Dirty Linen Night
Saturday August 11 (06:00 PM - 09:00 PM)
Dirty Linen Night was founded by the artists at one small Royal Street gallery in 2001, as a tongue-in-cheek way to invite visitors to an Art Party during the slowest month of the year. Since then, DLN has taken place annually, a week after its inspiration, Julia Street’s “White Linen Night” (a not-to-be-missed Art Event in The Arts District on the First Saturday of every August). Their mission is to feature the unique Artist-run Galleries, the shops and other businesses of the Royal Street Artist’s District, and to bring attention to the uniqueness of this community.
Galleries and Shops in the Artist’s District produce all manner of art, from original oils, water colors, to sculpture, glass, prints and mixed media. The street abounds with unique shops that carry clothing, jewelry, home accessories, perfume, decorative arts, floral and topiary crafts, antiques, hats, wigs and much more. To make the event even more memorable, many of the participating galleries and shops give away dirty martinis and dirty rice (for the uninitiated, Cajun-style white rice with chicken livers and giblets). Laundry baskets outside the participating businesses add yet another touch of whimsy to Dirty Linen Night, along with suggestions by the Royal Street merchants for people to wear the linens they might have soiled the week before during White Linen Night. The evening also features participating musical groups, wandering clowns and mimes and other innovative entertainment features.
Price
FREE