Art in the Park

One of the things I looked forward to in living in a small town was to attend the events - the Santa Parade in December, the Mother's Day Bake Sale and Craft Fair, the 4th of July Picnic and Fireworks. One by one, these events came and went, and either we had other things to do, didn't feel like driving into town, or forgot they were happening. Since neither of us really like crowds, it didn't exactly break our hearts to miss the festivities.

Yesterday, our little town had its first annual Art in the Park. I needed to go into town anyway to run some errands (grocery store, post office, hardware store - the usual stops), so I decided to make the effort to walk over to the park and check it out.

 
There were quite a few people there, but I didn't need to worry about the crowd factor. The weather was perfect, warm with a gentle breeze. There was a singer/guitarist entertaining with folk and rock tunes.

  
About twenty booths were set up around the park with a variety of arts and crafts: paintings, jewelry, clothes, tiles, woodwork.

Look closely: can you spot Elvis?

I spied a bird necklace at the third booth I strolled past. My yogini sisters will appreciate the fact that I just had to have it!









I'm so glad I attended. It was a low-key event, the booths' vendors were friendly and helpful, the music was pleasant and the weather was perfect.

Note for my Gilmore Girls friends: I couldn't help but fall into a Stars Hollow fantasy while at Art in the Park. I kept expecting Kirk or Taylor to walk by, barking orders at someone. And I swear I saw Lorelai and Rory near the food trucks.