MCA Primetime 10.2.15

Back in October, I attended an after-hours event called MCA Primetime at the Museum of Contemporary Art titled Vibes. The event was mainly a celebration of various artists from the Chicago area and featured artwork for sale, musical performances and various food vendors. I didn't get a chance to check out the artwork but from what I researched, it looked pretty cool! The food vendors were from the local area and included Parson's Chicken & Fish, Thank You and Tiki Bar Lost Lake. I also had never been to this museum and was always interested in going to it but never got around to it! It's a pretty cool place, this a lot of unique artwork and exhibits. If you've never been to this museum and enjoy art, definitely check this place out! I personally would have liked to see more of the museum while I was there but I'll just have to come back. I am a big fan of the band Wild Belle and mainly attended this event because Elliot Bergman and some of the members of Wild Bell were performing. They did not disappoint and were so good even though it was such a cold and windy night! I even got to meet Elliot, which honestly made my entire night because I'd been wanting to meet him for awhile. He is the NICEST guy! I was picked to be an extra in Wild Belle's new video for Giving Up On You a few months back and I couldn't make it which was a bummer but I'm really glad I got to meet him anyways! I also met the other band members, they were also extremely nice and laid back. This was a little different than the normal performance with Wild Belle because Natalie (Elliot's sister and the lead singer for the group) wasn't a part of this event so it was mainly instrumental with some vocals sang by a backup singer for Wild Belle. She was PHENOMONAL and had the coolest dress on ever. Elliot makes these really cool hand-made bells and I was blown away at how beautiful they were in person. This performance was relatively short because they were the first performance of the night and it took place outside the museum while we were waiting to get in. After their set, I made my way into the museum to check out the other events (ie the food vendors). The lines for the food were the longest lines ever and it took almost an hour to get my tiny (yet delicious) Parson's Chicken sandwich and amazingly good hush puppies. Seriously, if you live in Chicago haven't had Parson's yet, it's a must! I wouldn't wait in line an hour for it ever again but it was very good. After quickly eating my food before the frigid air blew it out of my hands, I left the museum. There is another event like this one coming up in February that I MIGHT try to go to granted it's not below 0 outside. While I did enjoy this event, some things could have run a little smoother, mainly the food situation. The amount of people (1,200) compared the amount of food vendors (3) was not a good combination. Maybe they didn't expect that many people but I hope next time for everyone's sake that they have more than 3 food vendors. I will definitely be coming to this museum another time because the exhibits were pretty interesting. If you'd like to learn more about the particular event that I attended, more information can be found at this link: https://mcachicago.org/Calendar/2015/10/Prime-Time-Vibes






Hand-made bells-so cool.






Elliot and I!