Sat., May 13, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., free, Historic Mount Holly,
www.mainstreetmountholly.com
Maybe you never gave up your pipe dream of being a princess. Maybe you pretend the El is your magic fairy chariot. Or maybe you just drink too much.
If you're looking to escape to a halcyon world of magic, fairy tales, live music and Spiral Q puppet parades, the Annual Faire has your name stenciled all over it.
The coolest part? Street artists will draw a beautiful chalk carpet across the pavement. Many employ the Italian "trompe l'oeil" technique. According to Heather McCall, executive director of Main Street Mount Holly, that's a fancy word for a method of drawing or painting that makes people believe something is three-dimensional.
Let this be a lesson: Never underestimate how badass chalk can be.
