This year, Crafty Bastards landed on the 1st Saturday in October, the same date as Art on the Avenue. The jury (read: my neighbors) seem divided about this year’s Art on the Avenue - not whether it was the biggest or best in it’s history (it seemed to be both) - but whether there were too many kids activities crowding out the hipsters or too many hipsters crowding out the kids activities. Frankly, I thought there was a nearly-oppressive number of both kids and hipsters, but that’s why it’s fun.
Much more tedious and tiresome has been the angst over which show is “better.” Alexandria, in particular, has a lot of well-run art and craft markets and it seems like there’s enough creativity and energy (and disposable income) around to support them all. I would have liked to get over to Crafty Bastards, but I was committed to being at Art on the Avenue before the date for Crafty Bastards was announced. And, as it turned out, an awful lot of my money also ended up committed to purchases of locally crafted, hand-sewn items so I can’t really complain.
Found by a Friend has put their assessment of Crafty Bastards versus Art on the Avenue in an old school venn diagram. It’s pretty amusing, so I thought I’d link to it.
