Luxury Events

Top 5 Places to Watch Air and Water Show

Chicago’s Annual Air and Water show will draw millions of people to the lakefront, rooftops, and boats alike this weekend.  Imagine Lifestyles was wondering where Chicago residents think they capture the best view of the actual air show.  As well as getting a great view, we also think having a good time and enjoying the show should factor in as well.  Imagine Lifestyles Chicago attempted to compile our own top five list of the best places to enjoy the overall experience of the Air and Water Show.

1.  Yacht
2.  North Avenue Beach
3.  Rooftop
4.  Lakefront Condo
5.  Oak Street Beach 

Scratching your head to come up with a creative and memorable location for your next big event?  Why not outdo yourself and indulge your group with a luxury party yacht charter this year.

No matter what type of event, it can be drastically improved hosted onboard a luxury yacht charter!  This is the perfect arena for an annual corporate party, family reunion, wedding or any other special event. 

Top 5 Boats to Rent for Chicago Scene Party 

Mardi Gras meets Lake Michigan this Saturday in the playpen located just north of Navy Pier for ChicagoScene.com’s annual boat party.  Arguably one of the better weekends of summer here in Chicago, you will not want to be left on shore watching all the action.  Imagine Lifestyles has put together a list of the top 5 luxury yachts and boats to rent this Saturday to ensure you do not miss any of the action.  

1.) 54-Foot SeaRay Sundancer

2.) 68-Foot Azimut 

3.) 38-Foot Cigarette Speed Boat 

4.) 40-Foot SeaRay Sundancer 

5.) Tige RZ2

With fashion season smoldering, the chatter has turned its attention to the rapidly approaching “World’s Greatest Catwalk”, set to strut its sultry stuff on August 14th.  This luxury event will start at 3pm, culminating Copenhagen’s Fashion Week for summer of 2010.  So what makes this fashion show unique?

So it is "Ole! Ole-Ole-Ole!"  that is ringing out across Spain and everywhere there are fans of the now-World Cup Champions for 2010.

Spain claimed its first ever world soccer title with a 1-0 extra-time victory over the Netherlands in Sunday's final in Johannesburg, South Africa.

It was a rough game, with the Dutch having played very aggressively, tackling dangerously-hard, taking legs out from under Spanish forwards, and, in general, playing what some described as "dirty football."  They said they felt they had to be aggressive in an effort to stop Spain from its famous "keep-away" tactics of ball possession.

The hard tackling and repeated fouls and holding resulted in 13 "yellow-cards" or cautions handed out by the referee during the match. Eight were slapped on the Dutch, and by the final minutes, they were forced to play one-man short as a result of all the "carding."

With the man-advantage, Spain was able to capitalize, as Andres Iniesta scored the winner with four minutes left in a thirty-minute extra period, giving Spain the 1-nil victory and preventing the match from being decided on penalty-kicks.

Observers around the world were critical of the way the championship game was played, saying the final was "not good football." Among the critics was Sepp Blatter, the boss of FIFA, the world governing body for football, who said it was "a shame," and that a "lack of fair play" in his view, spoiled the final. Even former Dutch superstar, Johan Cruyff, who led the Netherlands to World Cup final appearances in 1974 and 1978, was unimpressed with the play of his countrymen, calling it "dirty and ugly" and he added that Spain deserved the victory.

For their part, the Spaniards are just happy to be home, with the victory and with the trophy. They have the coveted golden statue in their hands for the first time in the 80-year history of the tournament, and they become just the eighth team in the world ever to win it.

The team flew to Spain immediately from South Arica to begin celebrating with their fans. When their plane arrived at Madrid's Barajas Airport on Monday morning, goalkeeper and team captain, Iker Casillas, was first to emerge and he raised the World Cup trophy for the hundreds of cheering airport workers who began chanting "Campeones" or "Champions" as the players filed off into the 100-degree heat.

The squad had an audience with the Spanish King, Juan Carlos, and later with the country's Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, and then set off for an open-topped bus tour around the capital city where throngs of people lined the streets, cheering, singing and waving flags. The bus tour would be followed by a giant rally on a specially set-up stage on the banks of the Manzanares river where hundreds of thousands of fans gathered.

Suffice it to say, there will be quite a "fiesta" going on in Spain this week.

And it's safe to assume that the players are happy for another reason.  In addition to the huge salaries they will return to at their individual clubs like Real Madrid, and Barcelona FC, the FIFA organization gives 31-million Euros to the Spanish Soccer Federation for the World Cup victory. Each of the 23 players will receive 600,000 Euros, or  $756,000 USD for their victory.  Ole!
 

Nice pay for a month's work. That might just put another luxury car in the driveway, and certainly afford them any luxury car rental in any city they choose!
 

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In Miami we love the beach, luxury cars, nice homes, boats and NBA basketball.  We had a nice run with Dewayne Wade and Shaq playing together but that short dynasty just left us thirsty for more. Imagine Lifestyles would like to help the Miami Heat fans get what we all would love, LeBron James in a Miami Heat jersey. 

We all know that LeBron loves cars. Let’s not forget the H2 Hummer his mom bought for him while he was only in high school.   Imagine Lifestyles is looking to offer LeBron something special to come and play some ball in sunny Florida for the Miami Heat.  So we here at Imagine Lifestyles luxury rentals put together a list from our fleet of Miami luxury rental cars.  So LeBron, pick one of our luxury rental cars you would like for a day, week, etc.  Miami is calling you!!
 

