Fundraising Events

Spring Family Formal: April 18

Hunt Slonem Art Exhibit and Alinea Restaurant Raffle: April 9

Spring Family Formal!

The Auxiliary Board of Chicago Children’s Museum invites you and your family to attend the first annual Spring Family Formal!

Sunday, April 18
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Chicago Children’s Museum
Navy Pier

A “fancy schmancy” kid-friendly meal will be served, complete with passed appetizers, a dinner buffet, and delicious dessert.

Music and dance facilitated by Sounds Abound Entertainment, amazing art activities, and springtime science experiments will be sure to captivate children ages 2-12! Whether your children prefer tuxedoes or princess costumes, be sure they are dressed to the nines!

Cost:	$100 for a family of four
	$20 for each additional person

Reservations are limited.
RSVP by April 12.
Questions? Please call (312) 464-7714.
Click here to RSVP.

Event Co-Chairs:
Elizabeth Liebovitz
Alyssa Unikel

Proceeds from the Spring Family Formal benefit Chicago Children’s Museum’s exhibits, educational programming and community outreach efforts.

Dinner generously donated by Harry Caray’s Tavern Navy Pier. Entertainment generously donated by Sounds Abound Entertainment. Flowers generously donated by sweet petal. Dessert generously donated by Whole Foods.

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Hunt Slonem Exhibition to Benefit Chicago Children's Museum

Special Opening Reception with the Artist
Friday, April 9, 2010
6 - 9 p.m.
Hors d’oeuvres and wine will be served

Thomas Masters Gallery
245 West North Avenue (SE corner of North Park)
Chicago, IL 60610
312-440-2322
http://www.thomasmastersgallery.com
http://www.huntslonem.com/

Please RSVP to 312.464.7714 or click here.

Mention CCM and 10% of Hunt Slonem art sales throughout the duration of the exhibition will benefit Chicago Children's Museum.  Exhibit runs from April 9th through May 5th.

Hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Mizu Restaurant. Valet parking is $12, courtesy of Mizu, or use self-park lot at SW corner of North Avenue and North Park. Gallery is two blocks east of the Sedgwick stop on the CTA Brown Line.

Experience the Art of Fine Dining at Alinea!

Enter for your chance to win a TASTING DINNER FOR TWO at award-winning ALINEA RESTAURANT, including wine pairings selected by the sommelier, tax, and gratuity. Under Chef Grant Achatz’s leadership, Alinea has received worldwide attention for its creative approach to dining – one that evokes emotion, much like art does. Alinea has received four stars from both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago magazine, is on Gayot’s 2010 list of Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S., and was named San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants - Tenth Best Restaurant in the World. An autographed copy of Chef Grant Achatz's 2009 James Beard award winning cookbook, Alinea, is also included. No restrictions on day of the week. Reservations must be made in advance. Value $750.

Raffle prize courtesy of Alinea

Tickets are $20 for one, $50 for three and $100 for seven.

Drawing will be held Friday, April 9, 2010, at the Special Opening Reception of the Hunt Slonem Exhibition to Benefit Chicago Children's Museum at Thomas Masters Gallery. As one of Alinea Restaurant’s collaborators, Thomas Masters Gallery provides the art that adorns the walls at Alinea and has hosted events in conjunction with Grant Achatz and Alinea at the Gallery. Winner need not be present to win.

To purchase tickets please call (312) 464-7714 or click here. All proceeds benefit Chicago Children’s Museum’s exhibits, educational programming, and community access efforts.

Hunt Slonem
Born in 1951, Hunt Slonem has become one of the New York Art World's colorful characters. He is best known for his unique paintings of animals, specifically Butterflies, Monkeys, Rabbits, and Birds. Slonem has captured the hearts of the New York elite as well as celebrities from around the world. His work is in the private collections of such individuals as Bill and Hillary Clinton, Salman Rushdie, Brooke Shields, Whoopi Goldberg, Kate Walsh, Sharon Stone, Yoko Ono, Julianne Moore, Tommy Tune, and Mary Tyler Moore. His paintings can also be found in a number of museums including the Guggenheim and Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the National Gallery in Washington, DC. Hunt is a media darling, having been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, Vanity Fair with Stephanie Seymour, Marie Claire with Jennifer Lopez, and New York Magazine (as recently as the March 6, 2010 issue). He has countless books and catalogs dedicated to his accomplishments. Hunt is represented by Marlborough Gallery in New York, and will be opening April 9th in Chicago at the Thomas Masters Gallery.  The exhibition, "A Slice of Slonem," will feature a carefully selected collection of paintings, showing the expansive nature of his long and storied career. For more info on Hunt Slonem, visit www.huntslonem.com.

Thomas Masters Gallery
The Thomas Masters Gallery opened in 1993 in the historic Old Town in Chicago. The owner, Thomas Masters, has been in the Art business since 1985. A singer/songwriter and painter, Masters moved to New York City in the mid-1970s. He produced recordings, toured the U.S., and backed up such acts as the Ramones, the Stranglers, the B52's, Iggy Pop, and Robert Fripp. In 1985, he returned to Chicago to pursue art full-time. His intimacy with music and painting makes him a very unique Art dealer. This is reflected in the selection of artists who he represents. The success of the gallery has been enhanced by the partnership with his wife, art historian Agnieszka Masters. The gallery features over thirty artists and presents 10 major exhibitions annually. In addition, as one of Alinea Restaurant’s collaborators, Thomas Masters Gallery provides the art that adorns the walls at Alinea and has hosted events in conjunction with Grant Achatz and Alinea at the Gallery.

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