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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 2, 2008

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9th Annual TasteBuds
Vintage Photographs on Display
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

tastebudsAnnapolis, Maryland – Sept. 2, 2008 –The Annapolis Business Association’s (ABA) annual fundraiser, TasteBuds, is a culinary adventure which includes tastings from 25 well known restaurants. In addition to the excellent preparations by participating restaurants, the Annapolis Collection Gallery will display 30 vintage black & white matted and framed images from such artists as Charles Emory, Marion Warren, Aubry Boudine and others. Margaret Lee, Main Street Gallery will provide an original oil painting for the silent auction.

ABA’s annual fundraiser benefits the Beautification and Enhancement of Downtown Annapolis, one of country’s finest urban beautification programs: the flower program, holiday decorations and efforts to attract more visitors to the State Capital. The popular event will be held at the Loews Annapolis Hotel on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The event will also feature a Martini Bar, wine and beer tastings, live music by Michael K. and Angie Miller and Meg Murray, a silent auction.

Participating restaurants include the following:

Acme Bar & Grill
Aromi d'Italia
Azure at The Westin Annapolis
Breeze at Loews Hotel
Buddy’s Crab & Ribs
Capital Teas
Fado Irish Pub
Galway Bay
Greystone Grill
Harry Browne’s Restaurant
Jerry's Seafood at The Metropolitan

 Morton's The Steakhouse
Naval Bagels
Phillips Annapolis Harbor Restaurant
Pusser’s Carribean Grille
Rams Head Tavern
Treaty of Paris
Reynold’s Tea Room
The Rockfish
O’Leary’s Seafood
Yellowfin

In addition to great food and music, there’s a raffle for three great prizes, a Vmoto Scooter and 100 gallons of gas.

Event tickets are $75 per person. Raffle tickets are $10 each. Tickets are now on sale and can be ordered through annapolistickets.com, or at these locations: Laurance Clothing and Paradigm on Main Street, Rams Head Tavern and the Loews hotel on West Street, and diva boutique on Market Space. Tickets are also available at the door.

Major Sponsors include: the Loews Annapolis Hotel, Marriott Waterfront Hotel, the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County CVB, BankAnnapolis, Taste of the Bay, WRNR Radio, Purus Vodka and The Capital Gazette newspaper.
For more information about TasteBuds visit www.annapolisbusinessassoc.com.

The Annapolis Business Association is a non-profit consortium of businesses and individuals with the shared interest of maintaining and improving the climate for conducting business in Annapolis. For information, email info@annapolisbusinessassoc.com.

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