In the fall, it seems like there is a festival of some sort every weekend in my neighborhood, and I'm here for it. The last weekend in September found us venturing out to check out the Ignite Fest. This "fest" celebrates the diverse food of Union Square and brings in "light" art to complement the food.
For most of August, I wasn't feeling much like City Vicky. I was definitely out of sorts. I missed Cambridge. It was so hot. The trains weren't really running so I felt a bit trapped. Then school started and my funk just turned into feeling overwhelmed about school. Ignite Fest changed that for me. I think it's the day I fell in love with my new neighborhood.
We walked down to the plaza, not knowing what to expect. We figured it would be a small thing and we would be back home after a short visit. We ended up staying for three hours. Many of the local restaurants had food tents. There were flamenco dancers and fire performers. There were circus arts performers. The "light" art scattered around the neighborhood was really fun to check out.
My favorite part was the "neighborhood" dance party complete with dj to close out the night.
On our walk home I realized that my city meter was once again filling up!
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