What fun the Fair was! Lots of good food … crowds of strangers carrying artsy things on sticks … fiddling boys playing for tips … an earnest young woman pressing a brochure into my hand that proclaimed that ‘Jesus was the greatest Artist of all time.’ And as I was walking east on Liberty at…
Day: July 24, 2004
Great Weather
The one really enjoyable part of yesterday’s Fair was the weather. After five days or so of high-80s temps and punishing humidity, the temperature and the humidity both just suddenly dropped into the cellar (the cellar for July, anyway). It was probably no higher than 72 degrees and the humidity never got near 50%. There…
The Second Two Days
Well ….. the Friday crowds were definitely way bigger than the first two days. It was a little overwhelming at times, actually. Not completely claustrophobic; if you wanted to get away you could still move to the areas beyond the booths and find some open space. But very difficult to take photographs or do much…
Overheard at the Fair
The most frequent conversation I overheard at the Fair was along the lines of the following: TEENAGER: I wanna go hooooome! MOM: No, we’re not going home. Or: KID: I don’t wanna waaaaalk anymore! MOM: We’re gonna keep walking.
Art Fair Photos – Day Three
Just three pics today … « Ann Arbor Art Fair ‘04: Day Three »