i hope everyone had a great artscape!! i was shocked at how crowded it was, but it could have been more unpleasant if the humidity had acted up. it is really inspiring to see so many people out and about for the arts-- but it sure is tiring to be stuck in a crowd the whole weekend. i tried to watch cake but ended up having a much better time at the side stage listening to noble lake, a cool local folk-y duo. speaking of local folk-y musicians, there's going to be a great concert at golden west cafe in hampden tomorrow night: paul mason and caleb stine. i'd recommend it!! oh, and speaking of upcoming shows, providence-based folk group the low anthem will be playing at the ottobar on august 15-- should be good!
today i went to the chesapeake folk festival at the chesapeake bay maritime museum in saint michael's, on the eastern shore. although being caught in traffic for a few hours dampened spirits, it was a really awesome day. if you ever get the chance to go to saint michaels, go to the museum!! it is huge and well worth the entrance fee. they put on a great festival!
[they had smith island cake, boats, and many other chesapeake classics]
and in the next few weeks there are some cool events coming up:
i would definitely recommend going to local performance troupe fluid movement's water ballet next weekend, august 2, at patterson park. i went to their water ballet last year and it was great-- really quirky, light-hearted, and fun.
also next weekend is the international festival at poly/western high school off cold spring lane in medfield (just north of hampden). it includes a huge variety of activities and nations-- a soccer tournament, performances, food...
keep in mind there are also county fairs pretty much every weekend until september-- for a more complete list, see the maryland office of tourism's monthly newsletter (online here). i subscribe to that and the baltimore fun guide, both of which give some great tips on cool stuff to do in the area.
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