The gallery crawl is like Halloween for adults! Going gallery to gallery looking at art and tasting apps and wine 🙂
We started the night by walking 2 miles to downtown and meeting UVA medical student and KERF reader, Liz, at the Second Street Gallery.
I shy away from photographing the art in respect for the artists, but I have no problem photographing the food!
Second Street always has something good – tonight it was catered by the X Lounge, including fabulous fried polenta, spreads with breadsticks and crostini and balls of goat cheese in apricots!
Tastes
Oh, and the art was amazing as well!!
We next stumbled upon a man, wearing a chair, walking on a treadmill and being blown by a fan. If that isn’t art, then I don’t know what is!
Many of the galleries have music – like this blue grass band!
We enjoyed a glass of Italian red and smoked salmon at Fellini’s
And sushi at Skylight Studios!
We ventured to McGuffey, which we always get to when the food and wine are gone
But not the chocolate!
Faith and I have a tradition at McGuffey of attending the $5 dance performance. Tonight’s was a soloist who did a 15 minute, 3-movement piece.
The husbands waited oh-so-patiently
When the crawl wrapped up around 7:30, we decided we were hungry and that we should try a new restaurant. We decided on Rapture!
Glass of wine fit the mood
Since I’d had nibbles already, I wasn’t too hungry, so I got a salad with smoked salmon on top that also came with the most amazing candied walnuts and blue cheese. I LOVE CANDIED WALNUTS AND BLUE CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was fabulous –
Matt and I just walked the 2 something miles back home in the cold dark, and I’m happy to be back in my house
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run] says
Seriously — candied walnuts & blue cheese are meant to be together is this world — delish!
Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin says
Woah what an awesome event!!
Stacie @ Imperfectly Healthy says
I’m jealous of your city! And this is coming from someone who lives a stone’s throw away from NYC!
Stacy @ Every Little Thing says
Fun times! Fellini’s is a popular DMB gathering place. Also, I love bluegrass music!
Emily @ One Sweet Vegan says
That sounds like the funnest night!
Amanda says
Looks like a great friday! Have a great weekend.
Katelyn @ Chef Katelyn says
Girl sounds like a blasty! I love the one with the guy on a treadmill with a chair..the things people do for art:)
[email protected] says
That salad looks like the perfect meal to a fabulous evening!
Jess (Sweet Potato) says
First Friday open galleries are the best! What is better than free food, wine, and art?!
Lauren at KeepItSweet says
That looks like such a fun Friday night!! Have a great weekend:-)
Laura (Starloz) says
what an incredible event, that’s so awesome.
the food you tasted through the night looks delish!
Hannah says
Oh dear heavens I thought you wrote “fried placenta”. Polenta is the much better option!
Kate (What Kate is Cooking) says
You guys are so classy! Gallery crawls and that delicious food… I love it 🙂
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
I was going to ask if the guy on the treadmill with the fan blowing was cold… but i guess he had the chair on his back to keep him warm. 😉
Namaste Gurl says
You and Matt are too cute- wish I was part of your gang 🙂
Kiran says
Everything looks delish! We are hoping to squeeze some time for gallery crawl tomorrow 🙂 have a great weekend!
Genie says
What fun! And I totally OMG’d at the cat portrait. That looks JUST LIKE my cat!!!
Holly @ Couch Potato Athlete says
I would love to find something that near us — but to be honest I’ve never looked! I love the idea of “walking into town” and taking in the city. How fun!
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
What a fun night! I love the chocolate piece, too.
Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) says
what an AWESOME evening! Gallery Crawl. LOVE IT!
Much better than the Pub Crawls I have done in years past 🙂
J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
The galleries always put out such lovely nibbles.
Candied walnuts and blue cheese sound like an awesome combo!
stacey-healthylife says
I wish we had fun things like that around here. Such fancy tasty appetizers.
Sana says
I am lovingggg the food that these events!
Jil @ Big City, Lil Kitchen says
That looks like an amazing evening!!
Michelle @ Turning Over a New Leaf says
This looks like an AMAZING evening! Art! Food! Wine! Bluegrass!!!!! I was an art major and used to work in my university’s art gallery, so I absorb any chance I get to be a gallery dork again. It’s been awhile. I miss it so much!
