
Who says Brighton is a sleepy “bedroom community?” Here’s evidence we know how to have a good time! This naked guy was photographed New Year’s Eve at the millpond. Thank God he was modest enough to don beads and tinsel so he wouldn’t offend. The mylar balloons bobbled in the winter breeze. In 2006, there were efforts to remove this nice life-sized sculpture by Jay Holland due to his not-clearly-defined bronze genitalia being exposed for everyone to see. Honest. But the bruhaha has settled and he remains naked year ’round. The beads add a festive touch as they sparkle in the street lights. Too bad few revelers saw them. They were home sleeping.

[...] the tall pointed roofs at the children’s Imagination Station. On the left edge, you can see the bronze figure that wore the party hat on New Year’s [...]