This is why I love Yelp- the only reason I went tonight was because I met someone at the Yelp Elite event at the Saigon Kitchen a few weeks ago. Turned out we work for the same employer. Turned out she was an artist who was showing her paintings at tonights RAW show. How bizarre is that? So I went, had a blast, and bought 2 of her paintings.
Part night club, part art gallery, part concert hall, part vintage clothing fashion show, part nouveau chic destination, part "am I really in Hartford?" in the back of your mind, RAW was a real trip and a half to see. People were clothed in every type of dress and undress known to man- from T Shirts to cocktail dresses, to miniskirts up to there, to bikini tops, to suits and ties. Hair in every color of the rainbow, spiked or unspiked.
I had a wonderful time exploring the dozens of artist booths showing how creative certain gifted members of our species can be. Paintings, sculptures, jewelry, cut gems, stickers, prints, T-Shirts - the mind boggling assortment never stopped.
There was live music, 2 enormous bars, and a tremendous night of art appreciation and people watching. I had a terrific time.
Sadly, this marks RAW's Hartford finale. Their traveling medicine show is moving to the Russian Lady at 144 Temple St in New Haven. I hear its twice the size of the Hartford Russian, so expect twice as much merriment and amazement. read more