Birthday in the style of Chicago mafia. Scenario of a banquet themed "gangster wedding". Tango with a rose
Any person who loves to travel can make a personal list of cities in which Chicago will take one of the top places. A metropolis that has not lost the character of the original American lands, full of a peculiar charm. The city, which the locals respectfully call "Chicago Land" (Chicago Land) may be reminiscent of its rich criminal past.
If you participate in an intellectual quiz and you get the question “What city of America is called "City of winds?" , the answer will be obvious. And the locals very nicely pronounce the name of the capital of the state of Illinois - Shikagou (comedian Jim Carrey masterfully beat this feature in the film "Ace Ventura - Search for the Lost Animals").
A series of monotonous gray everyday life, especially against the backdrop of a dull autumn blues, can ruin the nervous system, and with it the performance of any, even the strongest person. The traditional feast is an abundance of heavy food, strong alcohol and stomping on the spot to the music of pop radio stations, which the performers call "dancing". Such a weekend is not able to give the necessary surge of strength to the modern resident of a big city, a bright fresh stream is needed in spending our leisure time.
Often idea for the themed Chicago party, the crazy years of the Great American Depression are chosen. And they hit the top ten! Stylish clothes, incendiary jazz rhythms, atypical drinks will help you go back many years and understand how people had fun three, and for some even four generations ago. And this despite the famous Great Depression, compared with which the financial crisis of our time may seem like a minor nuisance that passes painlessly. A modern person mimicking the gangsters of the 1920s and 30s will discover atypical and not always negative patterns of behavior in society that will help him in everyday life in the stone jungle of megacities.
invitations
Invitation cards for a Chicago-style party, with a description of the venue, start time and mandatory dress code, can be printed on dollar bills of various denominations. Make them larger than usual banknotes, be sure to add pictures with “ondor-armed bandits” or dice, make them black and white. If you use the classic “postcard” format, then write the text on narrow strips of a teletype tape or lightning telegram. The invitation can also be printed on a printer, rolled up into a cigar and, wrapped with a thematic tape, handed over to the recipient. Or make it with your own hands: cut out the figures on a stencil on a given topic from black paper, carefully stick it on thick cardboard, write the text itself in calligraphic handwriting or type.
Suits
Women's outfits of that era are distinguished by straight forms, not emphasizing the waist, long below the knees. The hairstyle was decorated with bandages, complex styling of curled hair, as accessories used a fan, mouthpiece, boa made of feathers or faux fur. They wore long, mostly elbow-length, satin or velvet gloves, shoes with low heels, and stockings with a pronounced seam at the back. Coquettes chose heavy dark makeup, the general pallor of the skin and bright scarlet lips were in fashion. Pearl beads and numerous bracelets completed the look.
Women of the thirties had freer concepts and mores than their mothers, and even more so grandmothers. Dresses became shorter, styles more defiant. An indispensable addition to a short dress is steel stockings made from silk or nylon. Modern fashionistas can easily recreate them by wearing black fishnet stockings. Of great importance is the decoration of the edges of the dress: they were decorated with fringe, embroidery, decorated with pearls, beads or semi-precious stones.
Photo of women's suits
For men, strict three-piece suits were valued, regardless of social status and wealth. The costume was chosen in gray, black or chocolate shades, the presence of vests. They picked up a light or dark shirt, wore suspenders, rolled up their sleeves everywhere, used a hat and tie. No shades of flesh color were allowed, and the neckerchief and other manifestations of the avant-garde of that time were also swept aside. In cool damp weather, they put on a coat or raincoat, hid from the weather under a cane umbrella, and wore white gloves. As for shoes, they sported patent leather shoes with pointed toes.
In general, men's fashion is built on conservative foundations. The legislator and chief dandy was the Prince of Wales, King Edward VIII. He could afford to express original fashion ideas that were celebrated by society as fresh and sophisticated. He introduced fashionistas to the concept of "tired" and sometimes "sloppy" elegance.
Clothing for the Chicago party can be ordered from a tailor or created by yourself. You will also have to go to thrift stores in search of appropriate accessories. Do not forget that such a Sabantuy is comic and you do not need to be too scrupulous in recreating the atmosphere of this particular era. Gentlemen's pocket watches may be out of order, the gramophone may be broken, the pearls may be artificial, and the fur on the ladies' boas may not be natural. The purpose of holding such events can often be entertainment, but not reenactment in any way: it is impossible to accurately revive or at least repeat the past time. We just need to achieve atmospheric, which can be created significantly without inflating the budget of the holiday.
How to decorate a room?
When decorating your home before a themed party, lay out geometric patterns from playing cards, hang gray or frosted balloons. Give the first three men who come to toy Thompson submachine guns, all subsequent men - revolvers. At the time described, there was no ban on smoking, so feel free to offer cigars to everyone, but non-smoking women are simply obliged to keep in their hands mouthpiece, even with an unlit thin long cigarette. Print photos of crime bosses, musicians or artists who lived at that time, but you do not need to put party members on these photos. In the case of computer processing of a picture of a modern person under a gangster, you will spend a lot of effort, and maybe money, while after a photo shoot from a party, you will have a whole thematic album.
You are holding white-black-red Drape the color scheme, window and doorways with heavy curtains, so that in the case of "surveillance of policemen" you can hide the "gangster meeting". Arrange a game area - in the far corner, arrange a table for playing card games, buy a toy roulette or children's billiards. "Underground Games" should be one of the golden nails of the entertainment program.
Do not forget about a professional photographer who will perpetuate your party in gloss! Professionally taken photographs can take you back not only to yesterday, but also many decades before your birth.
Menu
Although the gangsters are not known as gourmets, do not forget about the treats that will be served at the party. Fits best buffet table, which can be supplemented with Italian dishes: pasta, pizza, lasagna. If the party is non-alcoholic, then simply decorate the cocktails with striped tubes, and if the guests drink alcohol, stop at whiskey, gin or rum.
Scenario "Party in Chicago"
There are two people at the entrance, in black suits and hats, asking for the password.
Girls come on stage, sing the song "HittheroadJack" verse 1
Shots are heard (shout, noise, everyone falls to the floor with their hands behind their heads)
The leader appears with a gun.
Leading:
Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, respected gangsters and their charming companions, welcome to Chicago!!!
The girls finish the song "HittheroadJack".
Leading: So it's Chicago time! Delightful romance, light Jazz, underground parties and sparkling outfits!
