A Day in The Shade: Templeton's Annual Day of Art in the Park

The Saturday before Mothers Day every year sees the city park in Templeton, California, transformed into an art fair, but it's not a quiet, sedate event. The air is full of the sound of live music, and people are spontaneously dancing to it on the sidewalks. People move from tasting wine at one booth to seeing bold colors on canvas at the next. It's the place to get hand made greeting cards, expensive paintings, hand crafted lawn furniture, jewelry, creations made from barrels, iron work, birdhouses, and much more -- all being sold by the people who created them.

I hope as you walk through the Templeton City Park with me, see the sights, and hear the sounds in the videos, you will pick up the carefree mood of those who were actually there. Whether you are watching dancers, enjoying a juggling act with flaming torches, tasting wine, or strolling through the booths of the artists, your senses are always being pulled somewhere else nearby. It's like walking through a moving collage. And that's a bit how I will present it -- as I saw it. I hope you will enjoy our Day in the Shade. This one took place on May 8, 2010, but it happens every year. In 2011 it was May 7. I wrote about the 2011 event here: Artisans Demonstrate their Creativity at Templeton's Annual Day in the Shade Art in the Park Celebration

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