When you have the opportunity, go to a gallery opening.
They have chocolate fountains there.
And also, art.
I went to an opening at Gallery 78 with some of my research friends and associated hangers-on. I had a good time: we looked in every nook and cranny, largely guided by Dave, who spontaneously transformed himself into an art critic. I think I was most impressed by the sculptures, including a porcelain vase shaped to support a two-dimensional figure sketched on the side.
The other neat thing about gallery openings is the free food. Looking at art is made ever so much fun when you’ve got a glass of wine in your hand, and you can take breaks to dip pieces of fruit into a flowing fountain of liquid chocolate. Mmmm.