PHOTOS: From Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale's F.A.T. Village

Went over to F.A.T. Village on Saturday night for the first time in a few months. Despite it being summer, when things typically slow down, the area was more packed then usual,. With food trucks and a street closure, parking was hard to come by (though some talked about the possibility of a shuttle from a nearby parking lot in the future). There were was even a line to get into C&I Studios (which was having an indie craft fair and free drinks all night).

Leah Brown's sculpture hung from the rafters at The Projects/North in F.A.T. Village

I also visited The Projects/North, which had a wondrously strange otherworldy feel with a colorful mist, a Leah Brown sculpture that takes us deep inside a seemingly sleeping head, a sculpture by Peter Symons, who is planning to burn his giant wood assemblage later this year, and a bunch of bicycles all pointed into a circle.

The latter installation, called "It Takes A Community," was created by Ryan Farrell. Basically, a bunch of people get onto the bikes and start pedaling real fast. Through their collective efforts they are able to power some of the car headlights stationed above the bikes.

Despite the blur, my feet couldn't seem to go fast enough ....

The first thing I asked upon seeing the exhibit (during a time when less people were on the bikes) was "Can I do it myself? If I pedal real hard, can I make those lights go on all by myself?" Later, I thought about how much that actually says about me, that this would be my first thought. Then I realized, even while pedaling really fast along with others, that a) I'm a little out of shape from too much computer work and b) even with others, it's hard to get things done ... and that it actually might take more people to make the lights shine brightly and consistently. Actually, that project made me think about all kinds of things .... I really like when that happens.

Visited a bunch of other places too, including World and Eye, whose themed group hows I am growing to love. This one was about money.

I've included some of my photos from the F.A.T. Village above. Expand by clicking the lower right hand corner and then click on show info (at top) for titles  ... or just view the Flickr set.