Geneva Illinois
October 5th 2024
Where Elegance meets impact
HOW IT WORKS…
Black Tie Bar Crawl will begin at the Geneva History Museum. You must have your ticket(s) purchased in advance! Upon arrival, you will check in with our volunteers and pick up your welcome packet. Inside your welcome packet, you will find a list of locations and one raffle ticket per participating location. Each ticket will have your unique registration number on the back – this is how we will identify our winner.
When you make a purchase at a participating location, drop your ticket into the Black Tie Bar Crawl bucket. Remember – your purchase doesn’t have to be a drink. We encourage you to grab lunch, an appetizer, or make a dinner reservation along the way. Each ticket that you drop equals one raffle entry. (Falsified or otherwise incorrect tickets will not be accepted! Please don’t be that person.) At the end of the evening, we will combine all of the tickets and draw one winner. If you are the winner, the charity you choose at the time of ticket purchase will receive the ticket proceeds on your behalf. Remember, 100% of the ticket sales will be donated to charity! Your community thanks you!
NOTE: There is no order or schedule in which you must visit each location. Black Tie Bar Crawl is, above all, an event to support the community. We encourage you to stroll downtown Geneva stopping in shops and snapping some selfies in the beautiful downtown. You can even make a dinner reservation at one of our participating locations!
BLACK TIE BEHAVIOR
This isn’t your average bar crawl….drinking is not a requirement! We hope that there will be something for everyone to enjoy, whether that is a cold beer or a warm appetizer.
If you do choose to drink alcohol, please do so responsibly. We want this to be an event we can look forward to every year, and your cooperation will make that happen.
Thank you to our 2023 Sponsors
We are so thankful for your trust and your support for the first year of our event. The Black Tie Bar Crawl crew is looking forward to making another elegant impact in 2024!
- Geneva History Museum
- Aurelio’s Pizza
- The Beer Cellar
- Cravings
- Old Towne Pub
- Third Street Station
- Up North Wine Tasting Room
- Penrose
- Preservation
- Art History Brewing
- EvenFlow Music & Spirits
- Stockholm’s
- Dam Bar
- Ella’s
- Royal Wren
- Nobel House
- Geneva Winery
“Every day is black tie optional.”
-Dwight Schrute
How do you black tie?
See what Vogue has to say in this link.
The Knot has some options listed for purchase at the bottom of this link.
Some guidelines:
- Take this opportunity to wear the nicest thing in your closet! Tuxedos and floor-length dresses are ideal.
- Wear classy, yet sensible shoes. There will be lots of walking in downtown Geneva, and you want your toes to last the night.
- Accessorize. It’s all in the details.
- Go the extra mile with a haircut, up-do, and make-up. Book appointments early, as locations near Geneva will fill up quickly.
- Opt for a rental if purchasing your attire is less ideal. Rent the Runway and Men’s Warehouse are excellent options.
Some exceptions:
- If tying a bowtie makes your brain hurt, a sleek black tie will suffice.
- If floor-length gowns sound like a tripping hazard, go for your classiest cocktail dress.
Participating Charities
- Geneva History Museum: To preserve and share Geneva’s evolving story while inspiring and engaging the community via collecting, preserving, researching, and educating
- Living Well Cancer Resource Center: To provide free programs and services to patients with cancer and their caretakers and family members
- Northern Illinois Food Bank: Provide nutritious food and resources for our neighbors, with dignity, equity and convenience, through partnerships and innovation
- Anderson Humane: To champion the welfare of animals and improve the lives of people through programs that create mutually beneficial human-animal connections, inspiring kindness and respect throughout our community
- Geneva Academic Foundation: To raise funds to support the Geneva school district and all of its students
- Marklund: A happy, safe, purpose-filled life for every individual with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Rising Lights Foundation: To encourage, educate, and empower so that people from all areas of our communities – neighbors to political leaders, business owners, and more -can clearly see the ability in disability and create new opportunities to keep those
Event hosts
Gallery
Wishing our Web Designer @malsunday a very happy Mother’s Day today! 💐🌻 We love you!
