First Friday

Because the 4th of July was on a Friday this year, we moved our exhibition opening to Saturday for the first time ever. It felt a little odd at first but we had a nice crowd and had pretty good sales, which is always nice. Russ Kidd and John Bice are two local photographers who I met when I first came to town in the early '80's. Both have a unique eye...Russ has been shooting musicians at work for a very long time and John shoots outdoors, both intimate scenes and landscapes. 100's of visitor's come out every first Friday and it is an important social event in our community. Some folks come out every month, some from time to time, and others might just be passing through. It is always a great mix and at least some of the conversation is about art and creativity! But it's much more than that. In some ways it's a 21st century replacement for the conversations that used to happen over the backyard fence. Because of the different night we closed an hour earlier than normal and there was open rebellion from a few of our patrons as we asked them to leave!
Next month we'll add some fine woodworking to the mix.

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