Beaux Arts Festival is so enjoyable

It's a beautiful weekend for the Beaux Arts Festival at the University of Miami - sunny and perfect temps. A few of us went on Saturday and may go back Sunday, it's open from 10 am to 5 pm.

The great part about the Beaux Arts Festival is that it's free to enter - so bring the whole family! And the food and drink is a fraction of the cost of other arts festivals.

My favorites have to be the Coconut Grove Arts Festival and the St. Stephen's Art Show but Beaux Arts is a favorite too, and it's not going to make you go broke when you eat and drink. I got a pincho for $6.00 at Beaux which was $15 last year at the Grove Festival! I also got a fresh lemonade for $3.00, which is usually $5.00 and up in the Grove. Also, the ice cream guy is $6.00 at Beaux and much higher in the Grove. Parking is free at Beaux, too.

The City of Miami has so many restrictions and fees and police that it's impossible to have a free show with low prices. I don't blame the organizers, I blame the location. At UM, it's on private property so there are no city fees to be paid, also the police all seemed to be UM Police, not City of Coral Gables Police who would be paid overtime.

Anyway if you get a chance to go it's worth the trip across US1. It makes for a very enjoyable day.