Sidewalks get busier.
Friends linger longer.
The city gets more social in spring, when the faces of Fredericksburg come out. Local galleries display new exhibits with special opening events year-round on the first Friday of every month. In spring and summer, Fredericksburg's Department of Parks and Recreation holds a monthly First Fridays concert that features live music, food and family fun. Concerts start tomorrow and run through October. It is Ridderhof's appreciation of art that pulls her downtown for the exhibits and displays, but she enjoys the social side, as well.