I'm a sucker for anything avant-garde. I don't think that's surprising given the things I write about on this blog. So you can imagine my excitement when a friend invited me to join her and some friends at X, a "21st Century Art Happening" that BeBar hosts once a month. Art, Quirkiness and Gays in once place- How is that not a recipe for an incredible evening?

Easy.

I arrived around 7 (the 'event' ran from 6 until 10) and was a little more than confused. There were cords and computers and projectors everywhere with images of people downloading photoshop on the wall. A random guy was splashing black paint on a blank canvass. A DJ was doing lots of work it seemed, but the music was chill. I didn't realize until after a few hours that there was a live performer actually singing along with the music. There was like an arts and crafts section crammed into a corner given BeBar's small size and a marketing team from Scion was giving away free stuff at the door.

Basically, no one knew what was going on. I felt like I was behind the scenes at America's Got Talent or something. The crowd was mixed and basically disinterested until a random belly dancer took the stage. The tag line for the 'performance,' LIVE (Electronica +Projections +Fashion +Art +Performance) + YOU = X  is about as random and void of meaning as the actual performance. Luckily the $5 honey-oat dirty mojitos kept me entertained. Apparently I should just never go to BeBar.

If your still interested, even after the description above, the event occurs once a month. Despite the mention of a $5 cover, neither my friends nor I paid anything to get in. Enjoy.

Today's Sartorialist. Yes yes yes yes yes. I love the short, black, semi-casual dress for girls these days. It's slimming, dressy, hot and comfortable. Do it. Also, I'm now glad I decided not to go to Beijing for the olympics.