The phonogram "The main loss" sounds. 28s.
Only here you will feel truly free! Only I earnestly ask you not to disclose the place and time of our underground party under any circumstances!
Soundtrack sounds . 28-47s.
Leading:
So, settle down and do not deny yourself anything. Dance like no one is looking at you, don't be shy, move boldly. And today we are a big clan.
Let's greet the head of our clan Donna Olga Anatolyevna.
"Tango" (Beginning) 25s.
Director's speech.
It remains only to add: WELCOME to a party in the style of Chicago!(Main loss sounds) 1.15 – 1.40
Leading: A photo booth is open for you today, where you can take unforgettable pictures. We also have a certain currency - Chigel, each clan will receive it for their performance. And then the class teachers at the end of the holiday can exchange ladies and donnas for memorable souvenirs at the Don Frost Syndicate currency exchange office.
And now our party is opened by the incomparable Marilyn Monroe.
(1 verse)
Leading:
So let's take a tour of these times, feel like a part of them, try on mores and traditions and plunge into Chicago in the 30s!
Meet the beautiful girls from the variety show….
And we invite clan 7b to the stage (11)
Leading: I know that you were interested in the topic of Chicago, and I'm sure that you watched a lot of films, let's remember the Heroes of that time, people's hobbies, in general, the Traditions of that era
Don't forget to earn Chigeli.
For each correct answer, my assistants give you 10 chigels.
Quiz:
What musical direction dominated at that time? (Jazz)
What was Chicago called in the 1930s? (Mad 30s, Prosperity Epoch).
What gambling existed at that time. (Casino, cards).
What were the fashionable men of that time called? (Gangsters).
What movie made Chicago famous? (Godfather)
Leading: Thanks a lot!
Leading: The true romance of that time strikes the imagination and awakens excitement in the soul.
All attention to the stage, loud applause ____7a (9a)___ clan.
Leading: Meet the 8a clan. Loud applause.
Moderator: Thank you for the amazing performance!
Leading: Well, now we invite you, our dear guests, to show your dancing talents! Here and now the famous dance competition with the stars will take place. John Travolta and Uma Thurman were supposed to come to us, who would perform their famous gangster dance. But they were detained for unknown reasons. Let's choose their deputies - those who will dance the best gangster dance! The winners will be determined by the applause of the guests. (1 pair per class). (chigels 10 each)
Jazz
Loud applause to our gangsters and their stunning ladies.
And now we meet with loud applause __7v (10)___ clan.
Presenter: Our gangster party is dictated by the theme itself: the three oldest mafia clans of the school 9th, 10th, 11th grades became related. Let's call the main characters of the New Year as a sign of our strong union! After all, a party is a party, and traditions are traditions!
Let's call Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden on the count of three!
Together: One two Three! De-du-shka Mo-oro-zu-shka! De-du-shka Mo-oro-zu-shka!!!
Light music sounds. Gradually she subsides. And Father Frost tumbles into the hall, panting, leaning on the exhausted Snow Maiden.
Father Frost: (falling on a chair) - I'm tired, Snow Maiden! Oh, tired! Where have I not been today! (unfolds a sheet of paper) I was at the North Pole, I was at the South Pole ..., the penguins, you know, went completely crazy with this New Year! They demand gifts, dance round dances, barely escaped ... I was in Africa ..., the monkeys almost plucked their entire beard ... Here I was, here I was (looks through the list)
Snow Maiden: - And in this village, grandfather! Here something!
Father Frost: (annoyed) Yes, I was! Was! And in the fifth grade, and in the sixth, and kindergartens! Sang and danced with everyone! You can also rest...
Snow Maiden: - Grandfather! And here are some more guys...
Father Frost: (frightened) - Where?
Snow Maiden: - Yes, here it is! Here!
Father Frost: - No, no, no, I can't. Yes, they are already big. It’s not for me to dance with them!
Snow Maiden: - And that's right. So no justice. People have a holiday, and we are like horses in soap, with round dances and gifts. We entertain them ... I’ll sit here and I won’t leave my place!
Father Frost: Let them entertain us now!
Young woman: We don't need to be entertained! We can entertain anyone!
Gangster: We have our own party! It was hot here without you!
Well, if you come - look at both!
Performance 8b (9b) class.
Snow Maiden:
Grandfather! Grandfather! Cool! Stunning! I want to be Marilyn Monroe.
Father Frost:
Cool down already!(Gives a slap)
I have my own scores with these people!(Song from the k / f godfather) Takes off his fur coat (Shirt, bow tie and fur)
On the screen the film "Gangsters steal gifts"
The phonogram "Shooting" sounds. Bandits run out onto the stage.
They take the Snow Maiden hostage and run away
Young woman:
She's Here…She's Came…Mafia in Koelga…. She came, she is already here. Mafia in Koelga! It is like a web covering everyone and everything, and now the mafia has come to our Koelga.
They stole the Snow Maiden! What do we do?!
Father Frost: Negotiation!
Bandit (voice from backstage) : Mafia is immortal!
To the soundtrack "Bandito - gangsterito" the mafia enters the stage
Bandit 1: Yes, we are here! And we stole the Snow Maiden ... Close the party, the New Year is canceled!
Gangster:
Listen... The organizer of our party is old Don Frost.(points to Santa Claus)
He has great connections in our village... And he holds a Tooth on you.. For stolen gifts.
Bandit 2: We returned them.
Father Frost: Only after I became the Godfather of one of you, and by the way, not of my own free will!
Under the phonogram "Exit of the bandits", the main bandit (girl) enters the stage. She is seated on a chair, covered with a blanket. The bandits stand next to her. Santa Claus presenter is simply served a chair
Bandit
(slow and calm voice)
:
I have known you for many years, but you have never asked me for advice or help. I can't remember the last time you invited me to your house for a cup of coffee. Although his sister(points to bandit)
godmother of your only granddaughter. Let's be honest now: you never sought my friendship, and you were afraid to be in my debt.
Father Frost: I didn't want to get into trouble.
Bandit : I understand. You found heaven in this school: you had a good New Year's business, you were protected by the administration, and you did not need friends like me. And now, you come and say: "Donna Alina, I need justice." But you don't ask with respect, you don't offer friendship, you don't even think to address me: "Godmother." No, you come to me on New Year's Eve and ask me for your granddaughter when I want to be with her. And you don't even invite me to the party.
