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A Toast for The Bottom of the Harbor<\/em>, Illustrated by Joana Avillez<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThey don\u2019t throw book parties like this anymore\u201d seemed to be the consensus during the evening hosted to toast the newest edition of Joseph Mitchell\u2019s The Bottom of the Harbor<\/em>. First published in 1959, the volume gathers fifteen years of Mitchell\u2019s New Yorker<\/em> essays documenting the underbelly and unseen sides of New York City\u2019s waterfront. For the celebration highlighting Joana Avillez\u2019s illustrated edition of the volume, the surroundings were decidedly more chic than the gritty world of Mitchell\u2019s subject matter. Behind velvet curtains in the sunroom of Chez Nous, Vogue<\/em>\u2019s own Chloe Malle joined Jazmine Hughes, Doreen St. Felix, Thessaly La Force, Natasha Stagg, Josh Safdie, David Kuhn, and Andy Ward in celebrating Avillez over ros\u00e9 and watermelon margaritas.\u00a0\u2014Jenna Adrian-Diaz<\/em><\/p>\n The 44th annual Artscape\u2014America\u2019s Largest Free Outdoor Arts Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n Artscape\u2014which takes place annually in Baltimore\u2014welcomed more than 100,000 attendees during Memorial Day weekend. Grammy-winner Stephanie Mills and iconic hip-hop group The Roots served as festival headliners, while industry panels and talkbacks\u2014titled In Conversation Series\u2014were hosted by Emmy-nominated makeup artist Ngozi Olandu Young, NAACP award-winning actor and producer Tyler Lepley, activist and poet Lynae Vanee, YouTube award-winner George \u201cConscious\u201d Lee, strategic advisor Amanda Sabreah, influencer Mr. Jay Hill, and comedian D.L. Hughley. Other festival highlights included a Beyond The Reel film festival, an artisan market, the Scout Art Fair and Sondheim Art Prize, The Flavor Lab, and Kidscape\u2014an offshoot dedicated to parents and children. At the close of each day, the festival continued with after-parties called Artscape: After Dark, featuring local nightclub activations, a square dance, and performances by Frenchie Davis, Buddy Red, and Navasha Daya. Speaking on Artscape\u2019s legacy and impact, Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott stated: \u201cBaltimore has a dynamic festival season, and this year\u2019s Artscape\u2014featuring local and national talent on three different stages\u2014simply put, was incredible.\u201d Chiming in agreement were Create Baltimore\u2019s chief executive officer Robyn Murphy and chief marketing and programs officer Tia Goodson. Murphy shared: \u201cMaryland and Baltimore are exemplary in the support and investment they provide to arts and culture. Last year, the festival saw an average of 60,000 attendees each day and made an economic impact of $8.8 million.\u201d Goodson agreed: \u201cEach year, the team works to ensure the festival is overflowing with art, pushes the envelope on what art can be, and is free of any barriers that could make art inaccessible.\u201d \u2014Avon Dorsey<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n