Thursday, September 7, 1972 TFI''t MICHIGAN DAIL'i Page Seven i Thursday, .September 7, 1972 THL MICHIGAN DAIL1 artists gather for local fair barefootin down to concerts By LORIN LABARDEE It was a true community ef- fort when Ann Arbor hosted its 13th annual street fair last July. The streets were crowded by anyone with any interest in art, sidewalk sales, music or antiques - and this included just about everyone. The most widely known name for this conglomeration of ac- tivities is the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair. This covers the "of- ficial" art fair sponsored by the S. University Businessmen's Association, the Ann Arbor Art Association, the Chamber of Commerce, and the University. But it doesn't include the Free Art Fair which features stu- dent exhibitors. Nor does it in- elude the merchants who bring their wares out into the street, nor another significant part of the festivities, an antique show. The "official" art fair is the oldest of all the events. While in 1959 it included less than 100 artists, this past July over 250 artists showed their work. Those who came to the fair could not help but find some- thing of interest. Every imagin- able form of artwork was dis- played. Items as varied as jewelry, macrame, log sculp- tures, engraved leather goods, weaving, watercolors and seri- graphs. Many of the artists in the Street Art Fair were from Michigan but a large number came from out-of-state, some as far away as Montana and Canada. Just as important and often more informal was the Free Art Fair, dominated by Uni- versity students and faculty. This year over 350 people par- ticipated in the student fair and even more would have join- ed them if it had not been for a lack of space. The free fair was co-sponsor- ed by the University Activities Center (UAC) and the Office of Special Services and Programs (OSSP ) Together they or- ganized the distribution of dis- play sites, publicity, entertain- ment and sanitation services. The need for two art fairs at the same time may seem il- lusive, but Tom Clark, one of the OSSP coordinators, of the Free Art Fair explained that 'The free fair is to give mem- bers of the University an op- portunity to exhibit their work." He went on to add that the Street Art Fair is not suitable for this because its organizers employ a tight jury ,system and require a $25 registration fee. ' In contrast to the Street Art Fair's entrance requirements, the free fair does not ask the artist to pass a jury and re- quires only -a $1 entrance fee. Although a high level of com- petition would be expected be- tween the two fairs, Clark re- ports that there was much c'ooperation between the organ- izers of the fairs. Problems of interest to both fairs, such as traffic flow and services, have been settled in meetings between the two groups. After viewing nearly 1,000 dif- ferent varieties and versions of art the end is still not in sight. There is still the antique show. And when the crowds became too much to take and the heat became unbearable there were the local bands to sit back, re- lax, and enjoy. One music store sponsored budding rock talent on a scaffolding on State St. and at night UAC sponsored names such as Meadowmuffin, Stone School Road and Laby- rinth on People's Plaza. Entertainment was also to be viewed on the lawn of the Physics and Astronomy Build- ing. The Office of Equal Op- portunity performed a number of ensembles an 1 other music was also to be enjoyed. Crowds of area residents were again "barefootin' down," to free Sunday rock concerts this summer. Organized by the Community Park Program, the concerts were held at the site of the 1970 Ann Arbor Blues Festival, adjacent to Huron High School. This past summer marked the fourth consecutive year that free rock concerts have been held in the city. Affiliated with the Anr4 Ar- bor Tribal Council, a network of comnmunity - oriented or- ganizations, the community Park Program sponsored a to- tal of twelve concerts. All performers appeared at their own expense. Former- ly, optional donations have been used to cover maintenance and service expenses. This year the city agreed to help finance the concerts and allocated $4,000 dollars from its budget to help cover the service expenses of garbage collection, parking, as well as the sound system and staging. Fresh organic rice, veketables, watermelon, fruit juices, and corn on the cob were sold at the concerts. Free concerts were'also spon- sored by the program for one hour each week on People's Plaza. EUROPE $130 Two full months of un- limited student Eurailpass travel. Nat. Bank of Ypsilanti TRAVEL BUREAU 611 W. Cross St., Ypsilanti PHONE 483-8556 at the movies @00 By LINDA DREEBAN The familiar Wednesday after- noon institution of "Ladies Day" has died, giving way to "Bar- gain Day." All Ann Arbor movie- goers can now see local Wednes- day matinees for the bargain price of only 75 cents. According to the manager of the State Theatre, Fred Carl, the State, Michigan, Campus, Wayside and 'U' D;ive-in thea- ters made the change after the State Legislature passed a bill barring discrimination in public accommodations; "I guess we could have ex- pected it with women's libera- tion and all," he said. "This way it's fair. Everyone can come." Although many entertainment establishments around the state have changed their "Ladies Day" policies, some, like Tiger Stadium still offer reduced rates to women, children and senior' citizens. The bill, which Gov. William ay dies Milliken signed into law in April, entitles all persons to "full and equal protection" with regard to all accommodations, restaurants. theaters, and all other places of amusement and recreation. The bill further stipulates that all people have access to these fa- cilities at a "uniform price." When the legislature consider- ed a similar bill last January, State Atty. Gen. Frank Kelley ruled that, if read literally, the - bill would eliminate all admis- sicn discounts based on sex. Al- though Kelley has not issued a ruling on the bill approved by the legislature, a spokesperson in the attorney general's office said the bills are "similar enough so that the first ruling probably -is not negated." Tiger Stadium managers, how- ever, seem unconcerned with the implications of the law for their admission policy. Women, children under 14 and senior citizens can watch the Detroit Tigers at a reduced rate every Saturday that the team plays in Detroit. Regarding the legality of "Ladies Day," a spokesperson for the stadium said. "Someone would have to challenge it by filing a complaint. If we were found guilty, we'd have to pay a penalty." The penalty set by the law is $100. In addition, establishments which hold state licenses risk having their licenses revoked if found guilty of violating the law. Women are no longer admitted for free to the Tuesday night races at Wolverine H a r n e s s Raceway in Livonia. "We had to do it or we would have lost our racing license, a spokesperson said. "I don't see any reason for banning 'Ladies Day' but obviously the legisla- ture does." HAIRSTYLING AS YOU LIKE IT! NEW TRENDS FOR 1972 TRIMS-SHAGS and RAZOR CUTS 2 SHOPS 0 611 E. University * 615 E. Liberty asola b Barbers FI I paraphernalia I I - ---------- ._-- A ~TheIf~'~ ann ,rbI BLUES -&JA ZZ fs~ia WELCOME Ji,.it tAe auisp JajGl IO0I" it ill ! i ----------- FRESHMEN: If you don't you may be payi MILFS DAVIS OTIS RUSH BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND ITS AL 4.r L .7 l.!!1 av - ° ___ __ __ . .... ........ aa.,r. rya! :. f-nrr n ARCHIF SHFPP DR. JOHN MUDDY WATERS ti n R 4..1 }li. .l.il La SUN RA SElGAL-SCHWALL BLUES BAND CHARLES MINGUS JR. 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