Art on the Loop Smashing Success

Once again AOTL was a huge hit! We had at least the same number of folks come out and enjoy great art and great music! It was interesting to see it all come together (I won't tell you how nervous I was doing this without Mikie's help) especially since so many new people participated.

Here are just a few images from that night: artists mixing with the viewers, art work being sold (I picked up two really nice pieces myself) and I'll post pix of the musicians tomorrow (still working on all those photos!). Here's a shot of Ike Skinner, owner of Skinner's Fabrics, showing samples of his custom made furniture. His stuff was awesome!!

Thanks to all of you who spread the word to your friends and family. Our goal is to keep bringing quality, locally made art and music to you. We always need more events that are fun for the whole family and it's definitely affordable! Below you see Jake Rutherford and Benji Smith, two of our participating artists, with Scott Tjernagel, pastor of River City Vineyard Church.

We couldn't have pulled this off without this dynamic duo, Patrick and Ryan, seen here posing with the lovely Rachael Leifeste. They did all the sound checks for the musicians the day before and ran sound that night. I think I even saw Ryan running around with a push broom once; he was right on top of things that needed to get done! Thanks, guys.

Here are two lovely artists, Stacy Whitworth (far left) and Sarah Joy Mikolajczyk (2nd from right) with friends. New Braunfels really knows how to support its artists! Lots of friends came out to see what these girls have been doing.

My personal favorite act of the night: Chris Conde. He's 18 years old, a former "military brat" who's lived all over the world. He lives in San Antonio and I heard him open for All the Day Holiday at RCV Church about two months ago. He was amazing!! I literally begged him to play the next AOTL and he came through. Here's Chris with his fans who traveled from SA to hear him perform. You can hear Chris's music on myspace.

Check back for more photos of the musicians later! And keep your ears open for the next AOTL.