Yesterday was the first Friday in May, and the First Friday Art Walk along Santa Fe Boulevard here in Denver was packed. The side walks were crowded, and you had to move very slowly between galleries. Perhaps this was because I showed up later than usual, and the hipsters here really don't start partying before 8:00 or 9:00 P.M. Also, this was the first truly warm night for First Friday since last fall, and I suspect art walks are a warm weather sport. In any case, there was some pretty nice photography on display this time, along with the other usual weird stuff, and Metropolitan State University's Center for the Visual Arts was featuring it's annual show for this year's Bachelor of Fine Arts graduates, and so the energy level was pretty high. Plus, that little girl who plays the guitar and sings on the street for tips was back (as seen in the upper right hand corner of the above collage). Once again, I have to wonder if she gets to keep her tips, or her father just takes them to pay bills. Also, is this not covered under child labor laws? As I passed her heading for the light rail train to go home around 9:30, she was still playing away. Somebody should look into that.
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