When I heard what the Black Swamp Arts Festival entailed, I became very excited to attend. The festival sounded very similar to one I attended every year when I lived in Pennsylvania. So on Saturday, September 12, 2009, my friends and I walked downtown to try to see everything we could. We walked up and down Main Street, looking at every booth. I saw a lot of beautifully handcrafted items and wished I had some way to afford them all. One of the most memorable booths, in my opinion, was a booth selling all tie-dyed clothing! However, my favorite booth was that of Jayne Akison. Much of her art included ginger cats and, since I own two ginger cats myself, I was drawn to her watercolor art and clocks.
I also had a chance to hear a few songs by Parno Graszt, a traditional Hungarian folk band. They used traditional instruments, which created a very unique sound. After Parno Graszt, I was able to hear the HeeBeeBGs, an a capella group formed from the University Men’s Chorus. I’ve always loved the way groups like the HeeBeeBGs take popular songs and put their own spin to them, and the HeeBeeBGs did it extremely well. I particularly liked their Disney medley! I’m glad I got the chance to see the festival and I can’t wait to attend again next year!
On Friday, September 11, I apprehensively made my way to Grounds For Though and really was not sure what to expect. I didn’t know it, but this was about to be a night of eye opening experiences. First of all, I learned that I really like coffee, and I will be a frequent customer at GFT. I made my way over to the main stage and caught the end of a performance by The Kinsey Report. I really like that this band was able to transition between styles so easily. They played rock, jazz, folk, and everything in between in what seemed like a continuous song.
The next act was Ruthie Foster. It didn’t take long until I was extremely impressed with her. She was an amazing performer, and her band never missed a beat. I was completely in awe, and I have no idea where the time went and before I knew it, it was almost ten o’clock and Ruthie was wrapping it up. The next performer was John Nemeth, and I was also very impressed with him. I have never heard a harmonica sound that way. Unfortunately I was very cold and left before the end of the performance.
Around 8:15 pm on Friday, September 11th, Ruthie Foster and her band were introduced on the main stage, across from Grounds For Thought, at the Black Swamp Arts Festival. After her first song, Foster introduced the band members. Tanya Richardson, Foster’s cousin, played the bass, and Samantha Banks was on the drum set.
The band played a number of songs in various different styles, but all of the selections involved blues or gospel. My favorite part was in the fifth song when Banks broke out into a solo on spoons.
I had trouble hearing Foster’s words over the surrounding activities. There were stalls lined up selling food and people sitting around having a good time. The concert felt like just another concert to me until I got up with those I was sitting with and went dancing. By dancing I felt more connected with the music and my overall enjoyment of the activities was enhanced.
While I had some trouble hearing the lyrics over the sounds of the crowd, I would recommend the Black Swamp Festival to anyone who enjoys music, and if you really want to have fun, dance.
On Saturday, September 12th, I went to the Black Swamp Arts Festival. I spend the majority of my day there, though I only saw one concert. I left around 11 so that I could look at all the booths and the beautiful art work. It was amazing to see all the beautiful, talented pieces of work.
I got a chance to check out Grounds for Thought. It was an amazing coffee shop. It was nothing like I thought it would be. The place was filled with many different genre’s of books, has an ice cream parlor, music and many other personal parts. At 2, I saw the HeeBeeBG’s. They were very talented and I love the songs they performed. They had a wide variety from serious to funny. My favorite was a melody of disney songs. It was very funny and the choreography really added to the song. I really enjoyed the entire experience and I’m excited to go back next year.
On Sunday, September 13th, I went to the Black Swamp Arts Festival. I began the day at Grounds for Thought. I checked in and then browsed the book selection. I ended up buying a book on Daniel Sickles, a civil war hero. Afterward, I decided to check out the artists set up in the area. I bought a glass flower and talked about glass blowing with one of the artists. After this I went and saw the Gormans at the acoustic stage. They were very impressive, my only complaint was being too far back and having trouble hearing. Over all though, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I plan to go again next year.