Father Frost: I have an offer I can't refuse. Stay with us.
The phonogram "Italian folk - Tarantella" sounds. The Snow Maiden runs out onto the stage, hugs Grandfather Frost.
Bandit: That would be right away.
Young woman: They say miracles happen on New Year's Eve...
Father Frost: Do you believe in miracles? We believe!
Bandit 1 : Winter is always magic!
Snow Maiden : And the New Year is a fairy tale!
Bandit 2 : The fairy tale is nearby, it is very close.
presenter : Let's believe in a fairy tale together!
Gangster : Believe in miracles!
Father Frost: And now all together
Together: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Grade 10 Song Happy New Year.
The phonogram sounds The main loss in the background
Leading : Whatever epithets were awarded to the era of American history: the police and the FBI called it the "Years of Lawlessness", the musicians - the "Jazz Age", the industrialists - the "Age of Prosperity", and the rest - simply "Mad 30s".
And that's all we are - the ladies and gentlemen of the Chicago party! But before we start dancing, I would like to tell you something. Throughout the evening, let each of you choose the best lady and the best gentleman! Our people will come up to you, you write down two names on a piece of paper and throw them in the trash. So the king and queen of the evening will be determined, namely Bonnie and Clyde! Don't miss this opportunity!
Major loss.
Leading : Thank you for your attention and participation in our party! And now dancing, dear friends.
Disco.
Theme parties and stylized weddings are still at the height of fashion. By giving preference to stylization, any event can be turned into a special holiday, unlike any other. After all, there are many ideas for a holiday! However, some of them are the most popular. One of the most popular themes is gangster.
Gangster style parties and weddings and mafias from Chicago in the 30s are no longer surprising, but still arouse genuine interest. Women enjoy reincarnation, and men enjoy the opportunity to feel like fearless bandits (forbidden fruit, as you know, is very sweet).
Any and weddings, including gangster, are successful only with careful preparation. You need to think through everything to the smallest detail: the design of invitations, the design of the venue for a festive banquet or party, and the costumes of guests and heroes of the occasion, and, of course, an entertainment program that should match the theme.
On we already wrote about and about. The same recommendations are quite applicable to create the right entourage in preparation for a friendly or corporate chicago style party. And now we will talk about an equally important component of the festive event - the entertainment program.
Photo: Karina Ganzha
Chicago-style wedding and gangster party: contests, games, entertainment
If you are expected gangsta wedding or gangster party script can be compiled by yourself. There is only one secret: everything entertainment, games and competitions, usually included in the scenario of a gangster party and wedding, are based on associations associated with Chicago in the 20s and 30s. Here are the main of these associations: weapons, shooting, money, whiskey, cigars, bandits, police, cards, roulette, handcuffs, etc. You can take almost any game as a basis, but use the inventory that matches the theme or make a suitable eyeliner.
For example, banal jumps with tied legs on gangster party You can beat it like this: say that some gangsters from our clan fell into the clutches of mafiosi from an enemy family. They are about to be thrown into the river. Will they be able to escape? Then the competition itself is held a la "Jumping in the style of the mafia." The one who jumped to the saving line before the others is entitled to a prize, and the others are informed that they ... drowned (at this moment, you can turn on the funeral march).
Gangster Wedding & Party Chicago Style Things to Do
Bride kidnapping at a gangster style wedding. Bride kidnapping is traditionally performed at wedding events. If this gangster style wedding, then the kidnapping should be stylized and even theatrical.
To do this, you can invite professional animators or involve guests. Several men (women, however, can also take part) rush into the hall to the sounds of shooting (from the speakers) and announce: “This is a robbery! If you want to live, stay where you are!" At this moment, the bandits can "rob" the guests, collecting forfeits from them, which the host will play a little later. The leader of the gang is aiming for something much more - the kidnapping of the bride. He takes the bride hostage and slowly makes his way to the exit. But the groom and his friends suddenly jump up from their seats and open fire (from toy pistols with caps, balls or suction cups). A couple of minutes later, two policemen burst into the hall, handcuff the bandits and return the bride to the groom. And all the loot from the guests is taken away as material evidence, taking the bandits with them. Or the police right there can play forfeits and return the stolen items to their rightful owners.
Casino, auction and shop at gangster wedding and party. Another rather interesting entertaining moment is earning chips or money (it can be fake dollars) and then exchanging them for various gangster items. Chips and money are given for participating in games and contests - fewer participants, more winners.
A mini-shop is organized in advance at the venue of the event, but it does not open immediately, but approximately in the second half of the holiday, when the guests will have enough money and / or chips in their hands. The goods in the store can be cigars, boas, decorative decks of cards, framed dollars, the Godfather DVD, the Mafia board game, etc.
The sale can also be organized in the form of an auction, which will also be very interesting. Those who do not have enough fake money will have to make real ones.
In addition to the store, gangster wedding and party You can also make a mini-casino. In this case, for participation in contests and games, you need to give counterfeit dollars or chips to the participant’s choice. Thus, guests can either make a "purchase" or visit the mini-casino by placing their chips.
To do this, you need a simple roulette wheel with numbers (it will not be difficult to do it yourself), on which bets will be made. Roulette winners are given prizes of the same gangster theme, but they can be a little more expensive - for example, a cigarette case, a mouthpiece, a bottle of whiskey, etc.
Accordingly, to carry out these entertainments, the presenter needs assistants - a seller or an auctioneer and a croupier. Guests themselves or invited animators can handle this role.
Other entertainment for gangster party and wedding with the help of the involved professionals.
Of course, it is worth inviting professionals to a major event - with them, a wedding or a gangster-style party will become brighter and more interesting! For example, you can bring two magicians who will pretend to be police officers and search all the men, taking out of their pockets either silver forks, or women's stockings, or someone else's watch, or small bottles of alcohol (and in Chicago it's a dry law!) And many other unexpected items. . A portion of healthy laughter is provided to guests!
You can also invite chicago style party caricaturist who during the evening will make caricatures for all participants of the event. Moreover, he will draw on pre-prepared templates with the inscription
"Gangster Nicknames" Many real gangsters had nicknames. You can have a little entertainment: distribute paper cards to guests, pass a pen around, and let everyone write on the card first their first and last name, and then the gangster name or nickname invented for themselves. However, this must be done in such a way that the new name-nickname remains a secret for everyone.
