Category — Love

Cupid’s Loveshack Party at The Joynt! from Jen Knoedl on Vimeo.

Whether you are on a date, want a date or footloose-and-fancy-free. ..

Come celebrate ALL the things you LOVE at…

CUPID’S LOVESHACK!!!

Wear RED or PINK and your first cocktail is on CUPID!

PLUS…

$6 SWEETIE-TINIS!

* Appetizers from LA SCAROLA
* Desserts from DESSERT CONCEPTS
* Special guest performance by singer-songwriter DAKOTA
* LIVE JAZZ music by Steve Biossat at The Deep City Band
* DJ BOOGIEMAN
* Sweet RAFFLE PRIZES from ANIKO SALON & SPA, DANA HOTEL, LA SCAROLA, AND DEVON’S SEAFOOD & GRILL!!

The GRAND PRIZE raffle will be:

ANIKO GOLD SPA DAY- (valued at $290) and includes the following: Aniko Massage (90 minute), Stress Solution Spa Facial, Aniko Spa Manicure, Aniko Spa Pedicure and Lunch!!!

Cupid's Loveshack party flyer

Appetizers from LA SCAROLA • Desserts from DESSERT CONCEPTS
Special guest performance by singer-songwriter DAKOTA
LIVE JAZZ music by Steve Biossat at The Deep City Band
DJ BOOGIEMAN • Sweet DOOR PRIZES • And much MORE!

$10 tickets: http://cupidsloveshack.eventbrite.com/
$15 at the door

Wear RED or PINK and your first cocktail is on CUPID!
PLUS… $6 SWEETIE-TINIS!

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There’s something funny going on in River North on Tuesday, October 20^th. Sarah Vargo of Maven and Fred Farris of Key Management have teamed up with The Joynt to host Stand Up Against Cancer which benefits local charity Imerman Angels. The party and the awareness are going down at 650 N. Dearborn (@ Erie) and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate all the good things that are happening under Johnny Imerman’s inspiration!

The show starts at 6:30 and features a laundry list of talented comedians along with headliner Kira Soltanovich, from Girls Behaving Badly and The Phony Phone Booth on The Jay Leno Show. Have you seen this bit? It’s hilarious! What WON’T people do for a free picture?!?! You can find the clips here or check it out in this week’s edition of The SAUCE, hosted by Yours Truly, below. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door with limited seating.

*PRESS RELEASE*

**Hugs and Kisses from JenChicago.com!

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Looking for one more fun thing to do this weekend after the Air & Water show? Check out The Hunt, on Saturday August 15th from 7PM to midnight.

The fun and games start at 7PM at Cans Bar & Canteen. Round 2 begins at 8:30 at Salud Tequila Lounge and the final round Starts begins 10PM at EVIL OLIVE. Anyone can play and lots of people will win! The prizes range from an autographed Wilco Album, parties for you and your friends, dinner & more! Plus, the grand prize is a new Trek bike donated by Bike Chicago!

Come join a great crowd for a night of cocktails & fun! “A Night On the Prowl” is brought to you by The Hunt and Three Headed Productions. For more information, click here.

It looked to be a late night at 7:30ish on a Tuesday and not a vegetable to be found in the fridge.  So I went to my favorite Subway for a footlong tuna sandwich.  What I got was an two footlongs, a tattered piece of paper with indecipherable handwriting and some new perspective on providing value to random strangers.  Zig Ziglar says “You can have whatever you want if you help enough other people get what they want”…  and I believe he’s right.

How do you give a “footlong” of value? from Jen Knoedl on Vimeo.

So this is what I want: I want to make great strides in the production of my budding travel show, Staycation Nation.  As a friend, fan or potential fan, of JenChicago what do you want to see in an online staycation show?  Do you want coupons?  Do you want discount travel?  Do you want staycation ideas for downtown Chicago or day trip ideas?  Do you want to know about food, dance or a mix of all of it?

Please let me know in the comments or direct message me.

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So, I’m at SOBcon for the second year in a row this past summer and I’m meeting all kinds of cool and great people, and I meet David D. “Griff” Griffin. And he’s cool and great too! He’s talking about creating a social media bootcamp for everybody looking to leverage this style of marketing.  We all agreed it should happen.

Well, David didn’t waste any time and began planning right away!  He was then incredibly wise in asking yours truly to present.  Yes!  Video Revolution will be every bit as exciting as is sounds!

And back to David… He and his team use social media to make all the necessary connections, announcements and arrangements… Next thing you know, “Voila”, we have a conference this weekend entitled “My Kung Fu is Stronger Than Yours“.

Hmm… it’s a cool name, but what does it mean? Stick around to watch me call David and have him explain. Long story short, if you like the idea of learning about social media as if it were water coming out of a fire hydrant, then you should definitely consider coming this weekend.  Plus there’s just no substitute for the face-to-face connections you’ll make. So do it already… click here.

What’s up with “Kung Fu & Social Media”? from Jen Knoedl on Vimeo.

So, you know I’m gonna leave you with some ways to find me through social media here, right?

Find me on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn!

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The fun never stops in Chicago and this past Cinco de Mayo was another full night of fun! Youth Technology Corps is a local non-profit that came from extremely simple beginnings. Founder Dave Finkel gave some computers to some inner-city Chicago teens, who then figured out how to refurbish them on their own! This program now has the original teens doing outreach and being mentors in other countries like Mexico, thus the tie in with Cinco Del Soul.

As you can see, the event was skillfully executed with me as the host emcee for the night! Special thanks to Katie Bormaster, who invited me to participate and planned the entire event, including the video production! That girl called in a lot of favors with her very talented friends!

To find out more about YTC or to donate, click here.

PS: Can you hear me losing my voice?

YTC’s Cinco del Soul Party! from Jen Knoedl on Vimeo.

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If you have been checking out my last few posts, you may notice a theme… Live music and The Joynt. I moved here a year ago from Austin, TX (also known as the live music capital of the world) and maybe that has a little something to do with my love for live music. And undoubtedly, my love for dance, draws me to The Joynt. Now, I can break it down with the rest of them to a hot DJ (like Tim Spinnin’ Schommer that is guest DJ-ing tonight) but there is just something about a live performance. You know what I’m talking about. That sizzle in the air. The energy.

Jacqui Horton is my friend. And we became friends from me hearing her sing, totally falling in love with her as a person, and then asking her if she would like to be my friend. (She said “yes”.) Jacqui loves people, loves life and has a beautiful heart! I feel it when I talk to her, and I DEFINITELY feel it when she sings! I tell people she gives me goosebumps… and she does.

I shot this video at The Joynt last Saturday to give you a little taste of what you may not even know you are missing in your life! I make no apologies about the video, save this… There WERE a lot of people dancing around me… AND I was in heels. So cut me some slack on the shooting, eh?

This group of musicians work incredibly well together and as you can see, the crowd loves every second of it! Like any live performance, a recording isn’t quit the same as actually feeling the energy of the room. Luckily for you, you can check out the real deal on Saturday nights at The Joynt! You will have a good time because “We’re gonna boogie-oogie-oogie ’til we just can’t boogie NO MORE!”

Boogie-Oogie-Oogie at The Joynt! from Jen Knoedl on Vimeo.

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