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Shaw's Crab House Oyster Fest Block Party

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SHAW'S CRAB HOUSE
PRESENTS
26TH ANNUAL

Friday, September 26, 2014

The best in live music, fresh seafood, and oysters from Shaw's and Goose Island Beer.

WHAT: Shaw's Oyster Fest Block Party returns to downtown Chicago on Friday, Sept. 26 from 3 p.m. - 10 p.m. Hosted by Chicago's premiere oyster bar, Shaw's Crab House, Oyster Fest brings together:
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  • live music, 
  • Goose Island beers, 
  • fresh seafood including from the West Coast
    • King Crab Bites
    • 3 kinds of West Coast Oysters
    • Cioppino served in a Bread Bowl
    • Pacific Oysters Rockefeller
  • From the East Coast
    • New England Chowda
    • Lobster Roll
    • 3 kinds of East Coast Oysters
    • Maryland Crab Cake Burger
    • Steamers with Drawn Butter
  •  From the Southern Coast 
    • Seafood Gumbo
    • Crawfish Étouffée
    • Oyster Po' Boy
    • Char Grilled Oysters
    • Fried Chicken Biscuit with Oyster Gravy
    • Dungeness Crab Cocktail
3,000 guests are expected to come down to Oyster Fest and slurp up nearly 15,000 oysters from the East and West Coast, signature bites from Shaw's Crab House, Goose Island beer, and live music from singer/songwriter Brett Dennen.

A high-energy Oyster Slurp Off will take place at Oyster Fest as last year's finalists go head-to-head with this year's contestants to see who will prevail as the slurping champion and take home the $1,000 prize.

This year, Oyster Fest kicks-off the 30th anniversary festivities of Shaw's Crab House which will celebrate its 30th anniversary of the Oyster Bar in December 2014 and the dining room in April 2015. For the full menu and more information, visit www.oysterfestchicago.com.

WHO: Shaw's Crab House, Bub City, and sponsors Goose Island Beer, Martin Codax Wines, Bridlewood Wines, Grey Goose, and Bacardi Live music from our headliner folk/ rock singer, song writer Brett Dennen, as well as Andrew Diehl and Odessa will rock out the Oyster Fest stage.

WHERE: 560 W. Grand St. (and the Chicago River)

WHEN: Friday, September 26, 2014 from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

TICKETS: General admission tickets are $25. For more information, to view the full line-up and menu, or to purchase tickets, visit www.oysterfestchicago.com.

Sounds like an event not to miss!  Go and enjoy and let them shuck the oysters for you.