All those years back which seem like a lifetime (and actually is for my daughter), when I broke my favorite plate and Mike made some jewelry out of it, the first place we tried to sell it was in Old City at First Friday. I was pregnant at the time and little did we know then what an impact on our lives those necklaces, which sold immediately, would make.
I love First Fridays. I've been going since I was a teenager with my art school friends. Then Old City was a different place, with a lot of galleries and no condos, a little seedy. Exciting for us, we'd sneak wine (they had lots of it and it was free back then) and discuss the finer points of the art with all of our 16 year old insight. I'd go too in my 20s when I came back to town, I knew some of the busker and didn't have to sneak the wine anymore, I noticed the neighborhood changing. Later on when I lived here again and first started dating Mike we would always go, he had gone with his friends when he was younger too. Then he worked at a bar called Sugar Moms between 2nd & 3rd Sts so we go there after seeing all the art and hang out with the cook in the back (the front was always way too crowded). Folks had just started to vend on the street, real art that didn't make it into the galleries and crafts too. Mike thought why not, and started selling the stained glass earrings and necklaces he made.
I love First Fridays. I've been going since I was a teenager with my art school friends. Then Old City was a different place, with a lot of galleries and no condos, a little seedy. Exciting for us, we'd sneak wine (they had lots of it and it was free back then) and discuss the finer points of the art with all of our 16 year old insight. I'd go too in my 20s when I came back to town, I knew some of the busker and didn't have to sneak the wine anymore, I noticed the neighborhood changing. Later on when I lived here again and first started dating Mike we would always go, he had gone with his friends when he was younger too. Then he worked at a bar called Sugar Moms between 2nd & 3rd Sts so we go there after seeing all the art and hang out with the cook in the back (the front was always way too crowded). Folks had just started to vend on the street, real art that didn't make it into the galleries and crafts too. Mike thought why not, and started selling the stained glass earrings and necklaces he made.
Old City holds so many memories for us. I love that I can share that and going to First Fridays with our daughter, who last night kept saying how much fun everything was. The streets were packed with all sorts of people, looking at art in the galleries, making and selling art on the street, playing amazing music, it was fun! Weather dependent we'll be there next First Friday in November, maybe we'll see you!
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