Happy Mother’s Day to all! 🩷
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This past Sunday we had the pleasure of volunteering with @andersonhumane at their Wildlife Baby Shower event and it was a HOOT (pun intended😉) It was a beautiful day to spend outside with the Anderson team and community members learning about wildlife!
👍🏻 Honorable mention to Isabelle the Virginia Opossum, and @wingsandtalonsraptors for introducing us to their beautiful Barred Owl, Great Horned Owl, American Kestrel and Red-Tailed Hawk!
🫱🏻🫲🏼 We are proud to partner with Anderson Humane for the second year of the Black Tie Bar Crawl
🖤 Want to raise money for Anderson? 👀 Keep an eye out for tickets and event details as October approaches and select Anderson as your non-profit of choice!
Sunday… the end of the weekend and also the end of a beautiful week spent visiting some of our favorite spots (and 2023 sponsors!) in Geneva ✨💙
▫️ Sparkling rosé at @giamiapizzabar
▫️ Spontaneous breakfast date with the lovely @kristenhollyllc
▫️ Soaking up all the memories at @318coffeehouse
▫️ Candle making at @inluro featuring BYOB rosé
▫️ Celebrating with pasta at @liviaitalianeatery
▫️ Sauvignon Blanc sipped on the beautiful @theroyalwren patio
That’s a wrap on the last week of April! 🌸🌺🌷
Where to next?! 👀
Thank you to the Geneva History Museum @genevahistory for hosting and celebrating their lovely volunteers last night! It was a great night of food, wine and of course… Geneva themed Family Feud! 🤣
If you’re experiencing FOMO, don’t worry!
🗓️ Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 23 and spend an evening with the museum staff at Penrose Brewing for Trivia Night!
🧑🏻💻Register your team now at genevahistorymuseum.org
We look forward to clocking more volunteer hours as we prepare for Black Tie Bar Crawl 2024! 🩵💙
We attended The Office themed trivia last night and finally got a chance to show off our knowledge of the best “it’s been a long day and I need to watch something mindless and funny” TV shows 😉 (IYKYK)
Thanks to our gracious hosts @upnorthwinetasting for the hospitality (and delicious drinks) and to @giamiapizzabar for takeout! 🍷🍝
0/100: the points we ended with 👎🏻
100/100: the fun we had 👍🏻
✨ How do you trivia?! Do you bet it all on the last question or do you play it safe??
🥂 Something about the first of the month feels poetic in announcing our ✨official slogan✨
(Putting it on a t-shirt makes it extra official, right?!)
Join us this October in embracing Elegance & Impact as we continue to fundraise, support local business, and look good while doing it 😉
XO. Your hostesses.
Anderson Humane said they needed blankets, towels and sheets and we said “say less” 🙌🏻🐾
Black Tie Bar Crawl is in full Spring Cleaning mode! 🌸🧼🧹 (even if the weather doesn’t agree) and so we delivered cozy blankets, towels and bed sheets to Anderson’s residents 🐱🐶
@andersonhumane will use these items to keep things clean, make kennels cozy, nurture wildlife animals and more!
➡️ Donations are accepted during adoption hours at all locations! (Bloomingdale, North Aurora and South Elgin!) Head to @andersonhumane’s page to find out more about how and what you can donate.
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Happy #internationalwomensday to all the brave, bold, and beautiful women of the world 🩷🌎 We have met so many wonderful, special, hard-working women in planning and hosting this event… cheers to ALL of you!
& an honorable mention to this team of babes turned business partners 💕 XO
To the bar where we spent our 20s…
💻 where @sundaycreativewebsites launched the BTBC website
💍 where @eemmaabee met her husband
🎂 where we celebrated many 21st birthdays
🎓 where every weekend felt like a high school reunion
🍺 where many memorable nights started with “grabbing a beer”
👊🏻 our first 2023 sponsor
💔✌🏼 We will miss you @otpgeneva
We capped off a beautiful weekend with a final beer at @tbcgeneva last night 🍻🥺
Lots of love from your Black Tie hosts, you made our inaugural year such a success. Thank you, Beer Cellar! 🖤
S U N D A Y• F U N D A Y 👏🏼 Combining business & pleasure for our second 2024 meeting at @giamiapizzabar featuring their delicious red and white sangria and the Rosa 75 Spritzer!
