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Post by davejs on Aug 3, 2011 19:35:45 GMT -5
What is happening in August?
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Post by davejs on Aug 3, 2011 19:46:36 GMT -5
No show this weekend for me. Anybody doing any of the many Hot August Nights events? Peppermill? Atlantis?
How about Watsonville Strawberry Festival. I gave it some thought but I decided to pass on it. Visited it last year on Saturday. There was a good number of people, but didn't see a horde of people buying.
Morro Bay on Sunday? Uh uh. Anybody doing it? I've done it a number of times, but last year they stuck us far down on a hill and we only got about 25 percent of the foot traffic.
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Post by davejs on Aug 3, 2011 19:48:47 GMT -5
Will be there. Sometimes it gets hot (95-105 degrees). It's a small Filipino yearly event. We've done it perhaps 8-9 years.
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Post by davejs on Aug 3, 2011 19:52:30 GMT -5
There we are again. We are local, so we just have to go a couple miles. Sales have been low for the past several years and the show has been going downhill. Entertainment basically the same. I wish they would get some performances that would bring out a free-spending Yuppie crowd, but this show attracts a beer drinking, cheap ass type of crowd. You people know what I mean.
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Post by davejs on Aug 3, 2011 19:54:50 GMT -5
Now tell me why I would ever want to return here to this event? Located in Grover Beach just off Grande Ave between the beach area and Arroyo Grande. Off the beaten path and just draws a local crowd.
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Post by caricatureartist on Aug 10, 2011 13:30:55 GMT -5
Did the Santa Clara County Fair this past weekend, Aug. 4th thru 7th. I had to draw at some company events, so I got 2 other artists to cover for me at my booth Fri. and Sat. When I got back, they said both days were terrible. I worked the booth myself on Sunday, and it was a decent day then. I also have different prices than the other artists, so that could've made a difference. I was there on Thurs. for a little while, too, and it was also terrible. 2009 and 2010, this fair was really good! Especially last year. It went down quite a bit this year. This year they had more vendors there than they have in a few years. I'll be doing the San Jose Italian Festival at the end of the month.
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Post by caricatureartist on Aug 10, 2011 13:35:43 GMT -5
Also, last year I did the Watsonville Strawberry Festival. It was cloudy and ugly last year, and I did fairly well. Not great. I didn't go back this year because it was on the same weekend as the Santa Clara County Fair. This business of these festivals promoting their shows all on the same weekend has been really bad this year. A lot of the better festivals (sometimes 3 or 4) were promoted on the same weekend this year, so you had to make a difficult choice.
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Post by walkersstics on Aug 21, 2011 8:48:58 GMT -5
Benicia Peddlers Fair...Held August 13th 2011......We did very well setting our one day sales record for our business...this was the second year we have attended, and last year set the one day sales record....this is one awesome fair for us
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Post by walkersstics on Aug 21, 2011 8:51:13 GMT -5
I love this place Attachments:
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Post by walkersstics on Aug 21, 2011 8:52:10 GMT -5
Pic of our booth Attachments:
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Post by walkersstics on Aug 21, 2011 8:52:58 GMT -5
Early morning and the crowds are just starting to arrive Attachments:
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Post by davejs on Aug 30, 2011 13:15:52 GMT -5
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