What happened to summer in Chicago??? Please join us as we return to Zella for our final hurrah of the warm weather season and try to forget that fall is just around the corner! Featuring great specials including: $2.50 Red Bull/Vodkas, $3.00 domestic beers and 20% off all food orders!
$10 admission
We look forward to seeing you there!
We know all the fashionista and fashion forward members will love this event! T-shirts and flip-flops will definitely NOT be allowed at this event, and I know that’ll make those of you who been itching to have a “dress up night” very happy!
Besides having a much-anticipated Friday night event- no getting up early the next day- EuroCircle Chicago is very pleased to be hosting Yuki by Lisa Lee’s fashion debut at Reserve! Yuki has been making fashion waves all over town with her unique, one of a kind pieces which includes everything from tops to dresses to wraps and scarves. Check out her website at www.yukibylisalee.com for more…
And, we are also very pleased to be hosting this event at Reserve, which has currently taken over the Chicago nightlife scene as THE place to be- if you haven’t been there yet, don’t miss this opportunity to check it out with the comfort of hanging out with your fellow EuroCirclers!
We’ll also be hosting a complimentary cocktail hour from 9 pm to 10 pm and we’re giving a away surprise goody bags to the first 100 guests through the door!
And this hardly needs to be mentioned knowing how well dressed this group is, but Reserve does have a strict dress code, so no gym shoes, t-shirts, etc. please!
Admission is $10 BEFORE 11 pm (after 11, it will be $20!!!!)
Featuring DJ John Grammatis
Fashion show to begin at 10 pm
We look forward to seeing you there!
We love to feature entrepreneurial Europeans to the other Europeans and everyone else who shares our love for Europe, its culture and people. Chicago is one of the hubs that has a lot of Europeans.
However, you don’t meet so many Lithuanians – we were thrilled to learn about Vaiva’s business.
Who are you?
My name is Vaiva Grama ,I’m originally from Lithuania and I came to Chicago in 2002 .
What is the name of your business?
Heels And Kitchen
What type of business is that – a cool name?
It’s a Traveling Oyster Bar
What’s the reason for starting?
Well, I always enjoyed cooking from a young age and always looked for interesting ideas to cook and entertain people. I love oysters and most seafood so I thought who doesn’t like fresh oysters and champagne?!! It’s perfect for any occasion from a wedding cocktail hour to a birthday party or any other special occasion you might have or simply just to enjoy fresh oysters.
We also offer a few menus to choose from and we can decorate to suit your theme.
I didn’t want just to be another catering business who brings food and leaves, so we offer the whole experience from discussing the various kinds of oysters and best ways to eat them to having our Oyster Girls mingle around your party while shucking and serving your guest right on The spot. We also offer wonderful entertainment , including our most popular entertainer Noelle. She is an amazing violin player who can make your cocktail hour come to life! Noelle has worked with Jenifer Lopez, Andre Bocelli, Mark Anthony and many other celebrities.
It’s NOT your traditional catering , so if you are looking for something new and unique to wow your guests a Traveling Oyster bar is a way to go.
Where are you located?
We’ll travel anywhere in Chicago and surrounding areas.
Who is your role mode?
I’m trying to be my own role model, and every day try to be better than I was yesterday …. at the end of the day I’m the one who has to live with myself and like myself.
To become our best selves, we first have to be our worst selves. So make your mistakes, and take them in stride; they’re just part of the road map leading to the person you always wished you could be.
How do you define success?
Success is looking back at your life when you are in your last moments and possessing a great amount of pride of your creations, accomplishments and legacy, while having little to no regrets about what you didn’t do and what opportunities you missed out on. if I can die feeling this way, I believe this is success.
What do you miss the most about living in Europe?
I think what I missed the most about living in Europe is a time spent with family and friends. I simply miss those days where I was just baking a bread with my grandma or I was just walking in Old Town with my dad. When you can’t see them anytime you really appreciate the times when you get to.
What is the biggest disappointment in humanity?
My biggest disappointment in humanity is that we find the time to drive an hour to the mall for new shoes or across the country for a wedding dress but seem not to find time to go visit our loved ones who lives near by. We change our priorities and forget a true meaning of life.
What do you want people to know?
I just want say to everyone out there who might be struggling, who might just moved to a new country and don’t have any friends or family or don’t speak the language, I want to say that no matter where life is taking you, try to always look deep inside of your heart and tell yourself I’M GONNA BE OK.
THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER,IT’S UP TO YOU TO FIND A PEARL.
Get your dancing shoes on and join us for a special event as we celebrate all things 80′s!
Eurocircle takes you back to the 80′s with a totally awesome decade-themed party featuring huge hair, hefty shoulder pads and of course- all the great 80′s music that we loved and still love!!
And- 80′s themed videos played throughout the night…Bueller…Bueller…
We’ve got the entire top floor of Sound-Bar reserved just for us for this very special trip back to our favorite decade. Dig out your old Madonna and Prince T-shirts, your parachute pants, Members Only jackets and other 80′s gear because you must dress to impress like it’s 1989!
And don’t forget to come early because EuroCircle is buying your drinks from 9 to 10 pm, which is a totally excellent deal! Enjoy $5 “Back in Black” Effen Cherry Cocktails all night!
So don’t be totally lame- join us for this like, totally radical event!!
Featuring all your favorite 80s hits from megabands to one hit wonders courtesy of DJs John Curley & Marc Buxton
$10 admission until midnight- $20 after- so don’t be lame, get there early!!
