Some of the most beautiful, magical moments in our lives have been lit by hundreds of glowing points of light.

As a child in Seattle, we witnessed the annual Torchlight Parade and we had the chance to travel to California to watch the Disney Electric Parade. On long car trips at night we imagined the headlights and brakelights of all the cars on the freeway to be huge glowing white and red rivers, and on plane rides we pressed our face to the window during takeoff and landing to see the millions of tiny dots of light of the cities. And every Christmas Eve we would drive around looking at all the houses decorated with countless little bulbs.

In college, we skinny-dipped on just the right night, splashing about in the bay surrounded by microscopic, glowing bioluminescent algae. We spent the 3rd of July dancing all night with friends at a rave, surrounded by projections, light shows, and hundreds of glow sticks... Then we spent the 4th of July laying back on a hillside in Gas Works Park watching fireworks explode over our heads.

More recently, we've traveled to Burning Man to watch a towering effigy light up in neon, explode in fireworks, and engulf itself in flames - joining thousands of people in light-up costumes and on glowing bicycles as we party in the middle of nowhere. We flew to Costa Rica and found ourselves in the jungle at dusk, witnessing the magic of fireflies rising from the grass like tiny green fairies. And we rode a cab into Manhattan at night, seeing iconic buildings like the Empire State Building and the Chysler Building lit up against the darkness of the sky.

Thinking back on all this, we decided it's time... Time to illuminate the streets and bars of Seattle. It's time, to

LIGHTEN UP!

On Saturday, May 20th at 10pm, as darkness falls on the city, we'll pop in the batteries, flick the switches, crack the glow sticks, and converge on the latest hipster hotspot, REDWOOD. Redwood has been described as a "dimly lit watering hole" by the Seattle Weekly, and the Stranger noted that "The lighting, such as it is, comes from old-school Coleman-style lanterns retrofitted for electricity" and mentioned that "Two glowing plastic owls and one unglowing one watch over thebar." Sounds perfect, no?

At around 11:30pm, we'll gather the troops and walk a few blocks up to JAI THAI LOUNGE. By day, Jai Thai is a mild-mannered, well-loved Thai restaurant. By night, it comes to life with DJs, dancing, NO COVER, and (perhaps most importantly), it's hella DARK.

REDWOOD is located at 514 E Howell St, at the corner of E Howell and Belmont.
JAI THAI is located at 235 Broadway E, at the corner of Broadway and Thomas.

This may be our most ambitious costume theme yet, and might seem daunting at first. But we're always here to help make the seemingly impossible, possible. And several Guerrillas have already pulled off light-up costumes in the past - starting with Colony's Tap-Light bra at the very first GMP. Here's a list of the battery and chemical generated light sources we thought of that could be incorporated into costumes:

Flash Lights - Perhaps the simplest, and something you probably already have around. Imagine a Statue of Liberty with a glowing, flashlight torch!

Bike Lights - Another portable light source you may already own. The blinking red ones are particularly fun, and many have multiple patterns you can choose from. Perhaps you'll have a blinking, beating heart?

Head Lamps - A lot of folks have head lamps: those battery powered hands-free flashlights you wear on your head when hiking at night. These are perfect for that Coal Miner costume you've been waiting to wear!

Glow Sticks - Available at nearly every hardware and party store in lots of colors, these little guys are perfect and many have a hanging loop already on them.

Glow Bracelets/Necklaces - You can pick these up at local costume and party stores (like Champion and Display & Costume Supply), and can use them in all sorts or creative ways. They tend to be even cheaper in bulk from online sources like ExtremeGlow.com.

Battery Powered 'Rice' Lights - Available in lots of colors and styles at floral supply shops and at Display & Costume Supply, these tiny strings of Christmas lights run of batteries and can turn YOU into a Xmas tree for the evening.

Glow-in-the-Dark - The range of products available now that glow-in-the-dark is amazing. With just a little charging up under white lights, you'll be set. Check out the entire section decated to glow-in-the-dark items at Archie McPhee and these Bright Hands Glow Gloves. You can even buy glow-in-the-dark makeup and hairspray!

Black Lights - Battery operated Black Lights can be picked up to become the ideal accessory for your Crime Scene Investigator ensemble or to illuminate a costume of neon colors.

LED Lights - For the more electrically gifted among us, maybe you want to wire together some Light Emitting Diodes into a blinking robot costume, or create some 'Throwies'.

EL Wire - A wonder of technology, ElectroLuminscent Wire is available for sale online at places like CoolNeon.com, and can be turned into amazing costumes. It's perfect for that Glowing Jellyfish hat you always dreamed of, can be used as glowing trim on any costume, and can even be animated into something as amazing as THIS!

So Much More! - There are so many other light up items on the market these days... From LED Beer Mugs, to Flixx Pins, to Adhesive Backed Glow Badges, and even Light Up Pom Poms!. Be sure to check out Enlightened.com, ClubThings.com, ExtremeGlow.com, and CoolNeon.com for more inspiration!