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Bright Night: White Linen Guideby Lucy Leonard By now, you probably have your white linen outfit picked out and ready-to-go. But have you already mapped out your Whitney White Linen Night plan of attack? With attendance numbers nearing the 50,000 mark, this Saturday’s (8.1) event will be packed. You might want to decide ahead of time which galleries to check out and which restaurants are worth the wait. If you haven’t already figured all this out, don’t fear! NoDef has put together a comprehensive guide so that you can be totally prepared when the big night arrives.
Whitney White Linen Night began in 1994 when Julia Street gallery owners saw the need to increase interest in the New Orleans arts district. Now, some twenty years later, the event has grown exponentially larger, now acting as one of the city’s premier summer events.
This year’s event will be even bigger with 25 different bars and restaurants and 19 formal galleries and exhibits. Music will be provided on three different stages by artists including Johnny Angel and Helldorado, Danny and Charm Taylor.
New this year is the Contemporary Arts Center’s Cool Down Lounge. Though the actual block party and most of the galleries are free, this private spot costs $40 and provides some amenities to beat the heat including Pinkberry, some food, and a bar.
White Linen Night runs formally from 6p.m. until 9p.m., but for those who don’t tire easily, the event will continue at the CAC’s Whitney White Linen Night After Party, which costs $10 for the public and is free for CAC members. DJ Matty will be bumping tunes from across the decades.
Check out the full line up of restaurants and bars below. We’ve also included a guide to gallery openings and ongoing exhibitions.
Bars & Cuisine This year, food and drink will be available for purchase at cash bars, rather that with food and beverage tickets. The night’s cuisine will be provided by Beaucoup Juice, Boucherie, Broussard’s, Bratz Y’all!, Charcoal’s Gourmet Burger Bar, Crêpes à la Cart, Food Drunk, Foundation Room at House of Blues, King Fish, LMNO, Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar and Restaurant, Marti’s Restaurant, MOPHO, Nirvana Indian Cuisine, NOLA FOODS, NOLA Girl, Pinkberry, Rue 127, Saucy’s BBQ, SoBou, St. Lawrence, The American Sector Restaurant & Bar, The Mellow Mushroom and The Ruby Slipper Café.
Gallery Listings (All openings 6p.m.-9p.m.) Ariodante Contemporary Craft Gallery, 535 Julia Street
Arthur Roger Gallery, 432 Julia Street
boyd|satellite, 440 Julia Street
Callan Contemporary, 518 Julia Street
Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp Street
George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts, 747 Julia Street
George Schmidt Gallery, 626 Julia Street
Jean Bragg Gallery of Southern Art, 600 Julia Street
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, 400a Julia Street
Julie Silvers Art, 617 Julia Street
LeMieux Galleries, 332 Julia Street
Martine Chaisson Gallery, 727 Camp Street
Octavia Art Gallery, 454 Julia Street
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp Street
Soren Christensen Gallery, 400 Julia Street
Stella Jones Gallery, 201 St Charles Avenue
Steve Martin Studios, 624 Julia Street
Where Y’Art, 835 Julia Street
YAYA Gallery: Sponsored by Deutsch, Kerrigan and Stiles, 755 Magazine Street |
ContributorsRenard Boissiere, Evan Z.E. Hammond, Naimonu James, Wilson Koewing, J.A. Lloyd, Nina Luckman, Dead Huey Long, Alexis Manrodt, Joseph Santiago, Andrew Smith, Cynthia Via, Austin Yde PhotographersArt Director Michael Weber, B.A. EditorListings EditorLinzi Falk Editor EmeritusAlexis Manrodt Published Daily |
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