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BLU 2013

Save the date for BLU – Saturday, July 27, 2013

Presented by the Auxiliary board of Shedd Aquarium, BLU is an annual fundraising event that supports the aquarium's conservation and education initiatives.

        

Tickets
$150 early bird pricing - limited quantity!
$175 regular tickets include open bar, hors d’oeuvres and performances by local artists
$250 VIP tickets include exclusive VIP party and private viewing of Stingray Touch, unique tasting menu, specialty cocktails and premier viewing for Navy Pier fireworks show 
$1,500 bulk tickets to the main party (10 tickets – limited quantity)
Guests must be 21 to attend.

Questions? E-mail blu@sheddaquarium.org.

7 – 9 p.m.  
Indulge in gourmet tastings from more than 30 of Chicago’s premier restaurants and beverage vendors.

9 p.m. – midnight
Step out on a dance floor that’s one of a kind—Shedd’s lakeside terrace. Slip away to chocolate and other indulgences in the posh dessert lounge, then end the night with a bang—watching fireworks over Navy Pier!

Music
Enjoy sets from The Salt and the Sea, The Samples and one of Chicago's hottest DJs. VIPs will have an exclusive set with Bailiff.

Featuring tastings from:
avec
Publican Quality Meats
Big Jones*
Cream Cake Co.
The Florentine
Mercadito
Webber Grill
Unnamed New Restaurant - River North
Catch 35
Wow Bao
SUSHISAMBA rio
Carnivale
Lockwood
Vanille Patisserie
Forever Yogurt
Glazed and Infused
Tavernita
Frontier

* Right Bite Partners
Your seafood choices can have a big impact on the health of our oceans and Great Lakes. Shedd’s Right Bite program partners with restaurants and retailers to promote seafood that was caught or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.