I attended recently the First Thursday party that the Art Gallery of Ontario holds on the first Thursday of the month. It’s similar in concept to the Royal Ontario Museum’s (ROM) Friday Night Live held in the fall. Where the AGO differs, it had more of an older crowd with a casual feel. As most people came from work, the attire was more business casual. I thought it was more comfortable environment to be dressed casually as well.
I thought it was great to attendance and for almost half the cost of a regular entrance fee still be able to roam around the gallery. Food and drink were catered in a couple different spots around the gallery and live music was provided later in the evening. It was a nice evening out, hanging out with friends and see a lot of young 20 and 30 something year old people enjoying themselves. I would definitely do this event more often.
