Georgetown GLOW To Give Away 400 Free Pieces Of Art On Jan. 6

GEORGETOWN, MD — It's illegal to walk into a store and take an item without paying for it.

But on the evening of Jan. 6, Georgetown GLOW spectators are encouraged to take home one of 400 hand-assembled lanterns from Twilight Antiques & Thrift! Yes, for free.

The event takes place on the last day of Georgetown GLOW — the region's only outdoor, public light-art exhibition. Since it opened on Dec. 1, hundreds of locals and tourists got to wander around Georgetown and snap pictures of the light-art installations. Twilight Antiques & Thrift! is one of the 10 commissioned light-art works featured during the month-long exhibition.

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At 5 p.m. on Jan. 6, people can grab free refreshments at Meigs Park, which is located at M Street and Pennsylvania Avenue at 28th Street NW. From 6 to 9 p.m., the first 400 visitors are also invited to Twilight Antiques & Thrift!, where they can pick up a free hand-assembled lantern. At the event, people will get to meet the artists: Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky.

"The piece pays homage to the many small businesses in Georgetown as a life-scale representation of an antique and thrift store in the form of a glowing lantern. Lining the shelves of this translucent shop are these 400 hand-assembled lanterns — each a reproduction of an object that relates to Washington, D.C., and can actually be found in Georgetown or part of the artists' collection," the Georgetown Business Improvement District said in a statement.

Want to attend the celebration on Jan. 6? Click here to RSVP.

Twilight Antiques & Thrift by Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky. (Photo: Georgetown BID)