Natalie and I went to went to Artscape twice this weekend. Friday night we got there late, but managed to catch some of Joan Jett and Roberta Flack. We heard Joan Jett do about six or seven songs and she was really good. Even Natalie liked her. She did "I Love Rock and Roll", "I Hate Myself for Loving You", "Crimson and Clover", the theme song from "That Girl", "Naked" and a couple of others before we left to go see Roberta Flack.
Roberta Flack played on the main stage, which is at the bottom of a hill. It was packed. We ended up standing inside a metal sculpture just trying to catch a glimpse of her. Natalie was disappointed. It sounded like light jazz to me. We wondered around checking out some of the booths till the place started closing up and then went home. If you want to avoid the crowds, Friday afternoon would be a good time to go to Artscape.
Saturday we got there about 12:30. Somebody was playing acoustic guitar on the main stage and we went to check it out. A couple were getting married there. Don't know what that was all about - did they originally meet at Artscape or what? We caught the parade of art cars as they drove down Mount Royal Avenue. The art cars are always cool. We saw a fashion show put on by the Fabulous Four. I saw that on the program and thought it was a Beatles tribute band. Natalie and I both liked it -there was even a Janet Jackson moment. Heading over towards Charles Street, we stopped to watch some demonstrations of pottery and jewelry making, calligraphy, drum making and, my personal favorite, belly dancing.
It was really hot on Saturday. By 3:00 o'clock we were both already wiped out. Luckily it was time for the BSO's free concert in air-conditioned Meyerhoff Symphony hall. That was a real nice break from the heat. The conductor was BSO/Peabody Conducting Fellow, Joseph Young. Here's a partial set list of what they played:
- Mozart - Marriage Of Figaro Overture
- Mendelssohn
- Rossini - Barber of Seville Overture
- Beethoven
- Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight Of The Bumble Bee
After the BSO concert, we headed back to Charles Street. This is the new section of Artscape. There was a Midway set up on the bridge over I-83, filled with all kinds of weird stuff, like a Freak Show and an Alien Space ship. The Freak Show was just Barbie Dolls and stuff like that but it still got to people. A couple of bands played, mostly just guitar and drums. And lots of audience participation. The Sensorama was creepy - little black boxes you stuck you hand into. The one full of warm water made me cringe for some reason. The Charles Theater didn't seem to be involved with Artscape at all, which was disappointing. I thought they'd take the place of "Shorts In A Tent" from last years show. We didn't make it the XXX show on North Avenue. By this time we had both had it, so we headed south on Charles Street to Brewer's Art for some liquid refreshment. We planned on going back on Sunday but since it was going to be another 95 degree day, we decided to go out Mom & Dads for a swim instead.
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