Last fall we took a group of Paseo Academy artists on a field trip to the Flint Hills.  Last week Inergy LLC, who helped fund the trip, held an opening for them.

 

It opened with grub, laughter, and me getting the punks to smile for the camera.

 

Then three different students read poetry.

 

Then we toured the corridors where the art was hung.  The last part was their favorite, especially since the works were for sale, and had already begun selling by the time the kids arrived.  Man, you should have seen the pride.  That, more than anything, is what makes these gigs worthwhile.