ADVISORY/Martini BLU to Host ``Ultra Halloween'' Weekend; Not One, But Three Nights of Dining, Drinking, Dancing and Devilry.

News/Assignment Editors, Lifestyle/Entertainment Writers

ADVISORY...For Thursday (Oct. 31)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:   ULTRA Halloween -- three straight nights of frightfully
sophisticated fun at the Twin Cities' only four-star fine dining and
entertainment venue located in an elegant, non-smoking nightclub
setting...with a few tricks up its sleeve!

WHEN:   Events will take place from 5:00 p.m. to close each night:

        Thurs., Oct. 31 - Wicked Halloween Ball: Get creative and go
        crazy.

        Fri., Nov. 1 - The Gold Digger's Ball: A beauty pageant
        without good intentions.

        Sat., Nov. 2 - The Masquerade Ball: It pays to go incognito.

WHY:    Martini BLU is the Twin Cities' newest, hottest place to see
and be seen (even if you're wearing a mask), and we think that
Halloween is so great that it should last all weekend! Each evening at
midnight, judges will award $1,500 to the best costume based on that
night's theme.

WHERE:  Martini BLU -- 615 Second Ave. South, Minneapolis. Adjacent
to the upscale Minneapolis Life Time Athletic Club and within
Minneapolis' Grand Hotel, Martini BLU offers an international menu
with delightful flavors from around the globe. It's a non-smoking
environment surrounded by softened blue glass, brushed stainless
steel, lustrous hardwood, lacquered black tables, intimate booths and
blue-flaked granite. Its international feel is energized by European
dance music spun by local, national and internationally recognized
DJs.

Valet parking is available at the corner of 7th Street and 2nd
Avenue. The restaurant validates parking in the Northstar Ramp and 225
Building after 4:00 p.m. weekdays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays
for a fee of $2.00.

ADMISSION:  Patrons must call in advance to be placed on the
Martini BLU guest list at 612-752-9595. A $15 cover charge will apply
each night. Visitors can avoid the cover charge and any line at the
door by making advance dinner reservations.

Additionally, the Grand Hotel Minneapolis also has made available
a special room rate of $99.00 for Friday and Saturday, November 1st
and 2nd based upon availability. Call 612-288-8888 for hotel
reservations.