Chicago Academy for the Arts Hosts 'A Taste For The Arts' Gala Tonight, 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, tonight, 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.Performance Schedule: Thursday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m.
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Catch as Catch Can Steppenwolf Theatre Company (6/04-7/12) |
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EWP presents Robbie Fulks & Griffin William Sherry Showcase Raue Center For The Arts (8/07-8/07) |
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Catalyst Ranch (7/09-7/26) |
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Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical CIBC Theatre (9/29-10/11) |
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Rock Of Ages CIRCA 21 Dinner Playhouse (9/16-11/07) |
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OUTDOOR SHOW- The Morgan Wallen Experience BaseCamp Pub (8/22-8/22) |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid The Performing Arts Center (7/18-8/02) |
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Camp Chicago 2026 Island Party Hut (7/04-7/04) |
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Anatomy of a Suicide The Metal Shop Performance Lab & JunkHeart (8/12-8/30) |
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O.A.R., Gavin DeGraw & KT Tunstall Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island (9/06-9/06) |