ObsESSed with the MisWESt

I'm back in Grand Rapids, and once again am encamped with the life here. I arrived early, worked from the hotel for a couple hours, then went on my ritualized run around the city. This week there's a big art festival in town called Art Prize - truly impressive amount of art, all for the public to see and vote on. I talked to a coupe old(er) ladies about a quilt that was carved out of wood, and witnessed a few people make impressions in the life-size pin push thing (or whatever it's called... See the photo).

It's just a bunch of people - from families to hipsters - all enjoying the evening together. The small town reminds me of Durham. So does the friendliness. I... Love it.