Lupe M, was the server. Watch for a small add-on to your credit card bill. NOT at the venue, but…read morelater, when the actual bill goes through credit card processing. So 20% tip plus whatever they add. No bueno.

Wow, what a joke of a place. Where do I even start. This place may have music but it's far from a…read moremusic venue. Awkward layout with restaurant goers facing the entrance door and the stage tucked into a corner. The audio guy didn't know what he was doing and both band mixes were extremely loud. Most bars have earplugs for this reason. Complimentary earplugs. Not this place. They charge a dollar for earplugs. I order a beer. I'm thirsty so I'd like a glass of water with it...nah. Bartender says he can't do it and has to charge me for a bottle of water if I want one. At this point I realize this place won't stay in business much longer and promptly leave. The only redeeming quality is its location so I'm excited for when it closes and something, anything replaces it.

What an incredible night at the Arcada Speakeasy! From the moment we walked in, we were blown away…read moreby how absolutely beautiful the venue is. Every room had its own unique charm, but the Charlie Chaplin Room was definitely a favorite--such a fun and perfect spot for photos! The food and drinks were delicious, the atmosphere was amazing, and the service was flawless. The staff was attentive, knowledgeable, patient, and genuinely seemed to care about making sure everyone had a great experience. To top it all off, the band was outstanding! They kept the energy high and had us dancing the night away. If you're looking for a unique night out with great food, drinks, entertainment, and ambiance, the Arcada Speakeasy is a must-visit. We can't wait to come back!

Conceptually this could be a fun and unique experience but it needs service, food and ambiance…read moreimprovements. We went for the music which was great but the venue is sad and tired. Menu is limited unless you like meatball salad, meatball appetizer or meatball sandwich. Wait staff seemed to lack training. Don't recommend.

After booking the chapel, I had no idea what to do for wedding music. I wanted quality musicians…read morethat were affordable, flexible, and professional. Enter Windy City Chamber Musicians, recommended to me by Amy R. She married in the same chapel as I, and therefore had first-hand experience of WCCM in action there. I contacted Claire at WCCM to see if they were available for my date. They were, much to my relief. I listened to the samples on the website, looked at the price quotes depending on the musicians used, and debated. And debated. And debated some more. After much hemmin' and hawin' over deciding whether to do a trio or duo (the chapel is on the small side and I felt a quartet would be a bit much), I decided on the duo as it was the most affordable option, as yours truly was footing this bill on her own. I mailed my deposit to secure the date, and awaited the packet to arrive in the mail with further instructions. After a few weeks, I emailed Claire asking where the packet was. She apologized and said that she was busy and forgot to send it. A few days later, I received the packet in the mail which included the cue sheet for musicians, a planning sheet, and a ceremony sheet to fill out for our music choices. After making our choices, I sent the information back mid-October, well before my November 1st deadline. I opted for a few traditional pieces like Canon in D major and Wedding March obviously. For the sand ceremony and postlude I chose The Beatles pieces "Here, There and Everywhere" and "When I'm 64", respectively. The lack of stars is due to communication; if half stars were an option WCCM would be a 3.5. I would email Claire and she wouldn't respond until I would send another email. When I would mail her my payments, I'd ask her to email me and let me know when she received them. Sometimes she would, otherwise I'd have to email and ask if she received them (when I mailed them weeks prior). I had sent her money towards the balance three weeks earlier, and I had to email her to find out if she received it. How am I to know if she received it, or if the money was stolen or the envelope lost? I understand people are busy but this was my entire experience. My wedding was in December so for being an off-peak month for a wedding, I don't understand why the communication was poor. Very frustrating. Then I inquired as to whether a musician could come to our rehearsal, as our wedding is non-traditional and therefore will be done differently. On the cue sheet for the musicians, it states "...when a wedding is more complicated or non-traditional, a musician may need to be present at your wedding rehearsal." Claire stated that she could find out if one of them would be available but it would be an additional charge. I declined, as I didn't have the extra money. She told me that instead, we could talk over the phone after she received the cue sheet. We did end up talking over the phone and all the plans put in place were perfectly executed on our wedding day. The musicians were great, no complaints there. In fact, we received quite a few compliments on their pieces played both during the ceremony and cocktail hour. WCCM was one of two vendors we didn't meet with before signing the contract, but it worked out much better than the other vendor. I went by a good recommendation and I'm sad that my experience wasn't worthy of five stars, however, I'd certainly recommend them to anyone looking for talented musicians and nontraditional wedding music.

