D.Currie wrote:
>> It's an outdoor fine arts show, although you'll find a few people
>> who sell "crafts" things there. John is a freelance oil painter
>> (all originals). There is also generally a lot of hand-blown glass,
>> hand-made jewelry, pottery, stuff like that. The mention of Olathe
>> is another show in Kansas (I can't remember the name of the park
>> where they hold it). John doesn't work outside of the mid-west.
>> Jill
>>
> I love those sorts of shows, when they're good. It's amazing the wide
> range of shows that fall under the same category, though, so you
> never know if it's worth going. Sometimes it's nice hand-crafted
> stuff, and sometimes its all trinkets from China and fudge stands.
>
> Donna

LOL exactly! He's been doing this for over 34 years as his sole occupation
and he says artists can usually tell from the show application if it's
really an art show or one of those other kind. Oh, they also have some
really nice work by photographers and graphite artists and wood carvers.
Too bad they can't clue in the public, as well. But there will always be
the types who like trinkets from China and fair food

There is a restaurant among the shops where they show will be, Café
Provence, which always sets up a crepes station on the sidewalk in front of
the booths with tables and chairs for the public (a regular sidewalk cafe,
if you will); and they sell wine and beer. Beats the heck out of
from-frozen grilled hamburgers, hot dogs and pizza from the usual vendors
who show up to sell at these events.

You can see why I'd like to cook some decent stuff for us back in the hotel
room, although this year we may just have to have some crepes for lunch

Jill