I know I usually blog about Action Sports, but I live in Normal Heights, and I love our neighborhood. If you did not attend the Adams Ave Roots & Healing Arts Festival you missed a great event. It all happened on April 24th and 25th on Adams Avenue and the Adams Park Lawn. This festival featured all the stuff you expect at a street fair and more. There were a multitude of stages and small performance areas spread out through the 8 blocks of the event. The music varied from classic one man blues to reggae. I really enjoyed the spacing of the stages and performance areas this year. As soon as one group's performance was ending, another group's was beginning. If you were just walking by, the sound from one stage, or area, wasn't overstepping the next. The attendees had the benefit to listen to the performances they wanted to and not be distracted by another area's sound. 
Of course there was plenty of fair food to fill your gut with. I really loved the pockets and collared greens we had from the Flavors of East Africa booth. The ice cream at Mariposa's was top notch as always. If you haven't been to this local ice cream shop, stop reading and go now. Their ice cream is actually hand made and you can taste it!
The weather was perfect, the storms earlier in the week blew out all the smog. Everyone seemed to be having a great time. Many people were even carrying parasols to shade from the suns rays. As you walked the booths the atmosphere of the festival was fun! People having a great day with their families, couples enjoying the sights and sounds, and lots and lots of dogs just waiting to be petted. The booths had some of the usual big companies offering discounts on solar electricity, fake grass, and new vinyl windows, but the majority of the booths were independent craftsmen and artists. We like independent artists and craftsmen/women in Normal Heights. 
This piece on the left is great example of a local artist's work. His name is Steve and he can be reached at klocks@cox.net for purchase of these beautiful pieces. There were many different artistic styles represented at the Roots and Healing Arts Festival. We saw hand carved wood works like those featured on the right, incense shops, clothing and purses, belts and wallets, jewelery, body jewelery, sun glasses, face painting, sign making, and a plethora of other interesting items at the fair this year. This year was also special due to including The Healing Arts Festival at the Park Lawn. The Healing Arts Festival, in it's 6th year, is a festival of alternative healing, healthy living, nutrition, and great music. This year's festival was great! The new venue (Park Lawn and Mansfield St) worked well. Using Mansfield St. for most of the vendors made it easy to find what you were looking for and smell all the great food being prepared. The music arena was a grassy area where friends and families could easily lounge and enjoy the music, dancing, and drumming.
I had an awesome time wandering the best neighborhood in San Diego, my neighborhood!
To view all of my photos from this event click here!
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