Dog Days of June

In the early afternoon I headed back up toward Asbury Park for the Tri-City Arts Tour. I stopped first at the Studio, where Molly was busy working on an unrelated project. She planned to skip the afternoon in Asbury and go there in the evening. I walked over to Cookman and found that the street was pretty much deserted. I figure the 95 degree heat had much to do with that. Since there was no one around my exhibit, I decided to take advantage of the free time to check out some of the other shows around town. I went up Cookman toward the beach, stopping to look in a few spots. One was a model home in a townhouse complex, which had been filled with art, including an installation of Molly's cut out wooden trees, last seen on the walls of Crybaby Gallery earlier this year. The trees were arranged on the various walls of the stairwell between the 1st and 2nd floor, very effective I thought. I continued a few more blocks up to the boardwalk, where I expected to see a show of art in the Casino building; when I was first searching on the web for information about this festival, the only thing I could find was a posting about a large group show that would be installed there. But I found the building (seen above) completely empty. At least I was able to enjoy the cool space for a few minutes before starting back.

Checked out a few more tour stops (and some outdoor mural painting) before heading back to America's Cup. A few people came in, but just to buy food and beverages. I knew one, Rob Ryan, who has worked in the Studio and is the resident of the loft where we saw the Hungry March Band performing last night. Eventually I decided to give up and head home to get ready for a family function. By the time that was over, it was late, so I decided to stay home, let Molly represent me tonight, and come back energized tomorrow afternoon.