3160 Piano and Cabaret opened in February 2006 featuring some of the top cabaret and piano entertainment in the Chicago area. With a regular line-up of top performers from Chicago and across the United States. 3160 often features special guest from across the country. We hope you will stop in and enjoy to the sounds of our entertainers performing your favorite songs from throughout the years and giving you some comic relief as well. The lavish, rich burnt-orange and brown interior sets the mood for a night of high-energy pianists and show-stopping crooners.
An intimate jazz and piano bar epitomizes the quintessential cabaret. 3160, a multi-level venue, showcases cover-free live performances of locally and nationally renowned talents. With an elongated bar, dimly-lit antique lanterns, occupying the golden-hued main floor bar area. Several quaint cocktail tables and chairs fill the upper level, where a baby grand piano, the primary focal point of entertainment, remains nestled in the far corner. Seating on the upper level requires the standard two-drink minimum; however, unlike most cabarets, this minimum includes either alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages. Complete with theatrical lighting and a backdrop of velvet curtains, a small enclave encased within the side wall periodically serves as a second stage. The masculine aura of the downstairs space features dart boards, along with dark brown leather furnishings. Adhering to Chi-town convention, 3160 encourages patrons to join their very own dart league. Take advantage of this charming gem because joints like these are a dying breed.
Remember, there is never a cover charge and our friendly mixologists are always ready to serve you your favorite cocktail. So, stop in to relax and be entertained . . . afternoons, evenings and late night - you are always welcome. Check our calendar and entertainment schedule for listing of times and artist.
History - Originally open as the Annex 3 in Chicago in 1984 and moved to the current location at 3160 North Clark Street in 1990. For many years the “A3” as it was called by the regulars was a favorite meeting place for gay athletes and their supporters as well. But as with most things in life the time came to change the bar with a new interior and an overall face lift. Renamed in February 2006,”3160”by long time owner Jim Flint. Jim has completely remodeled the club and it is now a relaxing bar with great music and a number of known cabaret entertainers appearing in the piano lounge five nights a week. Jim has chosen a unique mix of performers so as to appeal to audiences of all ages and sexual preference.
Owner Jim Flint
Born in the small town of Mason City, Illinois and raised in low rent housing in Peoria. As a very young man at the age of seven he took his first job as a paperboy and soon took a second job as a car hop at one of the original Steak-N-Sh
ake restaurants. Growing up he would often work more than two jobs to help his mother provide for his family after his father’s long illness and early death left her with 9 kids to rise. After graduating high school, Jim Flint left Peoria for service in the United States Navy where he served our country in Norfolk and Honolulu. After his years of service in the Navy in 1964, Mr. Flint made his way to Chicago in mid-sixties where he started bartending while attending classes at Northwestern University . . . soon not finding what he was looking for in university, he took a chance and with some help from other he opened the Baton Show Lounge in 1 9 6 9. Not long after opening the club Mr. Flint bought out his partners and has ran the club since recently including as a subsidiary of JF Enterprises, Inc... In March 2010, the Baton will celebrate 41 years in the entertainment industry. Although he no longer entertains with his cast of the best in the art of female-impersonation he can be found still greeting the guest as they enter the club on Friday and Saturday nights or he may be found at one of his other establishments or events doing one of the things that brings him the most happiness which is ". . . seeing other's happy is what life is about . . ." and Mr. Flint has managed to keep audiences across the globe entertained for almost half a century.
