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CHICAGO - Downton Prairie Avenue, a Downton Abbey-themed evening to benefit Chicago House, is set for Friday, June 7 at the historic Keith House in Chicago's Prairie Avenue Historic District.
Come dressed to impress for a special evening of food and music celebrating the Elegant Edwardian Era at The Keith House, 1900 S. Prairie Avenue. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with wine and music, followed by 7 p.m. dinner from Sweet Symphonie catering and servers Mr. Howe and Mrs. Easton.
This is a formal, five-course dinner such as would be served in a great house or estate c. 1920. Guest may choose to attend in period dress and may assume a persona appropriate to the time period and atmosphere. European Lords and Ladies, Captains of Industry and Wealthy Matrons, Socialites, even Suffragists; all may attend.
The two choices per course are:
- Soup Course: Spring Vegetable Soup or Créme St. Germain
- Fish Course: Trout Almondine or Seafood Morney Crepes
- Entrée: Lamb Wellington or Canard en Croûte
- Roast and Game Course: Cider House Hens or Port Pork Tenderloin
- Dessert Course: Raspberry Meringues Pudding or Pear Perfection
The cost of the evening is $150, with a portion benefiting Chicago House's new transgender housing project. Capacity is just 20 people.
RESERVE BY CALLING 773-387-2394 OR EMAILING editor@windycitymediagroup.com .
Chicago House and Social Service Agency serves individuals and families by providing housing, employment services, medical linkages, HIV prevention services, and other supportive services to those who are disenfranchised by HIV/AIDS, poverty, homelessness, and/or gender nonconformity. All Chicago House services are provided without discrimination and are explicitly designed to guide people towards wholeness and self-sufficiency. See http://www.chicagohouse.org/ .
Sweet Symphonie:
This Chicago-based catering group was founded by two diverse cooks who love to create and share delicious food and truly enjoy the catering experience. SSCC principal Ellie Carlson is not only an accomplished cook and baker, but is also a theatre performer who presents menus from various historic periods, wearing a period costume and using only the tools of the time. Her partner, Mark Howe, has been creating unique dishes with emphasis in vegetarian and various ethnic cuisines for many years. Together they have built an energetic, creative approach to catering that features notes of both sweet and savory foods that come together in concert to make your event truly special. http://www.sweetsymphonie.com/.
The Keith House at 1900 S. Prairie Avenue was completed in 1870 and was designed by J. R. Roberts in the Victorian Châteauesque style, combining classical and French motifs. The house has been in the same family since 1978 when they opened an art gallery and continue to foster community through art shows and other civic gatherings. In the late 19th century, Prairie Avenue between 16th and 22nd
Streets was Chicago's original "Gold Coast." Legendary families like Kimball, Glessner, Armour, Coleman, Field and Pullman-Chicago's business and civic elite-lived in opulence along the tree-lined avenue. It was called "the sunny street that holds the sifted few." After a long period of neglect, Prairie Avenue and its surrounding neighborhood are experiencing a boom. Located one mile south of Chicago's downtown and just a few blocks from Soldier Field, McCormick Place and Lake Michigan, this section of the city has become a model of urban re-birth. The Keith House-named for the banker and merchant Elbridge Keith who built it-is one of few remaining original mansions in the heart of the Prairie Avenue Historic District. The Keith House also overlooks the Chicago Women's Park and Gardens-commemorating important women in Chicago's history-with intricate pathways, ornate flower beds and a central fountain. In the grounds of the park is Chicago's oldest residence, the Clarke House which is open for tours as is The Glessner House Museum.
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