The Connection

I must say that this place is beautiful, Michelle Thibodeaux and her staff are the greatest, the venue is awesome a hidden gem that no one should sleep on. The professionalism of the staff was excellent everyone was helpful I would definitely do business with them again!!!

Dear Michelle:
I wanted to send you a quick note to thank you and your staff for a job well done! My client, her guests and I were so impress by your level of professionalism. One word comes to mind… excellence. As an event planner, I am constantly managing many vendors and details. It was such a comfort to walk into The Connections and see your staff work so hard to execute the vision for the event. They remained professional and attentive the entire evening.
I loved the open floor plan, beautiful hardwood floors and spacious kitchen. I look forward to recommending The Connection for future events.
Best regards,
Regine Rousseau, Shall We Wine

Im going to give this place 4 stars because it sort of peeked my interest when looking for a wedding venue. I learned about this place when we were considering a place to have my aunties birthday party.
Im not sure how many people they seat, they have two floors. The price would range from $ 1400 — $ 2800 depending on what you want.
The person Micelle responded very quickly to my request for information.
My biggest hold up was the Location. I wasn’t so sure that I wanted to have my wedding in that area. So they dropped off the list for the wedding but I would defiantly consider it for a smaller scale gathering.

I hate to be the first to write a negative review for this place but I feel I must:! The décor is beautiful and I think if I were just a guest at The Connection my feelings would be different. However if you decide to rent this place out BEWARE!
I have hosted/​planned many events (both corporate and personal) and I have NEVER had an owner tell the dj what type of music they can play! Are you serious??? This was not a juke fest! My friend and I turned 40 and we both like house music etc. when the dj started to play Freaky MF, the owner came over and told him they don’t play music like that. Again are you serious, we are 40 and any house head knows some of our favorite songs have explicit lyrics. No one is about to take off their clothes and get freaky on the dance floor!
Also, the owner wouldn’t let us use the kitchen to melt chocolate for a fountain! REALLY??? We didn’t ask to fry up batches of chicken! I CANNOT recommend this place to anyone… unless you want to be monitored like you are in grammar school.

I love the Connection! The owners are wonderful and very accommodating. I have attended at least 5 events here over the last 2 years. I have not had a chance yet to attend any of the fitness classes, but now that I work in the area, that may change soon. Ample street parking and there is also parking behind the venue. The place is much larger on the inside than it would appear. 2 floors, with bathrooms on each floor (love it)!

Michelle and Terry are great. I rented the space for two events and they delivered everything as promised. I would highly recommend this facility. The space is bright and clean. There are amazing food floors and tv screen.

I have been taking a zumba class her off and on with fellow Unilocaler and south side neighbor, Anne S. I am totally bummed because the class times changed and now it’s harder for me to attend. But The Connection is a lovely space. It would be a really nice rental space. Warm, inviting, and simple. Brick walls, hardwood floors, and plenty of light. They offer all sorts of classes here too. I believe in addition to Zumba there appears to be martial arts, bootcamp, and a few others. Everyone I have met and dealt with here has been super friendly, welcoming, and helpful. I hope that as class sessions change a rotate, I will be able to attend more.

I have driven and biked past this place thousands of times, and I didn’t even know how wonderful of a space existed here!
This is an event space/​venue that can be rented out. It’s a large open, pretty space. I saw a kitchen in the back of the first floor behind the two bathrooms on that floor. The 2^nd floor seems just as nice as the first floor!
But that’s not why I was here. I was here for a Zumba class. They also have bootcamp, martial arts, and a few other athletic classes here on a weekly basis.
This seems like a brilliant combination to me! A lot of classes do well in wide open spaces, so it seems brilliant to use event space for multiple purposes!
The owner was very nice and friendly!
I have to keep my eye on this space! But since I plan to be here Monday and Wednesday evenings for Zumba (7:30−8:30 for $ 10 if anyone is interested in joining me), that should be fairly easy!
Oh, and street parking is usually plentiful, and the #3 bus stops right in front.