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Fete en Blanc, 2012: Good Friends, Good Food, Under the Stars

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Pack a picnic! Wear white! Feast with Friends!   Fête en Blanc  2012 is set for Friday, August 10 at 7pm, somewhere in Columbus. What is it, you ask? Well,  Fête en Blanc  is a semi-underground, outdoor picnic for which guests bring their own picnic dinners, tables, chairs, and white garb to a location that is not disclosed until a few hours before the event.  It's been a French summer tradition for the last twenty or so years and is now an international phenomenon called D î ner en Blanc . Last year was a huge success...even with a day full of rain and some muddy ground.  Two hundred people showed up in white outfits and brought amazing food and drink, feasted by candlelight, then danced to the retro-sounds of local band The Randys.   This year's event is shaping up to be even bigger and better! For more information, check out the Fete website, here .  You can order tickets through the website, or at the eventbrite page.  This year,  Fête en Blanc  is o