With a state-of-the-art event facility, a fine dining restaurant and bar, Michelin Star Chef Yanni Sanchez and an inclusive yoga studio, theatre and art gallery, The Matrix Club is a new wedding and event venue located in Naperville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Opening in the summer of 2022, the excitement and anticipation is building for this modern and unique space. The venue offers a variety of international and South Asian menus and a world class bar.
We sat down with Madan Kulkarni, the creative force behind The Matrix Club, and the club’s Director of Event Sales & Marketing Cherryl Marcey to learn more about this new venue.
What is your vision for The Matrix Club as an event venue in Chicago?
Madan: To celebrate global culture, arts, and the more noble aspects of life.
Would you explain the concept for The Matrix Club?
Madan: In support of our vision in celebrating global culture, art and the finer aspects of life, we want to provide a range of services and independent businesses that are synergistic with one another.
With a large South Asian community in this area, how does The Matrix Club plan to support them?
Madan: With our expertise and research, our team is well versed in the customs and traditions of the South Asian diaspora. Our earnest goal is to enhance their weddings, events and activities using a mixture of traditional and contemporary offerings at pricing that is competitive.
Tell us about The Matrix Club, the wedding and event venue.
Cherryl: Having a total of 78,000 square feet with flexible space, we provide options to host a variety of diverse events. The grand ballroom accommodates up to 1,200 for a seated banquet or 2,000 for concert-style seating. Ballrooms come with built-in bars and bridal suites. We have in-house state of the art A/V capabilities featuring Bose, Danley, RCF, Chauvet, and Blizzard. We also have stages of different sizes and shapes to customize each event. Our international Chef Devinder Utpaul, an expert in South Asian cuisine, will spearhead banquets at The Matrix Club. Our events team is service-oriented and look for ways to enhance weddings while simplifying planning for our brides and grooms.
What makes The Matrix Room, the restaurant area, special?
Cherryl: Our 225-seat full-service restaurant offers upscale yet approachable international fusion cuisine headed by Michelin Star Chef Yanni Sanchez. With beautifully, well-thought cuisine, an excellent wine list, and craft cocktails to pair, the warm and inviting space is perfect for celebrations and gatherings. We have a lounge with a built-in 30’ by 30’ stage to host live entertainment throughout the week. We hope to have a revolving set of celebrity DJs. The Matrix Room compliments our banquet events, offering guests a place where they can continue enjoying themselves after their event.
Please tell me about the Dhrishti Performing Arts Center.
Madan: It houses a well-equipped 200 seated arts theater. Also, the center will provide a forum for multiple activities and houses a yoga studio, dance studios, art gallery, and recording sound lab. It’s a center for theater, music, acting workshops, movie retrospectives, training, performance, fundraising, and corporate events.
What types of events are people from the South Asian community hosting at The Matrix Club?
Cherryl: We are pre-booking events and have quite a few in 2022 and 2023. Most are South Asian weddings that span two or three days, with several different pre-wedding celebrations. We do have concerts in place as well.
Madan: Yes, we have celebrity performers who have been booked for concerts, including Atif Aslam in May, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan in July, and Oscar-winning poet and filmmaker Gulzar (Slumdog Millionaire) in September, and other headliners will be announced on our website. We also have mainstream American, Latin, Greek, and Polish artists coming.
Please give us an idea of what you charge to hold a wedding event at The Matrix Club.
Cherryl: Every wedding is unique and fully customized. With that in mind, weddings during the week (Monday-Thursday) can start at $55 per person, while weekends (Friday-Sunday) start at $75 per person, plus tax and gratuity.
We also offer wedding packages and are lucky to partner with many preferred vendors in the South Asian community, from decorators to wedding planners who understand all the nuances for each ceremony, from pre-wedding to reception.
About The Matrix Club:
The Matrix Club is located at 808 S. Route 59, Naperville, Illinois 60540.
For more information, visit www.matrixvenue.com
Contact: Cherryl Marcey at Cherryl@MatrixVenue.com or (630)581-7200.
