Main Street Arts Festival (Downtown Fort Worth)

Beginning last Thursday, April 14th, the Main Street Arts Festival is back in full swing this year.  I should say was in full swing as today's rain cancelled the last day of festivities.  It was a good thing my scheduled allowed me to enjoy the event for most of the afternoon yesterday.  The lazy part of my personality almost pushed me to postpone enjoying the event till today.  It's a good thing I didn't as I would have been disappointment and ticked at myself for not getting off my lazy butt to do so.  In still learning how to operate my new Apple IPhone, I accidentally deleted a few of the handful of pictures I took while passing by the art exhibits and vendor booths.  That's okay as I still have a few remaining, which I will post at the bottom of this entry.  Surprisingly I also ran in to a few people I knew as I walked the streets of Fort Worth.  To top off the afternoon, I enjoyed smoking a cigar at the smoke shop, as well as listening to the Fort Worth Symphony perform a few songs.  Overall it was time well spent as I truly enjoyed my day off.  Each year Arts Fest is always the highlight of an otherwise mediocre if not outright miserable residence in Fort Worth.  Guess people like me still deserve a reprieve from time to time.  At any rate, if you missed Arts Fest, you missed quite an experience.  However, art can be appreciated at any time, not simply every April during Arts Fest.  Fort Worth has quite a few top-notch museums to enjoy throughout the year.  Create your own Arts Fest any time you visit one of the museums.



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