The Playboy Club 50th Anniversary Party in Chicago 2010
Horseshoe Casino, just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago, announced today they will host a once-in-a-lifetime event – the Playboy Club’s 50th anniversary celebration at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino on June 10, 2010. 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the original Playboy Club in Chicago. To honor this event, Playboy has invited 50 select venues across the globe to celebrate with them on the same night. Join all of Chicagoland as they turn the $70 million playground, The Venue, into the ultimate Playboy Club for this exclusive event! Get ready for a legendary experience!
The June 10 event will be hosted by Q101′s Steve Tingle and Chicago location special guests include:
- Bridget Marquardt, former star of “The Girls Next Door”
- Ida Ljungqvist, Playboy’s 2009 Playmate of the Year
- Crystal McCahill, Miss May 2009 and Chicago area native
- Sounds by S.K.A.M. artist DJ OB-One
Tickets are available for $25 and $75 (with inclusive beverage package) at The Venue Box Office at 219-473-6060 or at www.chicagohorseshoe.com/playboy50. VIP Table reservations are available with purchase minimums.
Playboy 50th Anniversary Chicago Bunny Search
In addition to all the sexy action that will take place on June 10, Horseshoe Casino and Playboy are scouting the Chicagoland area for the ultimate Chicago Bunny. Participating Chicago and Northwest Indiana nightlife destinations will host individual Bunny searches, and one lucky lady from each location will qualify to compete with other local winners on June 10. The Bunny Search winner, who will be chosen on June 10, will be featured on playboyclub50.com and will have her photos submitted to Hugh Hefner for consideration for Playboy magazine. Full rules and entry forms are available at www.chicagohorseshoe.com/playboy50.
The preliminary competitions kick off next week on May 12 at Y-Bar on Ontario St in Chicago. An initial list of scheduled preliminaries is below, with further announcements forthcoming. Coverage of the preliminaries can be viewed at www.facebook.com/chicagohorseshoe.
May 12 – Y-Bar, 224 West Ontario St, Chicago
May 18 – Martini Park, 151 West Erie St., Chicago
May 28 – Red Ivy Wrigleyville, 3519 North Clark, Chicago
June 5 – V-Live, 2047 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago
*More partners to come, stay tuned.
The June 10 party at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino is part of Playboy’s global, year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Playboy Club and Playboy Bunny. Playboy is also commemorating the milestone with a uniquely-commissioned art exhibition at The Andy Warhol Museum; newly-designed Playboy merchandise; and unique features in the June issue of the magazine and on Playboy.com and Playboy Radio.
Historical Background
Originally opening to the public on February 29, 1960, in Chicago, the Playboy Clubs quickly became the embodiment of sexy sophistication. In their more than two decades of operation, the Clubs sold nearly 2.5 million membership keys and became one of the most successful nightclub chains in history. The Playboy Clubs, together with the hotel, casino and resort facilities, eventually included 40 properties in 25 states and seven countries.
The famous venues, which were home to the iconic Playboy Bunnies, allowed key holders to enjoy performances by some of the era’s biggest names in entertainment, including Steve Allen, Ann Margaret, the Count Basie Orchestra, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, George Carlin, Ray Charles, Bill Cosby, Bob Hope, Steve Martin, Bette Midler, Ginger Rogers, the Smothers Brothers, Mel Torme and Muddy Waters. The Clubs also featured cocktail Bunnies, camera Bunnies, checkroom Bunnies, cabaret Bunnies, gift shop Bunnies, bumper pool Bunnies, customer service Bunnies, and floor Bunnies.
The original Bunny Costume, worn over the years by more than 25,000 working Playboy Bunnies, was created for female staff at the first Playboy Club in Chicago and started as a modified one-piece swimsuit. It went on to become the first uniform to be issued a trademark registration by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Before they launched their careers, actresses Lauren Hutton, Julie Cobb, Lynne Moody, Sherilyn Fenn, Susan Sullivan, Jackie Zeman, Maria Richwine and Barbara Bosson all worked as Bunnies, as did rock star Deborah Harry. As one of the world’s most recognized uniforms, the Playboy Bunny Costume was redesigned in 2006 by Roberto Cavalli for the Playboy Club Las Vegas Bunnies and Playboy Club Celebrity Dealers, including Jenny McCarthy and Carmen Electra.
In 2006 the Bunnies returned, and Playboy reopened its famous Club at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, and plans to open two additional multi-faceted entertainment venues in 2010 in both Miami and Cancun. The privileged Playboy Club key holders of today include some of the biggest names in music and entertainment, including P. Diddy, Kim Kardashian, Usher, Paris Hilton, Dennis Hopper, Dave Navarro, Jamie Presley and Michael Phelps.
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I have seen nothing mentioned about a bunny search until now, here on this site and I am a friend of Playboy on Facebook. I’m upset over this. Please send Facebook friends a post on the next locations so that we may attend as well.
Thank you and see you this eveing at the Anniversary Party!!
All my love,
Tinyhawk
The playboy club celebrate its 50th anniversary party at the horseshoe casino in chicago 2010, this information must reach other players for them to attend also in the event it will surely promotes online casino gambling too in other places .
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