The Michigan Daily--WednesdJay, July 21 1982-Page 15
Annual event began
with A2 street fair
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the State Street Area merchants'
sidewalk sale.
"Most of the stores will have booths
in front of their stores," Sheets said. In
addition, he said, several restaurants,
including the Continental Deli and
Orient Express will offer outdoor ser-
vice.
The association covers the cost of
leasing the streets and sidewalks, as
well as the advertising, for its mem-
bers.
Sheets said that although the mer-
chants appreciate the increase in sales,
it is not the only reason they look for-
ward to the fair. "It is mainly good
will," he said. "We enjoy having the ar-
tists and the people come here."
In recent years, critics have com-
plained the art fair has become too
commercial, but Kemeney said that
isn't the case, adding there are few
problems with street solicitors.
"In our area, they (street vendors)
aren't allowed," she said. "We don't
have concessions because it's just the
merchants and the artists that have
been juried."
Finally, for those who want to take it
all in but can't quite find everything, in-
formation booths will be located at the
corners of State Street and East
William, and Liberty and Maynard, to
provide artists lists, street maps, art
fair guides, and shuttle bus schedules.
Business clicks during fair
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of the art fair has declined over the
years-both in terms of what's sold and
in people trying to make a buck out of
it," he said.
One South University service station,
C-Ted Standard, closes down during the
fair because crowds in past years have
prevented the-station from doing much
business. "Before we started closing,
the thing we did was park people's cars
all day," said Jim Wolfe, manager of
the station.
Ten years ago, the station started
renting its driveway to Ann Arbor
Street Art Fair sponsors for the fair's
four days. Although Wolfe said the rent
does not make up for the loss in
business, he said he didn't mind the
arrangement.
"It works out really nice," he said.
"There's no big deal about that. It helps
the other merchants on the street . . .
(and lets) everybody here take the
same vacation."
Wolfe said he usually doesn't take in
the fairs, even though he's not working.
"I don't normally go down to the fair,"
he said. "I don't like big crowds."
Potter's craft:Familyaffair
stuff to buy little trinkets. I was paying
(continued from Page10) the electric bills."
After taking local pottery classes, Dean And now Dean finds she can pay for
decided to "slap a pricetag" on her almost anything-except the electric
creations and sell them at art exhibits. bill-by bartering her wares.
"I was amazed when I came back with "I trade for everything," she ex-
so much money," she said. plained. "I trade with my doctor, my
It was a practical venture, Dean said. dentist. Detroit Edison isn't big on it,
"When I started, I wasn't doing this though," she added.
Hot lunch
This makeshift cafe outside a local bar provides welcome relief from the ex-
citement of the art fair.
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