Birthday fest
Oct. 12th, 2010 09:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
magidFirst off, thanks to everyone who sent, said, or posted birthday greetings and wishes: it was amazing to have all that happy joyousness floating around me this weekend.
Even though the holidays were safely over (unusual for my birthday), somehow I didn't manage to organize anything in particular, which turned out to be a good thing: there were far too many events this weekend already. I'm reserving the right to do something later and call it a birthday event :-).
Shabbat afternoon I walked up to Davis Square for HONK! fest. I got to hear (and see, a bit, sometimes, given the crowds) the Dirty Water Brass Band (which happened to play "Happy Birthday"!), the Leftist Marching Band, Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band (which had a lovely black and orange butterfly hovering above it for a while, in addition to fabulous music), and Afro Brazil (amazing drumming!). And not only did I get to hear and dance to amazing music, there were wonderful people to hang out with while enjoying it. (Social time is particularly appreciated now that my one weekly social engagement has been canceled.) And I was able to offer people tastes of liqueurs I've made (I brought MacIntosh, strawberry, and apricot for people to have a choice. The apricot seemed most popular overall, though there were definite apple proponents. I was surprised that the strawberry was noticeably third, since other times it has been a favorite.), which felt great, offering my art (in addition to showing off the hat I'd made, that is).
Late in the afternoon I walked over to Harvest Fest, which featured local food and beer, none of which I'd consume... but also featured entertainment by friends of mine (in the second shift, anyway), with HarmCityHeart on lyra, KlingonLandlady and Frobzwiththingz on silks, and the Zebbler Encanti Experience. (OK, and I was comped a ticket.) Which meant the chance to see yet more friends, and appreciate their artistry, under sometimes-challenging technical conditions.
(To be complete, I should mention that the following day I briefly made it to Oktoberfest in Harvard Square, making it a three-fest weekend.)
Even though the holidays were safely over (unusual for my birthday), somehow I didn't manage to organize anything in particular, which turned out to be a good thing: there were far too many events this weekend already. I'm reserving the right to do something later and call it a birthday event :-).
Shabbat afternoon I walked up to Davis Square for HONK! fest. I got to hear (and see, a bit, sometimes, given the crowds) the Dirty Water Brass Band (which happened to play "Happy Birthday"!), the Leftist Marching Band, Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band (which had a lovely black and orange butterfly hovering above it for a while, in addition to fabulous music), and Afro Brazil (amazing drumming!). And not only did I get to hear and dance to amazing music, there were wonderful people to hang out with while enjoying it. (Social time is particularly appreciated now that my one weekly social engagement has been canceled.) And I was able to offer people tastes of liqueurs I've made (I brought MacIntosh, strawberry, and apricot for people to have a choice. The apricot seemed most popular overall, though there were definite apple proponents. I was surprised that the strawberry was noticeably third, since other times it has been a favorite.), which felt great, offering my art (in addition to showing off the hat I'd made, that is).
Late in the afternoon I walked over to Harvest Fest, which featured local food and beer, none of which I'd consume... but also featured entertainment by friends of mine (in the second shift, anyway), with HarmCityHeart on lyra, KlingonLandlady and Frobzwiththingz on silks, and the Zebbler Encanti Experience. (OK, and I was comped a ticket.) Which meant the chance to see yet more friends, and appreciate their artistry, under sometimes-challenging technical conditions.
(To be complete, I should mention that the following day I briefly made it to Oktoberfest in Harvard Square, making it a three-fest weekend.)