Nuts

On Saturday, Warren and I dragged the monkeys to Overton Park for the Nuts! Over Art festival. (Yes, dragged.) They were not very excited about being there so, unfortunately, we breezed through several of the booths. All Satchel wanted to do was climb trees. Jiro wanted to get in the car and go home so he could play DS. Nice, huh?

They did perk up a bit when we saw the mime. Warren convinced them that she had a pet Lorax and that it was real. Also of interest was Shane McDermott, the Commercial Appeal's illustrator. He was super nice and detailed how he makes his sketches come to life. He also gave us some info about the newsbots he created. I somehow never knew these existed. Also of interest was the fimo artist. The monkeys were absolutely transfixed.

I really liked that the focus of the festival was artists and their crafts. Some folks had things for sale, but for the most part it was just demonstrations. There were also lots of hands-on activities for the kids, but the monkeys were too cool (or too shy) to participate. I hope this festival becomes an annual event and that next year the monkeys get a little more excited about it!