So today I went to the Provo Farmers Market, and I must say I was a little disappointed. I went to the website for the event, and saw pictures of:
People playing music
Enormous cotton candy!
Cute babies
None of these were there! There were a lot of stands selling vegetables, home-made clothes/accessories, and random chain food like Subzero Ice Cream. The atmosphere was annoying, as everything was crowded, hot, and loud. There were a lot of little kids running around, and NO cute babies. The people seemed to be kind of hickish, and there were many plaid shirts. Surprisingly, the people attending the market seemed to be more of rednecks and farmers than the people running the booths themselves! Some of the booths themselves were interesting. One was selling LDS art, and it had some good paintings of the prophet and his wife. Most of the paintings were extremely similar however, even though they were painted by many different artists. One stand was selling tie dye clothes, and there was a tie dye poncho, which is probably the greatest thing ever made.
Awesome!
I was disappointed that there was no live music, and the stand keepers decided that blasting country and pop was a viable alternative. It wasn’t. The best thing about the market was defiantly the smells. There was grilled teriyaki chicken, kettle corn, French fries, and all sorts of random deliciousness. So in conclusion, the Farmers Market, was disappointing, and I certainly did not feel any more “enlightened” or cultured. I imagined local farmers peddling goods; not chain restaurants like Subzero Ice Cream. However, some of the booths did seem to be family run, and there was a booth for signing up to donate blood, which I was glad to see. So, overall, I would have to give the Farmers Market a mediocre 5 out of 10.
My plan for cultural events:
Week 1: Farmer's Market
Week 2: Provo Gallery
Week 3: SLC Twilight Concert
Week 4: Ballet Under the Stars
Week 5: Sundance Screening
Week 6: Springville Musuem of Art
Week 7: Salt Lake Gallery
Week 8: Dance Sport
hmmm...every time I go there is someone playing music. Maybe you just missed them. And I'm sorry there weren't more cute babies.
ReplyDeleteThat's a bummer for the most part. when you talked about the LDS art it seems like that happens a lot. All of the pictures look the same, but there is really so much that artists can paint. Love the poncho by the way!
ReplyDeleteWhat's a farmer's market without cute babies? I am kind of intrigued by the stands for donating blood. Were they family run? If so, that appears kind of sketchy. It's tough to enjoy the market when it's hot, nothing looks too appealing.
ReplyDeletehaha. family run blood banks. yeah, that would be a bit sketchy...
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