As Chicago’s All Star Weekend comes to a close, some of the industry and city’s biggest power players gathered at the star studded weekend lineup of events, hosted by premium cannabis brand, Viola.
Viola partnered up with Jue Lan Club to bring the restaurant’s exclusive cuisine from its native New York home to Chicago for the first time through the weekend. The pop-up, held at a private loft in Chicago was outfitted with exclusive Viola gear as guests were treated to a white glove fine dining experience. Attendees headed to the rooftop for Chicago’s premier smoke lounge – a full stacked sip and smoke experience under the stars.
Saturday, the Jue Lan Club was home to a private bash celebrated Viola founder, Al Harrington’s 40th birthday. The following day, Jue Lan was transformed for Viola’s exclusive Sunday Brunch. Inside, guests toasted to the day time culmination of the NBA All Star weekend.
Festivities carried through late into the evening at the AfterDark celebrations at one of Chicago’s only locations open late. Viola’s after dark lineup was the weekend’s premier hotspot to close out NBA All Star Weekend. Chicago native rapper, Vic Mensa took the stage Friday night to kick off the weekend with an exclusive performance set to the sounds by DJ M.O.S. Saturday, guests were treated to an overflow of beats from DJ Steph Floss. Viola’s AfterDark lineup closed out All Star Weekend with an energetic set from the prolific DJ Clark Kent. Spotted at AfterDark throughout the weekend: 2 Chainz, Don C, Freddy Gibbs, G Herbo, Jadakiss, Dave East, Fabolous
