2009 OTA Annual Awards Dinner and Dance Party
Wednesday, June 17 :: 6:30pm
The InterContinental Chicago
Empire & Grand Ballrooms, 7th Floor
505 North Michigan Avenue
Sponsored By: 
This annual gala brings the organic community together for an evening of celebration, tribute, fine dining and fun. This year 
OTA will honor Paddy Doherty, organic farmer and advocate who was instrumental in the development of Canada’s Organic Products Regulations, with an Organic Leadership Award for Achievement in Growing the Organic Industry, and Eldon Lundberg, Wendell Lundberg, Harlan Lundberg and Homer Lundberg, founders of Lundberg Family Farms® and America’s first organic rice farmers, with an Organic Leadership Award for Achievement in Growing Organic Agriculture. OTA will also recognize key contributors to the 2009 Annual Fund during the program.
Your evening in the company of old and new friends will start during a 6:30-7:30 pm cocktail hour in the Empire Ballroom, with organic wine, beer, cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres created by guest Chef Al Rosas, THE ORGANIC CHEF™. Al spends his time with his wife and children at his all grass-fed certified organic cattle and poultry farm in Florida. Chef Rosas' new cookbook, Perfected Meat, will hit the shelves in July of 2009.
You’ll then dine, family style, on an all-organic dinner, featuring products from All Things Organic™ exhibitors and OTA members. The evening will be capped off with live music by the Chicago Blues Review, a band sure to get you out of your seat and onto the dance floor! The Dance Party is open to all show exhibitors and attendees (no ticket needed). Cash bars remain open until the music stops.
Individual ticket prices (OTA members save 20%):
On or before May 15 - $100
After May 15 - $110
Tables of 10 seats (OTA members save 20%):
On or before May 15 - $950
After May 15 - $1050
All Things Organic™ Dance Party: Chicago Blues Review
Wednesday, June 17 :: 9:30pm
The InterContinental Chicago, Empire & Grand Ballrooms, 7th Floor
505 North Michigan Avenue
Sponsored by:
Back by popular demand, Chicago Blues Review rocked the house at their 
2006 All Things Organic™ appearance. Specializing in all forms of the blues—Chicago, Louisiana, R & B, Motown, Swing, etc.— Chicago Blues Revue spotlights top Chicago blues artists and brings you a full-on, down-home blues extravaganza. The setting is the magnificent Grand Ballroom of the InterContinental Chicago, a landmark hotel that has received numerous awards for its architecture and design. Whether you get your groove on the dance floor or hang back on the balcony to enjoy the music and some organic libations, this an authentic Chicago experience that shouldn’t be missed!
The Dance Party is open to all show exhibitors and attendees. No ticket required. Cash bars will be open. Please be aware that the Dance Party immediately follows OTA’s Awards Dinner, for which a ticket is required. 9:30pm start is approximate. Doors will not open to the dance party until the awards ceremony is finished.
Note: Shuttle service is not provided for this event; however the hotel is centrally located downtown on the “Magnificent Mile”.
OTA staff contact:
Karen Ammann
Tel: 413-376-1212
kammann@ota.com