Anara decided not to go back to Kumoricon today, so we all spent the day together, starting with morning coffee, brunch, and a walk.
This afternoon we all biked to a fine arts and crafts festival called "Art in the Pearl." The Pearl is a former warehouse and light industry area north of downtown Portland which has been revitalized and is now known for its art galleries, lofts, and upscale businesses. Powell's City of Books is located here, and many galleries participate in the First Thursday art walks.
The festival is held every year on Labor Day weekend and features some hands on crafts demonstrations and over 100 artists displaying their works.
After we'd ooh'ed and ahh'ed over about half of the show, we were ready to sit down for some coffee at the nearby Glyph Cafe & Arts Space.
Chris's friends Ken and Heidi sent out a general invitation to an impromptu "bring your own" barbecue at their house this evening. We stopped at New Seasons on the way over to pick up some food to grill and some drinks. Ken and Heidi had a large barbecue grill fired up and a fire in the fire pit for folks to sit around and converse. Chris made some veggie skewers, which we shared, and we had some chicken sausages.
A great time was had by all. Anara was able to read her book in the dark (very young eyes!). The conversation turned into a game of Truth or Dare, with a pole set in the fire pit leaning over to select the victim.
And yes, I took a dare, which turned out to be coming out with my underwear on the outside of my clothes (photo deleted). All in good fun!
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