Then the host will collect the cards, and a little later he will check how well the guests know each other. The presenter will read a fictitious name from the card, and those present will have to guess who is hiding behind it. It will be interesting to find out who decided to call themselves "Big Joe", "Red Beast", "Baby Carlito", "Rusty" or "Golden Hand Jane". While a wedding or gangster-style party is in progress, you can call each other by made-up names.
Gangster party and wedding in Chicago style: contests and games
Game for the wedding "Shooter". Here you can beat the usual darts. Paper sheets are pasted into some sectors of the target. On each of them one or another problem is written that a married couple may face (boredom, quarrels, betrayals, lack of money, etc.). Leaflets with positive content are pasted into other sectors (love to the grave, mutual understanding, happiness, etc.). The task of the representatives of the groom's clan is to “shoot” all the troubles and problems with darts. For each miss and hit in a cell with a positive inscription - a fine (alcohol or dollar). This game can also be played during the ransom.
The game "Community". To several volunteers, the host gives out a large box of fake dollars - this is the “common fund”, which you need to hide on yourself as soon as possible. Papers can be put in pockets, in the bosom, in socks, etc. It will be no less interesting if you give the participants a roll of toilet paper with the image of dollars. The task is to tear off pieces of paper from the roll and hide them. Whoever hides the obshak faster - he wins.
The game "Card sharper". This game is similar to the one above. Only instead of fake money, players are given several decks of cards. They are faced with the same task - to hide the cards on themselves, but not in one place (that is, you cannot put a whole deck in one pocket). When the participants have laid out the cards, the facilitator will announce that this was only the first part of the task. And the winner will be the one who finds and gives the queen of spades (or any other card) to the leader faster than others. Participants will have to take out the cards so carefully laid out in search of only one. Whoever is first wins.
The game "Shoot-steal!". Participants are given any sports toy weapon - a toy gun, for example, with balls, a slingshot or darts. The target is plastic cups placed on a specially prepared table. Each cup contains a dollar, on the back of each of which some color is written. Participants shoot in turn. The leader takes out a dollar from a downed target and calls the color. Anyone who doesn't hit the target is out. Accurate shooters, having decided on the color, get the task to go to work, namely, to “rob” the guests, bringing the leader three things of the color that has fallen out. Which of the shooters will find and bring three things of the right color faster than others, then wins.
The game "Money down the drain." Participants (any number) stand in a line at some distance from each other. On the floor at the feet of each of them, the leader puts a dollar, and then announces the task. Participants must blow on their dollar so that it flies as far as possible. Whose dollar bill will be faster than the finish line designated by the leader, he is the winner.
The game "Money smells". The participant is blindfolded and given any banknote in his hands (it must be real money, it is better to take ruble banknotes). The participant can smell it, touch it, rub it. His task is to determine its dignity. If you guess right, you get a prize. Well, if you didn’t guess right, he must complete a romantic task: the number on the bill is divisible by ten. The resulting result is the number of kisses that the loser must immediately give to guests of the opposite sex. Any number of people can participate in the game "Money smells".
The game "Criminal couple". We have wedding or gangster party in Chicago style - How can you do without handcuffs? Couples participate. In a pair, participants are handcuffed to each other (you can simply tie their hands with a rope). Each couple is given a bottle of whiskey (you can also have tea, of course) and a ribbon. An eyeliner is made: they say, the newlyweds (if it's a wedding) or the hero of the day (if it's an anniversary) came to congratulate well-known criminals who literally escaped from prison for the sake of this event. And now they're trying to wrap a present. Who will do it faster?
The task is to tie a ribbon on the bottle with a bow. When the hands are fastened, it is not so easy to do this. Those who tied should immediately hand over the “gift” to the heroes of the occasion. Whoever is faster - he won.
The game "The division of the loot." The host shows the participants a three-liter jar filled with money - change and paper. Any money can be. Liner: "The gangsters took the bank, now they need to divide the loot. However, they do not want to take money out of the bank - they are afraid that someone will pocket too much. But gangsters not only have a scent like a dog, but also an eye like an eagle. Who can determine by eye how many rubles/dollars each of the ten gangsters will get from this bank? Participants call a number at random, focusing on the degree of fullness of the jar and the value of banknotes and coins. Whoever comes up with the closest number wins.
Gangster games with cigars. Smoking contests can be held at a gangsta-style party and wedding. To do this, you only need cigars, lighters and strong lungs of gangsters. You can make a competition for the longest ash, for the number of smoke rings released and for the fastest smoking out.
We hope our selection will help you create your own gangster scenario . Let your gangsta holiday be the most fun, interesting and stylish!
Chicago 30s- this is the time that has become a legend, these are scams and gangsters, "prohibition" and whiskey with ice ...
The atmosphere of the solemn event is maintained in the style of this high-profile era: posters with plots from musicals are hung on the walls "Chicago", "Cats", and films "Cabaret", "Only Girls in Jazz" and etc.
In the hall of the restaurant, guests arriving for the celebration are greeted by a flower girl who fastens carnations to the men's buttonholes, and a dark-skinned young man who throws luxurious boas over the ladies' shoulders.
While waiting for the start in a mini photo studio, everyone will be able to try on the costume of those years or, using the tantamare, take part in an unforgettable photo shoot, and at the end of the evening get wonderful stylized photos with themselves in the lead role. Meanwhile, waiters in disguise offer guests an aperitif in coffee cups for the purpose of conspiracy, explaining that in our time in Chicago there is a dry law!
Unobtrusive jazz compositions are pouring from the stage, performed live by a group in gangster costumes and a languid singer in an elegant dress. A saxophonist slowly moves along the hall, and the soulful sounds of his saxophone disperse fragrant cigar smoke, which covers unhurried social conversation with a light veil.
The host welcomes the most notorious mafiosi Chicago in the 30s. He announces that today they have all the forbidden truly gangster entertainment at their disposal: colorful cigar fights, an underground mobile casino, a cabaret show, incendiary step, cancan, bottle shooting in a pneumatic shooting range or exciting darts, a master class for making “non-alcoholic” cocktails in an enchanting bartender show, card tricks performed by the best micro magician and much, much more.
A cigar corner is comfortably located in a specially equipped relaxation room, where you can relax, unwind and enjoy the nobility of real cigars. A professional fumilie, a cigar expert, will help the guests of the celebration to choose the appropriate sort of tobacco, and those who do not consider themselves an expert in smoking cigars, he will be happy to teach how to use them properly and demonstrate a wide selection of elite cigars of various brands.
