Raleigh Revival Elite Event @ Isaac Hunter’s Oak City Tavern

Great job again Christina, I had a fantastic time! I do have to give major kudos to all the ELITE photographers who took some amazing pictures of Raleigh. Too bad there were only 3 top prizes! From the artwork that was auctioned off and the caricatures to the light painting and tasty snacks everything was exquisitely planned out! And after quenching a dry mouth with both the PBR and Catdaddy I picked up a few Vitamin waters for the road! Can’t wait to see the next event!

Great art, big pup-​pup, chemlights, Vitamin water Zero, moonshine, and PBR at a great venue — thank you to Christina and all the great sponsors for a fun night.

This was an awesome event! It was great seeing, meeting, and re-​meeting all the fab Elites at the Tavern. I had never even heard of this place before and was very impressed! Mrs. CG did a wonderful job creating an artistic and fun atmosphere. The munchies were delish (I can’t get over the pita chips and guac) and I loved the varieties of Vitamin Water! What a talented group the Unilocalers are — their photography was just beautiful. I got a caricature artist drawing and fun photos with neon lights! Extra loves for the glow bracelets!

What an awesome venue! Unfortunately, we too were among the few people that didn’t get a chance to have detailed dental caricatures done for us that evening! And we didn’t partake of the ‘light’ photography either! Boo!
That’s okay… we still had amazing tons of fun — donating $ 5 to Sydney the Great Dane, laughing and talking with fellow Unilocalers, experiencing my first OYE as an Elite (awesome lunch box, BTW), choosing my awesome PBR parasol and sweat band, having an awesome conversation with the photobooth guy about his 3D stereoscopic image magic and laser etched wood pieces, doing glow-​in-​the-​dark hula hooping, and enjoying free swag and feed (PBR, Vitawater, guac, hummus, awesome PBR glasses!) courtesy of the best CM and the coolest sponsors evah — kudos to Christina G. and crew for organizing this sweet mid-​week gem of an event!
Also, super congrats to Phil G., Abby L. and Helena K. for some super awesome shots!
And yes, the rumours are true. I spent the remainder of the night putting glow sticks on everything in the house starting with those cool PBR glasses.
«I looooooove these glasses!» Oh yeah, they’re awesome!

I love getting to be Tripp W’s +1 at these events… especially on our anniversary! I loved all of the photos taken by Unilocalers and REALLY loved the drink selection for the evening! (I am kind of obsessed with the Lemonade Vitamin Water Zero… and looking forward to trying CatDaddy in new ways!) Thanks again to Christina G. for a fun night and a caricature to commemorate the evening!

Christina G. has totally done it again. The Raleigh Revival Elite Event was magnificent. Chill and a very good find. I had never heard of Isaac Hunter’s before this event and I was very impressed with the interior — narrow, dark, woody, exposed brick. A place that you could see yourself relaxing in after work.
The PBR and endless moonshine was amazing — great idea. I also really liked the neat 3-​D photo section. Nerdy and cool at the same time!
My friends really liked the caricature part too. It somehow tied the event together. From all these disparate pieces (plus a photo contest, a raffle, and a charity cause), Raleigh Revival was formed. And it was a success!

It was great seeing everyone at this elite event. I was manning the light painting booth which took up more time that I would have imagined but we did start to perfect the technique and get some good photos. The plan was to print the photos at the end of the night but before I knew it was time to pack up :(Sorry about that. We got some of the photos posted here so hopefully you can find any that you were involved with. At the very end of the event I finally had the Litterbox Bomb and it was awesome. As Sue said, that mix can really catch you be surprise but I did appreciate having the Vitamen Water. Really enjoyed meeting the reps from Vitamin Water, PBR, and CatDaddy.
Also, props to all of the great entries to the photo gallery. I totally expected Abby L to win best in show with «Upside Down World» but I’m quite flattered that my «Downtown Lights» took this award! Thanks PBR for the great bag as my prize!!!
At the next elite event I will not let Christina make me work so hard so that I can socialize a little more. Either way, I love being a part of the elite crowd! Rock on!

It was a school night (ok, a work night — LAME!) so I’m glad the moonshine wasn’t transcendental this time, althought it was very sweet and very potent. I had two moonshine cocktails that went down way too easy, «WAY TOO EASY» said my Thursday morning hangover.
Loved this event. What a good gathering and a wonderful mixing of hosts — Vitamin Water Zero, Piedmont Distilleries, the Great Dane Rescue and a few others I’m blanking on right now. Good food, great woodsy décor (I want to come back to see the real deal), good (unique) drinks (who would have thought to mix vodka and Vita Water Zero?), great swag, great convo with elite Unilocalers and plus 1s, and great activities. All around just great, great, great.
Kinda bummed I didn’t win the raffle. Next time!

