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Media contact:
Karen Mann,
713-703-0520
Karen@karenmann.com
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
June 16, 2009
Sultry, Steamy, Exotic White Linen Night Set for
August 1
(HOUSTON)– The
Houston Heights invites community members and
art lovers to wear white linen, explore the
neighborhood, and celebrate their annual White
Linen Night, scheduled for 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.,
Saturday,
August 1. Billed as “sultry, steamy, exotic and
artfully provocative,” the evening offers art,
entertainment, shopping, dining, signature
drinks from eclectic bars and white linen
fashion.
White Linen Night banners will identify
participating shops, restaurants, and galleries,
scattered throughout the Heights, from 19th
Street, Studewood and Yale to Heights Blvd.,
White Oak and Washington.
“Hot southern nights beg for this type of
event,” said Karen Mann, one of the organizers.
“It's all about supporting arts, culture and
community in a New Orleans meets Houston Heights
style.”
This year's celebration will offer complimentary
hospitality receptions at different gathering
places. Also new are private pre-parties, VIP
parties and after-parties, now in the planning
stages. Visitors can try local food and drink
specialties among the smaller, more intimate
gatherings before catching a shuttle or pedi-cabs
to join the larger festivities. Tickets to these
parties will be available for purchase online at
the White Linen Night web site.
“We want people to come see all the Heights has
to offer, from the funky bars to the chic
boutiques,” Mann added. “Come dressed in white
linen and join the celebration. We’ll have
something for everyone.”
Admission, parking, and shuttle transportation
are free throughout the night
More than 100 sponsors are participating this
year. White Linen Night brought out an
estimated 30,000 visitors last year, and
organizers expect a similar crowd this year.
For more information, visit
www.WhiteLinenNightHeights.com.
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attachment: photo of White Linen Night retail
display, courtesy of Karen Mann.
MEDIA ADVISORY
Who:
Art galleries, retail boutiques, restaurants,
bars, businesses in the Houston Heights
What:
Activities include fine art, shopping,
entertainment, dining, white linen fashion,
complimentary hospitality receptions, ticketed
pre-parties and
VIP parties, and free parking and shuttles.
When:
6-
10 pm, Saturday, August 1. (not including
pre-parties and after parties)
Where:
Houston Heights neighborhood, 19th
Street, Studewood, White Oak, Heights Blvd,
Washington and Yale, parking available
Why:
Celebrate art, culture and community in a New
Orleans/Heights-style
Featured stops:
Karen Derr and Associates Realty, First Saturday
Arts Market, Sterling Bank, Wind Water Gallery,
Eclectic Home, Spanish Flowers Mexican
Restaurant, and more. Check web site for
updates.
Sponsors:
Spanish Flowers Mexican Restaurant, Karen Derr
and Associates Realty, 2125 Yale, Wind Water
Gallery, Eclectic Home, Glass Wall restaurant,
and Shade. There are a total of around 100
sponsors.
Shuttle Locations:
All over the neighborhood. Maps and stops will
be posted on web site.
For more information,
visit
www.WhiteLinenNightsHeights.com.
Contact:
Karen Mann
713-703-0520 or Karen@karenmann.com |
To view a printable version
click here.
For: White Linen Night in the Heights 2008
Contact: Karen Mann 713.703.0520
Karen@karenmann.com
Attached: Photo of White Linen Night Retail Display
SULTRY, STEAMY, EXOTIC WHITE LINEN NIGHT HEATS UP –
DISCOVER THE HIDDEN HEIGHTS TREASURES –
OUTDOOR MARKETS, ART GALLERIES, SHOPS, LIVE MUSIC,
FASHION, FOOD, AND COOL SUMMER DRINKS.