Just like everything else about our wedding, I wanted our music to be a little weird. We had…read moreselected some of our favorite Beatles songs that we wanted played on string instruments for the ceremony. I had emailed a few places, most of which came back and said no, they wouldn't do this, one of which who said he'd first need to re-compose the music at $300/hour (seriously!), and Claire at WCCM who said "sure, we can do that." I read the reviews on weddingwire and they all seemed positive, so I went with them. Claire was amazing to communicate with - she absolutely never bothered me, answered all my questions quickly, made suggestions for the ceremony (e.g., our tiny chapel required only a string trio), and was courtesy and polite throughout (even when I did dumb stuff, like mail her my song list without first making a copy for myself). They were my only vendor with whom I never met before booking or ever during our engagement, which probably was quite silly, but it worked out perfectly. Their price for an hour of music was quite reasonable, and they charged me a paltry $5 a Beatles tune to get the licensing to play it. On the day of, they arrived early, were dressed professionally, and played beautifully - I kept finding myself standing on the steps of the downstairs section of the chapel so I could hear all the great songs in our prelude. I walked down the aisle to "Blackbird," which I thought would be incredibly difficult for me because I was already walking myself down the aisle alone, but it actually worked out the opposite - they played so beautifully that I found my rhythm and walked confidently and happily to my husband. I appreciate that they're a professional, talented group of musicians who also aren't afraid to do something a little quirky. I'd recommend them to anyone!

Went there to see a Fever Candlelight string quartet doing songs from Coldplay. Great experience…read moreoverall. The quartet was outstanding. I know Coldplay songs pretty well, and nobody in the quartet missed a single note all night. The concert is only a bit over an hour, but it's really good. Very nice setting. The hall is gorgeous and the sound was fantastic. I did not have a drink or something to eat, but a cup of wine was $10, just saying. They scan your tickets pretty quickly once the doors open, and the workers are pretty helpful. Easy to get to, plenty of parking nearby. We found street parking less than one block away from the entrance. The string quartet is highly talented, and also gives a little insight on some of the songs. I really enjoyed that part. I think it was reasonable priced, and a great venue to boot.

Beautiful, perfect for a romantic night. Enjoy a nice dinner downtown Naperville afterwardsread more

Our family members in Illinois treated us to seeing Million Dollar Quartet for Christmas & it did…read morenot disappoint. The immersive experience into the evolution of Sun Studios & the birthplace of Rock n' Roll did not disappoint. Our group included 4 kids ages 6-11 & 10 adults ages 30's to late 70's. Everyone had a great time. I was the only one with prior knowledge of Sun & its legacy, but everyone learned something new. The actors/ musicians playing Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins & Johnny Cash were amazing (and a few were even understudies). The guy who played Sam Phillips was brilliant. Everything about it was well done & I highly recommend it. Theater is nice & right by River. This play was very limited seating(100 or less people). Parking garage is right next door (they beware the parking spots are very tight for SUVs!).

Stolp Island Theatre is an amazing and intimate venue. The casting of Million Dollar Quartet was…read morespot on, an absolutely amazing troupe of performers and musicians. It's more than just attending a play, it's an immersive experience. One feels transported back in time, to the Sun Recording Studio witnessing lightning in a bottle unfold before your eyes and ears. Two tickets is all it takes to experience this wonderful performance . I highly recommend attending Million Dollar Quartet!

Jeff herra gave me 9 tickets as I was coming home from a 14 hour shift, he pulled me over because I…read morehad a license plate light out, and tried to knit pick everything he could. As a veteran, he disrespected me and had talked to me like a child and word for word said "I don't give a fuck if your a veteran, should have known" I was very respectful to him and his officer in training. when I went to court he tried to make me seem as I was disrespectful to him. He abuses his power and overstepped as a human to publicly protect and serve.

Great Jazz, cocktails and food. Wednesday nights only, 6-10pm. By the good folks of Reams meat…read moremarket.

