If you missed the Carnegie's swanky, provocative Carnivale d'Expose party on Saturday night, you definitely missed out.

I arrived on the early side, sampled some drinks and food (and the food was amazing – Pho Paris, Vinyl and more), and mingled of course. I liked that the crowd struck a balance between older, arts-supporting types, super-social young professionals and artists and performers themselves. It's not often that you get such a diverse crowd all in one room..

Things kicked up a notch when Barnyard Burlesque took the stage. People kinda packed the room to get a peek at the scantily clad (sometimes verrry scantily clad) performers (guys and girls), which was fun and all – and they were great performers. Fun songs, great choreography, etc. But I was most impressed by the performers' homemade costumes. So beautiful! Definitely a must-see show. (I know they're performing again this weekend at a Halloween show at Southgate House.)


By the time that ended, both the upstairs and downstairs galleries were packed and I wandered upstairs. I found more food, the oxygen bar (which was very funny to see in an art gallery) and got a quick peek into the VIP room. (The lucky VIP-ers got special performances by the Barnyard Burlesque troupe, access to a more decked-out bar and more.)

I had to jet to another party, so I couldn't stay for the rest of the party, but from what I heard, things got crazier (in a good way). There was a drag show, more bodypainted people, etc..

In summary: fun, fun, fun.

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*Photo above by Joe Wessels.