The Heights’ White Linen Night Celebrates its 10th Anniversary this Saturday night….if you’ve never been, don’t miss Houston’s own unique ‘Art Happening’
This event, which was started in 2006, by a Katrina couple, who had an idea from their New Orleans home, collaborated with the Heights First Saturday group on this event to draw some traffic on a hot summer night, to the 19th Street merchants. It has evolved and grown as the Heights has grown to become a neighborhood-wide party night to celebrate local art. It was modeled after an event that took place in the French Quarter Arts District that brought everyone out in their most crisp white linen to celebrate local artists. The expansion from a 19th street happening to now include White Oak, Heights Blvd., Yale, Studewood and 11th St is a great night of fun with a chic feel to it that only an all-white evening can bring!
Every year the participants grow, the sponsorships grow, the crowds have definitely grown and the amount that is going on is too much to list here. You should visit their site: http://www.theheightswhitelinennight.com/activities.html and see what to expect. Warning: the crowds have grown so you are best served to plan a little ahead and check out online what is going on and have some idea where you are headed…..trust me, you will find many great, artful distractions along the way!
Some of our favorites that we wouldn’t want to miss…..
**ManReady Mercantile – 321 West 19th St.; serving Jim Beam cocktails + live music from 6:45 till 10:00 p.m.
**Replay Vintage – 373 West 19th St.; Picture Book!!!Live at Sundown
**Onion Creek – 3106 White Oak; Big Bad Ass Parking Lot Party
**John Palmer Artist Gallery & Studio – 1218 Heights Blvd.; light bites, air conditioning, valet parking
Lastly, but super cool……Topshop/Topman, UK transplant to our Houston Galleria is sponsoring a national music tour. Houston’s stop is Saturday night, August 1 at Fitzgerald’s in the Heights at 2706 White Oak; 8:00 p.m. till 12:00 a.m. rsvp’s required and 21+ only admitted
There are so many more things going on that you must check the website….remember, click on www.theheightswhitelinennight.com, for details on the happenings at all locations plus insight on parking and even options for transportation to and from and within the ‘hood while the party is happening!
ENJOY!
