Cointreau Chillounge Night
October 10, 2009 (Sat)
from 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Tampa, Florida
Event Details
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Cointreau Chillounge Night, an upscale outdoor event that transforms a public area into a posh nightclub and lounge for one night only, is coming to Tampa for the first time on Saturday, Oct. 10. The 2nd annual Chillounge Night event in downtown St.Petersburg will be Nov. 21. Cointreau will again be the presenting sponsor and Michelob Ultra the co-presenting sponsor for this exotic transformation. Since the first Chillounge Night was held in Sarasota in 2008, the popular club-like concept has expanded to additional Florida cities that include St. Petersburg and Fort Myers.
Tampa’s first Cointreau Chillounge Night will take place within a four-block area of downtown Tampa along Franklin Street. Hundreds of chic daybeds and other outdoor furnishings will be set up outside of the Tampa Theatre to create a cozy, comfortable setting for an evening of food, drink and entertainment that will be held 6 – 11 p.m.
Admission to the elegant outdoor area, complete with lights, sound system, valet parking and a stage that will be filled with musical entertainment, dance performances, fashion models and more, is $20 per person at the door (must be 21 or older). Advance tickets are on sale now for $15 and are available at the Chillounge Night web site (see above). A limited number of VIP tickets, which include complimentary food and beverages served in an exclusive VIP section, are available for $75.
Smooth Jazz, Opera Tampa’s presentation of romantic “Opera Favorites” and a haute couture fashion show by rising star Sylvio Kovacic, presented by Piper Heidsieck, will grace the stage. Of course, Chillounge Night’s signature Brazilian Samba Parade will cap off the evening.
The upscale event is the creation of founder Rainer Scheer, a Sarasota resident and gallery owner. His first Chillounge Night was held Feb. 2, 2008 in downtown Sarasota and attracted 2,500 attendees. That evening’s activities included tango dancers, opera singers, jazz musicians, a fashion show, cigar lounge and lively Brazilian Samba dancers and a procession, a line-up that is followed in each city where Chillounge sets up.
“We create a beautiful atmosphere and provide an experience that combines music, dance and food from each area’s great restaurants, all within an elegant setting that offers a perfect place to have fun, meet people and chill,” said Scheer.
The Tampa Bay events will benefit three local organizations. Tampa’s event benefits Friends of the Festival and the St. Petersburg event benefits Creative Clay and the Woodson Museum.
Chillounge Night is a division of Design O’Fresco Corp., a Florida corporation that was incorporated in 2002. Design O’Fresco Corp. is owned by Scheer.
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