Take Your Private Event to the Next Level
The Varsity Theatre is an ideal venue for cocktail parties, wedding receptions, graduation parties, award ceremonies and more. To entertain your guests, we are equipped with superb sound and lights, two video projection screens and a stage large enough to accommodate any band, DJ or speaker.
The Varsity Theatre is available for groups up to 800 people. The Varsity’s Balcony can host 100 people on select nights.
Rates
Venue and balcony rental rates are based on time of year and day of the week. Daytime rentals are always at a discounted rate from nighttime rentals.
Quoted room rates include the following personnel, equipment and services:
- House Manager
- Bar Staff
- Door Staff
- Chairs
- Tables
- Table Linens
- Janitorial Supplies & Services
- Use of Sound & Lighting Systems
- Marquee (if requested)
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Food
At The Varsity, we can accommodate your catering needs with Food and/or Hors d’oeuvres from The Chimes Restaurant. If you would rather have your food catered by another group, we welcome outside catering. See to it your outside caterer contacts us to coordinate for access to the venue.

Our Menu
The main difference between The Chimes Restaurant menu and the Varsity Theatre’s Catering menu is that the Chimes menu is a short order menu. You come in, you choose, we cook it, serve it, and you eat it right away. We have developed a separate menu for private events that can be served buffet style. These are items that have staying power so guests can visit the buffet whenever they want during the party. A typical party of forty would select four to six items depending on how heavy they want to be on food. A rehearsal cocktail would call for more food than a happy hour style event.
Once we know what you think looks interesting, we will help dial in the right amount for your function. We like to have the menu set one week prior to your event to allow for special items and special treatments, such as marinades.
Please contact Rebecca Aycock at 225.383.1754 or winecellarevents@gmail.com to discuss your event’s food choices.
The Varsity Theatre does not require that you use our catering for your event. However, if you choose an outside caterer, that caterer must be wholly self-sufficient. We do not have and The Chimes will not provide any material or storage and preparation space for catered events to outside caterers. If you would rather have your food catered by another group, we welcome outside catering. See to it your outside caterer contacts us to coordinate for access to the venue.
Beverages
Our beverage list is constantly changing with the season and demand. We feel confident our list will satisfy even the pickiest pallets
Drink List
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Bottled & Canned Beers
Abita Amber
Abita Purple Haze
Abita Strawberry
Abita TurboDog
Abita Wrought Iron IPA
Blue Moon
Bud Light
Bud Light Lime
Bud Light Platinum
Budweiser
Coors Light
Corona
Dos Equis Amber
Dos Equis Lager
Founders All Day IPA
Guinness
Heineken
Michelob Ultra
Miller High Life
Miller Lite
Modelo Especial
Negra Modelo
New Belgium Fat Tire
New Belgium Ranger IPA
Newcastle
O'Doul's
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Red Stripe
Redd's Apple Ale
Rogue American Amber
Rolling Rock
Shiner Bock
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Sierra Nevado Torpedo Extra IPA
Stella Artois
Tin Roof Blonde
Woodchuck Amber
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Draft Beers
Bud Light
Coors Light
Guinness
Heineken
Michelob Ultra
Miller Light
Shiner
Yuengling
Abita Andygator
Bayou Teche LA
31 Bière Noir
Covington Brewhouse Anonymous IPA
Gnarly Barley Catahoula Common
NOLA Rebirth Pale Ale
Parish Canebrake Wheat Ale
Tin Roof Parade Ground Porter
Shiner Ruby Redbird
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American Whiskies
Baker’s
Barterhouse 20 Year
Basil Hayden’s
Blanton’s
Booker’s
Buffalo Trace
Bulleit
Bulleit 10 Year
Bulleit Rye
Eagle Rare 10 Year
George Dickel Barrel Select
Jack Daniel’s
Jack Daniel’s Honey
Jim Beam
Knob Creek
Knob Creek Rye
Lost Prophet 22 Year
Maker’s Mark
Old Charter 8 Year
Pappy Van Winkle 10 Year
Rhetoric 20 Year
Southern Comfort
Stagg Jr.
Wild Turkey 101
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Scotch, Irish, & Canadian Whiskies
Crown Royal
Crown Royal Monarch
Dewar’s
Glenlivet 12 Year
Glenmorangie 10 Year
Jameson
Jameson Black Barrel
Johnny Walker Black 12 Year
Laphroaig 10 Year
Oban Little Bay
Seagram’s 7 Crown
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Vodkas
Absolut
Absolut Berri Açai
Absolut Cilantro
Absolut Citron
Absolut Mandrin
Absolut Peppar
Absolut Raspberri
Absolut Vanilia
Ciroc
Ciroc Amaretto
Ciroc Coconut
Ciroc Peach
Ciroc Pineapple
Ciroc Red Berry
Firefly Sweet Tea
Grey Goose
Grey Goose Cherry Noir
Grey Goose La Poire
Grey Goose Le Citron
Grey Goose Le Melon
Grey Goose L’Orange
Ketel One
Stolichnaya
Tito’s
X Rated Fusion
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Gins
Bombay Sapphire
Tanqueray
The Botanist
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Rums
Bacardi Gold
Bacardi Select
Bacardi Superior
Bayou Silver
Kraken Spiced Dark
Malibu Coconut
Malibu Black Coconut
Rum Chata
Sailor Jerry Spiced
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Tequilas
Avion Reposado
Avion Silver
DeLeon Extra Añejo
DeLeon Reposado
Don Julio 1942 Añejo
Jose Cuervo Gold
Patron Silver
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Cordials & Liquers
Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey
Goldschlager
Grand Marnier
Hennessey VS
Jagermeister
Kahlua
Rumpleminze
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Wines
Canyon Road Pinot Grigio
Estancia Cabernet Sauvignon
Estancia Pinot Grigio
J Roget Brut Sparkling Wine
Jargon Pinot Noir
Kendall Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay
Moët & Chandon Nectar Impérial Rosé
RH Phillips Night Harvest Chardonnay
RH Phillips Night Harvest Merlot
Sterling Sauvignon Blanc
The Show Malbec
Vista Point Cabernet Sauvignon
* All offerings may change without notice at The Varsity Theatre’s discretion due to (but not limited to) availability and excessive price change.
Entertainment
To entertain your guests at The Varsity, we are equipped with superb sound and lights and two video projection screens. Our stage can accommodate any band or speaker.
If you wish to bring in a band or DJ for your event, we must coordinate with the entertainment concerning our production capabilities. Please have your entertainment's contact information at hand when discussing the event with us. A charge for $400 is required to cover our in-house sound and light personnel.
If you plan on showing something on one or both of our video screens, please inform us when you book the venue. We will need to coordinate on what kinds of media our video systems can accommodate.

The Balcony
If renting the entire venue is not practical for your situation, consider renting the Balcony in the Varsity Theatre. The Balcony has its own full bar, men's and women's restroom and can be configured to accommodate catering. The Balcony is available on any night that a public event is already scheduled.
All persons attending an event on The Balcony will have access to the entire venue. Some past events held on The Balcony have been smaller company parties and class reunions. Be sure to ask about The Balcony's rental rate as it changes based on the entertainment in the room. If the Varsity is not already open on any given night, the Balcony is not available for rent. A full venue rental only will be available instead.