Friday Night
Posted on Sep 09, 2009 under Travel | No CommentWe had a lot of fun in down town Phoenix last night. It was the monthly First Friday art walk. It is the largest all volunteer organised art walk in the country. Beginning over 20 years ago with some art openings coordinated for the 1st Friday of the month by a couple of galleries. The usual bands some wine, a quiet evening of art that has grown into an event taking place in several places in the down town Phoenix area. Street performances, art openings, craft vendors, art demonstrations, bands, DJ’s, dancing… There is no set start time, sometime in the late afternoon tents pop up, art work appears on the sidewalks, doors get propped open and music begins to fill the air. As afternoon turns into evening more people come out making for ever larger and larger crowds of people enjoying the art, music and night in down town Phoenix. The areas this occurs in are Roosevelt Row area from roughly 3rd ST and Roosevelt to 7th St and Roosevelt a a few streets N and S. The south of downtown area near 2nd St and Jackson. Grand Ave in the area south on Grand Ave on Roosevelt and the Melrose area on 7th Avenue N of Indian School. There are free shuttle buses to take people to some of the location now officially 1st Friday. We took the bus around to get a taste of the different events and happenings. There was a section of Roosevelt closed and skate board demonstrations and competitions were held there. All around were vendors selling wears I saw healing art, and prayer beads, there were a lot of bands in the area so there was a crowd here. We got hanging out and talking to people there were some interesting people who were visiting Phoenix from other parts of the world the one I found the most exotic was a man that claimed to be the manager of Dubai UAE luxury hotels. If that is so he sure came a long way to be at first Friday in Phoenix, Haha.
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