Three Rivers Festival
July 10th, 2011
In Fort Wayne, the annual Three Rivers Festival is the summer’s biggest festival. In a city full of festivals, that’s quite a big thing. Yesterday afternoon, we went downtown to Headwater’s Park to check things out, grab some BBQ, and a beer. We went to 3 of the gazillion activities that were going on yestereday, the Midway, the chalkwalk, and Art in the Park.
Art in the Park is an art show staged at Friemann Square. Dozens of artists of all types have tents setup to display their artwork. It’s fun just to stroll down the tents and look at all the awesome work. It’s equally amazing to see how many great artists are from Fort Wayne and the surrounding area. Below are some shots:
Art in the Park, the Friemann Square fountain
Art in the Park, a view down Main Street.
Art in the Park, a colorful pillow.
The chalkwalk is favorite at TRF. The chalkwalk is an event where a large section of Main Street in front of the FWMoA is blocked off and a variety of artists use chalk on the pavement to create temporary works of art. It’s awesome to see the creativity of these artists. The artwork should be finished this afternoon and I’ll post more photos later.
A shot down Main Street while the artists are at work.
Chalkwalk as seen on a Scrabble board.
A mostly completed chalk drawing.
The last part of yesterday’s excursion was a visit to the Midway at Headwaters park. There are tons of rides for the young, old, and the brave. I think the photos will explain things. 🙂
A shot of the Midway from the event area steps.
I don't know the name of this ride, but I called it the Vomitron.
Vomitron 2.
Vomitron 3
Vomitron 4.
Another ride was a giant swing that pivoted back and forth. It was another ride that I passed on. 🙂
Giant Swing-like thing 1.
Giant Swing-like thing 2
Giant Swing-like thing 3
Giant Swing-like thing 4
Giant Swing-like thing 5
Giant Swing-like thing 6
We are going down today to see the results of the Chalkwalk and grab a beer and a sandwich. Hope to see you downtown and enjoy a sunny hot day!
Thanks for reading!
-Ken