that's what the NM state fair promises, which sounds horrific b/c i can't stand most holidays (excepting food holidays, like international day of the taco/pancake/pasta- those are all separate days, btw). but i went to the state fair b/c i've never been to a state fair anywhere before + i wanted to see if they really had deep-fried twinkies.
if you've never been to a state fair, don't go, unless you adore deep-fried sweets. otherwise it's kind of like going to the mall- too big, overwhelming, + exhausting. i saw two roosters at the petting zoo wrestling over a plastic straw wrapper. i felt sad: here are these animals fighting over a piece of something that has no value at all. it's not food, nor does it taste good (no one's even trying to deep fry it, a process that makes anything taste better).
the best part of the fair was an exhibition of K-12 kids art from all over NM. so many impressive works, but i was especially drawn to kinder + 1st grade artists. their work was brilliant: spontaneous, original, vibrant, hopeful, playful, unconforming. one kid glued pretzels onto a piece of paper- genius! below is a gallery of my faves:
these next pieces are done by slightly older kids, third grade, i think. apparently Giants fever is alive in abq. the level of detail is humbling.