☀️It’s not quite patio weather, but the igloo helps!
And a very happy (belated) birthday to our Website Developer @malsunday 🎉🍹 We love you!!
It may be mid-January and below zero… but our eyes are already on October 👀🍁
The first host meeting of 2024 was a success! (Notice the upgrade to a conference room)
BTBC round 2 is only 263 days away, not like we’re counting or anything 😉
XOXO,
your hostesses
HAPPY NEW YEAR! ✨🥂🎆🪩
Wishing you all the best in 2024!
🩷 Your Hostesses
Ashley, Mallory, Emma & Molly
WE DID IT! ❕🥂🤵🏻
Thank you to everyone who came out and joined us last month at the first ever Black Tie Bar Crawl. Because of you and your contributions, we were able to donate $3,500 to Anderson Humane! 🐱🐶🐰🐢
Congratulations again to our raffle winner @mrohr2417! 🎉 We were so proud to make this donation in your honor.
💟 And a huge thank you to the @andersonhumane staff (special shoutout to Greg and Chris) for having us and for the guided tour! It was so special to meet some of the animals that benefit from contributions such as this one.
✨🥂 We couldn’t have asked for a better experience in our first year event planning. Your generosity has set the bar high for 2024… see you there!
The night may have ended but we’re coming back for more! ✨
Tune in on Facebook and Instagram live at 4:30 as we draw the raffle winner and determine which non-profit will receive the funds raised from our ticket sales!🤞🏼🎟️🎉
Don’t worry if you can’t make it live… we’ll post an update when the raffle has ended and will reach out to the winner individually.
See you all again soon to close out an amazing weekend!
One of our favorite parts of planning the Black Tie Bar Crawl was meeting restaurant owners, shop owners, employees, and new friends along the way 🫶🏻🩵
Geneva merchants are truly so generous and the support that each small business shows for one another is so special.
A BIG THANK YOU to the following local merchants and small businesses who have donated to the Black Tie Bar Crawl. ✨ You might even win one of these fabulous raffle items on Saturday 😉
🛍️ @cocoongeneva
🛍️ @genevahistory
🛍️ @urbanartisangeneva
🛍️ @inluro
🛍️ @natalieclarecollections_
🛍️ @growgeneva
🛍️ @tbcgeneva
🛍️ Odalisque
🛍️ @harveystales
🛍️ @liznkate
SEE YOU BAR CRAWLERS IN JUST 3 SHORT DAYS!
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It’s our hottest collaboration yet... Black Tie Bar Crawl x Geneva History Museum 🖤🩵
The Geneva History Museum has graciously volunteered to host the kick-off of the Black Tie Bar Crawl THIS SATURDAY! If you’re a ticket holder, be prepared to meet us here at 1pm on Saturday the 7th. 🗓️
Founded in 1943, the museum celebrates its 80th anniversary this year! We had a fantastic time volunteering at the museum gala last month and are excited to become a part of Geneva’s history with the bar crawl.
Did you know that the Geneva History Museum is the FIRST museum in Kane County to receive national accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums and is one of only 34 museums accredited in IL?? 🤯👏🏼👏🏼 Talk about impressive!
We cannot wait to see you here on Saturday at 1:00pm! Arrive dressed in your best and be ready to take pictures (to capture how good you look of course), toast a glass of champagne and take part in a fun little surprise we have planned for you 📸🥂🎟️
A million thank yous to @genevahistory for your support in our very first year.
We know this partnership will be the perfect start to a fantastic event!
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ONE 👏🏼 MORE 👏🏼 DAY 👏🏼 FOR 👏🏼 TICKETS
If you haven’t bought your ticket yet, run to that link in our bio 🏃♂️ or visit www.blacktiegeneva.com.
