The GROW Cafe, the Network’s precursor, loved a good party. There were Debutante Balls and Winter Cotillions, but the favorite by far was the Mutant Be-In, first held in 1978 and then again every Halloween for nine years thereafter.

So for the Network’s first party in our new digs, we thought it was time to revive the tradition and make good on its motto: when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

It was a fine evening, one we plan to repeat next year.

More pics in our Flickr photo album