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Blue Sky Inn will be holding our annual “Taste of Success” event from 6-9 pm on Friday, October 24th at the Around the Coyote Gallery in the Flatiron Arts Building, 1935 ½ W. North Avenue [click here for a map]. The event will feature:

* Expert mixologists from the U.S. Bartenders’ Guild
* Signature cocktails by Southern Wine & Spirits
* Tasty hors d’oeuvres created at our very own blue sky BAKERY & CAFE
* Ambient Jazz of The Rub
* A live auction featuring ‘Dream Job Opportunities,’ including: Reporter at WBEZ, Trainer at the Shedd Aquarium, Chef at Tru, Food & Wine Critic at Time Out Chicago, and lots more!
* Craft beers by Two Brothers Brewing Company
* Artwork created by our youth
* That warm fuzzy feeling you get from supporting programs for homeless and at-risk youth!

Tickets are $40 in advance and $45 at the door. To purchase tickets online, please use this link, enter amount and write ‘October 24 event’ and the number of guests in the designation line.

The bakery is located in Albany Park at 4749 N. Albany (just south of Lawrence, between California & Kedzie.)

We can be reached by phone at (773) 478-CAFE.

We’re currently open Tues-Sun from 7 am to 2 pm.

Free wifi, $2 lattes & freshly-baked goodies, every day.

The leaves on the ground mean it’s pie time, so we’ve been rolling up our sleeves & rolling out some dough.  Our current lineup includes:

Sweet potato with a gingersnap crust

Peach with an almond crumble topping

Chocolate pecan

Apple

Blueberry

(Don’t feel sorry for apple or blueberry.  Just because they don’t have fancy long names does not mean they are not special.)  We’ll be serving all of these at a fundraiser for the Ravenswood Manor Improvement Association tomorrow, but they’re available whole & by the slice, too.  Call ahead if you want to know what we have available.

We are proud to be displaying five pieces of Dolan Geiman’s artwork at the cafe.  If you are not familiar with his work, you can check it out here: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=109732 or stop by the bakery and see it in person.  Dolan has been kind enough to offer to donate a portion of the proceeds from any of these pieces to Blue Sky Inn.  He is pretty awesome.