Thursday, June 19, 2008

Artists in Smithfield

What a great night. I went to a meeting with the Johnston County Artists Guild. What a great group of people. I think I will try to attend their next meeting and see if I can join. Felt right at home. Its been a long time since I have been in a group of strangers and felt immediately OK. I guess its the art. I really believe if we can get the art community going here the town will gain so much. I think the Johnston County Arts Council in Clayton is very important. Its the big guns and money, lots of connected people. But here in Smithfield we could have that funky art community. There are so many artists here and they are so unconnected to the citizens. This artists guild is a very good thing. They were all encouraging. Spoke to them about the Smithfield Poster. All were excited!

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

and its wednesday

Don't know how this many days slipped by. We went to look at a building for sale on 2nd street. Awfully expensive. Some body must think that this town is going to take off. Saw another one today that is really big and would probably be the better building but again way too much for this little place. Probably 10 people a day go by. I told the real estate agent that the only time there is really any pedestrian traffic is when there is a murder trial at the court house. She says have some faith. There are buildings and subdivisions going up all around and they are only 5 minutes to downtown. Eventually what happened in Clayton will happen here in spite of the old guard citizens and town council. They will either have to join or be run over because its coming.