On Friday night we went over to Nate and Fro's house. They live in northeast Minneapolis, a part of the city that I hope to call home sometime next year. My crude words or photos will never be able to describe how fantastic an area it is. Giant trees hang low over the pleasant streets, strange and interesting shops can be found on Central avenue, amazing old industrial buildings are as numerous as houses, a constant stream of slow moving freight trains bisects the neighborhoods with their horns blasting loudly all day and all night. Soon after we arrived the outdoor fire was set up. We gathered round (LINK) and had a few laughs.
The third weekend in May of every year is when Art-A-Whirl (LINK) goes down in northeast Minneapolis. It is an open studio and gallery tour where hundreds of artists throw open their doors and display their works. There is more going on in this city that I ever knew. We spent all day Saturday and most of Sunday moving from one gallery to another. They were in breweries, on boats, in warehouses and in private homes. We saw art that was great and not so great and we ate as much free food as we could without being too obvious, even though stuffing ones pockets with handfuls of pretzels is quite a visible act. No shame.
No comments:
Post a Comment