Virginia-Highland Show
Today was another cold and windy show. I know in a couple of months I am going to be complaining about it being hot and sticky. This was a one day show for me on Saturday and the forecast was for partly cloudy. Now, I interpret this as being partly sunny also. Of course this didn’t happen. It was cloudy all day, until an hour before tear down. The wind was pretty steady and most everyone had coats on. It wasn’t as miserable as the Conyers festival, but it was cold enough to be uncomfortable all day. Virginia-Highland is a neighborhood in metro Atlanta that is named so because all the businesses and primary social activity is centered at the intersection of Virginia and Highland Avenues. It’s a very nice, laid-back place to hang out. The show is at this corner, so there is a lot of foot traffic from residents out getting ice cream or a cup of coffee.
The Virginia-Highland show is part of the AFFPS (Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces). They promote different shows around the Atlanta areas all summer. These are Saturday and Sunday shows where you can do one or both. The neat thing about the shows is that you can apply as late as the Thursday before the weekend show. They also provide tents for a small fee if you don’t want to mess with putting your own tent up.
The show promoter, Patrick Dennis, is one of the best promoters I have worked with. His shows are very organized and he really gets involved with the artists to make them feel at home. At this weekend’s show, he was there all day, wandering around talking to everyone, and even picking up trash. I intend to do more AFFPS shows during the summer.
Tags: Craft Show, Virginia-Highland
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