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Rocky Ridge First Fridays drew families and shoppers on June 3.
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Artist Amy Peterson paints outside the Artists Inc. gallery.
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Shoppers look at clothes outside the Clotheshorse in Rocky Ridge.
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Vendors sell food, arts and crafts in the Western Supermarket parking lot during First Friday.
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Acrobats, a stilt walker and a ballerina visited Rocky Ridge's First Friday.
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A musician performs at Moe's BBQ.
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A violinist performs for shoppers inside Artists Inc. gallery.
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Local artists' work was on display inside Artists Inc. gallery.
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Rocky Ridge First Friday shoppers view artwork inside the Artists Inc. gallery.
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Rocky Ridge First Friday shoppers enjoy artwork inside the Artists Inc. gallery.
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Pets joined the crowd at Rocky Ridge First Friday on June 3.
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A woman performs on the ukulele in the Western Supermarket parking lot.
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Children try food samples at a vendor's table.
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Tangles employees participate in Rocky Ridge First Friday on June 3.
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Families look at dogs available for adoption from the Greater Birmingham Humane Society.
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One of the dogs available for adoption at the Greater Birmingham Humane Society's adoption truck at Rocky Ridge First Friday.
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Lizard Daddy vendors at Rocky Ridge First Friday.
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Vendors included crafts, food and clothing.
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Hollywood Feed representatives sell at Rocky Ridge First Friday on June 3.
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The Wink clothing truck was set up in the Western Supermarket parking lot with other vendors for Rocky Ridge First Friday on June 3.
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Shoppers check out a children's goods vendor at Rocky Ridge First Friday.
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Prodigal Pottery, a pottery program at King's Home, sells handmade goods.
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Original B'ham was one of the vendors at Rocky Ridge First Friday on June 3.
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Shoppers visit vendor tents at Rocky Ridge First Friday on June 3.
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A musician plays guitar and harmonica between vendor tents.
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The Grace Klein Community tent at Rocky Ridge First Friday.
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A vendor sells handmade goods at Rocky Ridge First Friday.
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A stilt-walker hands out goodie bags at Rocky Ridge First Friday.
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Children enjoy the trampoline and obstacle course at Rocky Ridge First Friday's kids' zone.
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Leisha Knight performs on the aerial silks for the audience at Rocky Ridge First Friday.
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Children enjoy hula hoops and other kids' zone activities.
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Leisha Knight performs on the aerial silks.
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A child enjoys a hula hoop in the First Friday kids' zone.
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Musicians perform at The Ridge.
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Rocky Ridge First Friday visitors purchase drinks in designated entertainment district cups, which allow them to take the drinks outdoors.
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Shoppers enjoy music and vendors at Rocky Ridge First Friday.
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Library in the Forest Children's Department employees host activities in the First Friday kids' zone.
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Restaurants sold drinks on the sidewalk to First Friday customers.
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Children play at Rocky Ridge First Friday on June 3.
With vendors, acrobats, music, drinks and more, the inaugural First Friday entertained a large crowd in Rocky Ridge on June 3.
First Fridays are planned to be an ongoing monthly event to take advantage of Rocky Ridge's designation as an entertainment district. Within the district's borders, patrons can take alcoholic beverages outside of the restaurants where they were purchased, as long as they use specially marked cups. The district rules are in effect from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday to Thursday, and noon to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
A group of Rocky Ridge business owners have been planning First Fridays for several months, since the district was approved in October 2015. Many of them stayed open late on June 3 in order to attract more shoppers, and some set up tents or tables in front of their shops with special deals.
Craft vendors sold their products under tents in the Western Supermarket parking lot, alongside a pet adoption vehicle from the Greater Birmingham Humane Society. Artists Inc. hosted art vendors and invited shoppers to browse the art on display inside the gallery. The parking lot for Moe's BBQ and The Ridge was the site of children's activities, dining and acrobats. Musicians, from a full band to a woman with a ukulele, were scattered throughout the shopping areas.
For information about the upcoming First Friday events, follow the Rocky Ridge Arts and Entertainment Association on Facebook.