For anyone not familiar with First Friday, it is a long running open art and music event hosted the first Friday of every month in downtown Phoenix (Roosevelt @ 2nd Street area). The empty lots fill with local artists selling a wide variety of goods and pieces such as paintings, sketches, found object art, clothing, and jewelry. There are usually lots of street musicians of different genres and sounds filling the night air to compliment the visual activities in the area. Enjoy the spirit and culture of downtown Phoenix as you mingle with thousands of other residents and visitors. Tour art galleries, venues, and related spaces from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. every First Friday of the month. (Note: each art space has their own hours.)
This past Dec we took the family downtown to First Friday. We parked the car and walked to Sit and Stay, a great little hot dog joint. We then spent the next 4 hours wandering the streets enjoying art galleries, street artists and musicians and much more. We ventured into Nash, a dry jazz joint that features local musicians going up on stage and sitting in for a few songs in the set. On these Friday nights the cover charge is free and the music is always excellent. There are lots of shops to browse and a few coffee bars to sit and recharge before your next adventure. The people you meet are friendly and generally everyone has a good time.
http://www.rooseveltrow.org/about/first-fridays/
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