Arts & Business Council of Chicago Hosts Annual Arts à la Carte Gala

The Dance of Arts & Business: An evening together

WHAT: A special evening of cocktails, live and silent auctions, a gourmet dinner
and a series of scintillating dance duets performed by artists from
– Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago
– Luna Negra Dance Theater
– River North Chicago Dance Company

Zoraida Sambolin of NBC5 News Today serves as emcee for the
night’s festivities. Steven Rosengard, contestant from Project Runway
Season 4, will donate a consultation for a custom gown for the auction and plans to attend the gala.

WHY: The Arts & Business Council’s major fundraising event, each year the gala draws
together hundreds of business and cultural leaders from Chicago. The
Arts & Business Council of Chicago has, for nearly a quarter of a century – and
with the help of hundreds of volunteers from the business sector – provided vital,
capacity-building services and programs to our city’s vibrant cultural arts
community. Last year’s gala raised nearly a quarter million dollars.

WHERE: Four Seasons Hotel – Chicago in the Grand Ballroom
120 East Delaware Place at Michigan Avenue

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 17 from 5:30 to 10:00 p.m.

HOW: Tickets are $300 per person.
To purchase tickets, contact the Arts & Business Council of Chicago
at (312) 372-1876, ext. 227

WHO: The Arts & Business Council of Chicago has, for nearly a quarter of a century – and with the help of hundreds of volunteers from the business sector – provided vital, capacity-building services and programs to our city’s vibrant cultural community. The Council has made good business practices “the business” of the arts, while also making the arts “the business” of business.
Visit www.artsbiz-chicago.org.

Sponsors of the gala include: Crain’s Chicago Business, United, BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois

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Pitchfork Selects Tangible Worldwide as Integrated Agency-of-Record

CHICAGO (May 19, 2008) — It has been a month of firsts for Pitchfork Media, the world’s most influential voice in independent music. Following the launch of Pitchfork.tv and its first international music festival, ATP vs. Pitchfork, held May 9-11 in Camber Sands, England, Pitchfork has appointed Chicago-based lifestyle communications and brand agency Tangible Worldwide as its first Integrated Agency-of-Record.

“Tangible Worldwide is a company that shares both our passion for music and our unique independent vision. We are excited to be working with them and look forward to seeing what we can accomplish together,” says Ryan Schreiber, Founder/President of Pitchfork.

“All of us are huge music fans, and many of us have been loyal Pitchfork readers from the beginning,” says Merrick, Principal and Creative Director of Tangible Worldwide. “This is an ideal partnership for our young team and exemplifies everything we represent as an agency. We can’t wait to show off what Pitchfork and Tangible can do together.”

About Tangible Worldwide

Tangible Worldwide, LLC is an independent lifestyle communications and brand agency headquartered in Chicago. We only represent brands that represent our team as consumers. We represent your brand because we can’t help it. We would do it whether or not we had your business. As your agency, we create relationships that are Tangible Worldwide. See for yourself at www.tangibleworldwide.com.

About Pitchfork Media

Launched in 1996, Pitchfork Media is the leading resource for independent music. Attracting 1.6 million unique visitors per month and 250,000 visits per day, Pitchfork is widely acknowledged as the music world’s primary tastemaker. On April 7, 2008, Pitchfork launched its online video channel, Pitchfork.tv, which was met with high praise and over 2 million views within its first month. Pitchfork also hosts its own music festival, aptly titled Pitchfork Music Festival, a three-day event showcasing over 40 of independent music’s best bands and artists on three stages. For more information, go to www.pitchforkmedia.com, www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com, or www.pitchfork.tv.

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