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tent 4 sale not a pavillion

Mary Ann — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:39:29 GMT

16 x 20 sunforger tentsmith all poles and hardware 700.00 obo in so cal

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Help Please!!

Phillip — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:06:17 GMT

My August and early Sept. schedule fell thur. Does anyone know of any events in the North West and West Coast that I can still get into and make some money?

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Vendors Wanted for JULY 3-Oakland Symphony AND JULY 4 Disney's H.S. Musical (fireworks both nites!) RIchmond Marina

Gina — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:35:35 GMT

please email INFO@inhousetalent.com for VENDING APP..
THE CRANEWAY PAVILION GRAND OPENING
FORD POINT, RICHMOND WATERFRONT, CA

INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND EVENTS
JULY 3—5, 2009

1414 Harbour Way South
Richmond, CA 94804

FRIDAY JULY 3, 2009 FREE CONCERT BY THE OAKLAND EAST BAY SYMPHONY plus FIREWORKS
SATURDAY JULY 4, 2009 DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL ON TOUR! plus FIREWORKS
SUNDAY JULY 5, 2009 “BIKE THE BAY TRAIL”

Greetings,
411tix, The Craneway Pavilion and Inhouse Talent Production Services is pleased to offer event vending opportunities at the Craneway Pavilion for the Independence Day Weekend Grand Opening on July 3-4-5, 2009. The Craneway Pavilion is a beautiful event space which features a soaring, industrial-chic interior, breathtaking 180⁰ waterfront views of San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley offering both indoor and outdoor vending opportunities.

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Sherwood Forest Faire

funkymonkey739 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:49:04 GMT

Hey everybody. So I heard about a new faire opening up outside of austin. Its supposed to be the same time as arizona. Does anyone know anything about it?

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Boothless Worker Looking For RPFS '09 Spot

Allison — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:45:53 GMT

Hey everyone-

I know it's pretty early to be posting this, and that I should probably wait until March and just walk around site, but I thought it couldn't hurt to post this here-

There's a good chance I'll be boothless this year at Southern- I generally work Fellowship Foundry (and this past year I also spent some time at Piuma Mia) but last year it became a less pleasant place to work and if things don't change there I'll be less willing to dedicate my time to them.

If you're looking for a P/T booth worker or hawker, please consider letting me know?

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food booth manager wanted for BayCeltic Festival 02/21/2009

scott — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:07:08 GMT

Hi,
We are putting on a San Francisco Bay Celtic Festival at the Oakland Veterans Hall 200 Grand Avenue Oakland on Februrary 21, 2009.

We are looking for someone to manage the food booth, the cafeteria. Actually, we are selling the space for $100. Your bring the food, sell it for whatever you can get for it. Typically, sodas, fruit juices, basic sandwiches, gnoches do well. We expect about 400 to 600 people. Booth need to be open from about 3pm to about 8 pm. You get to use the entire cafeteria, a 1000 square foot room. We just don't want to manage it ourselves.

Performers are Black Brothers, Tempest, Cullan's Hounds, Molly's Revenge, Avalon Rising, Steve Baughman, Siamsa, Musicians workshop, Musical Showcase, others not yet confirmed

http://fridaynightwaltz.com/BayCeltic/

Contact Scott at scottFNW@pway.com

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Bud Moody needs help

Patrick — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:05:20 GMT

Bud Moody, long time crew member and owner of Shepherds Pie/Bangers at the Southern California faire has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Bud and Joyce would like to go back to Australia so he can get care there. As an Australian citizen he falls under their health care program. The problem is the money for the flights. We should already have one coach ticket (80,000 miles ). Does anyone have 65,000 miles on United they can give so we can get him home? All of the miles must come from one account. That account can only accept 15,000 miles a year, which we have as extra right now.

Per United the cost is 80,000 miles coach, 100,000 miles business, and 140,000 miles first class.

If you have any questions, you can contact me or Michelle Amsbury.

Thanks,

Patrick

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lighting up your booth

Nicole G — Sat, 24 May 2008 19:27:43 GMT

So I'm trying to figure out how to have power at my booth without having to buy a bulky, expensive & noisy generator. Are there any long lasting batteries? What do you guys do to light up your booth?

