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Gallery Walk was last night. John had a great new show opening
, featuring Jim Sampson and Sammye Dina Smith. Of course, the prints and painting were fantastic. There were also several potters, a metal mobile artist and a photographer with works on display, as well as a couple sculptors. We decided to make it a family affair. We all joined John for an evening downtown. The kids were fascinated by our favorite local folk singer, Mitch Rice, who has been enchanting each and every child since birth...and to sweeten the deal, his friend brought Charlie the dancing parrot. The younger kids sprawled out games on the sidewalk for some extra kid friendly entertainment. With a gallery full of new art, excellent food, beer, and wine, sidewalk games and live musical entertainment, the evening was quite a success.
We had a good opening on Friday evening at John's gallery. The artist was energized and the crowd was enthusiastic. I chose the menu and made food and desserts for the event. It went over really well. I had a great time blending up all the chic peas into hummus. I made garlic hummus and basil/garlic hummus.....a gallon and a half total....I think I should have made 3 gallons. A recipe for Lentil and Barley stew was found in blogland( http://dreamaboutfood.blogspot.com/2011/03/cumin-lentil-barley-stew.html ), so I quadrupled the batch and made over 4 gallons of the yummy warm stew. We resurected a recipe from John's old restaurant, made a huge batch of Quinoa Salad. We also had trays of crackers, veggies, pita, and olives. I baked 3 apples pies for the dessert table...I think I should have baked 9 or 10..seriously...they were so good and everyone loved their deliciousness. As an added bonus...it was all vegan.
