The 6th annual FLOW Northside Arts Crawl is significant in its own right, but this year's event carries an extra special meaning. The self-guided tour, which takes place Saturday along West Broadway, will pay tribute to those affected by the May 22 tornado.
Each year the art crawl spotlights visual and performing artists at a variety of free venues on the Northside. But this year, the crawl is offering a couple cool events dedicated to the tornado response. At 3 p.m. Saturday (at 2034 W. Broadway), four chainsaw artists will be doing live carvings on fallen trees recovered from the tornado.
At 5 p.m. Saturday, FLOW will recognize the thousands of volunteers who helped with the clean up with a ceremony at Penn and W. Broadway. It sounds like the organizers also plan to stage a massive panoramic photo of all the volunteers who attend this gathering. The photo will be publicly displayed later on (and available for download).
Other art events (via FLOW's website):
• Cookie Cart Summer Festival featuring food from the Smack Shack, tours of the bakery and free cookies
• Live music and dance at the KFAI stage
• The Goddess of Glass & Friends Artisan Market
• Fremont Clinic F.I.T. Force DT Life Break Dancers
• Open Mic hosted by Tish Jones featuring Power of our Voices youth
• Unlimited Next Level Drill Team
• Tropical Zone Orchestra and Tropical Charanga at the Capri Theater
• Northside 365 photography project
• BLO Stage & Beer Garden and FLOW Afterparty
Go to FLOW's website for the full schedule.
(Photo above by Joey McLeister)
