Happy New Year! 2012 – woooooooooooooooo!
As my dear friend, “the landmark”, who is moving to Germany would say, “Let the games begin!”
First Friday in downtown Raleigh is loosely based on the idea of an art gallery walk. Most people that I’ve talked to, however, take it as an opportunity to do all sorts of things – hear a band, have dinner, drink margaritas, see and be seen, try out the new place around the corner from the usual place. It’s also dark so early these days (but the days are officially getting longer!) that unless you are able to head downtown between 4-5pm, it’s cold and takes more effort to get around.
So, for these winter First Fridays I like to implement a little extra planning to avoid the icey grip. First, figure out when you can head over and where you’ll be parking. Then, choose 3-4 spots from the list of art venues based on the general route you’d like to take (or base your route on the venues you’d like to go to, though in cold weather the former may be easier). From there, let it all go, shrug off the work week and see where the evening takes you. More than likely, I’ll see ~2 of these spots, have some dinner and find myself huddled by the nearest outdoor heater with a beer and the friends I’ve acquired along the way.
1/6/12: Tire Shop Gallery, Mahler Fine Art, Amplified Art
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