Jazz, rock, electronica, fashion shows, an amped-up happy hour — there’s plenty happening mid-week at Atlantic City’s boutique hotel, The Chelsea.
DJ Freezie
The Chelsea hotel is really carving out a niche for itself as the place to be for superb, midweek entertainment.
Not only is its popular Jazz Corner series again going full blast through March every Wednesday night at Chelsea Prime steakhouse (with proceeds benefiting the Chicken Bone Beach Historical Society), its Dinners, Duos & Dancing Supper Club has been expanded to include Thursday (and weekends) with live jazz trios from 8:30-10pm (a $10 cover is reduced if you show up for its 6-7pm Happy hour). There are also some fashion shows in the works at Chelsea’s Living Room — a posh lounge area adjacent to the hotel’s fifth-floor elevators — designed to offer sneak peaks at the latest spring trends.
Recently the hotel launched another cool concept called Chelsea Thursdays at its C5 nightclub. The fifth-floor party includes a prolonged Happy hour from 6-10pm (including complimentary hors d’oeuvres from 6-8pm), then from 10pm-4am resident DJ Paulie Day will be spinning all the best dance music from the ’70s through today and hosting special guests and events each week.
“We’re trying to develop the happy hour, and focus on this sort of after-work social gathering where people from all different backgrounds can come and feel comfortable,” says Day, whose company, Elite Entertainment and Promotions, is working with the hotel to co-present Chelsea Thursdays. “[The Chelsea] puts out such a great spread of food — complimentary sliders, hors d’oeuvres, a buffet with lots of great stuff — the people who were there [for the inaugural party, Feb. 24] were raving about it. The Chelsea’s got a great reputation for food, and my partner [Elite’s Joe De Angelo] and I are really trying to create a sort of vibe to accompany that to make everyone feel comfortable with music from every different genre — whatever they want to hear. Just come up and have a good time.”
The grand opening featured DJ Vito G, a resident DJ at The Pool at Harrah’s and winner of the 2011 Atlantic City Weekly Nightlife Awards for Best Resident DJ. This Thursday, March 3, will feature a “therapy party” with body-painted models and dancers, and entertainment by DJ Brian Basara, the former longtime resident DJ at MIXX nightclub at the Borgata. Other nights on tap include a VIPink Girls Night Out Party on March 10, with female DJs Freezie and Luscious backed up by MC Melissa and the Wycked Kyss Girls.
“We are creating a fun concept with multiple entertainment venues all on one floor,” says Chelsea general manager Patrick Logue. “Guests can enjoy parties in separate rooms with the higher-energy happy hour at C5 that turns into a dance party later in the night, or the happy hour at Chelsea Prime that transforms into a Supper Club for diners to enjoy live entertainment. They can even switch speeds throughout the night moving back and forth between the rooms. And come summer we’ll have the pool area with the cabanas and umbrella bar for them to enjoy as well.”
“We will also soon be starting fashion and trunk shows on Thursdays in our Living Room for guests to mix, mingle and shop with top brand vendors.”
There is never a cover charge, and each Chelsea Thursday Happy hour will include $5 domestic beers, $6 imported bottles, mixed drinks and glasses of wine. VIP bottle service will feature $120 bottles of Absolut and $165 bottles of Grey Goose vodkas. To reserve VIP bottle service call 856-449-0865. Visit thechelsea-ac.com for more.
ATLANTIC CITY — Labor Day weekend may be over, but Atlantic City still has a lot going on. Two Atlantic City hot spots that should be on your radar are The Chelsea Hotel and Morton’s the Steakhouse, located inside Caesars. Aside from the fact that both places are wonderful to experience and have great reputations, they also have something that not too many places offer: healthy cocktails! That’s right, in a city known for some not-so-healthy habits, both of these venues not only bring you the highest quality foods, but are also making an effort to allow you to indulge in a drink and let loose at their establishments all while staying slim. Morton’s has introduced Spa-Tinis onto their drink menu, and they are all less than 200 calories. Their best seller is the “Skynny Blood Orange Cosmo,” which consists of the following main ingredients: Tykhu Soju, Skyy Blood Orange Vodka, sugar-free Triple Sec and fresh lime juice. Another one of their healthy-cocktail selections, a drink which received national exposure when it was featured on The Today Show...
“The idea was just to allow more people to experience the special room we have here and the special dining experience, and we know that this will also boost membership to the club as the buzz grows."
The "Supper Club" concept was launched last Friday night, Oct. 22, with substantial success. Chelsea Prime, the 20-story hotel’s fifth-floor steakhouse, has intrinsically evoked a sort of Boardwalk Empire-esque supper club feel from the start ....
As if refusing to submit to the idea that summer’s over, the Chelsea Hotel, located at 111 S. Chelsea Ave. in Atlantic City (less than a block in from the Boardwalk), is going full-speed ahead into fall with its entertainment slate, drink and dining specials.
"We’ll actually specialize the night occasionally. We’ll tailor it to a Bulgarian Night or a Ukrainian Night or whatever.”
What: Chelsea Pub Where: 8 S. Morris Ave., Atlantic City (across from Tropicana) When: Open 24 hours, seven days per week. Happy hours 11:30am-1pm and 4-6pm. Phone: 345-4700 or 348-6665 Details: ...
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