JEWEL-OSCO Kicks Off "A Taste of Black History

JEWEL-OSCO will get an early start at celebrating Black History Month with a special "A Taste of Black History" VIP Shopping Event.

Thursday
January 24,2013
3pm-7pm
Jewel-Osco
1655 E. 95th Street 
Chicago.
Open to the public, the free event will feature:

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  Appearance and autograph signing by Celebrity Chef Josh Marks, runner-up in FOX-TV's "MasterChef" reality cooking show.



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  Food sampling from more than 30 of the retailer's African-American food vendor partners, including several Chicago-based companies.



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  Live music by band Zzaje



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  JEWEL-OSCO will award a total of $10,000 in donations to St. Felicitas Church Food Pantry, Grant A Wish Food Pantry and one other community organization serving the African-American community



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  Enter sweepstakes for a chance to win up to $1,000 in JEWEL-OSCO gift cards



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  Special saving opportunities.

The purpose of the event is to recognize the contributions and achievements of JEWEL-OSCO's African-American vendor partners and celebrate "Black History Month."

The vendors will visit the following stores

Saturday, February 2nd	Noon – 5 p.m.	87 W. 87th St. (Chicago)
Sunday, February 3rd	Noon – 5 p.m.	7530 S. Stony Island Ave. (Chicago)
Monday, February 4th	Noon – 4 p.m.	3153 W. 183rd St. (Homewood, Ill.)
Saturday, February 9th	Noon – 5 p.m.	2485 W. Howard St. (Evanston, Ill.)
Sunday, February 10th	Noon – 5 p.m.	9400 S. Ashland Ave. (Chicago)
Monday, February 11th	Noon – 4 p.m.	17705 S. Halsted St. (Homewood, Ill.)
Saturday, February 16th	Noon – 5 p.m.	1655 E. 95th St. (Chicago)
Sunday, February 17th	Noon – 5 p.m.	9400 S. Ashland Ave. (Chicago)
Monday, February 18th	Noon – 4 p.m.	87 W. 87th St. (Chicago)
Saturday, February 23rd	Noon – 5 p.m.	7525 W. Lake St. (River Forest, Ill.)
Sunday, February 24th	Noon – 5 p.m.	443 E. 34th St. (Chicago)
Monday, February 25th	Noon – 5 p.m.	11730 S. Marshfield Ave. (Chicago)