Shop, dine and discover downtown New Albany

Colokial, at 138 E. Spring Street in downtown New Albany
Dragon King’s Daughter, at 202 E. Elm Street in downtown New Albany
Feast BBQ, at 116 W. Main Street in downtown New Albany
Regalo, at 243 Pearl Street in downtown New Albany
For Night Out New Albany, Regalo offers $5 off of So.In. T-shirts.

Secoy Richey, Staff
September 12, 2014

Tonight, those planning to venture to downtown New Albany can expect quite a few local stores and boutiques to keep their lights on later than normal for Night Out New Albany. This event, which happens the second Friday of every month, except October, was started in May by local business owners who want to bring awareness to the area and who want an opportunity to connect with and give back to the community.

Copper Moon Gallery, located at 221 Pearl Street, who won Louisville A-List for 2014 Best Art Gallery, is participating in the event. Kim Johnson, Copper Moon owner, along with a few other local shop owners, decided to start the new tradition in May.

“We did this as a way to really get the community involved and more aware of the awesome and unique things happening here in Downtown New Albany,” Johnson said.

Johnson said Copper Moon will offer wine and appetizers to customers who come in and check out the local artists and their work.

Laura Applegate from Regalo, at 243 E. Pearl Street, is another store owner involved in the new Night Out New Albany tradition. Her store carries a variety of gifts, knick-knacks, jewelry, coffee mugs and popular T-shirts. As a “thank you” for supporting her store, Applegate said they are offering $5 off of their “So. In” T-shirts, along with snacks and refreshments.

Colokial, a clothing and jewelry store at 138 E. Spring Street has also been participating since May. Store employee Rachel O’Connell, Purdue communication graphics junior, said it is a lot of fun staying open for the loyal customers and that she has even noticed the new customers returning after discovering the store during a Night Out. During these events, the store offers wine, cupcakes and cookies, as well as a sale on their jewelry.

Dragon King’s Daughter, a sushi bar at 202 E. Elm Street, adds their own flair to the way they support New Albany by showcasing different local artists during the Night Out.

“We love Night Out New Albany and participating in the event,” Doug Turner, manager, said. “Typically what we do is premier new works from local artists. If possible, we try to theme our food and drink specials with the theme from the work.”

He said he believes that it is always fun to see what the artist brings in, and how they can play off their creativity for kitchen specials. He mentioned that if any IU Southeast art student would like to be showcased to contact him at Doug@dragonkingsdaughter.com.

Be sure to be on the lookout for “Night Out Nate,” a red sculpture that appears in a different areas around town for pictures.

Check out https://www.facebook.com/nightoutnewalbany for updates on upcoming events and specials.

Other local business’ involved in Night Out New Albany:

Regalo – Locally owned unique gifts and art.

243 Pearl Street

https://www.facebook.com/regalo.gifts

$5 off t-shirts

Copper Moon Gallery – Original and handcrafted art.

221 Pearl Street

https://www.facebook.com/coppermoongallery

Wine and refreshments

Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site