April's First Friday Brings Community Together in Downtown Phoenix

By Tim Vasquez

Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 11:55 a.m.

Tim Vasquez Sun going down means it's pARTy time. 1/58

Tim Vasquez Venues come in all forms. 2/58

Tim Vasquez "They Really Oughta Meet Your Mother" by Samantha Fresquez. 3/58

Tim Vasquez A tasteful gathering. 4/58

Tim Vasquez Sebastiao Pereira stands next to his piece "Olga Collage". 5/58

Tim Vasquez Some of Sebastiao's work is made from thousands of tiny clippings. 6/58

Tim Vasquez "'David Collage" by Sebastiao Pereira. 7/58

Tim Vasquez Quick, strike a pose. 8/58

Tim Vasquez Ironic these petitions are side by side ... Or is it? 9/58

Tim Vasquez Signing for higher education wages or to get more high? 10/58

Tim Vasquez Rad Dads. 11/58

Tim Vasquez 'My Own Cause' kept the music flowin' on Third Street corner. 12/58

Tim Vasquez Live painting next to the band. 13/58

Tim Vasquez Family up front, music in the back. Almost wish he had a mullet for this caption. 14/58

Tim Vasquez Let the lights flow with the music. 15/58

Tim Vasquez Common sighting. 16/58

Tim Vasquez The turn out was amazing. 17/58

Tim Vasquez He told us we were all going to hell. 18/58

Tim Vasquez He told us not to listen to the other guy. 19/58

Tim Vasquez They weren't afraid of the threats. 20/58

Tim Vasquez Neither were they. 21/58

Tim Vasquez It became a make out party. 22/58

Tim Vasquez "NO, I don't want your hug, why don't you go smoke more dope!" (actual quote) 23/58

Tim Vasquez To each their own but a lot of people felt like these two. Not for the religious aspect but the hate speech. 24/58

Tim Vasquez Enough hate, let's feel the love this DJ plays. 25/58

Tim Vasquez The glory that is cotton candy. 26/58

Tim Vasquez Good vibes. 27/58

Tim Vasquez "Future public image." 28/58

Tim Vasquez Cutest family award. 29/58

Tim Vasquez Cutest date award. 30/58

Tim Vasquez Fishliptz. "Art that feeds the homeless" - Alexi Devilliers. 31/58

Tim Vasquez The vendors were all smiles. 32/58

Tim Vasquez A shopping district of sorts. 33/58

Tim Vasquez Let's talk about art. 34/58

Tim Vasquez One-on-one interactions. 35/58

Tim Vasquez Fun fact, Justin Modica is a pro skateboarder and Brittany Reyes raps. 36/58

Tim Vasquez Getting loose at Bliss. 37/58

Tim Vasquez Loose juice. 38/58

Tim Vasquez If you take his photo, you better have cash on you. He's armed with more than his guitar. 39/58

Tim Vasquez Sober party. 40/58

Tim Vasquez Blowing glass is a masterful craft. 41/58

Tim Vasquez Squad pulled through heavy. 42/58

Tim Vasquez These two were magic. 43/58

Tim Vasquez Tired of walking? Lost Leaf has you covered. 44/58

Tim Vasquez 9:30 p.m. and still poppin'. 45/58

Tim Vasquez "I'll take this". 46/58

Tim Vasquez Smiles for miles. 47/58

Tim Vasquez Food trucks kept everyone fed. 48/58

Tim Vasquez Relationships are an art form. 49/58

Tim Vasquez "DUDES NIGHT OUT" 50/58

Tim Vasquez Happy couple. 51/58

Tim Vasquez We love this piece but it was recently defaced. Rumor has it, the result of a graffiti battle. 52/58

Tim Vasquez Not drunk. Just hypnotized. 53/58

Tim Vasquez Hypnotist. 54/58

Tim Vasquez "GET YOUR BOOTY BLESSED!" 55/58

Tim Vasquez She did. 56/58

Tim Vasquez He did. 57/58

Tim Vasquez And yes, we did too. 58/58

April's First Friday Brings Community Together in Downtown Phoenix

When you think about First Friday, odds are, you think about the art. Rightfully so, it's the heart of it. However, there is so much more to it. The music, the food, the protesters, the vendors, the family, the love, the hate and the people. At First Friday – April 6, 2018, we admire a little of everything that brings us together. Join us on this art walk and let's see who's in attendance.

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