a small outdoor club in Bereba, where he ventured on to the dance floor and began taking photographs. The series, called Friday Night, “has become a central component of my exploration of village life,” Pace says.

Paula Tognarelli, executive director and curator of the Griffin Museum, observes, “David Pace’s very kinetic Friday Night images triggered a corporeal response in me as I viewed them for the first time. I could imagine the heat and sounds of bodies dancing in the dark on the small dance floor of Le Cotonnier against the rhythmic beat of music.”

The exhibit also includes photos of the Karaba brick quarries and the Tabtenga brick basin.

Tognarelli says the images “hover between performance art and land art as workers carve a bounty from the land…The workers andIt’s what happens every first Saturday in December — Winter Festival: A Celebration of Lights, Music and Arts.

According to Mario Palmentieri, recreation supervisor, preparation started months in advance along with the 4th of July celebration. “This festival is a citywide effort and it’s amazing how it works. We work with everyone from Tallahassee Police Department to the Utilities division,” Palmentieri said.

A number of road blocks cleared traffic for the main festivities as well as the parade. This was the 31st annual rendition of the event. According to a City of Tallahassee press release, the Winter Festival was originally known as the “Holiday Lights Festival.”

The children’s activity area, located at the Kleman Plaza, featured tons of holiday fun from hands-on arts and crafts to bounce houses. With five vendors