Art parties
B Scene at the Blanton: Museum turns into holiday hot spot
Dec 3, 2011 | 7:02 pm
- Russell and Sally FraserVeronica Castelo
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- Matthew Winters and Kate StokerVeronica Castelo
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- Photo by Veronica Castelo
- Mark Jansen and Carmen SutherlandVeronica Castelo
Giant Nutcrackers and holiday music greeted guests at Friday night's Holiday B Scene at the Blanton Museum of Art.
Hundreds of people packed the museum for a night of holiday karaoke, live music and festive food. Many also enjoyed the latest exhibition while sipping on all the colorful cocktails available.
Among the trendy art lovers were those who swallowed their pride to sport their tackiest holiday attire in hopes of winning the ugly holiday sweater contest sponsored by CultureMap Austin. The top five contestants wore sweaters adorned with all the things that make holiday sweaters so nasty: glitter, ruffles, real ornaments and reindeer.
The Blanton holds similar events (minus the ugly sweaters) throughout the year.