Main Street Arts Festival: #3 nationwide.

"JUST ANNOUNCED: The prestigious Art Fair SourceBook has just released its 2008 national rankings, and MAIN ST. has come in at #3 in Fine Art and #6 in Fine Craft! The rankings are based on several factors, the most significant being the sales revenues of our participating artists. Over 1000 festivals are reviewed prior to establishing the rankings.
Thank you, Fort Worth! "

The above quote is from the Main Street Arts Festival website.

If you haven't been. Go. If for no other reason than to view the exhibits, but, the food's not bad either. It is, as they say, Fort Worth's most honored event and has been going now for 24 years.

The entertainment is good, too. That's an understatement. Main St offers many different kinds of music and performance groups from Ballet Folklorico to Mass Ensemble. Country, blues, jazz, funk, pop, etc. This has become a serious citywide festival.

So between Central Market and Main St. you have a pretty good weekend shaping up.

Main Street Arts Festival. April 16-19.

http://www.mainstreetartsfest.org

Grill at Central Market & Main St Arts.

Thrill of the Grill is Central Market's second largest event of the year (Hatch Chili festival is first). Central Market is a great place at this time of year, especially when you can taste-test the grilled foods.

From the Central Market website:

Fire up the grill and join us for our annual kick-off of the summer grilling season. It's our biggest springtime event, and second only to our Hatch Chile Festival (coming in August - it's never too early to start thinking Hatch!) in size and scope. We'll be grilling everything we can get our tongs on, and you can be sure it'll all taste great! Come see us for recipes, demos, cooking classes, wine pairing ideas, in-store deals... just come see us! Live Music on the Patio, too!
Friday, 4/17, 6-9 p.m. - The Last Chance Band (Oldies, Rock, Blues, R&B, Country) Saturday, 4/18 2-4 p.m. - Matt Wayne (Texas Country) 4:30-6:30 p.m. - Joey Green Band (Country Punk/Rock) 7-9 p.m. Sam Anderson & the Thrift Store Troubadours (Roots Music/Folk Rock/Blues)

Thrill of the Grill Friday, April 17 thru Sunday, April 19, 8:00 - 10:00 PM

http://www.centralmarket.com/Stores/Fort-Worth.aspx

Happy Easter!

Resurrection
Giovanni Bellini
1475

Pietà

Pietà

Eugène Delacroix
oil on canvas — 1850

Good Friday, in the Year of Our Lord, 2009

The Raising of the Cross
Peter Paul Rubens/ 1610

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Years ago, as I recall, on the Friday before Easter, between noon and 3pm, my mother would make sure that we three children were inside and silent, or at least playing quietly. I think we had some idea as to why, that this was the time that Christ had died and descended into hell and that everyone should observe these hours with solemnity.

We respected my mother's wish, watching the clock as we did. And looking outside.

I remember Good Friday being dark and cloudy.
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