This event was so awesome, even my Mom liked it! That’s right, she was my +1. I had never been to Isaac Hunter’s before, and I fell in love and a review shall soon follow.
That Carolina Catdaddy was seriously amazing. I could see myself getting into some trouble with that – it went down way too smooth. I loved the freebies – PBR glasses (I think we took 4, shhh, don’t tell), Vitamin Water, and the snacks were awesome. I’m pretty sure I ate my weight in guacamole.
Bruce Stevenson was a friendly, cool dude who made my teeth large as well. We talked about Keith Moon and Pete Townsend. Speaking of which, the music playing was an awesome mix, right up my alley. Nene K. and I were singing along while watching the neato light photography. I did a few, though I don’t think I knew what was going on exactly, except that it was fun!
And most of all, the photography was swell. I think they were all perfectly showcased in the framed exposed brick and I really enjoyed them all. Congrats to the winners, and kudos once again to Christina G. I still can’t believe I get to be a part of this!

While I only got a brief taste of the Moonshine (I was the DD), I had a lot of fun at this event. The PBR was flowing, the art was really good, and the atmosphere was great. Basically, nice job everyone! :)

Really cool evening. I was super impressed by the quality of the photos taken by Unilocalers. Did anyone else notice that Christina must have ESP, because her sneak peak of the photo contest actually featured all of the shots that won?
Also, the artists were amazing. How badly did I want to win that raffle? The 3D photos also kept my interest for a while, and Mari J (H) and I managed to make off with the cute little wooden finger boxes to take home. As others mentioned, we definitely made off with some good loot, so sure enough, a slightly buzzed hubby was able to keep himself entertained for a good half-​hour on the ride home by waving the glow sticks around and eyeing the PBR glasses («I loooove these glasses.») Thanks, Christina, for a great time!

Eventhough I UNFORTUNATELY missed out on the festivities… the flickr pics were worth the 5 stars.
Apparently I missed out on…
FREE BOOZE
FREE SHIRTS
FREE DUFFLE BAGS
FREE.PAINTINGS!!! no way. im in denial about that one.
FREE GLASSES
FREE HUMMUS AND GUAC!!! uhm.tear.
FREE AWESOME GLOW STICK PHOTOGRAPHS?!
— seriously, how do you guys outline your ridiculous poses?! amazeballs!!!
Last but not least. FREE AWESOME PEOPLE!!!
im not missing the next elite event. that is a fact.

Gosh, what else could be said about this Elite event that hasn’t been said already? Kudos to Ms. Christina for coming up with another great theme for the evening’s par-​tay. Beautiful photography in the cozy setting they call Isaac Hunters. And great to see some new Unilocal faces out and about. I’m just bummed I didn’t get into the photobooth last night but I guess I was just missing my usual cohorts, Susan Z and Nikki K!
Any attempts to behave myself were ruined by that wonderful moonshine called Cat Daddy. Looking forward to seeing y’all at future events or maybe even this Saturday at the Unilocal/​Lake Jordan pic-​a-​nic…

Another great elite event planned and executed by the fabulous Christina G! I had a blast drinking PBR/​Catdaddy Moonshine and eating the tasty mediterranean cuisine. Plus, a bottle of Vitamin Water at the end of the night probably saved me from feeling like death in the morning. It was an artistic explosion between the Unilocaler Raleigh photos, crazy dual camera dude, spray painter, and the awesome caricatures (I uploaded mine to the event gallery). Way to show off creativity Rough Raleigh.
Fav moments:
— Ron W. and I doing litter-​box bombs (catdaddy shot dropped into a PBR). Aren’t we too old for that?!?
— Laughing at anything that came out of Sue P.‘s mouth
— Discussing doughman costumes with everybody. I should have rocked the wig again.
— Wow, Unilocalers really know how to take great photo. Mine paled in comparison. The upside down wine glass pic blows my mind.
— Talking with everyone. You guys are so much fun.
I went home with a sweet caricature, a PBR shirt/​glass, CatDaddy koozie, and a solid buzz. Talk about awesome. This event was entirely too much fun for a Wednesday night, but luckily it’s a four day work week.

I wish someone would have told me to take it easy on the moonshine (thanks Piedmont Distillers). Sheesh. Momma got very tipsy but dang, it was goooood. Props to Mari J for coming up with that sweet combination of soda water, moonshine, and lime. Luckily I chugged back all of my vitamin water zero at the end of the night. Not kidding, it helped out a lot and I was thinking straight again. Where can I buy this miracle water?
Kudos to Bruce Stevenson and the caricatures he was doing tonight. In true vain and insecure fashion, I asked my husband if he thought my teeth were really that big? :-)
Other highlights included feasting on feta, hummus, pita chips, and guacamole. Don’t worry I had some gum handy! To be honest, I wish I could write more but the moonshine has lumped the night into one big blur. I do remember, however, walking away with some cute PBR glasses :-)
Score!