We look forward to seeing you there!
While we are waiting for better weather for our next event on June 7th, our friends have invited EuroCircle members to join them for a night celebrating fitness and a healthy lifestyle, including:
DJ spinning energetic tunes
Special guest “Professor” Pierce on staying fit and having fun in the summer
RSVP is REQUIRED. Please Email Maria Dollas with your name and a subject line “RSVP” by Tuesday am.
Please join us apres- work for some roof top mixing and mingling – Euro style- and this fab new Wicker Park venue featuring craft cocktails, great city views + vibe and of course, music by DJ’s John Curly and Henry Castro!
We also have some fantastic co-hosts for this one!
Meet one of our lovely co-hosts: Klara Jarolimova ❤️
Klara is originally from the Czech Republic, but has spent half of her life moving around the USA. She has been in Chicago for 7 years and works as a UX Designer and a part time grad student. Traveling to new places and getting engrossed in more cultures has always been part of her journey. Klara loves photography and meeting new people!
Ben is President of the Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce-Midwest headquartered in Chicago that operates across a seven state region. He loves going out, meeting new people and generally getting the most out of life – whether that’s trying new bars and restaurants or picking up a new sport like surfing. His favorite words in any language are “Please proceed to your gate for departure”. He’s up for anything and looks forward to Mondays.”
See you at Whiskey Business.
Maria Dollas, Klara Jarolimova & Ben Wheeler
Photos Credits: Lorchique Photography
Happy New Year everyone!
We can NOT express how excited we are about this event- not only is it our annual Valentine’s day mixer (we get to play Cupid!) but we’re hosting it at the amazing IO Urban Roofscape at the Godfrey Hotel- and we have it all to ourselves! If you haven’t yet been to IO, don’t miss this chance to check out one of the coolest rooftop lounges in the city!
In addition to this most amazing venue, we will have a special group of “Co-Cupids” to help us do some mixing and matching!
***Special thanks to GERY Gencheva, NANCY Veloo, ELIZABETH Bublich and ANDRE Wrighte for helping us sharpen our bows and arrows!
Wear RED if you want to be a target! We’ll be aiming for you!
Featuring DJ John Grammatis!!
***Drink specials TBD
Maria
PS. Gery has also launched her own accounting business ( and I can personally vouch for what a great accountant she is!) which offers a full range of general business services and supports the accounting, tax, and financial management concerns of individuals and businesses throughout the Chicago area, as well as across the entire US. https://www.facebook.com/GGIncomeTax/?fref=ts
Good to know just in time for tax season too!!
EuroCircle Chicago presents:
LONDON CALLING: The best of the British Invasion @ Debonair Social Club
Friday, September 18 9:00 pm
As many of our new wave/80’s loving EuroCirclers already know, the legendary and much loved Neo nightclub closed last month after an epic 35 year run as Chicago’s best New Wave/Alternative dance club. No pretension, no attitude- just great music and all night dancing- that was Neo!
Neo has currently taken up residence at the very urban chic Debonair Social Club and we are beyond honored to have been asked to host a Friday night event featuring the one and only, DJ John Curley!
Join us for a non-stop night of the best of the British invasion-Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, Erasure + more!
EURO co-hosts: Chosen for their passion for new wave music, dancing and ability to rock blue eyeliner:
Markella Kaloudis Constantine
Anita Jeszke
Dustin Simon Erikstrup
And- a special birthday celebration in honor of Ukie dancing queen Olga Wehrle!
Featuring DJ John Curley
$5 admission
Must be 21+
EuroCircle presents
SUMMER SOLSTICE
Although the weather of late has been anything but summer like – we’re determined to celebrate the start of our favorite season in Chicago with this SATURDAY night event!
We’re so excited to have DJ’s John Curley and Henry Castro back in the mix and are looking forward to seeing you all on the dance floor!
Join us as we celebrate the longest day of summer at River North’s original ultra lounge featuring a night of hot beats, cold drinks, and good friends old and new!
EuroCircle SAFARI – Southern Africa, Oct 2015
Read more about the Trip to AFRICA
It’s officially Spring time in Chicago, so dust off the cobwebs and put away the boots (we hope) because our next event will be al fresco!!
Please join us and our lovely co-hosts, Kristina Reed, Alexander Facklis and Cynthia Xerogianes for our monthly apres work networking event at the gorgeous Godfrey-one of the city’s premier cocktail-focused rooftop bars!This beautiful lounge features a cozy yet spacious indoor area (which hopefully, we won’t need to use!) as well as an amazing outdoor terrace overlooking Lake Michigan and the Hancock building.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Featuring DJ John Grammatis
Proper attire required please
Private event
TRIP WITH SHERRY – EuroCircle Journeys Across Africa – Oct 2015
3 Countries in one EuroCircle Adventure!
Namibia, Botswana, Zambia. From the Kalahari Desert, through the Okavango Delta, we walk with the San bushmen, visit Chobe National Park, search for the Big 5, float past hippos in a dugout canoe, raft the whitewaters of the Zambezi River or bungee jump down the Victoria Falls! Scared?
INTERVIEWS:
Larisa Pevtsova, From Russia to Chicago, Larisa’s Life through the Lens
The Size IS Everything says Chef Alan Braux
Mattias Strömberg – From Sweden to Budapest with South Korean Flair
Hanna Doyle – How does a woman from subarctic Oulu end in humid subtropical Houston, TX
Florian and Romana Prelog – Creating the European haven @ the Prelogs (Austin)