Kensington Gold: Masquerade

On Friday, GK invited me to attend a Masquerade at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, part of their First Friday events which feature cocktails, djs and art on the first Friday night of each month. Since I had failed miserably at any attempt to come up with a costume for Halloween this year and had always wanted to go to a Masquerade, there was no way that I could refuse. GK and I met up after work and headed to the Seaport. Not wanting to spend too much time on dinner and delay the evening's festivities, we grabbed grilled cheese at South Station's Cheeseboy location. I love the current trend in making fast food with quality, delicious ingredients. Cheeseboy sandwiches are creamy, tasty, and always turn out so much better than when I make grilled cheese at home. I think its something in the type of cheese they use or in the way that they grill them.....but they certainly are creamy and divine.

GK and I both went for the Classic: white American cheese on Italian bread with basil and tomato. Just look at that gooey amazingness:

We scarfed our sandwiches while watching the train travelers go about their journeys and talked wistfully about how romantic and glamorous train travel seemed back in the day. We consoled ourselves with the thought that those people didn't have such glorious grilled cheese though....

When there were only crumbs left and despite being in a bit of a cheese coma, we made our way to the ICA and took in the spectacle that awaited us. People in full costumes as well as just masks roamed the floors while bartenders served drinks, music blared, and performance artists captivated the crowd on the first few floors of the museum, against the backdrop of the waterfront.

GK and I soon started to feel left out since we didn't have any masks.....see?

But luckily, there was an art station where unprepared peeps such as ourselves could make their own.

Donning our masks, we now felt like we could join the dance party that had erupted in the lobby of the ICA.

We soon acquired some even more fabulous masks....which may or may not have been part of the decor....

Enjoying the air of mystery that our masks provided, we danced until the dj played the last song and then walked along the water, taking in the view of the city at night.