The surprises don't end there!
See you at an event in the style of Chicago 30s!
Idea: Organize a Chicago-style Valentine's Day party.
- A list of invited couples is compiled in advance and an invitation is sent to them indicating the date, time and place of the celebration in honor of Valentine's Day (competitions for couples in love will be selected on the occasion of this holiday). Also be warned that a Chicago-style script will be used.
- For the holiday, you should choose the right costumes. If you are a man, then you can wear a suit like Don Corleone, that is, for men at this event, a striped suit, suspenders, a hat, patent leather shoes with pointed toes and a cigarette in their mouths will be an appropriate choice. For a woman, the image of Beauty Mary is suitable, for this you will need an evening dress, a long cigarette in the mouthpiece and a small handbag.
- The gift at this event should also be in Chicago style, it can be cigars for men tied with a ribbon with a heart, cards or toy weapons, women can be presented with a small bag, gloves, a fan. But if you want to give a gift to a couple, then you can give a photo of the couple, stylized as Chicago in the 30s, in a frame. You can also pick up gifts in the "Gift Catalog" section. This section has gifts for every taste.
- The tables are served with dishes from American and Mexican cuisine. There are no bottles of booze on the tables, because Chicago has a dry law. But that doesn't mean there's no booze on the table. It is, but for the purpose of conspiracy, it is poured into juice decanters, coffee pots and teapots. And it should be poured into cups and glasses. As the inhabitants of Chicago said in the 30s: “Coffee is stronger for me!”.
- The guests are divided into pairs, each pair is assigned a name for the evening, for example, “the Ivanov family” or “the Petrov clan”. In the future, these couples will earn money in order to seize power in the future.
- All couples should prepare in advance for the party and put on suitable costumes, but if someone failed to do this, then a table with the necessary attributes will come to the rescue. Boas, pistols (toy, of course), hats and hats, feathers should be laid out on this table, everyone who needs additional attributes can come up and pick up what they need. The hall is decorated with posters "WANTED" with images of the couples present, posters with scenes from the movie "Cabaret" and the musical "Chicago". You can also attach banknotes to the walls (of course, not real ones).
- During the whole party, couples will participate in competitions and earn money, towards the end of the event, the family that has earned the most money is awarded the main prize, and all “cases” are transferred to this family. The man from the winning couple becomes the Godfather.
- As already mentioned, all couples receive a nickname for the evening. There are posters on the wall with the words "WANTED" and the name of the family, these posters will keep a count of the money that couples will win. The first contest is held "Sharp Shooter" - For this contest you will need a set of darts. Boy-girl couples participate in the competition. Each pair is given 2 darts, one dart for each participant. Then the couples take turns throwing darts, trying to hit the top ten. After the throws, the host calculates how many points each pair has scored. The three couples with the most points are given one more attempt each. Points are counted again, the first result is subtracted from the second result and the resulting number becomes the result for this competition. The couple with the highest score wins the competition and receives the title of "Sharpshooter". , since one of the main characteristics of a man from the time of Chicago in the 30s was accuracy. In this competition, couples will compete with each other and choose the most accurate. According to the results of the competition, the couple with the highest result is awarded a reward in this amount. This result is also recorded on the WANTED poster.
- Based on the results of the competitions, the presenter names the winning family, gives her the main prize - a box of sweets in the shape of a heart and gives her "cases", hands her a bunch of keys, supposedly from all the enterprises of the city. All competitions are held to jazz music.
· RETRO WEDDING: 1930s Chicago Style
· As you know, fashion is cyclical - everything always returns, but in a slightly modified, improved version. Therefore, we have been observing for many years an unrelenting interest in "retro" - the style, fashion and atmosphere of those years, opening before us from the screens of old wonderful films, continue to inspire and give new ideas, and the popularity of themed holidays, including weddings, all increases. You will not be the first to play such a wedding. But on the other hand, this pays off with the simplicity of styling (costumes are close to our time and guests will only need accessories, unlike non-banal musketeers or pharaohs), the richest experience accumulated on the Internet, from which you can draw the most interesting ideas, and ample opportunities for improvisations on the theme of jazz and the girls in it, godfathers, the mafia and other "signs" of that time.
If you are interested in this topic, first you should “refresh” its primary sources in your memory - watch movies or read books. It is worth mentioning that the "Chicago 30s" style is a very conditional name. It covers a period of more than a dozen years, so do not get hung up on the details - it is unlikely that any of the guests will remember that the action of the film "The Godfather" takes place in the 1940-50s and in New York, and not in Chicago , but there are significantly more opportunities for the script (you can please the future father-in-law and guests with the clause “no Sicilian can refuse requests on his daughter’s wedding day”). Together with the presenter, think over the scenario “from and to” - from the solemn arrival of the groom on a bicycle (as in the film “Only Girls in Jazz”) to the competition program (rolling cigars on the hips of beauties). You can beat the dry law that prevailed at that time (whisky in cups, whoever says the name of alcohol aloud - a fine, etc.). These tips are not a role model, but only a direction of thought.
One of the main points of successful styling is costumes. For the groom, a three-piece suit with a butterfly is suitable (due to the solemnity of the moment, it is better to use the image of Colombo-white leggings for one of the guests), while the bride should pay attention to the hairstyle and accessories - diamonds (or rhinestones), tiaras, large flowers should be present in the image , feathers or long gloves. Guests should be warned about the dress code in advance in invitations, which also need to be decorated in an appropriate style, but it is better to play it safe and prepare a few additional accessories yourself - boas, long beads, small ladies' and brutal men's hats, etc. This will avoid embarrassment if one of the guests did not have time to prepare a costume, and will ensure that everyone is in the right mood.
For such a wedding, a hall with white columns or stucco is well suited, which can be decorated with gramophones, vinyl records and fresh flowers in large floor vases. In the scenery, you can focus on the musical "Chicago", for example. The wedding procession must include at least one retro limousine or convertible. All this will be a great backdrop for a photo shoot, which should be black and white or with the effect of "aged" photos.
Particular attention should be paid to the musical arrangement. It will be great if a saxophonist or a jazz band will perform at such a wedding. For background accompaniment, you can pick up tunes from the repertoire of Billie Holiday, Diana Krall, Bill Evans, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald. For the dance part of the evening, you can use modern arrangements of old melodies or make a slight error in stylization (in the direction of Elvis, for example).
