Heather Navarro, a founder of Central West End Families and Friends, sent this poster announcing Saturday's neighborhood celebration of the city-wide public art project "Wings in the City," which benefits BJC's Pediatric Hospice Program. Saturday afternoon's activities around the Maryland Plaza Fountain include a chocolate butterfly station sponsored by Bissinger's, live music, and a ceremonial…
Category: Art & Architecture
Mona McPherson, the newest addition to alley art
Artist and pop-up shop favorite Wade Crowder, whose fabulous garden was featured on this blog last September (see it here), emailed recently that he had painted a Mona Lisa on his garage in the alley between McPherson and Westminster. Readers may remember seeing a weathered painting of Frida Kahlo, below, gracing another garage in the…
Mother’s Day Jewelry Event
Two talented neighborhood jewelers are having a pre-Mother's Day Sale on Saturday. Get your henna tattoo, munch on homemade chocolates, and shop for Mother's Day. The bracelet in the poster is one of Christiane Danna's sculptural design; the earrings were created by Jennifer Walker who was featured on this blog last week.