The Pearl Street Arts Fest 2019

My sister Susan (seen on the left talking to Boulder photographer Rob Lantz) and I drove to Boulder from Fort Collins yesterday afternoon to attend the Pearl Street Arts Fest, a really great art festival on a truly interesting street. It was warm and sunny and Pearl Street, the heart and soul of Boulder, was packed. Boulder is often described as 25 square miles surrounded by reality, and with good reason.  It was founded in 1858, and many of the buildings on Pearl Street date from the 1870s, when Boulder truly started to grow.  There was a lot of great photography on exhibit yesterday, which made me especially happy.  In addtion to Lantz (www.roblantzphoto.com), who specializes in Colorado landscapes, I was especially impressed by the work of Andrew Mosedale, a photographer from St. Augustine, Florida.  I am not usually a fan of staged photography, but his traditional black and white photography, carefully stage-managed to recreate both historical and frankly weird photographs, is quite impressive.  Check out his work at http://andrewmosedale.com/.

I suggested to Susan that she bring her two dogs, Tutu and Blackberry, along with us, as Boulder is an especially dog friendly place, and I knew that Blackberry would probably have loved to meet all the dogs and their owners walking amongst the artwork.  Susan, however,  felt that Tutu, a tiny Yorkshire terrier, would not be up to all that walking, and she didn't want to leave her home alone for so long. After all, it might have resulted in deep psychological trauma if we took Blackberry and not her ("that damn Blackberry is her favorite - not me, despite what she says"), and so we left both dogs at home.  Boulder, by the way, is about an hour southwest of Fort Collins, located in a dramatic setting right up against the Flatirons.  It is also home to the University of Colorado, which helps give it a special college town vibe. You can't go wrong spending a summer Sunday afternoon there, art or no art.