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Gibbes On The Street

Saturday, May 28, 2016
Guests entered the seventh annual street party through  “golden gates.” This year’s party theme was based on China’s Forbidden City.Twenty-seven restaurants served up decadent small bites for guests, ranging from crab fried rice to kung pao chicken.The bar was centrally located, adorned with two larger-than-life golden dragons. Guests brought their bites to tall tables in the center of the street.Kathleen Hay, Julia Fariss, and Mini Hay John Willson, John Zahl, and David Porter Charlotte Baroody and Larry James The Gibbes Museum of Art executive director Angela Mack, Carolyn Matalene, and Annie Stone Fran Griffiths, Laurie Tarleton, and Kristy Nobles Patrick Taylor and Cecilia Lipman Mike and Jenny Messner holding the evening’s specialty cocktail, the “red lotus.”Terry Monell and Natalie Taylor Robert and Emily Sweeney Strings of red lanterns lit up the street in front of the Gibbes. Kelsey Lipscomb and Mara Brockbank Milton, JoAnn, and Adryenne Hearne Cathy Jenrette and Sally Smith Brian and Vicki Marsi Michael Dopp and Chrissie Williams Frank, Hooper, and Marilyn Schultz Angela Mack, the executive director of the Gibbes, thanked guests for attending. The bar offered guests a variety of cocktails, including the “red lotus,” made with apple vodka, fresh ginger and cranberry juice, and the “crouching tiger,” made with Crown Royal rye and Cannonborough honey basil soda. The Gibbes will reopen on May 28. Guests flocked to the bar and food tents. Taiko Charleston drummers Two people donned a dragon costume and danced through the street.

For the seventh annual Gibbes on the Street party, guests were transported to the heart of China’s Forbidden City, where 27 top area restaurants served inventive small bites including dishes like octopus kimchi, kung pao chicken, and crab fried rice. Partygoers crowded the street in front of the Gibbes Museum of Art for this year’s sold-out event, donning all manner of Eastern-themed apparel. All proceeds from the event benefit the Gibbes, which reopens May 28 after nearly two years of renovations.