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Battling Tops at Valhalla

Sun, 25 May 2008 02:34:42 GMT

Battling Tops will be there...
Yet due to circumstances Out of my control I no Longer seem to have a full time employee...
Anyone want to winds some tops for a free pass on either/both weekends?
$$ towards Fuel/food/drink will be provided… the More you work the More I'll pay!
e-mail me or respond here

the_dark_knight_1@yahoo.com

David
Battling Tops

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General questions about art festivals

Sam — Thu, 08 May 2008 03:49:04 GMT

Hi guys,

I've never been a vendor at an art/craft festival before, so I have a hoard of questions. Are you guys able to do this for a living, or just on the side? What festivals should I try to sign up for and which to avoid (I live in North Carolina if anyone has experience specifically with the southeast)? I know that there is sales tax to deal with, but what other taxes do you have to figure in? Do you generally have to go along with that standard fireproof tent...and if so what is the best place to pick one up? What supplies do you need to have...do you have to have some kind of cash/credit card register (and where is the best place to look for everything)? Can you expect to earn back fees and supply costs for each event? How do you figure what to charge for artwork? Anything else you can think of would be helpful and appreciated. I've looked up some information online, but I still feel lost. Plus...I have a very skeptical fiance who drives me crazy bringing up every obstacle he can imagine happening and thinks it will be a complete waste of money. I just want to be realistic and know what I would be getting into.

Thanks!

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Booth Fee Checks

qatana — Sat, 14 May 2005 20:54:35 GMT

Why is it that promoters make us send our booth fees WITH our applications, and then keep them in a drawer for several months and cash them a week before the event? You'd think they would be Using the money they get in advance,especially events which don't charge admission,to Produce the event. But no, today I found out that I have been hit with over $300 in overdraft fees becaue a check I wrote to a promoter several months ago came in the other day, when I thought I had finally straightened out my bank account, making sure funds were there to cover each transaction.

When *I* am incharge, I will not require any funds to be sent until After screening and acceptance, so that my vendors will know where their monay is when they need it.

And in the future I will pay ALL of my booth fees by money order.

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Viral advertising?

Groomporter — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:17:41 GMT

I've been experimenting with making a little video of myself using my hand-powered bow lathe http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b160/Groomporter/video%20experiment/?action=view&current=BowLathe.flv"

I just used my webcam clamped to a music stand to film it with a USB extension cord and used iMovie to edit it. Once I have some narration for it I figure I'll upload it to Youtube. It has the URL (for more information) to my history of wood turning webpage ...which of course has links to my period games site... so it may bring a little business to us.

I thought it might a possible idea for other crafters to try who might want to try filming their demo, or something showing them working their art and with link back to their website.

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Knight of the Living Dead

RoberttheHair — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:59:10 GMT

for those of you that know the vendors and performers of many CA faires, you might like to read this...

http://www.leathermystics.com/knight_of_the_living_dead.html

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credit card acceptance

Mary Ann — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:54:24 GMT

does anyone have a source for low cost credit card acceptance that is not going to demand a different bank account than the one you have or a machine that you have to buy? Punching in by phone is fine with me but not interested in buying a machine

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Helpers needed ;)

Vera — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:19:53 GMT

The chocolate booth at Southern Needs a few helpers. We do not have any schedules yet and all we can offer is parking pass, faire pass and lunch. If your interested and I can rely on you to be there when you say your going to be there. Please come by and talk to us on the first day of build up. We would also like you to take as many classes as possible and have approvable clotheing , You can reply here or to ladyrowleysweets at aol com
Thank you Vera

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Rumor silliness

Gianni — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:04:50 GMT

I’d heard an amazingly stupid rumor over the weekend that I wanted to squash as well as ask if anyone has heard anything like it and from which areas. Though I expect anyone who might have heard it will either have “forgotten” where they’d heard it or were the ones to have made it up themselves. The rumor in question was that RenProd events would insist that guilds/vendors/acts do their shows and only their shows. Anyone who pauses for more than three seconds would notice that it’s both an impractical as well as inconsistent with everything that we do out there.

So for the record, if you’ve heard that one, it’s not true. If you hear someone spouting about it, please ask them where they heard it from (though I’ll expect they’ll suffer the same bouts of sudden amnesia as I’d heard over the weekend).

Not sure if the authors of this piece of telephone are just stupid, or desperate. Or both.

Anyway, so there you have it. If you hear it, it’s simply not true. I think it’s almost time to begin creating these emails in the format of internet hoax announcements.

Bill
RenProd/Valhalla/Golden Gate/Shasta/etc.

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fireproof fabric

Mary Ann — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:28:37 GMT

does anyone have a souce of fire proof fabric that comes with a certificate. I am not interested in buying an already made tent. I bought a large umbrella that I intend to cover with fabric and add walls to, a do it yourself project for the slow season. I am in the LA area, do not want to order, would rather pick it up myself so I can be sure to get the certificate.

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Seeking a loaner buggy for tart-nanny-for-hire gigging

SpaceCadet — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:20:55 GMT

Hiya. I am with Jeremy's escort service and am seeking a babby buggy that I can use for gigging. I is a nanny for hire, see. If you can help, that would rock. Miss Fanny.

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advertising

Mary Ann — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:41:33 GMT

how do you folk advertise. I have used a couple of different venues and most were pretty non functional for me. I tried one venture where I ended up with quite the problem with the person involved with it. I just did not understand that I would pay a fee to be in the thing and then have to try and sell the listings too. I feel kind of stupid that I did not get all this squared away in the first place but no one ever wanted me to do that before. was I clueless there or what.
What do you folks use to advertise. I don't really do a web page, all of my items are 100% handmade and 100% different from each other.