I love Wheaton College Artist Series! For 72 years, Wheaton College Artist Series has introduced…read moreits audiences to the world's best live music and dance from classical and folk traditions. This season will start with a concert presented by the acclaimed Boston Brass, a quintet of two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba. It will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 23, 2022 in the new 650-seat, acoustically engineered Armerding Concert Hall located at 520 E. Kenilworth Avenue in Wheaton. I learned that Wheaton College Artist Series offers a convenient new ticketing program with a six-concert subscription and a three-concert subscription. All subscribers will receive preferred seating throughout the season, priority booking for Artist Series events, with the choice of a three- or six-concert package. Interestingly, six-concert subscribers will receive maximum savings off individual ticket prices, discounts to the Wheaton College Christmas Festival, the new Wheatie Card for discounts at local restaurants and businesses, and a discounted rate for dinner at Anderson Commons' highly-rated Bon Appetit. Please, support Wheaton College Artist Series by purchasing tickets and you will never regret you did it!

This is a well known secret in the suburbs! Wheaton College has various artists come and perform…read moreon their campus. The venue is much smaller and so is the price of your ticket! I've seen the CSO here as well as a guest conductor (Leonard Slatkin) and last night the Opole Philharmonic. I scored tickets for last night through Living Social. 2 tickets in the 8th row for $15. Even without that deal, the ticket prices are very reasonable. The place these artists perform is actually the chapel. So you will see religious signs on the wall. There really isn't much of a lobby to speak of. They do have a coat check room and restrooms, but they are VERY small (3 stalls ladies), so the lines can get long during intermission. They do not have any food or drinks available. They do open the campus dining up before an event. Before you start remembering your college food experience and shuddering, know that Wheaton College's campus food is ranked in the top 5 of all college campuses! A final note on these events. They are well attended by seniors. Don't get put off by that, they are very friendly. Towards the end of last night's performance I was holding back a cough so much it made my eyes water. The older woman next to me picked up what was going on and whipped out a few tootsie rolls and offered them to me!

Some of my family members had such a good time at the first World Cup Watch party that they…read moreconvinced me to come check out the second one that the city of Aurora put on for Mexico vs. England and I have to say that I was really impressed overall with how well the event went. Although the game had a disappointing outcome I can easily say that the moments of community and celebration among the crowd still made this watch party one of the more joyful and memorable experiences I've had at RiverEdge. I have been to the park a couple of times in the past for concerts and festivals and although I was originally of the mind that the space didn't need much more but the new design and updates seem to be worthwhile improvements. I was really surprised that the park was in such amazing shape following the crazy storms and flooding the night before. We parked across the river and walked the pedestrian bridge to get to the venue. My family was happy to see that this time they had a checkpoint at the start of the bridge and we were able to just enter the venue when we reached the other side of the bridge instead of having to join a line again like they had to previously. We got there about two hours before the initially scheduled start time and the place was already filling up but there was still plenty of space on the lawns for setting up chairs or blankets and I liked the amount of screens available for viewing throughout the venue. The beverage pavilion did a great job of serving fast and keeping wait times short. Both times that I went to get a drink I was able to order within 5 mins and it was nice to be able to still see the action going on with the big screen above the pavilion. Although there was a heavy security presence all of the interactions I witnessed were very friendly even when it came to more rowdy fans. I even witnessed a police officer spring into action to help a small child that seemed to be having a medical emergency which was very encouraging to see with such a large crowd. My only criticisms for the event are that the bottom of the screen we were camped at was a little glitchy at times (maybe due to storm damage?) and the lines for the concessions and the food trucks were very long throughout the night. We brought in a Jersey Mike's sub so we were able to avoid the lines for the most part but I saw some people with bags of popcorn that looked good and after searching all over for where I could get some I finally saw that they were available at the Strawberries BBQ stand but was bummed when after waiting in line for 15 mins I suddenly noticed that that they had a piece of tape over the popcorn on one of the menu boards to the side of the window. I didn't feel like waiting another 15 mins to confirm so I just went back. I think some clearer signage that is easier to update and a separate line for the quicker to shell out food items would be a big help. Hopefully they iron this out. Despite this I was still happy to see that Strawberries was brought in as an official concession provider. Had I known this prior I would have rather saved my money and just gotten some of their delicious ribs. Some of my friends have mentioned that they are going to the Australian Pink Floyd show in a couple of weeks and I think this experience might have got me off the fence about joining in.

Everything was great. Staff, sound, seating area, food vendors, access, no long lines, waiting…read more Just all good!