text: I am very torn about First Friday I absolutely love community events Especially art walks and more creative culture but this is very lacking I want to love it because it is in my back yard too nnHowever First Friday leaves me with a sense of empty feeling Located in the arts district downtown should be plenty of reason why this event should boast art but it does not nnThe art galleries are lacking and the street vendors that sell art are more there to just get a buck than they are about art nnThen there is the riff raff of downtown trying to join in and so many kids everywhere I guess police try to crack down on curfew but there is always so many grungy kids that are up to no good running around nnThe food stalls are nice during summer hours winter many vendors decide to stay home nnIll probably end up going back in the summer but I will go early before it gets dark and the crazy kids literally kids come out at night