art festival

directly across the street (freeway) from our apartment is the

marin county civic center.

it's a beautiful building and was the last commision by the famous architect

frank lloyd wright.

we can see the marquee from our front balcony

so i always know what fun events are coming up.

and they have farmers markets all year round!!!

last weekend was the marin county art festival. sounds fun right? joe and i braved the 95 degree heat and headed over, ready to take in some art. we payed $10 each to get in and i think i can speak for both of us in saying we immediately regretted it. don't get me wrong, i enjoy a nice painting here and there. but walking around in the hot hot sun looking at things that i can't afford...not the best time. joe refused to leave until we

got our money's worth

so we walked by every booth, bought a $6 freshly squeezed lemonade (which was actually really good), and listened to the live music for a while.

i enjoyed sitting in the shade more than i enjoyed the music, oh well.

 makeshift band

 a little family of stilt-walkers

i don't know how they didn't overheat and die in those costumes

 these weird little things were for sale at a going rate of $600! not sure who would buy them, or where you would display them, but they were kinda cool.

the art festival wasn't all bad, but i can't say that i'll ever go again...