Fundraising Events

The Merit Associates invite you to attend...

Alegre Carnaval: An Urban Masquerade will feature

• Special performances by Merit School of Music students
• Additional music provided by FIG Media DJs
• Delicious hors d'oeuvres and desserts from Boutique Bites
• Full bar featuring beer from Goose Island Beer Company
• A unique and exciting silent auction and raffle (follow our Facebook page to get updates on our list of items!)

Cocktail attire recommended, elaborate costumes and masquerade encouraged!

Silent Auction & Raffle
Can’t make it to Carnaval? You can still bid on three amazing trip packages as well as one-of-a-kind items from Hot Doug’s and the band O.A.R.
Download our Absentee Bid Form and follow directions on the form to submit your bid.

Auction Items
New Orleans Renaissance Jazz Trip
Sonoma Wine Trip
Daily Show with Jon Stewart NYC Trip
Hot Doug’s Package: Win a $30 Gift Card, T-Shirt, and Certificate giving you naming rights on The Celebrity Sausage of the Day from Hot Doug's, Chicago’s Sausage Superstore and Encased Meat Emporium!
Gibson Epiphone Les Paul 100 Guitar signed by O.A.R.

Raffle
Raffle tickets are also available to win Blackhawks tickets, a Four Seasons Chicago overnight stay, Chicago Fire tickets or a Keurig Coffeemaker. Download the Raffle Flyer for full details.

Friday, November 4, 2011

• 7:00 PM VIP/All-Access Pass Early Entry
• 7:30 PM VIP Private Concert
• 8:00 PM General Admission

Room 1520 - The Aérée Loft
1520 W Fulton, Chicago (enter on Justine St.)
- street parking available.

Tickets

• General Admission - $135*
  (* Special Price until 10/28/11 -- General Admission Tickets will have a $20 service charge added after this date.)
• VIP/All-Access Pass Reception - $175
  (includes: Early VIP Entry, Exclusive Concert, Champagne Toast, Spirits Tasting by Koval Distillery, Beer Tasting by Goose Island Beer Company, Advance Access to Silent Auction and more....)

Merit School of Music provides high-quality music education to students in metropolitan Chicago. Its primary goals are to help young people achieve their full musical potential, to remove economic barriers to participation, and to stimulate personal and educational growth through music.

The Merit Associates are a group of young Chicago-area professionals committed to supporting Merit School of Music and its mission of providing high-quality music education to students in metropolitan Chicago. The primary goal of the Merit Associates is to develop new resources for and to increase public awareness of Merit's music education programs and services. The Merit Associates play an integral role in the Merit School of Music community, volunteering their time and energy in support of the school's mission.

Sponsors

Benefactors

Virtuoso
- ComEd
- Susan & Ted Oppenheimer
- USG
- University of Chicago Medical Center

Conductor
- Charles K. and Caroline T. Huebner
- Cathleen Marine
- Tara Nussbaum & Alan Greene

First Chair
- Duffie A. Adelson
- Bridge Strategy Group
- Peter Burkiewicz 
- Holland & Knight
- Dominique Hollins  
- Rachel Spitz 

For additional information and Benefactor opportunities,
please call 312-267-4480 or