How to get into RiverArtsFest for free

Just a quick news update about RiverArtsFest, the arts festival Friday-Sunday in the South Main neighborhood. They’re charging an admission fee for the first time ever – $5. I’ve had a couple of people ask me, “What if I just want to frequent one of the businesses in the area? For example, what if I want to just hang out at Max’s Sports Bar all day and watch football, and I don’t care about the festival?”

Well, today the festival’s organizers posted a way around the fee on their Facebook page. If you ride the MATA trolley to the Butler Station trolley stop and get off there, you’ll be inside the festival without paying. Pretty cool deal.

All right, I’ve got to go Halloween costume shopping again so this needs to be a short post. Coming soon: News about a couple of Halloween parties, a trivia night, sushi, a poker hand disaster, and possibly more.