Saturday, April 12, 2014 Reception: 6:30pm; Dinner: 7:30pm
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel
The WordPlay Gala is by invite only and is sold out. You can still participate by purchasing a Grand Raffle ticket, bidding by proxy on the Live Auction, or by making a donation. Please contact Carly Magill at 847-242-6012 for more information.
Directions and Parking
IMPORTANT: The entrance to Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel is located on UPPER Columbus Drive at 221 N. Columbus Drive in Chicago. Many GPS services may direct you to LOWER Columbus Drive when searching for the Hotel. Please note that you will not be able to park, valet, or enter the Hotel from Lower Columbus, so please keep this in mind when navigating to the event.
Directions to the correct entrance are as follows:
From southbound Lake Shore Drive:
Take the exit for Grand Ave / Illinois St / Wacker Dr, immediately before the Chicago River bridge
Proceed straight, through stoplights at Grand Ave and Illinois St, and cross bridge
Keep right, following signs for Wacker Dr
Follow curve to right, keeping right and proceeding up to Upper Wacker Drive (far right lane)
Turn left onto Columbus Drive (first intersection)
Proceed to Blu Aqua's Event Valet*, located on the south side of the building (look for driveway immediately south of the CVS)
From I-90/94:
Take the Ohio St exit
Proceed east on Ohio St to N Michigan Ave
Turn right onto N Michigan Ave to Randolph St
Turn left onto Randolph St; keep right to stay on Upper Randolph St (far right lane)
Turn left onto Columbus Drive (first intersection)
Proceed to Blu Aqua's Event Valet*, located on the south side of the building (look for driveway immediately south of the CVS)
From I-290:
From eastbound I-290, proceed onto Congress Parkway to S Michigan Ave
Proceed through intersection at S Michigan Ave and take an immediate left onto E Congress Plaza Dr
Keep right to turn right onto S Michigan Ave to Randolph St
Turn right onto Randolph St; keep right to stay on Upper Randolph St (far right lane)
Turn left onto Columbus Drive (first intersection)
Proceed to Blu Aqua's Event Valet*, located on the south side of the building (look for driveway immediately south of the CVS)
*PLEASE NOTE: This is a special, separate, discounted valet specifically for our guests. It is not the same as the hotel's valet on Columbus. Please use this Event Valet on the south side of the building.
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Driving Directions
IMPORTANT: The entrance to Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel is located on UPPER Columbus Drive at 221 N Columbus.
Many GPS services may direct you to LOWER Columbus Drive when searching for the Hotel. Please note that you will not be able to park, valet* or enter the Hotel from Lower Columbus.
Detailed directions to the correct entrance are provided on this page.