Over the past several weeks, Raleigh’s SparkCon‘ers have kicked off their ‘07 campaign in preparation for the September 20-23 events. While I personally was on the fence about the effectiveness of last year’s inaugural SparkCon, I am still open-minded and am looking forward to seeing how things evolve this year. So far, one thing that worries me a bit is the distance between many of the venues. Sure, this might be good to spread the wealth to businesses throughout downtown Raleigh, but removing the element of “walkability” seems like a bad move to me. Plus, the utilization of Vintage 21 for many of the activities is suspect as well. I would think a more neutrally oriented space would be a better choice.
But anyway, one thing SparkCon certainly has going for it is the recruitment of some of Raleigh’s best to organize and produce the events. One of ’06’s more successful “Sparks” was the fashionSPARK fashion show. It was well-attended and full of energy. This year, I am expecting even better things now that the beautiful Allison Beale is one of the producers. Certainly among the most fashionable people in Raleigh, Allison is the owner of George Public Relations and is a former writer/editor for SheSheMe (back when it was based in Raleigh and was cool). I’m also happy to say she’s an occasional contributor to Raleighing!
This Friday night, Allison and the rest of the fashionSPARK team will be hosting the premiere of the fashionSPARK 2006 DVD at Riviera. Doors open at 9pm and the show will run from 9:15-9:30pm. They will also have Guest DJ Keith Ward keeping the festivities hopping. So, head out to your favorite galleries for First Friday events and then stop on by Riviera for all the fashionable fun. Definitely need to go pick up all my Fluevogs tomorrow so I have something to wear!
