Wednesday, July 17th: le Diner en Blanc
Months of preparation culminated in a spectacular -if short-lived- DEB 2019 for the members of the New Amsterdam Exterior Portable Dining Society (NAEPDS) or the maniacs, as I like to call them. The Dinner in White should have been called the Dinner in Wet: the evening was interrupted by biblical rains and storms, but the intrepid revelers took it all in stride as we broke down in 5 minutes what had taken us months to gather and painstakingly set up.
Articles:
Gothamist:
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Daily Mail:
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Elena's stunning photo album on Dropbox:
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| Photo credit: Elena Martynova |
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| Photo credit: Eric Vitale Photography |
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| Photo credit: Stephen Adams |
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| Photo credit: Eric Vitale Photography |
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| Photo credit: Stephen Adams |
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| Photo credit: Eric Vitale Photography |
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| Photo credit: Stephen Adams |
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| Photo credit: Stephen Adams |
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| Photo credit: Elena Martynova |
Saturday, July 20th: Depeche Mode Cruise
In stark contrast to the Dinner in White, the dress code on the annual DM cruise on NY's Circle Line was mostly black. DJ Lisa Shred spun an all Depeche Mode repertoire in the air-conditioned deck. Another DJ delivered Electro / Synthpop/ Nu Wave stuff to the outdoor decks, and despite the grueling heat, people danced and danced.
I still have lots of questions about the evening. Mostly, why was I wearing a sweater around my waist in 107 degree heat index weather? What Santa Claus was responsible for gifting us the cool light-up flashy necklace things, and where can I get a dozen of them?
Official photo album here:
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| Photo credit: Terry Jones |
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| Photo credit: Terry Jones |