A piece of history that you will touch in such a playfully carnival form will allow you to feel the memory and continuity of generations, and this feeling will not be out of place at your wedding. I would like to believe that a celebration in the style of Chicago in the 30s is “an offer you cannot refuse”!
· Anastasia Fedyanina
"I'll make you an offer you can't refuse..."
(Vito Corleone)
Dress code for a Chicago party. Silk dresses, diamonds, retro hairstyles with big cold waves, fur capes or feather boas. It will be great if you get cigarette holders, even if you don't smoke. On the head are small hats with feathers or a bandage with a feather attached to the side. Mesh tights and stilettos complete the look. A gangster look for a man is a striped suit, white shirt, braces, hat, tie, and cigars. Canes and bowlers are also welcome, and especially revolvers and Thomson submachine guns.
Interior in the style of America in the 30s. Views of New York, photographs of musicians, famous personalities of that time, gangsters and photographs of people dressed in the style of the 30s. You can also download Chicago-style Wanted photo templates and insert your guests' faces into them. A samovar for pouring alcohol (“dry law”, after all) will look great in the theme. If you put bottles of alcohol on the table, then stick other labels on them with the inscriptions “tincture”, “potion”, “smuggling”, or even completely pour alcohol into coffee pots, teapots, jugs, bottles from juice or kefir. Instead of glasses - coffee and tea cups.
Music creates a mood. And not necessarily it should clearly correspond to the era of the 30s. Perhaps it would be wiser to partially use the music that we associate with "old America". It can be rock and roll, Argentine tango, jive, foxtrot, Charleston, swing, even the Bravo group will do. A DJ at a gangster party can't be dressed in a T-shirt and faded jeans. It also has to "match". So take care of his appearance and gangster image.
The host monitors the mood of the guests, twisting a joke in time, organizing a competition and dragging the guests into a new dizzying plot. After all, literally half an hour or an hour after the start of the party, people already admired other people's costumes, showed off their own, drank a glass or two and off they went: the ties were loosened, the boas were left on the backs of the chair, the hats fell under the table, and the "revolvers" went from hand to hand. Therefore, the leader must constantly keep his finger on the pulse. Start the next competition or game on time and gently encourage the participants not to lose their accessories: “Lady, have you put your hat on? It's a disgrace!”, “Sir! A true gangster does not leave his weapon anywhere!
Evening progress:
Leading:
Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, respected gangsters and their charming companions, welcome to Chicago!!!
Only here you will feel truly free!
You will hear delightful melodies of the ultra-modern direction in music - jazz, and, of course, I kindly ask you not to disclose the place and time of our underground party under any circumstances!
If you see stylish and fashionable people in pinstripe suits, in hats pulled down over their eyes, with cigars, ladies in silk dresses, with fans, feathers, and the tart aroma of cigar smoke and the smell of whiskey is mixed with light jazz - know that you have come to address!
So, settle down and do not deny yourself anything. Pour whiskey, do not be shy, help yourself boldly - this is the "real" smuggling!
And, of course, with your strong desire, girls from the variety show will perform for you! And our respected jazzman will act as a musical entertainer for you!
It remains only to add: WELCOME to a party in the style of Chicago!
(fanfare)
Remember how many epithets were awarded to this era of American history: the police and the FBI called it the "Years of Lawlessness", the musicians - the "Jazz Age", ordinary citizens - the "Prohibition Time", industrialists - the "Age of Prosperity", doctors - the "Age of Aspirin" ”, and the rest are just “Mad 30s”.
The true romance of that time strikes the imagination and awakens excitement in the soul.
So take a tour of these times, feel like a part of them, try on mores and traditions and plunge into Chicago in the 30s!
First toast:
Success is changeable and fickle, like the weather. Luck is a tricky thing, it comes when it wants to. But work is predictable, constant and unchanged from Monday to Friday. It's not fair!
Let's drink so that success and good luck, as well as a great mood, always accompany us to work, do not leave us at work and see us home from work!
Be richer every day for success and good luck!
(drink, eat)
Host: let me tell you the rules of our underground gangster party:
It is not allowed to forget throughout the festivities: for what reason we are all at this underground gangster party.
Today we are against prohibition, so all guests should be cheerful and resourceful, that is, find a drink when everything is already drunk.
Dishes to beat only for happiness.
Before you get up, look under the table so you don't step on your neighbor's hands.
If you can't hit a piece of meat with a fork, don't be discouraged and take it with your hands.
Remind yourself often by shouting "Mafia is immortal" and volleys of your gangster pistols.
It is forbidden to pronounce the words: "Where do you get so much into you?", "Don't drink!", "Don't yell!", "Let's go home ...".
It is allowed to say: "I respect you!", "Pour it up!", "Let's go and fight!".
Be cheerful, appreciate humor, away from resentment, sing and joke, remember - you are at a meeting of a large mafia clan.
Who is for these rules, please raise your tea glasses.
Leading:
I want to wish you today
Good health, happiness,
Start each day with a sincere smile.
Let the world rush in an endless race
Let lives be burned for coins
We are like on an old black and white film
Let us understand all the good precepts without words.
We are like a mafia: we are many, we are one
The connection of our hearts is unshakable -
And in our unity is our strength:
Our temple of love, our dream palace.
A toast: I propose to raise glasses for the unity and connection of hearts!
Leading:
And now the floor is given to our godfather ……………….. to present the Breakthrough of the Year award!!! Loud applause!
(the head of the department congratulates employees, presents awards and gifts, including for sports achievements).
The leader makes a toast:
Friends! I wish everyone good luck
Working, friendly mood!
I want money to fly like birds
To our hands, and so that faces are joyful!
May everything that everyone wished come true!
Let's raise a great glass to that!
Music block 20-25 min. (during the dance you can play a game)
Moderator: Give me the main component of an American hot dog. (Participants name). Correctly. And now the game
Sauce, ketchup, sausage.
The more participants, the more fun the game is.
Those present should stand one behind the other. At the command of the host “Sauce”, everyone should take a step forward with their right foot; "Ketchup" - left foot; "Sausage" - rotational movement of the waist. After rehearsal, the task becomes more difficult. First, the host offers to take each other by the waist and repeat the movements in different combinations, then wrap their arms around one.
