phone | 612-378-4849 | email | LoringPastaReservations(at)msn(dot)com
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Thank you for checking into the Catering and Events services of The Varsity Theater and The Loring Pasta Bar, who have teamed together to build one of the most dynamic events facilities IMAGINABLE!
Let us put YOUR name up in lights on The Varsity Theater’s historic Marquee!
- Jason McLean & The Varsity Events Team
CAPACITY: Up to 300 people for Dinner, Up To 600 for Cocktail Reception
COSTS:
- Theater Rental - Buffet Dinner - Friday & Saturday- $1500
- For Sunday Nights the theater rental is $500 for the main floor only. To include The Phantom's Lounge Mezzanie it is an additional $300.
- Theater rental includes concert quality lighting and sound, and all the stunning décor trimmings you see in our photo shows!
- Food minimum - Buffet Dinner (including passed and stationary appetizers upon guest arrival) - $35 per person or the following minimums, whichever is greater
- Saturday - $7,500
- Friday - $6,000
- Sunday - Thursday - $3,500
- All Catering provided exclusively by The Loring Pasta Bar
- No beverage/bar minimum required
- Service Fee - 20% of the final food & hosted beverage tab or $2000 minimum, whichever is greater
- For Sunday events, the Service Fee minimum is $1000
- Management Fee - $500 for the the Normal Scope of Event Planning and Management on the day of Event
- In-House Technician Fee - $25/hour (required)
- Additional Services (such as valet, desserts, late night snacks, floral design, enhanced planning consultation, entertainment sourcing, invitation design and printing, and MORE! - Quoted on Request)
- Sales tax additional
To view a sample final bill, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
To receive a detailed proposal with estimated costs for your event, please click here.
For information and pricing for youth-oriented events, please click here.
CEREMONY SITE
Many of our couples choose to tie the
knot just steps away from the Varsity
under the dramatic 30 ft high
cathedral-inspired ceiling at The Loring
Pasta Bar. A perfect venue for up to 250 of your friends and family to winess your special moment.
To check out a slide show of The Varsity as it completes its million-dollar makeover, please click here.
Want this thing that's "really big and scary and wonderful all at once" to be just a bit easier??? Ask us about THE TRIFECTA.
Life is full enough of uncertainty...
If you are like us, you want to know up front what the cost will be. As you see below we PUBLISH the close estimate of costs for a Varsity/Loring reception. Even if 'price is no object', do yourself and your loved ones a favor by looking at what the Varsity | Loring creates.
We take pride in being a great value with no compromise of quality or finesse. Please click here to see the scores of great comments - all unsolicited.
To receive a detailed and easy-to-decipher proposal of the estimated costs of your event, please send an e-mail to Jamie or Bridget at Loring Pasta Reservations (at) msn (dot) com or call 612.378.4849 Monday-Friday 10am-4pm with the following information:
- Name
- Telephone Number
- E-mail
- Target day and date for your event
- Approximate guest count
- Hosted Bar Budget? Cash Bar? Some combination of the two?
- Ceremony at The Loring Pasta Bar?
- Rehearsal Dinner in The Red Room? If yes, how many guests?
- Any other pertinent information that we should know
For more information, check out our Catering FAQ page.
Please click this link to be directed to a photo slideshow of
the Varsity Theater setup for a catered event.
Photo Credits: Olive Juice Studios, Clark Patrick Photography, Generation Photography, Todd O'Dowd
