The Bravo Memphis group, the young arts branch of Arts Memphis, has its season kickoff at the Power House Gallery on G.E. Patterson (next to the train station) Thursday evening, September 20, from 6 to 8 PM. The event is free and open to the public and there will be free food and booze.
At the party, you’ll have the chance to join Bravo for the 2007-08 season, which will entitle you to attend at least 6 arts events – theater, opera, ballet, gallery shows, etc. throughout the year, usually one per month. Before each event there’s a social hour with appetizers and beverages.
I was a Bravo member from 2002-06 and highly recommend it as a way to expose yourself to the arts on a budget, and to meet some young professionals in the 21 to mid-40s range with similar interests. If you have a friend to go with, you can join with them as a couple and save some money. If you don’t have a friend to go with, join as a single and go by yourself to the event. You’ll meet plenty of people at the events’ social hours.
I’ve been looking forward to this event for a couple of weeks… then today, I got on the elevator and discovered that my apartment building has invited residents to a wine tasting at exactly the same time. Hmmm… free booze a mile away, or free booze a few floors up… and besides, I don’t know too many of my neighbors right now, and am looking forward to hanging out and getting to know some of them. So I’m probably going to miss the Thursday night Bravo event… but still, I recommend it for people who want to expand their social circle and understanding of the arts.