VisArts Goes Vroom

Although the pavement was wet and the morning overcast, VisArts held the First Annual Ride for the Arts last Saturday. Due to the unfavorable weather conditions only 35 riders participated. Unfortunately, my husband’s motorcycle needed to go back to the shop and I didn’t want to ride alone with the wet weather, so I wasn’t one of them. VisArts will hold another run in September or October.

Even though I missed the ride, I didn’t want to miss the afternoon festivities in Town Square. The Crimestoppers rocked the stage with the sun shining, too little too late. The VisArts studio artists decorated the donated motorcycle which was on display and will eventually be raffled. The paint now prevents it from running! An artist was sketching people and gave us a drawing of each of my sons. Bikes lined Gibbs Street, but not the kind for the stands on the sidewalks.

Upstairs in the Gallery several antique Harley Davidson motorcycles circled the room with historic descriptions. Down at the other end of the hall, Ram Cycles displayed racing bikes with an Xtreme video playing on the screen.

As always, I enjoyed talking with the artists in their studios and planned a design for a necklace with Mimi Harris. Last week, she moved to a larger studio. When she creates my necklace, I’ll be sure to share it.

If you have a motorcycle, please let me know. Hopefully we can ride together from Rockville Central this Fall and support our local art center.

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