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Media Contact:
Steve Christensen
Manager, Communications
Loyola University Chicago
312-915-6164

What: 
The Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) invites Chicago's young professional crowd to a night of gallery hopping and wine tasting. Co-sponsored by Ogilvie/Pertl Gallery and Kensington Wines, this latest installment to the ArtSmart event series allows attendees to enjoy the diversity of the River East Art Center and mingle while sipping and learning about fine wines. Admission is $10 in advance, $15 at the door, and free to LUMA members. For more information on the event, or to R.S.V.P., please call 312-915-7630 or e-mail luma@luc.edu.

When:
Thursday, July 27, 2006
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Where:
Ogilvie/Pertl Gallery
River East Art Center
435 East Illinois Street, Chicago

Who:
ArtSmart: The Fine Art of Gallery Hopping and Wine Tasting is open to the public and geared towards young professionals in the Chicagoland area.

Why:
ArtSmart, a new program at LUMA, is designed for young professionals and focuses on fun and fine living. ArtSmart provides networking opportunities along with educational components that encourage connoisseurship in all aspects of life, from art and design to food and travel.

About LUMA
Opened in 2005, the Loyola University Museum of Art is dedicated to exploring, promoting, and understanding art and artistic expression that illuminates the enduring spiritual questions of all cultures and societies. As a museum with an interest in education and educational programming, LUMA reflects the University’s Jesuit mission and is dedicated to helping people of all creeds explore the roots of their faith and spiritual quests. Located at Loyola University Chicago’s Water Tower Campus, the museum occupies the first three floors of the University’s historic Lewis Towers on Chicago’s famous Michigan Avenue. For more information, visit the museum’s website at LUC.edu/luma.

Art illuminating the spirit!

-LUMA-