Leading:
One cannot but agree: the greatest joy is when like-minded people gathered around, those with whom work is jointly argued, with whom it is cozy and comfortable not only on working days, but also to celebrate holidays!
I propose a game
What to do, if…
Participants are offered difficult situations related to their work, in which they need to find an original way out.
Situation examples:
. What to do if you lose your employees' wages or public money at the casino?
. What to do if you are accidentally locked in the office late at night?
. What to do if your dog ate an important report that you have to present to the head of the department in the morning?
. What to do if you are stuck in an elevator with the CEO of your firm?
What to do if you accidentally knocked over a cup of coffee on the director's desk with important papers.
Moderator: once again we made sure that the most resourceful, original thinking, funny and witty people gathered here!
May your company grow and grow
Let everyone have a bank account!
Let the house be full of love!
Good luck in 2012!
Moderator: (while people are sitting at the table).
Dear friends!
On the eve of the New Year, I propose to fill out a large sheet of wishes. And wish the fulfillment of some specific or abstract desires to your colleague, a neighbor at the feast. I think that for the next New Year's corporate party it will be very interesting for you to find out if the wishes written today have come true.
(The A3 sheet of format is divided into small segments, in which wishes are written from the bottom up, after the wish is written, the sheet is folded and the next wish is written from above. And so on until the very end. When the entire sheet is filled, it is sealed and left for the next New Year's corporate party, i.e. for 2013.)
Leading:
On New Year's Eve, all the colors of life are mixed and a fountain of Happiness, Joy and Hope is obtained. Splashes of champagne fly, sparklers flash. Fireworks explosions light up the windows. New Year's carnival rolls around the planet. And every person has the right to his "piece" of happiness and fun. And everyone hopes to keep the festive feeling for the whole year.
Let's drink to the New Year's fireworks of our desires. May all dreams come true next year. (drink, eat)
Leading:
Ladies and Gentlemen! Today John Travolta and Uma Thurman were supposed to come to us, who would perform their famous gangster dance. But they were detained at customs for smuggling. But don't get upset. We have the opportunity to watch Latin American dance in our cabaret show. Meet with thunderous applause!
(dance group performance)
Blimey!!! Here is the class!!! Loud applause!
And now I propose to warm up a little, to show your prowess!
(Winners of competitions can be marked on the WANTED poster.)
The game "Card sharper".
Players are given a deck of cards. They are given the task of hiding the cards on themselves, but not in one place (that is, you cannot put a whole deck in one pocket). When the participants have laid out the cards, the facilitator will announce that this was only the first part of the task. And the winner will be the one who finds and gives the queen of spades (or any other card) to the leader faster than others. Participants will have to take out the cards so carefully laid out in search of only one. Who is the first - he won.
The game "Money down the drain."
Participants (person 6) stand in a line at some distance from each other.
A real man should be able to earn money, as well as beautifully waste money. Here's the money for you, fold the bill "house", and the wind - under your nose. At the command "start!" you need to blow on the bill, letting it go into the wind. Whoever is closer loses. Get ready! Started! (players blow on bills, someone is closer). Oh, how unlucky you are! Well, it doesn't matter, you're just a little more economical than the rest! Thank you and applause! And the fighters, meanwhile, are fewer. We continue!
The game "Shoot-steal!"
Participants are given a toy gun with bullets. The target is plastic cups placed on a specially prepared table. Each cup contains a dollar, on the back of each of which some color is written. Participants shoot in turn. The leader takes out a dollar from a downed target and calls the color. Anyone who doesn't hit the target is out. Accurate shooters, having decided on the color, get the task to go to work, namely, to “rob” the guests, bringing the host three things of the color that has fallen out. Which of the shooters will find and bring three things of the right color faster than others, then wins.
The game "Money smells".
The participant is blindfolded and given any banknote in his hands (it must be real money). The participant can smell it, touch it, rub it. His task is to determine its dignity. If you guess right, you get a prize. Well, if you didn’t guess right, he must complete a romantic task: the number on the bill is divisible by ten. The resulting result is the number of kisses that the loser must immediately give to guests of the opposite sex. Any number of people can participate in the game "Money smells".
Tell about yourself.
4 players participate, who are seated on chairs, signs with the inscriptions are attached to their backs: “Bank”, “Maternity Hospital”, “Police”, “Casino”. Players must not know what is written on their plates. They take turns answering questions prepared by the host. For example:
Do you like being here?
How often do you come here?
Do you go there alone?
Who do you usually take with you?
What three essentials will you take with you so that you don’t get into a difficult situation if the opportunity arises?
What are you doing there?
Why did you choose this place?
Music block 20-25 min.
"Hat Dance"
Slow music sounds, a leader is chosen, couples dance, and the leader in a hat chooses a couple among the dancers. Having chosen a pair, he puts a hat on the person left without a pair. Now he is looking for a couple. Etc.
Competition - "Chicago Shot".
The purpose of our competition is to bring together all the representatives of our clan. The guests stand in a circle in the order "gangster - gangster" and begin to pass a kiss in a circle to the music. The music stops. On whom the music stops, he is eliminated from the circle. The goal of the players is to last as long as possible in this unstoppable fight of Chicago passion.
Leading:
Dear friends! We continue our fun feast. 8 days left until the beloved by many holiday - New Year's Eve!
Winter has come, playing with blizzards.
Frost is cracking and summer is far away.
And I congratulate you on the New Year.
May the New Year bring you warmth!
The warmth of good luck, the joy of the first meeting,
Warmth of love, family warmth.
And let it ring on New Year's Eve
Glasses New Year's glass!
Leading: I want to give you a "Song of a good mood."
(song playing)
Leading:
The Metal Dragon simply loves the glitter of metal, be it gold or silver, so 2012 will be the year of financiers, lawyers, and scammers! And what does he have in store for each of you?
(The host reads a comic individual horoscope by numbers, what will happen to everyone in 2012.)
1. Run for president - that's where you belong.
2. Your place next to the director - you look better.
3. The 3rd payment will be enough for dinners at the restaurant and for bowling.
4. Business trip to space from the company.
5. The car is not for you, so the helicopter is yes.
6. Gather the household for a tea party and read aloud "Evenings on a farm near Dikanka" - the year will bring good luck.