On Sunday, September 13, I attended the black swamp arts festival. I saw and heard some fascinating things. I went to the festival with Esther Swain and Nicolas De La Torre. After checking in at grounds for thought, we went to listen to Tom Gorman and his son and daughter perform. They were very entertaining and talented. We sat and listened to them for awhile before going to some of the booths. We saw some very cool artwork, but what I ended up loving was the string quartet that we saw in the children’s area. The quartet was very talented and I enjoyed every minute of it. My favorite thing they played was purple haze. I never expected to hear a string quartet play anything like that. It was so entertaining and I was disappointed when they finished their set. After leaving, we couldn’t help but stop at a guitarist who caught our attention. He was great and a sign told us that he was improvising as he went. Needless to say we found the festival very entertaining, and I can’t wait for it to come next year so I can check out some more cool artists and musicians.
On Sunday, August 13th, I went to the Black Swamp Arts Festival at noon. I met with Dr. Natvig at Grounds for Thought and spent a little bit time walking around looking at some of the things the coffee shop had to offer. Then after I left Grounds for Thought, I went to watch Tom Gorman perform with his family at the acoustics stage at noon. At the same time of his performance, the Toledo Symphony String Quartet was also performing, so after around the third song performed by “The Gormans,” I hurried over to lesson to the string quartet. They were playing a baroque piece when I arrived. Something that especially stood out to me about their performance was the way they communicated with each other. They made eye contact and gave gestures to signal when to start and end phases. This is helpful to me because I can do the same thing in the brass quintet that I’m in. They played “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix which was really exciting to see performed by a string quartet. After the Toledo Symphony String Quartet finished playing, I rushed back over to Tom’s performance to catch the end of it. After his performance, I walked around downtown looking all the different art that was displayed. My favorite type of art that they had there was the glass art. After that, I had to leave to finish some homework for the next day. The Black Swamp Arts Festival was a very reward experience because I don’t know very much about Bowling Green, but I know now that this city is very capable of a lot of culture and talent.
On Saturday September 12th, I attended the Black Swamp Arts Festival. I was very excited to go to the festival to hear all of the music and see the works of art. This festival reminded me of a street fair in my hometown, except there is music at the Black Swamp Arts Festival. While at the festival I was able to hear bits and pieces of many different artists. My favorite artist that I heard was Chris Buzzelli and the people that he was playing with. I have heard Chris play many times and know him on a personal level through BGSU. He is an amazing jazz guitarist and it was great to see him on a very carefree and personal environment. He played a great set with the group. It was also cool because the bass player was a friend of mine who played for a show I did once. It was a great performance and the highlight of the festival for me.
-Melody
My experience at the Black Swamp Arts Festival was slightly different from my fellow classmates. On Friday September 11th, I was approached by the bass player in my jazz combo, Everett Brandt, to do a gig with him. He told me that the gig was going to be a little different from other gigs. We were going to be playing for a group of dancers called, Open Window Dance Company, lead by a woman named Tammy Starr. The group had an interpretive dance show that I just didn’t understand. Nevertheless, Everett and I watched them dance intently and put sound effect to their movements. On Sunday September 13th, the day of the festival, we met in front of a cement building, and set up. Tammy gathered people to come watch us, and we began the show. Playing it more and more I began to understand a little better what I was doing. After our show was done we all gave a big bow and people applauded us. Even though this kind of music and dance wasn’t my favorite, I enjoyed playing with them and had a lot of fun doing so.
At about eleven on Saturday, September 12th, I went to the Black Swamp Arts Festival. So many tents. I could not decide what to look at first, so I just walked up and down the street, stopping at every tent. I can understand why some of the art pieces are expensive. It is because most of the art pieces have been beautifully hand-crafted, which takes great talent to create such a piece. I did not purchase anything.
Walking by, I heard the hungarian folk band Little Cow* playing in the courtyard and I stopped to take a listen.Eventually I found my self walking in and out of the shops on main street. Then It was time to meet molly at Grounds for Thought. It was my first time there. It reminded me of a coffee shop/book store called “George House” in my home town. I had some ice cream and next time I will get coffee.
I had to work at four that day, so I did not get see certain bands preform. I also regret not being able to eat any of the food that was at Black Swamp. I will make sure to next year!
This past Saturday I attended the black swamp arts festival. My favorite event would have to be seeing the Irish band. They were awesome. There were three men and a woman and two Irish dancers. One thing I didn’t like was that the woman seemed to be in her own little world and didn’t really stay together with the group. I think the guitarist on the right was amazing. He seemed to be the glue that kept the group together. Even though the woman had really weird tempos, the guitarist always seemed to find a way to keep the group together in beat and sound. I Irish dancers were amazing, I’ve never seen people dance like that. Its so different but it looks like so much fun.