Houston Heights, July 9, 2008 for Immediate Release:
White Linen Night in the Heights, billed by the
organizers as sultry, steamy, exotic, and artfully
provocative, the event is coming again Saturday, August
2, 2008, 4pm-10pm, and the area is the Houston Heights,
home to more professional artists than any other area in
Texas. Visitors from far and wide discover all kinds of
hidden Heights treasures. The Heights is Houston's most
unHouston-like neighborhood. Houston's oldest planned
community circa 1890, the Heights’ Victorian and classic
Bungalow architecture provide a contrasting backdrop for
the modern, hip, eclectic, funky, chic, and quirky
goings-on during the event. It’s home to many notable
best-ofs, quirky bars, and offbeat markets. “Hot
southern nights just beg for this kind of thing,” said
Karen Mann, one of the organizers.
THE EVENT:
White
Linen Night brought out an estimated 13,000 visitors in
its first year. 20,000 in its second. This year, from
4:00 to 10:00pm, art lovers will wear white linen,
discover Heights treasures, and take to the Heights
streets - one of the hottest professional art scenes in
Texas - and an area that promises “small town cool in
the center of the big city.” The event, a celebration of
art, culture, and community, will offer complimentary
cooling summer beverages and recipes sponsored and
provided by Glaceau VitaminWater, Sweet Leaf Teas,
Bacardi, St. Arnold's Brewery, Real Ale Brewing Company,
entertainment, boutiques and shops, art galleries, some
of the best restaurants in Houston, and eclectic bars –
with free pedi-cabs, motorized rickshaws, and shuttles
for transportation. White Linen banners will identify
the participating shops, restaurants, and galleries.
Visitors will stroll in their white linen, sip
beverages, browse, listen to music, shop, hail a pedi-cab
or catch a shuttle from boutique, to restaurant, to
gallery, to bar, to market, and back again. Admission,
transportation, and parking are free. Sponsored
generously by Spanish Flowers Mexican Restaurant, Wind
Water Gallery, Coldwell Banker United Realty, Contents
Fashion Boutique, Karen Derr & Associates Realtors, The
Leader News, and The Heights Pages – the event typically
gathers 100 or more sponsors’ participation all over the
Heights area including White Oak, Yale, Heights Blvd.,
11th Street, Studewood, 19th Street, and more.
ENJOY THE BEST:
Many best-of-the-best call the Heights home. The
neighborhood boasts the best chicken-fried steak, best
new restaurant in Houston, best tacos and homemade
salsas, best native plants, and best late-night
restaurant. With names like The Boom Boom Room, Plonk
Beer & Wine Bistro, Eclectic Home, Glass Wall The
Restaurant, Jubilee, Tansu, Hello Lucky, M2 Gallery, The
Homestead, Oolala, Hickory Hollow, and the famous
Harolds in the Heights, visitors can expect something
for every taste. And be satisfied.
More information can be found at
www.WhiteLinenNightHeights.com
or by calling Karen Mann at 713.703.0520.
When:
August 2, 2008, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (extended hours!)
Where:
Houston Heights - 19th Street, Studewood, White Oak,
Heights Blvd, Washington, Yale, and more
What:
Art, entertainment, shopping, white linen fashion,
dining & eclectic bars, signature drinks
Why:
Championing art, culture & community, Heights hidden
treasures – a New Orleans/Heights-style Saturday night
in August
Who:
Art galleries, retail boutiques, restaurants, eclectic
bars, professional businesses
Free shuttles, free parking, complimentary hospitality
receptions, more info at
www.WhiteLinenNightHeights.com
(300 DPI PHOTOS AVAILABLE)
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To view a printable version
click here.
For: White Linen Night in the Heights 2008
Contact: Karen Mann 713.703.0520
Karen@karenmann.com
Attached: Photo of White Linen Night Retail Display
SULTRY, STEAMY, EXOTIC WHITE LINEN NIGHT HEATS UP –
DISCOVER THE HEIGHTS TREASURES –
OUTDOOR
MARKETS, ART GALLERIES, SHOPS, LIVE MUSIC, FASHION,
FOOD, AND COOL SUMMER DRINKS.