7. Live for as long as you want and with whom you want.
8. A sea of good luck and a dacha by the sea.
9. Make money the best you can, and honestly if you can.
10. Drink a can of beer every day, you will live happily all year.
11. A lot of incidents and interesting trips await you.
12. You will continue to burn with creative work.
13. You will enter the cream of society, perhaps you will find a sponsor.
14. A lot of adventures and thrills await you.
15. Love will brighten your days and make them bright.
16. The Year of the Child awaits you! To whom, what tests - birth or upbringing.
17. Fate will gild your pen, send you a solid paycheck.
18. Your health will become stronger, the second youth will come.
19. You are a minion of fate, which means. You are waiting for success and good luck.
20. You are used to living in the thick of things, work is your main lot.
21. You have friends who know the sea, and everyone will come to visit soon.
22. Delight awaits your heart: a big salary increase.
23. You will be cheerful and energetic, and therefore the whole year will be excellent.
24. You are destined to live up to a hundred years without any storms and troubles.
25. Fate will throw a wallet, and that's all in the near future.
26. Your whole life in winter and summer will be magically illuminated with light.
27. To courses, on vacation, abroad - where fate wills.
28. You will not burn your wings, take care of your health.
29. From now on, you will continue to be prettier and younger.
30. Your luck, noting, stock up more tea.
31. Everything will turn out fine in your family and personal life.
32. The money issue will be resolved, you will buy an apartment.
Leading: They sang, drank, performed,
They played different roles.
Let me take a break.
Whoever wants can drink
Who to eat and who to smoke.
Music block, contests.
"Chicago Crash".
Today, here and now, the famous dance competition "Chicago Dance" will take place. We ask for 5 men on stage, preferably the most groovy. (sit on chairs)
Like many stars, and you will certainly become one, let's come up with pseudonyms for you. Everyone introduces himself with a name.
Music snippets are included.
Task 1. sitting on a chair, dancing with our feet (to rock and roll)
Task 2. dance with hands (lezginka)
Task 3. we dance with lips, eyes, ears, facial expressions (Russian folk)
Task 4. everything dances: head, torso, legs (gypsy girl).
Fanfares for all participants and applause sound!
Natural selection
Participants stand in a circle and dance. During the dance, they pass each other an object (an orange or a small balloon). Suddenly, the music stops, and the one who has the object left in his hands is eliminated from the circle. Then the music plays again and the dance continues. The last person remaining in the circle receives a prize.
It is desirable to involve everyone present in this game. At first, the musical pauses are quite large, then the intervals between turning off the music decrease.
locomotive
Participants become one after another a train and “ride” around the hall between other dancers. Two or three participants start the “train” and gradually other dancers are added to them.
Leading:
Please split into two teams.
The game "Rublathlon".
Each participant (it is better to compete in teams) must reach the goal (a plastic cup) from the start, carrying a coin on the toe of the foot. Then you need to drop the coin with your foot into the cup. When hit, remove the coin and return to the team, pass it to the next player. The team that finishes the distance and throws before the other wins.
Game "Bombers"
The game requires two or three glass jars and metal money (it is advisable to prepare a change in advance, not hoping that the participants will find it themselves).
Each team receives a glass jar and the same number of coins (at least three for each participant).
The host marks the start line, at a distance of 5 meters from which banks are placed. The task of the participants is to hold a coin between their thighs, go to their jar and lower the coin into the jar without using their hands. The team that has thrown the most coins into the bank receives a prize.
Dear friends! People say: “The best song that has not yet been sung, the best city that has not yet been built, the best year that has not yet been lived.” So may the new year bring us more sunny days, an abundance of good meetings and smiles. dreams and plans Happy New Year!
And now the joint choir of our team will perform a New Year's song that has not yet been sung by anyone, which means the best one! Maestro, music! Let's have fun!
How not to have fun now
From pleasant, from troubles,
The snow is sparkling outside
The New Year is coming!
We've been waiting for the holiday for a long time.
And the house is full of guests
He goes through the darkness and distance,
Others have longing and boredom,
We have no sorrow
How to be sad here, I do not understand!
A fairy tale brings joy to us,
Gets everyone around to play
This glorious New Year!
Those who don't like holidays
Rest, well, let
But we are this evening
Forever banish sadness!
I sing for you today
And trust me friends
This New Year's Eve,
You didn't come here in vain!
You can end the evening with these words:
May the New Year dawn on you
Will give you success.
And let it sound in your house
Cheerful, ringing laughter.
May a faithful friend be near
Both on holiday and in bad weather.
And let your house
Like a snowball
Happiness always comes!
We say to everyone: "Goodbye" -
It's time for parting.
And in this winter late hour -
The last dance is for you!
Let's love each other!
And cherish our feelings!
Adversity and bitterness, resentment and pain
Let the outgoing year take with you,
And in the New, let there be good luck and happiness,
And the joy of communication even in rain and bad weather.
Don't drink water if you can drink wine!
Don't drink wine if you can drink good wine!
Don't drink good wine when you can drink very good wine!
And most importantly, do not forget to drink so that you always have money for something that is better!
God made a man out of clay, and he had a small piece of clay left.
- What else do you want to blind, man? God asked.
The man thought: everything seems to be there - arms, legs, head - and said:
- Blind me happiness.
But God, although he saw everything and knew everything, did not know what happiness was. He gave the clay to the man and said:
- Blind your own happiness.
For our success in this matter!
A wise man once said, "Don't be so dry that you get brittle and break. But don't be so wet that you get squeezed out like a rag." Let's drink to the fact that our sky was partly cloudy, but without precipitation, with an air temperature of about zero and a water temperature in a bottle of 40 degrees!
Great forecast, let it always fall on holidays!
I want to wish the guys present here romantic follies, cute pranks, plus an adequate commanding staff, besides, without hesitation, I long to wish a lot of flowers and smiles.
(to the tune of "Our Neighbor" in Spanish by Edita Pieha)
How not to have fun now
From pleasant, from troubles,
The snow is sparkling outside
The New Year is coming!
We've been waiting for the holiday for a long time.
And the house is full of guests
He goes through the darkness and distance,
The one that we know from childhood!
Others have longing and boredom,
We have no sorrow
So much light, so much sound
How to be sad here, I do not understand!
Exactly at midnight he comes,
A fairy tale brings joy to us,
Gets everyone around to play
This glorious New Year!
Those who don't like holidays
Rest, well, let
But we are this evening
Forever banish sadness!
I sing for you today
And trust me friends
This New Year's Eve,
You didn't come here in vain!
