Old St. Pat's World's Largest "Blackhawk" Party

CHICAGO, June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In honor of our hometown champions, the first 500 people to arrive in Chicago Blackhawks gear will receive an additional drink ticket. Each year nearly 18,000 people enjoy two blocks of music, food and fun - this year is no exception as Gretchen Wilson and Phil Vassar will be co-headlining World's Largest Block Party's first ever country line-up on Saturday night. Friday night will be led by indie rock artists, Punch Brothers and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros.

Friday, June 28th	Saturday, June 29th
Main Stage	Main Stage
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros http://edwardsharpeandthemagneticzeros.com/music/	Gretchen Wilson http://www.gretchenwilson.com/
Punch Brothers http://www.punchbrothers.com	Phil Vassar http://philvassar.com/music
The Shams Band http://www.theshamsband.com/	Michele McGuire http://michelemcguire.com
South Stage	South Stage
No Love for Linus http://www.noloveforlinus.com	Out for Hours http://www.outforhours.com/
Vintage Blue http://www.vintagebluemusic.com	South of 80 http://southof80.com/

2013 Celebrity Bartenders

Friday, June 28th	Saturday, June 29th
Aly Bockler - WCIU-TV	Borris Powell - Fashion Designer
Jason Knowles - ABC 7	Amy Jacobson - AM 560
Charlie Wojciechowski - NBC 5	John Garcia - ABC 7
Frank Holland - WGN-TV	Natalie Martinez - NBC 5
Andrea Metcalf - Fitness guru	Stefan Holt - NBC 5
Alex Perez - World News Tonight	Daniella Guzman - NBC 5
Dr. Ian Smith - Author, Physician	Duffy Atkins - WGN-TV/CLTV
	Krystle Gutierrez - WGN-TV
	Kris Gutierrez - CBS 2
	Jeff Conway - 24/7 Chicago
	Tammie Souza - Fox Chicago
	Dina Bair - WGN-TV

Tickets on sale now
www.worldslargestblockparty.com

Time: 5:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Tickets: $40.00 general admission per day; $45.00 at gate; admission includes 4 drink tickets

Where: The entry gate is located at Madison and Des Plaines in Chicago's West Loop and the Party takes up two full city blocks!

Why:Proceeds support Old St. Patrick's Church and the Center for Social Concerns on the Old St. Pat's Campus which houses the following outreach programs: Horizons for Youth; Career Transitions Center of Chicago and the Global Alliance for Africa.

SOURCE Old St. Patrick's Church