Arts and Entertainment
Pick up that
BYOB painting classes offer a place
to bring out your inner artist
WRITTEN BY LAURA ADAMS STIANSEN
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MARCH 2016 (201) GOLD COAST
Pop a Cork & Paint a Canvas
Paint Nite
Various locations
paintnite.com
Paint Nite is about inspiring
creativity; it’s a fun night
out where you create art
over cocktails at a local bar
or restaurant with a professional artist. Hosting more
than 4,700 events each
month throughout 1,500
cities and towns worldwide, Paint Nite is the international leader in the social
painting space, entertaining
166,000 people each
month. With more than
1,000 local artists hosting
Paint Nite events all across
the country, the company
continues to expand on a
monthly basis.
Pinot’s Palette
258 Newark St., Suite 300, Hoboken
(551) 227-7278, pinotspalette.com/hoboken
Owned by Jennifer DiPietro, a
self-described former starving
artist, this new Pinot’s Palette
studio will offer guests a chance
to paint their own masterpiece,
drink wine and beer, and enjoy a
relaxing and creative atmosphere of fun and conversation. To mesh with Hoboken,
where 50,000 people call “one square mile” home, DiPietro
found a space downtown in a new multi-purpose building
called the Eureka. This is the first Pinot’s Palette location
in the country that is not on ground level, but the third
floor. The studio is BYOB for beer and wine to accommodate local liquor laws. And the space, private balcony with
an additional shared balcony, seats up to 36 guests. In addition to public classes, the studio is available for private parties, fundraisers and corporate team-building events. Pinot’s
Palette Hoboken is perfect for a girls’ night out, date night,
bachelorette parties, birthday celebrations and more.
COURTESY OF PAINT NITE AND PINOT’S PALETTE
rying to figure out a
great date night idea?
Or find a fun place to
host a birthday party?
Look no further than
outside your apartment
door. There are a variety
of places in Hoboken
catering to creative types who
love to drink wine (or beer).
Growing in popularity, paintand-sip experiences are the perfect
place to relax with a glass of wine
and a paintbrush. Novice painters
and rising artisans can get their
creative juices flowing with the
help of step-by-step instructions.
Jennifer DiPietro, owner of
Pinot’s Palette in Hoboken, says
it’s not an “art class,” but an
experience. “We are a party,” she
says. “During the time spent in
our studio our guests complete a
masterpiece of their own, all while
laughing with friends or their date,
listening to music – and sometimes
even singing along – and, of
course, sipping some wine or
champagne.
“It is a fun night out, it is
something that is different from
the ‘norm,’” DiPietro adds. “It is a
great way to unwind and release
some creativity.”