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Exhibition Detail Olafur Eliasson, Buckminster Fuller, Edra Soto First Fridays at the MCA: Vacation: June 5 Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) 220 East Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60611 June 5th, 2009 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

> QUICK FACTS

EVENT TYPE:

Other

WEBSITE:

http://www.mcachicago.org/

NEIGHBORHOOD:

Michigan Ave/Downtown

EMAIL:

EBird@mcachicago.org

PHONE:

312.280.2660

OPEN HOURS:

Tuesday 10am-8pm; Wed.-Sun. 10am-5pm; Monday closed

COST:

$16 ($8 for MCA members), advance tickets are $11 ($8 MCA members)

> DESCRIPTION

June's First Friday's theme is "Vacation" and the annual Gay Pride event. Guests may get creative at the summer accessory Creation Station; find a match at the G5 iMac Digital Dating Bar; dance to sounds spun by DJ A-Cup of Moneypenny; watch a special performance by The Revelettes, a Chicago go-go troupe; partake in an Olafur Eliasson-themed scavenger hunt; and enjoy the "Crush Cosmo" or the "Muse Martini" specialty drinks in the atrium. First Friday's tickets include museum admission, live entertainment, and complimentary Puck's hors d'oeuvres. Tickets are available at the door, through the MCA Box Office at 312.397.4010, or www.mcachicago.org. A cash bar is open until 9:30 pm. Guests must be 21 or older to enter.