The arts festival had many different arts that i’ve never seen before. There were these wooden boxes that were in odd shapes and they looked really cool, i have never seen anything like them. The festival was amazing and i’m glad i went.
On Saturday, September 12, I went to the Black Swamp Arts Festival. While I was there I saw so much! As for the arts displays, I was completely enthralled with the metal and glass works. Of course they were sale items, but works of art I’m sure they were. The metal –work items were so beautiful! I loved how they seemed to so eloquently incorporate sharp angles into the curve that the whole piece formed…it was rapture. It was simply that.
The music groups I saw were the New Orleans Jazz Quartet, and the Goldmine Pickers, a bluegrass group. I don’t particularly enjoy bluegrass, but I enjoyed the texture of the group’s sound. The Jazz Quartet was one of the best I have ever seen perform. The intonation of this ensemble was simply awesome. I know that’s something silly to talk about, but all too often I notice that too many musicians don’t actually LISTEN while they play, so they tend to not really lock in with each other in their intonation and texture. I liked how the clarinetist’s timbre was so smoothly consistent and relaxed sounding all through the range, from the chalumeau to the altissimo register.
The Black Swamp Arts Festival was an enriching experience for me. It was unlike something I have ever been to. There were artists all over from craftsmen to interpretive dancers. The art work in many booths was extremely expensive but I enjoyed glancing at their work. My favorite booth was a display of shoes that one man made all by himself. They were called Funky Feet and the shoes were made up of wild colors and designs each costing $140 dollars. I would have for sure bought a pair if I were not a poor college student.
While munching on fried oreos and an elephant ear, I listened in to the two last performers on Sunday’s program. First it was Andrew “Jr Boy” Jones on his banjo and his crooning of folk jazz was very entertaining. After hearing him for a while I went to go watch glass blowing for a bit. It was the coolest display of art ever. The glass was so intricate and delicately made I was amazed that a couple of men with tattoos and gruff mannerisms could create such beauty. It was also very interesting to watch as they literally blew air into the hot melted balls of glass. I had done glass blowing in the past but their creations for example the fish, were more extravagant then I had ever seen.
After watching the glassblowers, I listened to the John Jorgenson Quintet which was very cool. The five men were talented with their jazz playing and each had many complex solos. The Black Arts Swamp festival was very fun and I can’t wait to go next year!!
Sydney Williams Says:
September 13th, 2009 at 1:29 pm Edit
Today I went to the Black Swamp Festival and I knew I’d love it. It was so cool to see everyone else who loves art just as much as I do. You really appreciate the hard work artists do. It’s talent and it’s so special to have in Bowling Green. But the coolest thing I saw was Tom Gorman and his son and daughter perform. They were so amazing and inspirational. I hope I can have a family that will be involved with musical arts with me when I’m older. I really enjoyed them with their beautiful voices and awesome guitar skills. So thank you for sharing your family’s gift with us Mr. Gorman.
On Sunday, September thirteenth at around seven pm, I was at the Black Swamp Arts Festival. This event takes place every year around this same time. The down town portion of Main Street is closed of to cars so venders can set up and display their art. The art that is displayed is very diverse it ranges from jewelry and blow glass to paintings and photography. There are also arts in crafts that take place for the kids, or anyone that wants to do them. Usually during the day, people walk up and down Main Street looking at the different art stands. Then at night people will go behind the buildings where there are food vendors and a live band playing. The food is very good and so are the bands that play.
When I went to the Black Swamp I spent most of my time out back with the food. I walked up and down Main Street a little to take a look at all the art work, but after that I headed straight to the back for the food. I had fried Oreos, sweet potato fries, and chicken, it was all very good. While I was eating I was listening to a band that was playing. I didn’t get a chance to catch their name but they were very good. The Black Swamp Arts Festival is a very good way to celebrate Bowling Greens history. I have always loved going and I will still go over the next few years.
