At the center of Bismarck, a boy with a mohawk and a tie-dye T-shirt zipped down the sidewalk on his Razor scooter.

He passed the white tents of Urban Harvest, where women in sundresses browsed handmade and beaded wares.

The annual street market kicked off its fifth season Thursday on Fourth Street and Broadway Avenue.

Every Thursday through Aug. 13, vendors and performers will take their business to the pavement from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Food, art, music and clothing are all part of the bazaar.

Sue Hall of Bismarck and her three young daughters passed through Thursday for shopping and a snack.

"But not hot dogs," said Kristen Hall, 7. "I have a problem with hot dogs. They make me nervous."

Luckily, there was barbecue, egg rolls, ice cream, popcorn balls and fresh produce to choose from.

Dwight Duke, owner of Skyline Ranch Produce, four miles west of Washburn, sold 96 pints of strawberries in two hours.

"The only thing that won't run out is peppers and tomatoes," said Duke, dressed in a shirt, tie, coveralls and a straw hat.

He guided repeat customers along the preferences he recalled from five years selling at Urban Harvest, recommending a meatier tomato over a sweet one to a familiar face.

Other vendors are just starting out. Genevieve Fisher of Bismarck recently opened Diva Dimensions, a seamstress business. Thursday was her first day selling handmade dresses and jewelry at Urban Harvest.

"I want that owl coat," gushed one shopper at her booth, stopping to look at corduroy jackets decorated with patchwork birds.

Funky finds are one draw of the marketplace.

A blonde girl darted between adults' legs while wearing an ivory, 18th-century-style gown from an embroidery booth. Another vendor weaved pop tabs and ribbon bracelets on the spot. A rack of bottle top earrings from a bar's worth of beers swayed in the breeze.

Nancy Lach of Mandan said she enjoys looking at art and jewelry with entertainment in the background.

In shorts, T-shirts and cone-shaped, sequined hats, students of Sleepy Hollow Summer Theatre serenaded shoppers Thursday afternoon with songs from their upcoming production of "The Wizard of Oz."

Organizers schedule a children's lesson and musical or theatrical performances for each day of the marketplace.

"It offers a place for people to get together," said Urban Harvest director Gina Phillips. "There are a lot of talented people in this area."

(Reach reporter Rachel Albin at 250-8253 or rachel.albin@;bismarcktribune.com.)