For event planners
An event venue in Lake Forest that bends to your plan
Inside The Gallery
Gatherings in the space
On our floor
Live music, theater & book releases
Live music
Jazz sets, singer-songwriter nights and small ensemble performances with the art as your backdrop. Guests arrive for drinks, settle in for the set, and stay for a second glass.
Theater & performances
One-act plays, staged readings, spoken word and small-cast productions. The open floor lets you build the room around the piece — in the round, thrust or cabaret-style seating.
Book releases & author events
Launch parties, readings and signings, and conversations with authors. A gallery setting gives a release an audience that lingers, browses and buys.
For couples
Rehearsal dinners & wedding welcome parties
A rehearsal dinner is often the first night your out-of-town guests arrive — make it the easy one. The room moves around your guest list: a long family-style table, a cocktail reception with passed food, or a seated dinner on the patio. Every piece of furniture is moveable, the art is already on the walls, and the kitchen and bar program is built with you.
Rehearsal dinner
Keep the night before the wedding small and unhurried — dinner for your immediate family and wedding party, with original art on the walls for guests to wander past afterward.
Welcome party
Give guests a welcome party they'll actually talk about: cocktails among the paintings, live food stations on the patio, and music if you want it.
Both nights
Hosting both? Tell us the shape of the weekend and we'll plan the two evenings together, so nothing has to be reset twice.
Looking for a rehearsal dinner venue or rehearsal dinner spaces on the North Shore? We're in downtown Lake Forest, minutes from Route 41, and an easy drive for guests staying in Lake Bluff, Highland Park, Libertyville and Winnetka.
Flexible layout
Comfortable for intimate dinners or larger receptions. Configure seated, cocktail or gallery-walk formats.
Kitchen + bar
A full kitchen and bar program tailored with you — no outside scramble for catering logistics.
Offsite too
We bring the experience to you — birthday parties, wine dinners and more across the North Shore.
Corporate events
Event hosting for North Shore businesses
Bring your team — or your clients — somewhere that doesn't feel like a hotel ballroom. We host corporate meetings, team dinners and client receptions, with an in-house kitchen and bar program tailored to your group.
In downtown Lake Forest, minutes from Route 41, we're an easy event venue for companies in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Highland Park, Libertyville and across Chicago's North Shore. We also cater offsite corporate events across the area.
Holiday parties
A holiday party venue for companies, nonprofits and families
Celebrate the season surrounded by original art instead of a hotel ballroom. Dates in November and December book quickly — tell us your group and we'll shape the evening with you.
For businesses
Company holiday parties and end-of-year client receptions, with cocktails among the art, seated dinners and a bar program tailored to your team.
For nonprofits
Holiday fundraisers, donor appreciation evenings and board celebrations for North Shore organizations — a setting that feels special without a ballroom budget.
For family & friends
Personal holiday gatherings, from intimate dinners to lively cocktail parties — every piece of furniture moves, so the room fits your guest list.
Events we host
- Live music nights
- Theater & staged readings
- Book releases & author talks
- Holiday parties
- Nonprofit fundraisers & galas
- Bridal & baby showers
- Rehearsal dinners
- Wedding welcome parties
- Corporate meetings & dinners
- Wine dinners
- Birthday celebrations
- Art openings & launches