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BLU 2010

White, gray and BLU

Saturday, July 17, 2010
7 p.m. until midnight

Presented by the Auxiliary Board of the John G. Shedd Aquarium

Your ticket purchase for BLU benefits Shedd Aquarium’s animal care and conservation programs.

Online ticket sales have ended, but you can purchase tickets at the door on July 17. Tickets are $125 each. Purchase BLU tickets at Shedd with cash, credit card or personal check.


2010 Auxiliary Board
BLU Co-Chairs:
Duke Miglin and Megan Robb

Please dress in cocktail attire for this event.

Stroll the aquarium’s exhibits, sampling food and beverages from such Chicago favorites as Shaw’s Crab House, Uncommon Ground, Goose Island, Sunda, Jim Beam, SUSHISAMBA rio, Texas de Brazil, The Melting Pot and many more! And throughout the evening, bid on amazing experiences and prizes such as a 2009-2010 Chicago Blackhawks hockey stick autographed by the whole team, an overnight stay and gift package from the Elysian Hotel and a weekend-long lease of a 2011 Porsche Cayenne. At BLU, you’ll enjoy a night full of great entertainment among Shedd’s amazing animals, plus the best skyline view in Chicago.

With a VIP ticket, you can visit with Shedd’s beloved beluga whales from 6-8 p.m., as well as sip a specialty BeLUga cocktail designed by Mionetto Prosecco Brut, enjoy samplings from Perennial Restaurant and catch a glimpse of a beluga training session!

For more information, contact Jenny at 312-692-2738 or jjacobsen@sheddaquarium.org.

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