September 13th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Rachel Killoren
When I heard what the Black Swamp Arts Festival entailed, I became very excited to attend. The festival sounded very similar to one I attended every year when I lived in Pennsylvania. So on Saturday, September 12, 2009, my friends and I walked downtown to try to see everything we could. We walked up and down Main Street, looking at every booth. I saw a lot of beautifully handcrafted items and wished I had some way to afford them all. One of the most memorable booths, in my opinion, was a booth selling all tie-dyed clothing! However, my favorite booth was that of Jayne Akison. Much of her art included ginger cats and, since I own two ginger cats myself, I was drawn to her watercolor art and clocks.
I also had a chance to hear a few songs by Parno Graszt, a traditional Hungarian folk band. They used traditional instruments, which created a very unique sound. After Parno Graszt, I was able to hear the HeeBeeBGs, an a capella group formed from the University Men’s Chorus. I’ve always loved the way groups like the HeeBeeBGs take popular songs and put their own spin to them, and the HeeBeeBGs did it extremely well. I particularly liked their Disney medley! I’m glad I got the chance to see the festival and I can’t wait to attend again next year!
September 15th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
On Friday, September 11, I apprehensively made my way to Grounds For Though and really was not sure what to expect. I didn’t know it, but this was about to be a night of eye opening experiences. First of all, I learned that I really like coffee, and I will be a frequent customer at GFT. I made my way over to the main stage and caught the end of a performance by The Kinsey Report. I really like that this band was able to transition between styles so easily. They played rock, jazz, folk, and everything in between in what seemed like a continuous song.
The next act was Ruthie Foster. It didn’t take long until I was extremely impressed with her. She was an amazing performer, and her band never missed a beat. I was completely in awe, and I have no idea where the time went and before I knew it, it was almost ten o’clock and Ruthie was wrapping it up. The next performer was John Nemeth, and I was also very impressed with him. I have never heard a harmonica sound that way. Unfortunately I was very cold and left before the end of the performance.
September 15th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Around 8:15 pm on Friday, September 11th, Ruthie Foster and her band were introduced on the main stage, across from Grounds For Thought, at the Black Swamp Arts Festival. After her first song, Foster introduced the band members. Tanya Richardson, Foster’s cousin, played the bass, and Samantha Banks was on the drum set.
The band played a number of songs in various different styles, but all of the selections involved blues or gospel. My favorite part was in the fifth song when Banks broke out into a solo on spoons.
I had trouble hearing Foster’s words over the surrounding activities. There were stalls lined up selling food and people sitting around having a good time. The concert felt like just another concert to me until I got up with those I was sitting with and went dancing. By dancing I felt more connected with the music and my overall enjoyment of the activities was enhanced.
While I had some trouble hearing the lyrics over the sounds of the crowd, I would recommend the Black Swamp Festival to anyone who enjoys music, and if you really want to have fun, dance.
Joseph Boldt
September 16th, 2009 at 12:40 am
On Saturday, September 12th, I went to the Black Swamp Arts Festival. I spend the majority of my day there, though I only saw one concert. I left around 11 so that I could look at all the booths and the beautiful art work. It was amazing to see all the beautiful, talented pieces of work.
I got a chance to check out Grounds for Thought. It was an amazing coffee shop. It was nothing like I thought it would be. The place was filled with many different genre’s of books, has an ice cream parlor, music and many other personal parts. At 2, I saw the HeeBeeBG’s. They were very talented and I love the songs they performed. They had a wide variety from serious to funny. My favorite was a melody of disney songs. It was very funny and the choreography really added to the song. I really enjoyed the entire experience and I’m excited to go back next year.
September 16th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Brian Hannen
On Sunday, September 13th, I went to the Black Swamp Arts Festival. I began the day at Grounds for Thought. I checked in and then browsed the book selection. I ended up buying a book on Daniel Sickles, a civil war hero. Afterward, I decided to check out the artists set up in the area. I bought a glass flower and talked about glass blowing with one of the artists. After this I went and saw the Gormans at the acoustic stage. They were very impressive, my only complaint was being too far back and having trouble hearing. Over all though, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I plan to go again next year.
