One of the joys of Gallery Hops is not only the opportunity to inspect the latest art offerings, but to revel in the most popular of American pasttimes, people-watching. Hop Nights present people-watching at its best. Better than the State Fair. Far and away better than an evening at the theatre. Better even than A Night at the Opera with the Marx Brothers.
Elegance rubs shoulders with the bizarre.
The drab and the commonplace mingle with the whacky, the whimsical and the absurd. Frequently among the street performers are mimes, actors, and musicians - all adding to the festive atmosphere. It is a slam-bang culmination of motives, an electrical happening that galvanizes emotions, sends sparks of interpretation showering into the invisible ether. Brilliantly-hued paintings vie with equally vivid gowns. Trying to entertain.