"The buying of orchids always has in it a certain speculative flavor."
- H.G. Wells 'The Flowering Of A Strange Orchid'
Disco Dining Club & The Grim Wreather Present: The Flowering of the Strange Orchid. A 3-night, botanical horror dinner party.
Exploring the symbiotic relationship between man and flower, The Flowering Of The Strange Orchid's uniquely decadent interpretation of Halloween dares to elevate the Fall season. This is your favorite holiday exaggerated with all the opulence, grandeur and hedonism of any Disco Dining Club soiree.
Cuisine: Laurent Quenioux of LQ Foodings
Libations: Timothy Baxter of Baxter's Speakeasy
Set design: The Grim Wreather, with help from Chris Siess & Liam Moore
Floral projections: Lee Minton & Molly Shea
Lighting: Christian Hubbard
Table wine: DiscoVino
Alchemist tea: OneTea
As our Door Mistress: Bettie Bathouse
As our Orchid: Kym Priess (Friday), Brandon Crowder (Saturday/Sunday)
As our Victorian Man: Perry Powell
As our mimes: Giraffe Studios
Puppetry: Bob Baker Marionette Theater
Harpist: Jill Flomenhof, aka Harp Diva
Sitar: Evan Ganick
Harmonium: Benjamin Seilhamer
Millinery: Maor Zabar
Makeup: Rachel Goodwin and NARS
Photos by Lauryn Holmquist (Friday/Sunday), Ryan Weatrowski (Sunday)
After dinner music from: Club Tularosa
Candlelight by Candle Delirium
Special thanks to our sponsors: Batiste Rhum, Bay Area Distilling Company, Redbull, El Silencio
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