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Located on 45 wooded acres in Chestnut Hill, The Great Hall at Messina College (formerly the Dane Estate) provides a beautiful array of event spaces to suit any special event.The Great Hall at Messina College is proud to feature the exquisite cuisine of our exclusive catering partner, Heights Catering. Inspired by the freshest ingredients, their chefs are ready to customize a menu for your celebration. We look forward to working with you to create a stunning environment for your event!
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Jessica and Dan's Wedding at The Great Hall at Messina College
Weddings at The Great Hall at Messina College
The Great Hall at Messina College (formerly the Dane Estate) offers a unique and personal setting for couples looking to celebrate in a stately and histroic building surrounded by the natural beauty of the campus.
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}else{ $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames button.next').hide(); } }; function toggleThumbLeft(b){ if (b == 0){ $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .pre').hide(); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .gallery-wrapper .pre').hide(); } else { $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .pre').show(); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .gallery-wrapper .pre').show(); } } function toggleThumbRight(a, b, c){ if (a == Math.ceil(b/c) -1){ $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .next').hide(); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .gallery-wrapper .next').hide(); } else { $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .next').show(); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .gallery-wrapper .next').show(); } } function toggleImgCaption(){ $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .itemImg.active .imgCaption').removeClass('icon-arrow-up'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .itemImg.active .imgCaption').addClass('icon-arrow-down');$('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .itemImg.active .imgCaption >div').show(); } //function update the page number function updateNum(pagenum){ $('#' + galleryID +' .page').remove(); $('#' + galleryID +' .frames').prepend("" + pagenum +" of " +size_itemImg + ""); }; // Zoom in image (large image) on click $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery .itemImg').click(function(){$('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay').show(); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .zoomIn').css('height',$(window).height()); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery').hide(); //variables imgIndex = $(this).index(); pageGroup = Math.floor(imgIndex/imgNum); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .itemImg').eq(imgIndex).addClass('active'); //imageCaption icon-arrow-down $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .itemImg .imgCaption').addClass('icon-arrow-down'); toggleImgCaption(); //show or hide ZoomIn controls toggleZoomLeft(imgIndex); toggleZoomRight(imgIndex); //No thumbnails if frame less than 3 item if (imgNum <3){ $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails').hide(); }else{ $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails').show(); //Show or hide thumbnail controls toggleThumbLeft(pageGroup); toggleThumbRight(pageGroup, size_itemImg, imgNum); // display thumbnails accordingly the page the item is on $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg').slice(parseInt(imgNum*pageGroup),parseInt(imgNum*(pageGroup+1))).addClass('active'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active.anchor').removeClass('anchor'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg').eq(imgIndex).addClass('anchor'); } //Update page number updateNum(imgIndex+1); }); /*** Icons click events ***/ //Icon-close on click $('#' + galleryID +' .closed').click(function(){ $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay').hide(); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery').show(); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .itemImg.active').removeClass('active'); }); //Icon-arrow-down and up$('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .imgCaption').click(function(){ $(this).toggleClass('icon-arrow-down icon-arrow-up');$(this).find('div').toggle(); }); //Zoom-in frames (large image) button next $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames button.next').click(function(){ imgIndex = $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .itemImg.active').index()+2; pageGroup = Math.ceil(imgIndex/imgNum); var thumbIndex = $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active').last().index(); var thumbGroup = Math.ceil(thumbIndex/imgNum); //show or hide ZoomIn controls toggleZoomLeft(imgIndex-1); toggleZoomRight(imgIndex-1); //Show or hide thumbnail controls toggleThumbLeft(pageGroup-1); toggleThumbRight(pageGroup-1, size_itemImg, imgNum); //if there are more items if (parseInt(imgIndex) < parseInt(size_itemImg + 1)){ $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .itemImg.active').next().addClass('active'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .itemImg.active').eq(0).removeClass('active'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active.anchor').removeClass('anchor'); //forward pages when reach the end of imgNum and they are on the same page if (parseInt(imgIndex) == parseInt((pageGroup-1)*imgNum+1) && thumbIndex == imgIndex){ $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active').last().nextAll(":lt("+imgNum+")").addClass('active'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active').first().nextAll(':lt('+(imgNum-1)+')').andSelf().removeClass('active'); toggleThumbLeft(pageGroup-1); toggleThumbRight(pageGroup-1, size_itemImg, imgNum); } // if thumbnails and zoomIn images are not in the same page if (pageGroup != thumbGroup){// thumbnail should be back to the previous group $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active').removeClass('active');$('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg').slice(parseInt(imgNum*(pageGroup-1)),parseInt(imgNum*(pageGroup))).addClass('active'); toggleThumbLeft(pageGroup-1); toggleThumbRight(pageGroup-1, size_itemImg, imgNum); } $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg').eq(parseInt(imgIndex-1)).addClass('anchor'); } // toggle imgCaption toggleImgCaption(); // update the page number updateNum(imgIndex); }); //Zoom-in frames (large image) button left $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames button.pre').click(function(){ imgIndex = $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .itemImg.active').index(); pageGroup = Math.ceil(imgIndex/imgNum); var thumbIndex = $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active').first().index()+1; var