September 17th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Grace Hirt
On Sunday, September 13, I attended the black swamp arts festival. I saw and heard some fascinating things. I went to the festival with Esther Swain and Nicolas De La Torre. After checking in at grounds for thought, we went to listen to Tom Gorman and his son and daughter perform. They were very entertaining and talented. We sat and listened to them for awhile before going to some of the booths. We saw some very cool artwork, but what I ended up loving was the string quartet that we saw in the children’s area. The quartet was very talented and I enjoyed every minute of it. My favorite thing they played was purple haze. I never expected to hear a string quartet play anything like that. It was so entertaining and I was disappointed when they finished their set. After leaving, we couldn’t help but stop at a guitarist who caught our attention. He was great and a sign told us that he was improvising as he went. Needless to say we found the festival very entertaining, and I can’t wait for it to come next year so I can check out some more cool artists and musicians.
September 17th, 2009 at 9:16 am
On Sunday, August 13th, I went to the Black Swamp Arts Festival at noon. I met with Dr. Natvig at Grounds for Thought and spent a little bit time walking around looking at some of the things the coffee shop had to offer. Then after I left Grounds for Thought, I went to watch Tom Gorman perform with his family at the acoustics stage at noon. At the same time of his performance, the Toledo Symphony String Quartet was also performing, so after around the third song performed by “The Gormans,” I hurried over to lesson to the string quartet. They were playing a baroque piece when I arrived. Something that especially stood out to me about their performance was the way they communicated with each other. They made eye contact and gave gestures to signal when to start and end phases. This is helpful to me because I can do the same thing in the brass quintet that I’m in. They played “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix which was really exciting to see performed by a string quartet. After the Toledo Symphony String Quartet finished playing, I rushed back over to Tom’s performance to catch the end of it. After his performance, I walked around downtown looking all the different art that was displayed. My favorite type of art that they had there was the glass art. After that, I had to leave to finish some homework for the next day. The Black Swamp Arts Festival was a very reward experience because I don’t know very much about Bowling Green, but I know now that this city is very capable of a lot of culture and talent.
September 17th, 2009 at 9:59 am
On Saturday September 12th, I attended the Black Swamp Arts Festival. I was very excited to go to the festival to hear all of the music and see the works of art. This festival reminded me of a street fair in my hometown, except there is music at the Black Swamp Arts Festival. While at the festival I was able to hear bits and pieces of many different artists. My favorite artist that I heard was Chris Buzzelli and the people that he was playing with. I have heard Chris play many times and know him on a personal level through BGSU. He is an amazing jazz guitarist and it was great to see him on a very carefree and personal environment. He played a great set with the group. It was also cool because the bass player was a friend of mine who played for a show I did once. It was a great performance and the highlight of the festival for me.
-Melody
September 17th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Giovanni Gomez
My experience at the Black Swamp Arts Festival was slightly different from my fellow classmates. On Friday September 11th, I was approached by the bass player in my jazz combo, Everett Brandt, to do a gig with him. He told me that the gig was going to be a little different from other gigs. We were going to be playing for a group of dancers called, Open Window Dance Company, lead by a woman named Tammy Starr. The group had an interpretive dance show that I just didn’t understand. Nevertheless, Everett and I watched them dance intently and put sound effect to their movements. On Sunday September 13th, the day of the festival, we met in front of a cement building, and set up. Tammy gathered people to come watch us, and we began the show. Playing it more and more I began to understand a little better what I was doing. After our show was done we all gave a big bow and people applauded us. Even though this kind of music and dance wasn’t my favorite, I enjoyed playing with them and had a lot of fun doing so.
September 17th, 2009 at 11:37 am
At about eleven on Saturday, September 12th, I went to the Black Swamp Arts Festival. So many tents. I could not decide what to look at first, so I just walked up and down the street, stopping at every tent. I can understand why some of the art pieces are expensive. It is because most of the art pieces have been beautifully hand-crafted, which takes great talent to create such a piece. I did not purchase anything.
Walking by, I heard the hungarian folk band Little Cow* playing in the courtyard and I stopped to take a listen.Eventually I found my self walking in and out of the shops on main street. Then It was time to meet molly at Grounds for Thought. It was my first time there. It reminded me of a coffee shop/book store called “George House” in my home town. I had some ice cream and next time I will get coffee.
I had to work at four that day, so I did not get see certain bands preform. I also regret not being able to eat any of the food that was at Black Swamp. I will make sure to next year!