I can’t speak for other artists, but I never minded having people photograph my art on the walls, nor did I stop anyone who came into the gallery wanting to document any of the exhibits. In fact, I found out through my husband that one of his classmates several years ago had photographed a painting I had displayed during my senior art show with his phone and set it up as his wallpaper. I was very flattered!
Camille says
Haha, gotta love abstract art!
[email protected] says
I’m inspired to strap my recliner to my back and take a jog, lol! 😀
Annette says
I adore candied walnuts and blue cheese also!!! What a fun night- I adore museum/apps on the town with the husband; it is a great Friday night date 😉
Allison @ Happy Tales says
Holy wowness. I think i need to retire to Charlottesville, VA…like… now? Yes, yes… that would be nice. Totally kidding. I’ll just move there instead. And open up a wellness shop next door to y’alls GHB! Pretty sure that’d be just as blissful as retirement!!
Michelle (The Runner's Plate) says
I am not a big fan of blue cheese (especially if it is really stinky), but throw those glazed pecans in there and I would definitely order the salad!
Runeatrepeat says
candied walnuts and blue cheese truly “make” a salad!
lynn @ the actor's diet says
i love art. and food.
Gill (snaxandthecity) says
that’s so nice to be able to wander about the galleries, snacking and looking at art! haha loved the treadmill guy – modern art for you!
i’ve never had a candied walnut i don’t think – lame!
Mary Frances says
Try ‘Spiced Nuts’:
1 egg white
1 tsp cold water
1 lb almonds or pecans or walnuts
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon, more to taste
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves (optional)
Beat egg white and water until frothy, but not stiff. Add nuts and mix until coated. Mix sugar and spices and add nuts to that bowl. Place on buttered shallow pan. Bake at 225* for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Watch they don’t burn.
Justeen @ Blissful Baking says
Candied walnuts are my fav!!
Flo says
How cultured!?! lol Looks like an amazing place, wish the gallery’s near us did spreads like that! 😀
Katie says
Where you live looks so fun and so cute! When we lived in Alexandria , VA I loved going to their downtown area Old Town, they always had fun stuff going on and amazing dining too!
Looks like a great night, my fave part of the food would of been the sushi ; )
Kori says
It looks like y’all had an amazing evening!!! I’d love to do something like that. It looks so interesting and fun. 🙂
Lauren says
This sounds like such a fun grown up night out. 😉 That salad does look incredible. Smoked Salmon and blue cheese is fantastic!
Jo @ Jo's Diet Journey says
That sounds like a perfect night! Hope you had fun!!!
Jessica says
I don’t think any of the galleries near us have events like that… maybe the Detroit Institute, but thats a little far to go sometimes. That food looks amazing, especially whatever is in the first picture!
Jessica
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says
Candied walnuts? Be still my heart!
Rachel says
Love Matt and tate’s purses 🙂
Amanda (The Nutritionist Reviews) says
Sounds like a fun Friday! Have a great weekend.
megan @ blackberries for jam says
Sounds like a perfect evening! You make me want to move to Charlottesville! I ALMOST went to law school at UVA!
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
After years of hating blue cheese, I think I’m finally starting to like it! That salad look good. 😀
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
You always see the most awesome events! I think I need to relocate..ha. 😀
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
I’m not a huge blue cheese fan but I’d definitely go for the candied walnuts! Looks like an amazing spread of food!
Meryl @ Scribbled Musings says
I wish I had something like this near me. I miss going to these.
Alaina says
I love these gallery “crawls”! I’ve been looking for something like that in Boston; haven’t found it yet. Looks like so much fun! 🙂
molly l. says
my first date with my husband was at rapture- almost SEVEN years ago, thanks for the trip down memory lane 🙂
MonsteRawr says
So it’s basically like bar hopping except grown up and sophisticated? That sounds AWESOME!
Ma Fea says
Candied walnuts, blue cheese, wine, music, and ART?!? PERFECT evening! 😎
Ma Fea says
Oops. Before I hit “submit,” I meant to also add a thank you for your policy about not photographing the art. As the mom of an amazing artist, I appreciate that courtesy. Thanks, Kath.
Faith @ lovelyascharged says
Man, chair, treadmill, WHAAAA???? Methinks he had some of the wine as well?
Shannon (A Better Me) says
How fun! Loving the kitty pic 🙂
[email protected] says
Sounds like a fun evening! Wish I had such interesting things to do where I live :-/