October 19, 2009
Empire State to light up in 'tie-dye' for Grateful Dead
 Far out, man.
The Empire State Building tonight will light up in “psychedelic tie-dye colors” to mark the upcoming Museum exhibition “The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society.”
The N-YHS will not roll out the exhibit until March, but this week will hold a benefit cocktail party with Phil Lesh and Bob Weir to support the show.
The tie-dye color scheme:
North Side:
purple/orange/yellow from bottom to top
West Side:
green/purple/red from bottom to top
South Side:
yellow/red/blue from bottom to top
East Side:
orange/blue/green from bottom to top
“The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society,” feturing materials from the Grateful Dead Archive at UC Santa Cruz, will be on display from March 5 through July 4.
The Empire State Building has split the colors several times in the past, including for the 2008 Olympics, for elections and Christmas/Chanukah.
Image source: Grateful Dead at 710 Ashbury St., San Francisco, 1966 Photograph by Herb Greene. Provided to NewYorkology by the New-York Historical Society.
October 19, 2009 3:12 PM in Architecture, Cheap Stuff, Midtown, Museums, Sightsology
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