thumbGroup = Math.ceil(thumbIndex/imgNum); //Show or hide thumbnail controls toggleThumbLeft(pageGroup-1); toggleThumbRight(pageGroup-1, size_itemImg, imgNum); //if more images on the left if(imgIndex > 0){ //show or hide ZoomIn controls toggleZoomLeft(imgIndex-1); toggleZoomRight(imgIndex-1); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .itemImg.active').prev().addClass('active'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .itemImg.active').eq(1).removeClass('active'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active.anchor').removeClass('anchor'); if (parseInt(imgIndex) == parseInt(pageGroup*imgNum) && thumbIndex == imgIndex){$('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active').first().prevAll(":lt("+imgNum+")").addClass('active'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active:gt("+parseInt(imgNum-1)+")').removeClass('active'); toggleThumbLeft(pageGroup-1); toggleThumbRight(pageGroup-1, size_itemImg, imgNum); } // if thumbnails and zoomIn images are not in the same page if (pageGroup != thumbGroup){// thumbnail should be back to the previous group $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active').removeClass('active'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg').slice(parseInt(imgNum*(pageGroup-1)),parseInt(imgNum*pageGroup)).addClass('active'); toggleThumbLeft(pageGroup-1); toggleThumbRight(pageGroup-1, size_itemImg, imgNum); } $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg').eq(parseInt(imgIndex-1)).addClass('anchor'); } // toggle imgCaption toggleImgCaption(); // update the page updateNum(imgIndex); }); //Thumbnails button next $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .next').click(function(){ $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .pre').show(); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active.anchor').removeClass('anchor'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active').last().nextAll(':lt('+imgNum+')').addClass('active'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active').first().nextAll(':lt('+(imgNum-1)+')').andSelf().removeClass('active'); if ($('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg:last-child').hasClass('active')){//end of slide $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .next').hide(); } }); //Thumbnails button prev $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .pre').click(function(){ $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .next').show(); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active.anchor').removeClass('anchor'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active').first().prevAll(':lt('+(imgNum)+')').addClass('active'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active').first().nextAll(':gt('+(imgNum-2)+')').removeClass('active'); if ($('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg:first-child').hasClass('active')){//begining of the slide $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .pre').hide(); } }); //Thumbnails hover $(".gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg").hover( function() { $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg').removeClass('glow'); $(this).addClass('glow'); }, function() { $(this).removeClass('glow'); } ); //Click on the thumbnail $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg').click(function(){ imgIndex =$(this).index(); pageGroup = Math.floor(imgIndex/imgNum); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg').eq(imgIndex).addClass('glow'); if ($('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .itemImg.active').length>0){$('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .itemImg.active').removeClass('active'); } $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames .itemImg').eq(imgIndex).addClass('active'); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .thumbnails .itemImg.active.anchor').removeClass('anchor'); $(this).addClass('anchor'); // toggle imgCaption toggleImgCaption(); //show or hide ZoomIn controls toggleZoomLeft(imgIndex); toggleZoomRight(imgIndex); //Show or hide thumbnail controls toggleThumbLeft(pageGroup); toggleThumbRight(pageGroup, size_itemImg, imgNum); // update the page updateNum(imgIndex+1); }); //Swipe gallery single on mobile $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery.single .gallery-inner').swipeleft(function () { goLeft(); }); $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery.single .gallery-inner').swiperight(function () { goRight(); }); // Swipe overlay $('#' + galleryID +' .frames .gallery-inner').swipeleft(function () {$('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames button.pre').click(); }); $('#' + galleryID +' .frames .gallery-inner').swiperight(function () {$('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames button.next').click(); }); // Arrow key left and Arrow key right document.onkeydown = function(e) { e = e || window.event; if (e.keyCode == '37'){//arrow key left if ($('#' + galleryID +' .frames .itemImg.active').length>0) //on overlay $('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames button.pre').click(); elsegoLeft(); } else if (e.keyCode == '39') {//arrow key right if ($('#' + galleryID +' .frames .itemImg.active').length>0)$('#' + galleryID +' .gallery-overlay .frames button.next').click(); else goRight(); } }});
The Great Hall at Messina College is an esteemed venue available to host a private event such as meetings, conferences, and galas.
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Client testimonials for The Great Hall at Messina College (formerly the Dane Estate)
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“The best decision we made in the whole planning process was choosing the Dane Estate [now The Great Hall at Messina College] as our venue. The estate itself is beyond beautiful, both the indoor spaces and the outdoor grounds. It blew us away at our first visit, and looked incredible on our wedding day.”
Carol H.
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“The Dane Estate [now The Great Hall at Messina College] is a true gem. It's nestled in a gorgeous college campus and has beautiful scenery, inside and out. The venue is so lovely just by itself, we barely even needed to decorate!”
Laine
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“"Wow" is all we can say about the Dane Estate's services [now The Great Hall at Messina College] for our wedding. ”
Jessica
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“The staff was wonderful. They seamlessly took charge of everything so all we had to do was enjoy the day. The food was better than restaurant quality and the service was impeccable.”
Diane S.
Heights Catering is the exclusive vendor for The Great Hall at Messina College. They offer a variety of delicious options to serve guests at your event.
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