Seminars and company events
Shrine Social Club takes private bookings for up to 750 standing guests, and every booking covers the entire building on West Idaho Street in downtown Boise, Idaho. Company parties, networking evenings, team outings, fundraisers, auctions and holiday parties all appear on the venue's list of private events. Weddings, ceremonies and receptions are offered as well.
The format suits evening events more than daytime meetings. There is no projector or screen in the ballroom or the basement, so a team that needs slides for a presentation will have to bring its own equipment. Sound and lighting systems are installed on both floors, each with its own stage, and every private event is staffed with one sound technician, one lighting technician and a venue manager who acts as the main contact on the day. The venue does not supply an event planner, but its team works with the planner an organizer brings.
A rental runs up to eight hours, set-up and load-out included, and extra hours can be added.
Weddings and receptions
Couples can hold both the ceremony and the reception here. The ballroom takes up to 18 five-foot round tables, which gives 144 seated guests for a dinner, while the basement can serve as a bar and dance floor with its own stage. The venue describes itself as LGBTQIA+ friendly.
Rooms and capacities
The Ballroom is the main room, with a stage of 20 by 60 feet and room for 144 guests at round tables. The Basement has a smaller stage of 20 by 16 feet and a full bar, and its entrance is the side door on 12th Street. A third space, the Tiger Room, appears on the site without a capacity. The building as a whole holds up to 750 people standing; for a seated layout across both floors, the venue gives figures on request.
House furniture includes 200 folding chairs, 24 five-foot round tables, 8 eight-foot tables and bar glassware. Linens, flatware and other rentals are the organizer's responsibility.
Catering
Food is available on site. Toros Tacos, the taqueria that serves the bar, has first right of refusal on private event catering, and the venue puts organizers in touch with them. The bar is run by the house, with professional bartenders in numbers that follow the size of the event, cocktail menus written for the occasion, a wine list and local Idaho craft beers.
History and setting
The building was a gathering hall for the El Korah Shriners. Since 2014, when Treefort Music Fest began using it, it has worked as a music venue, and today it is run by Duck Club, which programs live shows on most nights. On ordinary days it opens as a bar from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., with karaoke and concerts, so private dates are booked around that program.
Getting there
The venue is in downtown Boise, within walking distance of hotels and restaurants in the city center. There is no parking on site; guests use street parking and nearby garages. Boise Airport is the nearest airport.
