Parker: Social media warning was out there >>

The above message appeared on Facebook sites early Saturday morning, suggesting premeditation fueled a mass shooting at Art All Night.

Danielle Grady, a city educator and track coach, allegedly sounded the warning.

Until early Sunday morning, Art All Night had existed with no significant event except for a snatched piece of art.

A friend forwarded the social media post then followed up with a phone call.

“It’s all over social media. This doesn’t sound good,” he said.

The warning did not affect my intentions on attending the fantastic art festival that features music, food, dancing, mingling, people watching and art.

My woman friend and I enjoyed a fantastic meal at Trentini’s Restaurant then waded into a large crowd of Art All Night guests.

We had a glorious time, especially when people stopped for conversations about Trenton. Hope for a safer, more vibrant and better city served as topics, along with how Art All Night represented a popular main event for this capital city.

Twitter received this personal message about my Art All Night visit.

“Art All (Some) Night in Trenton? A mosh pit of diverse humanity. We crashed into each other with a certain politeness. Smiled. Said hello. Hugged. And listened. Trenton has an amazing amount of potential. Bed time. Fathers Day breakfast then back to AA (Some) Night.”

An interesting situation occurred as we left. An elderly Caucasian couple climbed steps near a vendor who made crepes.

Fireworks popped in the distance although their sound resembled gun fire.

“Was that fireworks or gunfire?,” the woman asked.

I remember thinking how her tone and worry sounded so typical of people who lodge complaints about Trenton.

Time stamp her concern at 10:30 p.m. Five hours later, gun shots ricocheted inside Roebling Wire Works.