🙏🏻 100% of ticket sales will benefit a local non-profit and we cannot wait to share how much we’ve already raised! 🤑
✅ If you already have your ticket, stay tuned to your email for a preview of what’s to come and what to expect next weekend. We are SO excited to see you!
🍺🍷🥂🍔🍕🍜 And yes, we are already dreaming of what we’ll eat and drink next weekend. What is your first stop going to be?!
Dear patio weather,
Please stick around just a little bit longer! ☀️🤞🏼We want to enjoy Penrose outside!
Sincerely,
Everyone
⏳TEN DAYS until the Black Tie Bar Crawl.
🎟️Ticket sales end THIS SATURDAY at 12pm!
🔗 Get yours today at the link in bio!
If you haven’t tried the Bloody Mary at Stockholm’s yet… make this your first stop on the crawl and start your day right 👌🏻💯
(You might even catch us here the morning after.. 😉)
Stockholm’s is a bowtie level sponsor of the Black Tie Bar Crawl. Come in and check out the cozy Scandinavian vibes, or enjoy their beautiful hidden patio! ☀️
🎟️ Tickets on sale at the link in bio
See you all in less than two weeks!
BY REGISTERING, YOU ARE AGREEING TO THE FOLLOWING LIABILITY WAIVER
This is a legally binding Release, Waiver, Discharge, and Covenant Not to Sue (collectively, “Release”), made voluntarily by me, the ticket holder, on my own behalf, and on behalf of my heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, and assigns (hereinafter collectively, “Releasor”, “I”, or “me”) to the BLACK TIE BAR CRAWL, LLC taking place on October 7, 2023.
As the ticket holder, I fully recognize that there are dangers and risks to which I may be exposed by participating in this event, the BLACK TIE BAR CRAWL, LLC . As the Releasor, I understand that BLACK TIE BAR CRAWL, LLC does not require me to participate in this event, but I want to do so despite the possible dangers and risks and despite this Release.
These risks include, but are not limited to the following: the risks associated with travel to and from locations to be visited during the BLACK TIE BAR CRAWL, LLC , including transportation provided by commercial, private, and/or public motor vehicles; intoxication and/or alcohol poisoning from the alcohol I consume whether voluntarily or through coercion; the possibility of bodily injury including soft tissue, broken bone or dental damages from falling down, injuries incurred while getting on or off (in or out of) the mode of transportation being used, being knocked down or being involved in a physical confrontation whether caused by myself or someone else; and/or the risks associated with returning to my residence.
I agree to assume and take on myself all the risks and responsibilities in any way arising from or associated with this event, and I release BLACK TIE BAR CRAWL, LLC and all of its committees and groups, and their respective governing boards, officers, directors, principals, trustees, legal representatives, members, owners, employees, agents, administrators, assigns, and contractors, as well as participating sponsors, non-profit organizations, event partners, and hosts (collectively “Releasees”), from any and all claims, demands, suits, judgments, costs, damages, actions, and liabilities of every name and nature whatsoever, whenever occurring, whether known or unknown, contingent or fixed, at law or in equity, that I may suffer at any time arising from or in connection with the BLACK TIE BAR CRAWL, LLC and After-party, including any injury or harm to me, my death, or damage to my property (collectively “Liabilities”), and I agree to defend, indemnify, and save Releasees harmless from and against any and all Liabilities.
As the Releasor, I recognize that this Release means I am giving up, among other things, all rights to sue Releasees for injuries, damages, or losses I may incur. I also understand that this Release binds my heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, and assigns, as well as myself. I also affirm that I have adequate medical and health insurance to cover any medical assistance I may require.
I agree that I am of legal drinking age in the State of Illinois, 21 years or older, and will provide proof with a valid driver’s license or passport.
I agree that this Release shall be governed for all purposes by Illinois law, without regard to such law on choice of law.
I have read this entire Release. I fully understand the entire Release and acknowledge that I have had the opportunity to review this Release with an attorney of my choosing if I so desire, and I agree to be legally bound by the Release.
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BLACK TIE BAR CRAWL, LLC reserves all rights to alter the scheduled tour itinerary. Registration fees are NOT refundable due to these alterations.