Street fairs are an excellent opportunity to socialize and experience
the artistic talent of the area as they display everything from food to
hand-crafted home decorations. Last weekend I attended the Annual Adams Avenue
Street Fair with over 300 vendors and 100 live musical acts. The event lined
Adams Street for the distance of approximately eight city blocks.
This particular street fair is one of the largest in the
area and occurs annually drawing thousands of visitors to the bohemian Adams
Avenue Business District. This year the event was held on September 27th
and 28th and was situated in a cordoned street right between the
stores, bars, restaurants, and apartments.
Handcrafts:
Some of the items are hand crafted such as the bottled
glasswork. Not sure how the artist makes his items but it appears he melts the bottles
down in some way to manipulate them into wind chimes, wall pictures, or table
trays. Other handcrafted goods included jewelry, clothing, pens, and wall
signs.
Art:
Items such as paintings, pottery, and cartoons were just
some of the artistic endeavors on display. A few 3D drawings caught my
attention. As you look at drawings from
different angles they change shape.
Food:
It doesn’t take long to smell the aromas from food vendors representing
just about every culture imaginable. For
the first time in my life I ordered a rice milk and cinnamon drink from a
Mexican food stand; pretty good stuff. A half block further I was tempted by
stuffed grape leaves due to a recent cooking failure I had a week ago.
Bands and more bands:
If you were in the mood to listen to bands they were blaring
on just about every block which converted the art fair into mixed music and art
affair. Rock, country, Indie and vocalists got a place on the stage. The beer
garden seemed attractive to the concert goers.
