Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Uncle Bear's Tap & Grill and Chihuly in the Desert

 Dancing GyPsies Visit to Chihuly in the Desert with dinner preceding at Uncle Bear's Tap & Grill on Greenfield with lots of Mesa Dancers!

After a wonderful morning session where we did a full teach on Steve Gibson's new lovely Ph 5+0+1 Foxtrot, "A Quiet Night In", we met at 3pm at the restaurant & all sat outside.  It was a beautiful day (a little chilly for some - only 70*!!!).  Most of us were on the road about 4pm to head to the Phoenix Botanical Gardens to enjoy the regular gardens with a special Chihuly exhibit.  We had 40 dancers at the Gardens with us & there were more that just joined us at the restaurant.  This was our first big social event since before Covid.  It was a wonderful day!  We had timed it so that we had time to wander the entire park in daylight (all the side trails closed at 6:30pm) and then go back around the main loop to see the Chihuly Exhibits lit up after the sun went down.  Here are my pictures!

The morning session at Monte Vista Village.












The Group at Uncle Bear's Tap & Grill.














On to Chihuly in the Desert!











































Chihuly in the Desert after dark!
































Inside the Chihuly Gallery.












Continuing the nighttime tour.




It was a fantastic day!!!