September 17th, 2009 at 11:45 am
This past Saturday I attended the black swamp arts festival. My favorite event would have to be seeing the Irish band. They were awesome. There were three men and a woman and two Irish dancers. One thing I didn’t like was that the woman seemed to be in her own little world and didn’t really stay together with the group. I think the guitarist on the right was amazing. He seemed to be the glue that kept the group together. Even though the woman had really weird tempos, the guitarist always seemed to find a way to keep the group together in beat and sound. I Irish dancers were amazing, I’ve never seen people dance like that. Its so different but it looks like so much fun.
The arts festival had many different arts that i’ve never seen before. There were these wooden boxes that were in odd shapes and they looked really cool, i have never seen anything like them. The festival was amazing and i’m glad i went.
September 17th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
On Saturday, September 12, I went to the Black Swamp Arts Festival. While I was there I saw so much! As for the arts displays, I was completely enthralled with the metal and glass works. Of course they were sale items, but works of art I’m sure they were. The metal –work items were so beautiful! I loved how they seemed to so eloquently incorporate sharp angles into the curve that the whole piece formed…it was rapture. It was simply that.
The music groups I saw were the New Orleans Jazz Quartet, and the Goldmine Pickers, a bluegrass group. I don’t particularly enjoy bluegrass, but I enjoyed the texture of the group’s sound. The Jazz Quartet was one of the best I have ever seen perform. The intonation of this ensemble was simply awesome. I know that’s something silly to talk about, but all too often I notice that too many musicians don’t actually LISTEN while they play, so they tend to not really lock in with each other in their intonation and texture. I liked how the clarinetist’s timbre was so smoothly consistent and relaxed sounding all through the range, from the chalumeau to the altissimo register.
September 17th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
The Black Swamp Arts Festival was an enriching experience for me. It was unlike something I have ever been to. There were artists all over from craftsmen to interpretive dancers. The art work in many booths was extremely expensive but I enjoyed glancing at their work. My favorite booth was a display of shoes that one man made all by himself. They were called Funky Feet and the shoes were made up of wild colors and designs each costing $140 dollars. I would have for sure bought a pair if I were not a poor college student.
While munching on fried oreos and an elephant ear, I listened in to the two last performers on Sunday’s program. First it was Andrew “Jr Boy” Jones on his banjo and his crooning of folk jazz was very entertaining. After hearing him for a while I went to go watch glass blowing for a bit. It was the coolest display of art ever. The glass was so intricate and delicately made I was amazed that a couple of men with tattoos and gruff mannerisms could create such beauty. It was also very interesting to watch as they literally blew air into the hot melted balls of glass. I had done glass blowing in the past but their creations for example the fish, were more extravagant then I had ever seen.
After watching the glassblowers, I listened to the John Jorgenson Quintet which was very cool. The five men were talented with their jazz playing and each had many complex solos. The Black Arts Swamp festival was very fun and I can’t wait to go next year!!
September 20th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Sydney Williams Says:
September 13th, 2009 at 1:29 pm Edit
Today I went to the Black Swamp Festival and I knew I’d love it. It was so cool to see everyone else who loves art just as much as I do. You really appreciate the hard work artists do. It’s talent and it’s so special to have in Bowling Green. But the coolest thing I saw was Tom Gorman and his son and daughter perform. They were so amazing and inspirational. I hope I can have a family that will be involved with musical arts with me when I’m older. I really enjoyed them with their beautiful voices and awesome guitar skills. So thank you for sharing your family’s gift with us Mr. Gorman.
September 21st, 2009 at 12:39 pm
On Sunday, September thirteenth at around seven pm, I was at the Black Swamp Arts Festival. This event takes place every year around this same time. The down town portion of Main Street is closed of to cars so venders can set up and display their art. The art that is displayed is very diverse it ranges from jewelry and blow glass to paintings and photography. There are also arts in crafts that take place for the kids, or anyone that wants to do them. Usually during the day, people walk up and down Main Street looking at the different art stands. Then at night people will go behind the buildings where there are food vendors and a live band playing. The food is very good and so are the bands that play.
When I went to the Black Swamp I spent most of my time out back with the food. I walked up and down Main Street a little to take a look at all the art work, but after that I headed straight to the back for the food. I had fried Oreos, sweet potato fries, and chicken, it was all very good. While I was eating I was listening to a band that was playing. I didn’t get a chance to catch their name but they were very good. The Black Swamp Arts Festival is a very good way to celebrate Bowling Greens history. I have always loved going and I will still go over the next few years.