4/20 at the Bern Gallery (on 4/19!), Bern Gallery Smoke Shop, Burlington, Saturday, April 19:
Having been born with two left legs to match my two left feet, rarely do I find myself dancing in the daytime in public. But there I was, midday on Saturday in the front entry of Bern Gallery, hands in the air and spinning around during the Burlington dispensary’s annual 4/20 party. DJ Cheetatah was on the decks, and I was singing along to a melody I knew but couldn’t place because the driving four-on-the-floor beat underneath was really throwing me off. It wasn’t until the chorus hit when Cheetatah — aka Taraleigh Weathers — and I both happily started singing along to R.E.M.‘s “Everybody Hurts” that I realized the playful irony of the mashup. Even a day early, the Bern Gallery’s 4/20 celebration was a hit. There were deals on product and free glassblowing lessons. Plus, the dancing Easter gorilla was on-site all day for photos and hype, while Cheetatah, DJ Jesse Snyder and DJ Kanga kept the jams spinning.