Feeling the Sun from Both Sides
“All I can say about life is, Oh God, enjoy it!”
Bob Newhart (1929 - )
This is an Amadeo P.S.A. The best time of the year is upon us…at least in Bmore. There are festivals galore and the most wonderful one of all starts friday. Artscape my friends. Of course I’m glad that there will be good shows. Of course I’m glad I’ll run into a million people. Of course I’m glad I’ll be surrounded by lovely ladies in summer time glory. Most of all I’m glad that the Mayors craptacular band was not listed on the line-up. Give it up money you have a job. Anyway, peep the line up (or at least the line up I’m going to see):
Friday, July 21
7 p.m. Fertile Ground - neo-soul
8:30 p.m. Teena Marie - R&B/soul
Saturday, July 22
6:30 p.m. Goapele - neo soul
8:30 p.m. Common - hip hop/R&B
Sunday, July 23
6:30 p.m. Michael Franti & Spearhead - roots reggae
This what I call comfortable shoe day. Get dipped, throw on some smell goods, find a good parking spot and don’t go home to after midnight. If you can I recommend that you get there. Beyond the performances I listed there have to be about 50 more including dancing and theatre. There’s also vendors of all kinds, but most prevelant are artists with works for sale. This is the biggest, best and most eclectic event that this city has to offer and it’s one that I pray to never miss. Hell I’ve got off a plane and came straight in town to patronize Artscape. No amount of tired can dissuade me from going.
Artscape = artsy broads that like sensitive men = no pussy until August. where the B’More chickenheads gon’ be at? You know the girls that think Red Lobster is classy.
Don’t sleep Funnel Cake always brings out the hood.
Atypical
Comment by Billy Sunday — July 17, 2006 @ 2:29 pm
Those lineups sound like a winner! Uh Amadeo, you need a date for those events?
I’d love to help, but you can’t bring sand to the beach!
Amorphous
Comment by Nikki — July 17, 2006 @ 3:32 pm
i am so jealous when folk post about such events. i love living where i live, but the lack of social engagements drive me up a wall. time to start roadtripping again i guess.
soouds like a good weekend
Comment by aquababie — July 17, 2006 @ 5:41 pm
lmao@the mayor’s ‘craptacular band’. some folk just don’t know when to give up on the dream. oh well…i hope you have a great time! the national black arts fest is coming to the atl this week so we’ll be in the midst of brilliant blackness. i’m looking forward to it!
Comment by nikki indigo — July 18, 2006 @ 12:07 am