Chicago Academy for the Arts Celebrates 30th Anniversary with A Taste For The Arts Gala, 5/10
The 2011-2012 school year marks Chicago Academy for the Arts' 30th anniversary year, and a year-long series of events and activities celebrating the occasion will culminate with A Taste for the Arts/30th Anniversary Gala, May 10, 2012 at the Harris Theater and Millennium Park Terrace. This evening, hosted by Rick and Deann Bayless and Donna LaPietra and Bill Kurtis, and chaired by Stephen Flach and Chris Fryson, with honorary chair Mayor Rahm Emanuel, civic committee chair Barbara Levy Kipper and arts committee chair Jim Belushi, will highlight student and alumni art and performance alongside the dazzling cuisine of Chicago's top chefs, including Rick Bayless, Sarah Grueneberg, Tony Mantuano, Stephanie Izard, Chris Jones, Richie Farina, Dale Levitski, Amanda Rockman, Heather Terhune and Takashi Yagihashi.
Guests will be treated to a performance at the Harris Theater at 6:30 p.m. and will proceed to the Millennium Park Terrace at 7:45 p.m. to enjoy eight different food stations, each showcasing the cuisine of the evening's featured chefs, cocktails, mingling, silent and live auctions and additional performance elements throughout the evening. CAA will offer the Harris Theater performance as a free public event to thank Chicago and all of the patrons that have continued to support CAA over the past three decades. To reserve free tickets to the 6:30 p.m. performance only (these do not include access to A Taste for the Arts benefit dinner on Millennium Park Terrace), visit www.atasteforthearts.org. Ticket Price Range: Performance at the Harris Theater is FREE! Tickets to A Taste for the Arts benefit on Millennium Park Terrace begin at $350. Link to Ticket Web site: www.ATasteForTheArts.orgPerformance Schedule: Thursday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m.
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