Saturday of the Arts

Saturday we had a fun time enjoying the arts around the area.  After getting some need to dos done in the morning we got into it.  First we attended a little art show out at the Santa Clara Town Hall.  We go to a lot of these things and are pretty familiar with some of the artists.  Some we even know personally through church association.  Since it was small, we could actually visit with some of them and they let us take some pictures of them and their work.  One of them even told another artist to come over and let me take his picture by the other guys work, just for fun.  It was cool to see some of the work in progress as we watched.  If I was loaded with cash and had a house that would hold it, I would sure want to have some of these pieces...but I can just enjoy visiting them too.  Unfortunately that doesn't do much for the artist's pocketbooks.

 

Later that evening we went to the opening concert at the O. C. Tanner Amphitheater in Springdale, Broadway Under the Stars. It was the Southwest Symphony with Alex Boye. (It included a BBQ dinner in the parking lot beforehand.)  Even if the music hadn't been delightful, and it was, you just revel in the beauty of the venue.  We don't afford to do such things often, but every once in a while I just have to go to a concert up there.  And is is cheaper than the ones down here at the college.  So, there you have our artsy Saturday in a nutshell.