) 226-7808
Contact: Barb Gazdik
www.marsgallery.com
Capacity: 70 to 120
Greenleaf Art Center
1806 West Greenleaf Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
Contact: Dennis Paluch
(773) 465-4652
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 744-8922 or 2080
Contact: Jon Scott or Lara Ziemba
Colette Creevy, (312) 742-6831
Peterson Bradley Ctr.
Capacity: 360
G.A.R. Rotunda: seat: 80 stand: 220
Michelle’s Ballroom, Inc.
2800 W. Belmont
(Belmont & California)
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 478-1828
Contact: Michelle Ramsay
Capacity: 250
Prairie Productions
1314 W. Randolph
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 829-7499
Contact: Kristin Rob
www.prairieproduction.net |
Chicago Park District Locations
Unless otherwise noted, contact the Special Events Division at (312) 742-5369
ebrochure.hawthornpublications.com/go/chicago_park or www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
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Columbus Park Refectory
5701 W Jackson Blvd
Chicago, IL 60644
(773) 287-0856 Fax (773) 287-0857
Contact: Barbara McGowan
Capacity: up to 225
Buckingham Fountain Pavilions
Congress Parkway and Columbus
Chicago, IL 60602
Capacity: 4,760
Cancer Survivor’s Garden
337 E Randolph St
Chicago, IL 60602
Capacity: 1,190
Jackson Park 63rd St. Beach House
63rd Street and Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
Capacity: 50 to 1,160
Northerly Island
(Previously Meggs Field Airport)
Near Adler Planetarium
(312) 742-4848
Contact: Diane Hren
Capacity: up to 325
South Shore Cultural Center
7059 South Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60649
(773) 256-0159
Contact: Troy W. Brice
Patrick Millhouse (773) 256-0941, Fax: (773) 256-1163
Capacity: 30 to 400
Gunder Mansion
“North Lakeside Cultural Center”
6219 N Sheridan Rd
Chicago, IL 60660
Contact: Bonne T. Long
(773) 743-4477 or 517-7619
Capacity: 100-150
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Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N Central Park Ave
Chicago, IL 60624
(312) 746-5250, Fax (773) 638-1777
Contact: Joan Colón
200 seated
300 cocktail/buffet
Grant Park Rose Gardens
North and South of Buckingham Fountain
Chicago, IL 60601
Capacity: 1,780
Hillary Rodham Clinton Women’s Park
1827 S Indiana Ave
Chicago, IL
Capacity: 250
Lincoln Park Conservatory Gardens
2400 Stockton Drive
Chicago, IL 60614
(312) 742-4848
Contact: Diantha Gray
Capacities: up to 4,000
Berger Park Cultural Center
6205 N Sheridan Rd
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 761-0376
Contact: Debbie Maddox
Capacity: 100
Promontory Point
5491 South Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60615
(312) 742-4848
Contact: Diane Hren
Capacity 125
P. Point (312) 747-6620
Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph
Chicago, IL 60601
Contact: David Ortega
(312) 744-6170
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Unity in Chicago
1925 W. Thome
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 973-0007
Contact: Dexanne Card
Flatfile Galleries
217 N. Carpenter Street
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 491-1190
www.flatfilegalleries.com
Contact: Susan Aurinko or
Stephanie Dean
Capacity: 120 sit-down
300 cocktail/buffet
West Loop Studio
17 N Elizabeth St.
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 733-5762
www.westloopstudio.com
Contact: Steve Ewert or Jamie Kelter
Capacity: 140 sit-down
180 cocktail/buffet
Maxim’s
The Nancy Goldberg International Center
Astor Towers, 24 E. Goethe
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 742-1748 or (312) 744-1422
www.maximschicago.org
Contact: Allen Nichols or Chalita Tangsurat
Capacity: 136 sit-down
175 Buffet/200 Receptions
Kaleidoscope
800 W. Superior
Chicago, IL 60622
(312) 850-0800
www.kaleidoscopeevents.net
Contact: Steven Waxman or Windy Rivera
Capacity: 150-800 / 1,000 with courtyard
Aragon Entertainment Center
1106 W. Lawrence
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 561-9500 x101, Fax: (773) 561-9585
www.aragon.com
Contact: Elizabeth Padron
Capacity: 4,500
Kenilworth Club
410 Kenilworth
Kenilworth, IL 60043-1135
(847) 251-1227, Fax: (847) 251-3815
www.kenilworthclub.org
Contact: Lisa Lauren
Capacity: 300 Stand-up/Cocktail Reception
200 Seated (tables may be broken down for dance floor)
180 Seated with a Dance Floor
Danada House
3 S. 501 Naperville Rd.
Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 668-5392
Contact: Jill Ludvigsen
www.danadahouse.com
Capacity: 1st floor – House – 90
Atrium - 250
Marmon Grand
2230 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 225-8100, Fax: (312) 225-8111
Contact: Janet & Robert Conner
Capacity: 370 to 462
VIP/Meeting/Brides Room 40 to 50
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Swedish American Museum
5211 N Clark St. (Andersonville)
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 728-8111
Contact: Karin Abercrombie
Capacity: 150 seated w/ dance floor
A New Leaf Studio and Garden
1818/1820 N Wells St.
Chicago, IL 60614
(312) 642-8553
Contact: Rashelle Sprate-Houtman
Capacity: 150 sit-down
175 cocktail/buffet
The Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 255-3555 or 3605
http://www.newberry.org
Contact: Karen Skubish or Karen Aubery
Capacity: 200 sit-down
150 cocktail/buffet
Architectural Artifacts
4325 N. Ravenswood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 348-0622
www.architecturalartifacts.com
Contact: Maria Castro
Capacity: 80-350 sit-down
100-650 cocktail/buffet
Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 642-6502 x3130
https://www.imss.org/hostevent.htm
Contact: Lynnea Smith or Keri Schroeder
Capacity: 100 sit-down
200 cocktail/buffet
Art De Triumph
2936-38 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 832-4038
www.NancieKingMertz.com
Contact: Nancie King Mertz
Capacity: 100
Stan Mansion
2408 North Kedzie
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 276-1099
Contact: Cera or Relu Stan
Capacity: 300-420
Mayslake Peabody Estate
1717 W. 31st Street
Oakbrook, IL 60523
(630) 206-9569
www.mayslakepeabody.com
Contact: Alex VerVynck
Capacity: Event Hall:100 seated
150 cocktail
**Other rooms available
Second Unitarian Church
656 West Barry
Chicago, IL 60657
(312) 549-0260
www.secondunitarian.org
Contact: Kimberly Carroll
Capacity: 75 - 150
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