Alive After 5

I am trying to create new posts on Thursdays, for me and anyone else who may read these regularly. So, you can see this is post is coming a bit later than I would like, but Jeff and my “outing” was on Thursday night this past week and then we left Saturday for Ojai, California. So, I am just now getting to this.

But, that also means a week of great food in California! 

We went to Alive After Five, a neighborhood gathering located on the historic Canton Street in Roswell. It happens every third Thursday of the month, running from April to October. In summary, all the shops, galleries and cafes stay open late, until around 9 p.m. There is live music, and local associations and non-profit mingling about. And, an added bonus … the restaurants serve their drinks in plastic cups so you can stand outside and enjoy the festivities with friends.

This was a first for Jeff and me, and we met a couple friends, Tracy and Bob who also live in Roswell, at Pastis. And then, there was their friends, Tom and Jason, who seemed to have 10 more friends. And, they all know Ali, the bartender at Pastis. We spent most of our time drinking beer from plastic cups and “meeting the neighborhood” from the entry of Pastis.

The highlights on the night … 1) spending time with Bob and Tracy 2) experiencing Alive After Five for the first time 3) eating amazing calamari from Pastis!

Also, it is yet to be determined, but another highlight … you might just see Bob, Tracy and I smiling in the local newspaper this week!

On to Ojai …