Local Event

Great Lakes Summer Party

Tue, June 9, 2026 (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)

Present Company
2135 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
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Cost: $36

We’re partying Great Lakes-style with Poetson Wine, Great Lakes Tinned Fish, and Blakesville Creamery, and you should definitely be there.

Our lakes are notorious for summer fun—beachy afternoons, boat floats, sunsets that send chromophobes running for cover—but they also open the door to top-tier snacking and drinking. Great Lakes Tinned Fish leans on the cold, clear waters of Lake Superior for its wild whitefish. A bit south, Lake Michigan’s shores enable Poetson Wines in Michigan and Blakesville Creamery in Wisconsin to make stellar wines and cheeses.

Join us on June 9 as we welcome Marissa Fellows, founder of Great Lakes Tinned Fish, Poetson winemaker Alex McNeely, and a whole lotta cheese from Blakesville Creamery for a summer kickoff at Present Company. Event entry includes two glasses of Poetson wine, an immodest amount of snacks and appetizers from Blakesville Creamery and Great Lakes Tinned Fish, and a very nice time, Great Lakes-style.

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