Too Super

So, Supercrawl. Where do we begin?

First off, if you missed it, you missed probably the funnest event in Hamilton's recent history. No joke. This was a big deal. The streets were packed and buzzing with activity, as an estimated 20,000 people showed up. Downtown was alive again! With art and music and families and fun! I can't rave enough about this day.

Of course, I did a horrible job in capturing everything, because there was just too much going on for me to get more than a couple snaps in a minute's span, while my sister Nikki watched over the shop.



Jane and I put a couple of buckets of chalk outside of the shop for people to draw on the streets with, and man, did it ever surprise us just how much people got into this. The streets were absolutely covered with artwork. It was awesome. The local newspaper even stopped me and asked "so, what's the idea behind the chalk?" I think I responded with something along the lines of "ART!"



And the market stand was amazing, as always. Jane and I were too busy with other preparations to make it up to the farm this time to pick, but our other team of farmers got the job done and brought back a huge bounty! There were so many more things that I didn't get a photo of. Like Brandi's preserves! And the caramel apples that they spent hours making the night before. So cute. I love the market stand. I love the farm. I love Supercrawl!


The after parties were heaps of fun too. Mike, Andrew and I ended up staying out until 3:30am going back and forth between venues and shaking our tail feathers. It was ridiculous, actually. The above photo was taken during the Allosaurus set at the Friendship Shop. The highlight for me was Cadence Weapon's DJ set at The Brain with some serious, like, retro Italian disco beats.

So, White Elephant wants to thank all the organizers and volunteers who made this day possible. You've been working so hard for so long, and your efforts did not go unnoticed. And thank you to everyone who came out and who were enthusiastic about change in the downtown core. Way to make Hamilton a happening place this weekend, and for the foreseeable future.