{"id":23444,"date":"2016-09-17T12:30:44","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23444"},"modified":"2016-09-14T20:52:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T00:52:05","slug":"gladstone-hotel-announces-nuit-blanche-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23444","title":{"rendered":"Gladstone Hotel announces Nuit Blanche lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the tenth year, the Gladstone Hotel have announced a free hotel-wide Nuit Blanche art celebration with immersive art installations and a rockin’ 80’s dance party to make your art crawl one to remember. With the one-night-only\u00a0Fly By Night<\/a>\u00a0exhibition in the Gallery, a free\u00a0Stranger Things<\/a>-inspired dance party\/installation in the Ballroom, live music, karaoke and\u00a0cheap suds courtesy of Grolsch, Toronto’s oldest continuously operating hotel is once again a spark plug for art and exploration along West Queen West during Nuit Blanche.<\/p>\n

The Gladstone Hotel has taken part in Toronto’s Nuit Blanche since its first year in 2006 and this year’s programming is a must-see for exploring local artistic talent and partying ’till the wee hours.<\/p>\n

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EVEN STRANGER THINGS 80’s\u00a0DANCE PARTY<\/strong>
\nOctober 1 | Ballroom | 7PM\u00a0– LATE\u00a0| FREE!<\/em><\/p>\n

Dance the night away in the Ballroom transformed by light installations, projections and sculptures evoking the upside-down world of\u00a0[even] Stranger Things.<\/a>\u00a0With hundreds of Christmas lights strung from the Ballroom ceiling, local lighting designer David Sweeney\u00a0brings Joyce’s living room to life. Max Parr’s projections take us into the otherworldly abyss, while faceless creatures break through the walls with the help of industrial designer Borys Chylinski.<\/p>\n

DJ Joel French gets the crowd jumping with 80’s tunes inspired by the show-stopping soundtrack. Take a pic in the Barb photo booth and dance the night away dressed as your favourite character. It’s the Gladstone\u2014stranger things have happened.\u00a0More info<\/a><\/p>\n

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NUIT BLANCHE AT THE GLADSTONE: FLY BY NIGHT<\/strong>
\nOctober 1 | 2nd Floor Gallery | 7PM-LATE | FREE!<\/em><\/p>\n

With eight interactive installations on the second floor gallery, the\u00a0Fly By Night Exhibition<\/a>\u00a0invites guests to experience a dusk-till-dawn, one-night only tour-de-force exhibition. One of the featured projects is Garnet Willis’ installation Gaia’s Banjo; a gigantic conceptual Banjo that plays only when guests become part of the piece. In Shot Reverse Shot by Naomi Dodds, a single channel video installation depicts a continuous loop of never ending quick-draws. Try not to get caught in the crossfire as the projections loop iconic Hollywood duels.<\/p>\n

Fly By Night 2016 Participating Artists<\/strong>
\nValerie Carew, Naomi Dodds, Julie Gemuend, Anna Kovler, Sean Lewis & Galen Milne-Hines, Dainesha Nugent-Palache, Apollonia Vanova, Garnet Willis.<\/p>\n

Image\u00a0above by Garnet Willis.<\/p>\n

More info<\/a><\/p>\n

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Karaoke and Live Music in the Melody Bar<\/strong>
\nOct 1 | Melody Bar |10PM-LATE | FREE!<\/em><\/p>\n

Typical of the Gladstone’s artistic programming, guests can find music, art, food, drink, dance and karaoke all under one roof. Inside the Melody Bar, get inspired by the live music and then jump on stage to crush it at Karaoke before grabbing a libation to round out your artistic adventure!<\/p>\n

The Gladstone Hotel has taken part in Toronto’s Nuit Blanche since its first year in 2006 and this year’s programming is once again a must-see for exploring local artistic talent and partying ’till the wee hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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