1. Our brand new Lamborghini LP-560 Rental

2. A nice classic Red Ferrari F430 Rental

3. Aston Martin Vantage Convertible Rental

4. Our brand new Rolls Royce Ghost rental

5. Bentley GTC Convertible Rental

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With all the headlines about young sailor Abby Sunderland recently while attempting to win the title as the youngest female sailor to circumnavigate the globe, it will certainly be a treat for those attending the Sydney International Boat Show, as Jessica Watson is making an appearance. 

Jessica Watson holds the record as the youngest person to sail around the world solo, completing her trip before the ripe old age of 17.  Recently, Abby Sunderland was attempting to compete with this record, but ran into some snags and was thankfully rescued. 

So the FIFA World Cup has hardly gone as expected during the first round. The vaunted soccer nations from Europe, including defending champions, Italy as well as England and Germany have struggled badly.

Spain, reigning European champions, suffered a stunning opening loss to tiny Switzerland, although they looked better in their second game. Portugal also struggled in their opener but then blasted an unbelievable seven goals into the North Korean net in a lopsided win in their second game. 

This weekend Sunny Isles beach, a few miles north of South Beach, became the arena for the Offshore Powerboat Challenge, hosted by Offshore Events.  So I walked across the street from my condo to watch the races!

The event was held June 10th-13th to celebrate the history of Miami as the birthplace for open ocean racing and high performance manufacturing.  Sunny Isles was selected to serve as the venue because we have a plethora of luxury condos, hotels, restaurants, beaches and parks to accommodate the crowds.  Sunny Isles is also centrally located, a quick trip to both Miami and Fort Lauderdale.

Imagine Lifestyles Weekend Re-Cap

Wow, what a weekend for Chicago.  Blackhawks weekend long bar-crawl, Cubs-Sox cross-town classic, Old Town Art Fair, and Rib-Fest just to name a few of the activities that took place in the windy city this weekend.  Add on Thursday’s Imagine Lifestyles launch party at Underground and I think it is safe to say we all were a little exhausted this morning. 

The weekend got off to an incredible start on Thursday at Underground.  From 9-11, Imagine Lifestyles and Receptions for Research hosted a private party with some great food and Absolut cocktails on the house.  The event was a huge success and raised nearly $7,000 for breast cancer research.  Imagine Lifestyles’ Lamborghini Gallardo raised $3,000 all by itself.  We would like to thank Greg and Chris Olsen one last time for all their help in coordinating the event with us and we were very proud to be apart of such a wonderful charity.  After the auction was finished, I think it is safe to say the party got started in a big way.

Special thanks to Greg Olsen, The Underground, the entire Chicago Blackhawks team and most of all the NHL for allowing the Stanley Cup to be a special guest at our Imagine Lifestyles Chicago Launch Party.

Additional Guests:
Antti Niemi, Cristobal Huet, Brent Sopel, Brent Seabrook, Duncan Keith, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Jordan Hendry, Brian Campbell, Cam Barker, Kris Versteeg, Jack Skille, Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa, Dustin Byfuglien, Adam Burish, Troy Brouwer, Andrew Ladd, Ben Eager, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp, John Madden, Tomas Kopecky, Colin Fraser, Dave Bolland, Greg Olsen, Jay Cutler

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Imagine Lifestyles celebrated the opening of our Chicago luxury rentals operations at the Underground nightclub on June 10th.  It was certainly an unexpected and awe inspiring moment when the Chicago Blackhawks burst in hoisting the massive Stanley Cup!

Yes, what approximately 2 million people gathered in the streets of Chicago to witness during the ticker tape parade, Imagine Lifestyles had the unique opportunity to get up-close and personal with-that famous silver chalice, the Stanley Cup!  It is the first time in half a century the Chicago Blackhawks have held the prized trophy in their territory.

There was one celebrity present that was no surprise, and that was Greg Olsen.  To help raise money for Olsen’s charity, Receptions for Research Greg Olsen Foundation, Imagine Lifestyles teamed up with Greg for our official Chicago launch party at the Underground. 

There were special guest appearances by Greg Olsen himself, Jay Cutler, and the Chicago Blackhawks team displaying their newest team member, the Stanly Cup.  Players were drinking from it, and it received a few smooches from the beautiful ladies!  You could say it was the guest of honor! 

Overall, it was an amazing way to usher in the latest edition to our fleet of luxury rentals, exotic car rentals, aircraft charter and yacht charter.  It was a memorable launch party, fundraiser, and piece of American hockey history all rolled up into one succulent event!  Watch for follow up photos and blogs on this spectacular evening!
 

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Just one more day until Imagine Lifestyles welcomes friends, family, and clients out to celebrate the official launch of the Chicago location.  We have a terrific evening planned for everyone and are extremely excited about getting everyone out to celebrate.  All the action will take place at Underground, Chicago's hottest nightclub.  Co-sponsored by Absolut Vodka, this party will surely be one to remember.

Imagine Lifestyles is ready to get the Chicago summer started right with our official launch party at Underground on June 10th.  Imagine Lifestyles and Absolut Vodka have co-sponsored the Underground Summer Series which will feature various guest DJ’s from around the world.  June 10th is the first of seven guest DJ’s and will feature DJ Ruckus from Canada.  We are having a private party from 9-11, and then Underground will be open to the public until close.  

Last Thursday, May 27th, Imagine Lifestyles Chicago made their way out to Joe’s Bar for Greg Olsen’s second annual “Shake The Lake” charity event.  The event was a huge success and we were very impressed with how well the event was planned and executed.  Everyone at Imagine Lifestyles had an incredible evening and we would like to personally thank Greg and Chris Olsen for letting us be a part of such a special event.