Angela and I braved the rain Thursday night for The Third Thursday (th3). Eight months out of the year – all except for December, January, July and August – a dozen local art galleries open their doors for free from 5 to 8 p.m. They have bread, fruit and cheese, wine, coffee and tea. Some artists are on hand.

Since we opted to park downtown and walk, rather than take the Connective Corridor bus (a free ride, incidentally), we only got to five of the participating venues before we decided we were too soaked to continue. We made our first trips to Delavan, The Red House, the Warehouse Gallery, Eureka Crafts and the Thinc Gallery at Lincoln Center.

We'll just have to try to get to more next month.

Near as I can tell, Syracuse Arts Net has something to do with the event, but I'm not sure in what capacity.

Anyway, it's a fantastic event. Try to make it out next month – the next date is Nov. 16, and then you're going to have to wait until February.