About the show - it's set up on the streets around a downtown square and a side street. Lots of activity going on with music and kids stuff in the square. Attendance is usually pretty good. Set up is Sat AM with even numbered spaces arriving at 6:30 and odd numbered spaces at 7:30, and this works out pretty well. Parking is nearby, within a couple of blocks of your spot. Quality of the art is pretty good, and the committee treats you well with breakfast (bagels, fruit, coffee) both mornings, and they also feed you lunch with cold cuts you can make sandwiches from. They also provide sodas, and water throughout the day at the artists hospitality area.There are a handful of awards, and they had 3 judges. One was dressed up as a priest - don't ask, because I have no idea why. I heard he was a 'character'. I was not 'blessed' with any prizes.So how was the show??? Well, this was my 3rd year of doing the show, and the prior 2 were decent, though nothing to write home about. For this year - what do you get when you mix a bad economy with lousy weather? You get the picture. Saturday we had about 4 downpours followed by bright sun. Sunday we had drizzle in the morning followed by steadily increasing rain as the temperature started to drop. By 12:30 there were rivers running along the edge of the street and if you were unfortunate enough to be at the end of the street on the downhill slope you had at least 2 inches in the rear of your booth. By 1:00, those of us who inquired were told we could tear down, as long as we dollied out because vehicles would not be allowed into the show area until official end time (which would have been 5:00). By 3:00, I was on the road.My sales total covered my booth and gas, not lodging. Others I talked to at breakfast Sunday AM said they were down considerably from the prior year. I can't imagine anyone sold anything on Sunday, since essentially, nobody showed up, except for Mother Nature. Oh, well...Can't comment on any good tequila places, Nel. :)
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