shakerag art festival

just wondering..what now is purpose of this event? Talented folks who live in PTC are rejected, entry fee is around $75, work must be original but some is not,etc. Is this a showcase to get non residents here to buy a bracelet, then a house?
Talented, creative PTC residents need a palce to showcase and possibly sell items on a year-round basis.

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Submitted by IMNSHO on Sun, 08/13/2006 - 11:14am.

I don't know about PTC residents being rejected or not, and I really don't care. I'm more interested in a varied selection of items, not the same stuff every other booth. How many booths of purses or floral arrangements or jewelry do we really need? If the talented and creative residents of PTC want to showcase and sell their items, they need to make sure they are unique and good quality, and then maybe they'll be accepted into Shakerag, or at locally-owned boutiques.

I think an entry fee of $75 is extremely reasonable, especially given that for the public, it costs absolutely nothing to go to the festival. That right there is a big draw for many who attend.

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shakerag
Submitted by justwondering on Mon, 08/14/2006 - 5:32am.

My friend who lives in PTC and was in show last year was turned down because there are "too many jewelry vendors." How can there be too many of same thing when each piece at Shakerag must be handmade by vendor, and cannot be manufactured or even handmade by another and embellished by the vendor?

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