How is the Long Grove IL Art Fest?

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Permalink Reply by Sheila Wissner on March 10, 2010 at 2:02pm

I did Long Grove last year and didn't make booth fee even though I did fairly well at Buffalo Grove just down the road. Don't know if it was because it was held in a parking lot that you couldn't see from the road, or there are too many shows in that area, or the patrons hated my work or if it was something else. Saturday was slow and it rained Sunday so I had to pack up in the rain. An artist near me was so upset about selling nothing on Saturday that she cried. She said she used to count on making $2,000 minimum at that show.
I thought it would be a great show as their chocolate festival always draws huge crowds.
The show is supposed to move to a more visible parking lot this summer, I believe.

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Permalink Reply by geri a. wegner on March 18, 2010 at 12:30pm

From a patron's perspective, it isn't the best show in the area. I saw more interesting things in one of the stores than at the show.

The layout is better but if they are moving, it just better not be to the parking lot that I use!!

(still the best candy apples around)

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Permalink Reply by Jane Shaffer on March 20, 2010 at 3:58pm

I did this show from 2001 to 2007. It hit its peak in 2005. In 2006 it moved to the parking lot and sales and traffic went way down. We gave it another try in 2007 and it was rained out. I haven't been back, but a friend did it last year and said she wouldn't do it again.

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Permalink Reply by Linnea Lahlum on March 20, 2010 at 10:18pm

Thanks everyone! I'll let this one go.

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