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Grex > Agora46 > #75: Ann Arbor Art Fairs, they're baack! | |
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russ
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response 31 of 82:
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Jul 11 12:07 UTC 2003 |
Tuesday sounds great. I'll see if I can get there with my latest
inspirational playthings. Any suggestions for the restaurant?
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furs
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response 32 of 82:
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Jul 11 12:48 UTC 2003 |
What does an "extra art fair" mean? Are they expanding? (I'm a bit
out of the loop, you see.
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slynne
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response 33 of 82:
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Jul 11 13:11 UTC 2003 |
I think the one on S University is moving and another one is going to
be on South U
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scott
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response 34 of 82:
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Jul 11 13:50 UTC 2003 |
There has been some drama between the South University fair and the local
merchants, such that thisyear the original South U fair is moving and the
local merchants are putting on their own fair. In recent years there has been
a smaller merchant-sponsored fair on one of the side streets.
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jules
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response 35 of 82:
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Jul 11 15:20 UTC 2003 |
i hate the art fair crowds.
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dcat
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response 36 of 82:
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Jul 11 16:17 UTC 2003 |
this is the third or fourth year for the new fair, though it's greatly
expanded this year. In past years, it's just been the portion of Church St
below South U and was called "Art Fair Village". This year, the Original
Street Art Fair moves to the other side of campus, so the new one is expanding
to the whole of the South U fair area, and changing it's name to (i think)
"Ann Arbor's South University Art Fair" or something, although I still think
of The Original as the south U fair.
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sabre
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response 37 of 82:
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Jul 11 20:00 UTC 2003 |
Who gives a shit?,,,except maybe a few artsie fartsie faggots.
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russ
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response 38 of 82:
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Jul 11 22:28 UTC 2003 |
>plonk!<
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jmsaul
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response 39 of 82:
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Jul 11 22:29 UTC 2003 |
Local merchants do, which is why I know a bit about the South U one. The
problem is that the fair on South U didn't bring in any money for the South
U merchants association, unlike the State St and Main St ones and their
associations. That's why South U doesn't get extra police patrols, and thus
has the gang banger problem the other areas lack -- they couldn't pay for
extra coverage. So the South U merchants ousted the existing fair and decided
to start their own.
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senna
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response 40 of 82:
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Jul 12 05:29 UTC 2003 |
The distinctions between Art Fairs are pretty much irrelevant, even for the
interested patron. That doesn't stop the Ann Arbor News from following the
soap opera like the Paparazzi chasing after Princess Diana, though.
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sabre
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response 41 of 82:
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Jul 12 11:42 UTC 2003 |
I wish you would do a real >plonk< on me. I shall do the same to you.
You say nothing of merit anyway.
So >PLONK!< I also "!shit" you biotch.
When I come to MI ..I'm gonna whip that ass.
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senna
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response 42 of 82:
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Jul 13 01:51 UTC 2003 |
In fairness, while I have long enjoyed sniping at the art fair hype, it's not
at all a bad event, and it's not like local media don't hype other local
events that I actually like. I still think Ann Arbor gets a bit too much of
an inflated view about itself, but things like Art Fair just don't happen
everywhere.
And downtown is easy to avoid. Traffic hangups aren't as bad as football exit
traffic, either, and I don't exactly complain about that. :)
So what was I saying? Oh, yeah, all my whining about art fair was unfair.
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mary
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response 43 of 82:
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Jul 13 17:22 UTC 2003 |
I've made a reservation for 8ish, for the Parthenon, 5:30 p.m., this
coming Tuesday, the eve of Art Fair. If you know you're joining let me
know, here or in mail, so we end up not too over (or under) the
reservation. Thanks.
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remmers
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response 44 of 82:
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Jul 14 19:16 UTC 2003 |
I'll be there. (But you knew that.)
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remmers
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response 45 of 82:
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Jul 14 19:22 UTC 2003 |
(I've also put an announcement of this august event in the motd.)
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janc
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response 46 of 82:
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Jul 15 00:32 UTC 2003 |
Jan, Valerie, Arlo, and Kendra expect to come. That's 4ish right there.
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mary
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response 47 of 82:
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Jul 15 00:39 UTC 2003 |
Cool. I'll up the number tomorrow as I know a few more
are planning to attend.
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dcat
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response 48 of 82:
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Jul 15 01:26 UTC 2003 |
I'll come for a bit, but I'm going to 7 Samurai at the MT at 630.
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mary
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response 49 of 82:
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Jul 15 14:36 UTC 2003 |
I think we're up to 13 people who've said they are coming to
dinner. So I'll increase the reservation to 16. Oompah!
And see you there.
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krj
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response 50 of 82:
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Jul 15 18:25 UTC 2003 |
Rats, I missed the warning about this, and it's too late for me
this year.
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gelinas
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response 51 of 82:
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Jul 16 05:48 UTC 2003 |
The company and the food were good. Nice to put a face to the dcat loginid.
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mary
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response 52 of 82:
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Jul 16 11:26 UTC 2003 |
I agree. It was nice to meet your wife too.
Everyone's food looked good. Even Arlo's grilled cheese.
I was hungry. ;-)
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other
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response 53 of 82:
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Jul 16 16:54 UTC 2003 |
No complaints about the fried calamari, but Grizzly Peak does it better.
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dcat
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response 54 of 82:
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Jul 17 03:11 UTC 2003 |
Chicken/lamb meatballs were good. Good also to put a few more faces to names,
although (kip) is another grexer whom i believe i've met before (didn't you
do the OS X lecture for LUGWash last year?).
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ea
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response 55 of 82:
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Jul 17 03:37 UTC 2003 |
Sounds like i should have tried to leave work early to be there ...
maybe next year.
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