Dear Yelp, for one evening I stepped off my writer’s morality box, placed my love/hate relationship with you aside, and attended your invitation-only, free event. I’m not going to talk about reviewer’s morality today… just the online review site Yelp’s Yelptucky Derby event. Upon grounds entry, my costumed self (have Kentucky Derby garb on head,…
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BEAUTY BUILT UPON A CIRCUS
It’s easy to catch the camera disease in Sarasota, FL—you can blindly shoot anything at the Ringling Museum of Art and have it mistaken for a professional photo. With its multiple gardens, scattered art sculptures, and looming architecture (not to mention all the beauty housed inside those looming architectures) every inch of the Ringling estate can…
DONE DRAWING AND DOGGING DUNEDIN
An artist sculpted wire into tree leaves and another beat a drum as I walked from tent to tent and avoided stepping on pooches while the smell of kettle corn followed me. Excellent weather and excellent location led to healthy traffic flow during the 16th Annual Downtown Dunedin Art Festival last weekend. Dunedin’s art show…
PLEASE SIR– I’D LIKE SOME MORE… BEER
It was my first “Oktoberfest” event. Luckily I didn’t have to look ignorant because the concept was simple. You get a small cup. You walk to one of a couple dozen booths. The handlers pour you a free sample of beer. Repeat as needed. From 5pm to 9pm last Saturday, the 2200 block of Central Avenue…
