October's First Friday

Thank you to all who made it out to our First Friday event last night. We had lots of our regular art lovers, and also quite a few new faces. If you missed it, then click on the video below for a clip about Bronwyn Minton's installation and art, and maybe you'll be inspired to stop by this month and check it out. If you were here, then you enjoyed lots of great company, wine, art and live jazz by Papa Chan and Johnny C-Note. It's wonderful to have them back into our local music rotation as they took the summer off to play at a 'green' on the west bank. Peter and John, thanks for the smooth vibes last night to conteract the nasty construction vibrations that were reverberating around the gallery. (really...digging with a backoe at 7 on a Friday night?!?)

The evening began with a lively artist conversation between Bronwyn and about 45 "early-risers" who made it here by 5 for the opportunity to share some quality time with the artist. It reminded me that First Fridays actually grew out of the artist talks that we started two years ago. (2 years of FF's...that's 24 art events in as many months...that's about 24 kegs of beer, 48 cases of wine and countless amounts of art and inspiration) Those talks faded away as the events became busier and louder, but now they are back! Not because the events are any less busy, we just decided to have to have the artists talk a little louder, scream even if they have to. So put it on your radar screen to get here early next time to enjoy some screaming about art.

Hmmm...next time...what will November's First Friday bring us? What's on the horizon for LMC is veggie oil and lots of it. Enough to get Mike Devine's vintage race car back to New England. Veggie oil and art, how is that going to work? Intrigued? Me too. I can't wait to see what we come up with.