Houston Heights, March 13, 2008 for Immediate Release:
White
Linen Night in the Heights - The event is Saturday,
August 2, 2008, 4pm-10pm, and the area is the Houston
Heights, home to more professional artists than any
other area in Texas. The Heights is Houston's most
unHouston-like neighborhood. Houston's oldest planned
community circa 1890, the Heights’ Victorian and classic
Bungalow architecture provide a contrasting backdrop for
the modern, hip, eclectic, funky, chic, and quirky
goings-on during the event - White Linen Night in the
Heights. It’s home to many notable best-ofs, quirky
bars, and offbeat markets. And these are atypical
markets - selling herbs, homemade soaps, organic
vegetables, and then the other kind that sells original
art outdoors and designer olive oil and entertains with
live music, freshly-hand-rolled cigars, and kegs of free
beer and more.
Hot
southern nights just beg for this kind of thing.
THE EVENT:
Billed last year by the organizers as sultry, steamy,
exotic, and artfully provocative, White Linen Night
brought out an estimated 13,000 visitors in its first
year. 20,000 in its second. This year, from 4:00 to
10:00pm, art lovers will wear white linen and take to
the Heights streets - one of the hottest professional
art scenes in Texas - and an area that promises “small
town cool in the center of the big city.” The event, a
celebration of art, culture, and community, will offer
complimentary cooling summer drinks and recipes
sponsored and provided by Bacardi, entertainment,
boutiques and shops, art galleries, fresh hand-rolled
cigars in a number of locations, some of the best
restaurants in Houston, and eclectic bars - with free
(matching) white pedi-cabs, motorized rickshaws, and
shuttles for transportation. White Linen banners will
identify the participating shops, restaurants, and
galleries. Visitors will stroll in their white linen,
sip beverages, browse, listen to music, shop, hail a
pedi-cab or catch a shuttle from boutique, to
restaurant, to gallery, to bar, to market, and back
again. Admission, transportation, and parking are free.
THE DAY:
Conveniently, this day in August is also Heights 1st
Saturday, from 10am - 6pm. Originally a brainchild of a
small band of visionary and dedicated small-business
owners, it brings visitors to the neighborhood to
discover the Heights’ best-kept secrets. The first
Saturday of every month, Heights 1st Saturdays have been
happening since 2001, when the eclectic boutiques,
antiques shops, and the Yale Street Arts Market open
their doors, plan special events, artists show and sell
their work, and musicians play outdoors. Free shuttles
carry visitors from business to business, providing some
historical-and-otherwise insights into this unusual
culturally and architecturally diverse and quirky
neighborhood.
MORE TO DO:
Many best-of-the-best call the Heights home. Crowned so
by a local alternative arts and entertainment magazine
and by the somewhat stuffier and more mainstream
Houston Business Journal, the Heights boasts the best
chicken-fried steak, best new restaurant in Houston,
best tacos and homemade salsas, best native plants, and
best late-night restaurant (24 hours to be precise).
With names like The Boom Boom Room, Jimmy’s Ice House,
Eclectic Home, Glass Wall Restaurant, Jubilee, Tansu,
Urban Rendezvous, M2 Gallery, The Homestead, Oolala, and
the famous Harolds in the Heights, visitors can expect
something for every taste. And be satisfied.
AFTER HOURS:
After
the bars close and the party’s over, it’s all within 5
minutes of downtown and some of the most hip boutique
hotels – like the newest transformation of the Warwick:
Hotel Zaza, The Hotel Derek, Hotel Icon, the Magnolia
Hotel, and then there is the Inn at the Ballpark if you
want to be able to walk to watch the game on Sunday.
More information can be found at
www.WhiteLinenNightHeights.com
or by calling Karen Mann at 713.703.0520.
When:
August 2, 2008, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (extended hours!)
Where:
Houston Heights - 19th Street, Studewood, White Oak,
Heights Blvd, Washington, Yale
What:
Art, entertainment, shopping, white linen fashion,
dining & eclectic bars, signature drinks
Why:
Champion art, culture & community, a New
Orleans/Heights-style Saturday night in August
Who:
Art galleries, retail boutiques, restaurants, eclectic
bars, professional businesses
Free shuttles, free parking, complimentary hospitality
receptions, more info at
www.WhiteLinenNightHeights.com
(300 DPI PHOTOS AVAILABLE)
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