{Event News} Oxfords & Oysters updates

If you received a VIP gift bag at this year's Oxfords & Oysters event and haven't used your Elizabeth McKay $50 gift certificate yet, now is the time! The company is having their first sale of the season - 25% off - and you've been invited to use your gift certificates during the sale this weekend. We're slightly obsessed with the Bassett coat's details: printed silk linings, tortoise shell toggles, large gold grommets and the elephants incorporated into the stitching.

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The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) will reveal Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration results for 2010, including final shell recycling collection numbers from the region’s first Oyster Shell Recycling Alliance, this Saturday inside the Old Ebbitt Grill -- an award-winning member of this influential group.

The Alliance, launched by ORP earlier this year, is made up of dozens of restaurants, caterers and seafood wholesalers from the D.C., Maryland and Virginia region, as well as citizen volunteers who donate and/or collect their used oyster shells to aid in restoring the Chesapeake Bay. Party guests put this concept into action during this year's Oxfords & Oysters event at Little Havana >

Oyster shell is a limited natural resource and oyster reefs are among the most endangered habitats in the world. Reused oyster shell provides crucial natural habitat for new oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.

Get Involved! To make a contribution to the ORP or to learn about volunteer opportunities, you can learn more here >

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Have you selected holiday greeting cards yet?

Take a peek at Nico & Lala's collection of preppy prints and patterned designs. Our favorite gals from the South will custom-design something swanky for you this season, including festive photo cards, cheerful Christmas notes, new year's wishes and more, all with colorful coordinated envelopes.

{Oxfords & Oysters} Inspiring Young Professionals To Help Make A Difference Sustaining The Oyster Population & Restoring The Chesapeake Bay

* By: Dan Taylor BALTIMORE - Young professionals are being called to help save not only the Chesapeake Bay this weekend but also improve the oyster population. The group is reaching out on social networks to spread the word about Saturday's event that is expected to attract dozens if not hundreds of people to south Baltimore. Organizers hope to raise awareness for the Oyster Recovery Partnership. Jennifer Grove, President of Sky Blue Events and Quinn Collins, Event Sponsorship Director of Sky Blue Events, joined Good Morning Maryland to talk about Saturday's event. Oxfords and Oysters Saturday, September 18, 2010 Little Havana (right off Key Highway) Open bar, raw bar, and live band 3:00pm-7:00pm

{Event Updates} The Weather Forecast :: Sunshine + Blue Skies

What's in the forecast for tomorrow's Oxfords & Oysters?

Sunshine and blue skies!

Join us from 3-7 pm at Little Havana on the waterfront for an afternoon celebrating the end of the summer season and featuring Burnt Sienna plus an oyster bar, open bar and more!

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Tickets online through Saturday morning at 10 am: 

$75 General Admission / $125 VIP* (includes deluxe gift bag; limited quantity remaining)

Tickets at the door:

$85 General Admission