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      Marlin’s 2010 NRA breakfast gets a little artsy


      Throughout the years, Marlin’s NRA breakfast venues have stayed fairly constant. Starting with its humble beginnings at the Yacht Club and Columbia Yacht Club to build the Marlin name, the event eventually moved to the awe-inspiring Shedd Aquarium over the past several years. But this year, the breakfast will take place in one of Chicago’s most historic and creative locations—The Art Institute of Chicago.

    • Cited by organizers to be “the most exciting red carpet celebration in NRA history,” this year’s breakfast, which is being sponsored by TMN Magazine and all of the Marlin Network affiliates, promises to be the biggest one yet. Not only will the event coincide with Marlin Network Inc.’s 25th anniversary, but it will also honor the clients and partners who have been instrumental in the company’s growth through the years.

    • This supersized breakfast will feature a belly-filling before-party feast, fabulous hosts and a red carpet walkway. And if you’re lucky, you might find a way to avoid the paparazzi. “We hear guests should come expecting quite the celebration,” we’re told by a friend of the company.

    • Where history was made

      The breakfast will take place in the Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room. When the original Stock Exchange was demolished in 1972, sections of the original building’s elaborate stenciled decorations, molded plaster capitals, and art glass were preserved from the Trading Room, and it was reconstructed in the late 1970s.

    • Notable notables

      The Art Institute of Chicago is home to some of the world’s most notable art, including Van Gogh’s Self Portrait (1887), Grant Wood’s American Gothic (1930), and Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884), which most people recognize from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

    • Fiery beginnings

      The Institute’s original building was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which one source claims was started by a cow kicking over a lantern in the O’Leary barn. “That stupid cow ruined everything.”

    • Defiant prowlers

      The Institute's entrance, located on Michigan Avenue, features two bronze lion statues: one on the south side that "stands in an attitude of defiance," and one on the north side that is "on the prowl." When a Chicago sports team makes the playoffs, the lions are frequently dressed in that team's uniform. One prankster was overheard saying, “That lion is going to be wearing my ‘Old School’ 30 and over men’s indoor soccer team jersey before this thing is over.”