2008 Tomato Arts Festival

I was watching "Don't Forget The Lyrics" on FOX a few seasons ago, passively, when I heard a country accent say, "I was the Tomato Queen." I perked up immediately to see one of our former "Queens" of the East Nashville festival was on one of my favorite game shows and was part of my favorite event of the year in Nashville, the Tomato Arts Festival.

If you don't know what the festival is, well, you have to visit just to really get the full effect. Tons of funky local art, tons of music, lots of kids, crazy amounts of characters and costumes all held in Five Points starting at The Garage Majal and stretching east on Woodland past I Dream of Weinee and Rumors 2.

Thanks Andy for letting us photograph your art yesterday!

This year's extravaganza is guaranteed to be the biggest and best yet. I'll be helping celebrate the official fruit of Tennessee on Saturday, August 9. Check out more information at the official website.

Photo by Matt Kaminski , art director and brand manager of Nashville And Beyond.