Guests dressed in white unite for Diner en Blanc
Civic Center Plaza in Downtown Memphis was transformed into an open-air dining area Saturday evening for the second annual Diner en Blanc. The hundreds who attended were required to dress all in white, bring their own food and dinnerware and did not know ahead of time where in the city they would be dining. They were transported to their destination by chartered buses from remote pickup locations. (Mike Kerr/Special to Daily Memphian)
Justin and Janessa Johnson check their phones as they wait to be transported by chartered bus to the Diner en Blanc. They were among a crowd of close to 100 who waited for more than an hour at a pre-arranged pickup point outside Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library. The first bus arrived about 7:15 p.m. (Mike Kerr/Special to Daily Memphian)
Civic Center Plaza in Downtown Memphis was transformed into an open-air dining area Saturday evening for the second annual Diner En Blanc. The hundreds who attended did not know ahead of time where in the city they would be dining. They were transported to their destination by chartered buses. (Mike Kerr/Special to Daily Memphian)
About 100 people waited for more than an hour Saturday outside Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library to be transported by chartered bus to the Diner en Blanc. (Mike Kerr/Special to Daily Memphian)
Posing for a selfie Saturday night at Diner en Blanc were (from left) Karla Hollingshed, Tierney Armour, Laschunn Dickerson and Sabrina Tiller-Gladney. The four were among hundreds attending the outdoor dining event on Civic Center Plaza. (Mike Kerr/Special to Daily Memphian)
White-clad participants carrying white table accessories board a charter bus Saturday evening. The buses take participants to a destination --- in this case, Civic Center Plaza Downtown --- that is a secret until they arrive. (Mike Kerr/Special to Daily Memphian)
Fashion in the air as Civic Center Plaza in Downtown Memphis is transformed into an open-air dining area Saturday evening for the second annual Diner en Blanc. The hundreds who attended were required to dress all in white. (Mike Kerr/Special to The Daily Memphian)
A digital tablet whirls quickly around a tilting, twisting platform to record the moment as three women perform for the moving camera at Civic Center Plaza. (Mike Kerr/Special to Daily Memphian)
White linen napkins are whirled in the air to the music as those attending the second annual Diner en Blanc dance. (Mike Kerr/Special to Daily Memphian)
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