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Period Games Business Offer

Groomporter — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:07:52 GMT

Are you a historic merchant who needs to expand but don’t have time to make more product? Want a way to help pay for your reenacting or SCA hobby? We are looking to expand our business selling board, dice and card games of the past, but the cost of gas makes it hard to travel far from our base in Minnesota. We are looking for people interested in selling our wares at events outside of the Midwest. Our wares are well-researched NOT imported, and our period cards are used by reenactors around the world We are willing to work with casual sellers / blanket traders.
See our website at <a href="http://historicgames.com">www.historicgames.com</a>

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Cashier needed for henna booth at NorCal Pirate Fest

katherinethegreat — Thu, 31 May 2007 19:33:54 GMT

~Apologies in advance for cross-posting~

Arr! We be needin' some help handlin' coin in our henna booth at the pirate fest.

We're looking for one scurvy swab who can work all day, both days (with breaks of course). Compen$ation will be offered. Contact me if ya're interested, or if ya know of someone who needs a job. Me email is kairyth-AT-hotmail DOT com (with Henna or Pirate Fest in the subject line), or ya can PM me thru Tribe.

We'll be asking after references, so have 'em handy.

-Katherine

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cross-posting

qatana — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:48:46 GMT

Well, I was happy to see that there was action on this tribe this morning, and disappointed to see that the same question has been cross-posted into every faire tribe I belong to.
Cross-posting on related forums in the same website is considered extremely rude and makes it very difficult to follow a conversation that wanders around from tribe to tribe.
I will allow this mornings post to remain as Long as there is booth-related duiscussion
Howevr in the future, any cross-post which is not Directly Related to running a booth at a fair/faire will be deleted.
thank you.

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Faire season is almost upon us!!

Lost — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:04:10 GMT

I'm looking for a booth to work for in the Southern Cal. Faire Circuit!!!
Safe, strong, fun, good-humored, quick thinking, Reliable and (don't tell ANYONE!!) Quite responsible,
I am the guy to hire for '07. I have enjoyed seven productive seasons of faire life, as a participant, patron, guildmember and boothie.
I am 24 years old and have my own garb, gear and reliable transportation. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Utah Ren Faire 2 weeks before Burning Man

Bevan — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:01:17 GMT

Aug. 13th to the 18th
So send this link to any one that might be interested in participating.

http://web.mac.com/ibevan/iWeb/Site/Home.html

Hear is a quote from the sight.

"Merging the class and elegance of a Renaissance Faire with
the freshness of a Fairy Festival and the chaos of a Burning Man event, into one..."

“I realize the word ‘change’ is terrifying to the old school faire folk, but this production company is going to let the market decide what direction the faire goes in.
If the consumer wants a mob of cheerleaders that appear to be off the set of a “Road Warrior” movie, running through the faire dancing up a storm, creating the illusion that a mob of patrons have taken over the faire. Followed by a similarly attired marching band playing a very hip march with a back beat that you can’t help but want to swing to... then that’s what we’ll give them..!”

Bevan

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Dickens Faire Boothies?

Judith — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:32:16 GMT

Hello all,

I am hoping that there will be someone on this list doing Dickens, who is looking for employees. I have two cute well mannered young ladies (16 and 17) who are looking for work, so that they can afford to do Dickens.

Judith

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anybody interested in selling felt?

Vikinggirl — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 13:49:27 GMT

Because I cannot be at every market in the USA, I was wondering if people were interested in sellling my felt?
It is a very unique product. And I have great responses from market people and people who bought them.
Wholesale price will be 20,- a pair. I normally sell them for $30- $35 at markets. ( and people still think it is underpriced)
See my profile for pics.
They are HANDMADE by a Kyrgyz felt artist. And they go wonderful with eastern/bellydance outfits.

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Califonia ren. faire

Sandi — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 06:52:14 GMT

Are there any booths that may need a little extra help at the new Cal ren faire? This would be my first faire but I have years of retail experience and a whole lot of enthusiasm.

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Ren Faire Nanny for Hire

SpaceCadet — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:27:14 GMT

Greetings. I am a professional nanny and will be working Ren Faire this year. Some of you may know me through the Danse Macabre or Dickens. I spent the last weekend at Reggae on the River working as a nanny for a booth with three very small children, which gave me the idea to expand my nanny talents to the festivals and faires. I even come equiped with a brolly:) So, if you need a nanny or childminder to run around and keep track of small children at Northern, please drop me a pm on tribe.

Cheers

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Regarding Dickens

qatana — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 23:04:03 GMT

According to one of Cat's posts on the Dickens tribe, the "vendors are happy about" opening on the 23rd of December and not on the 24th. I don't have a booth there anymore but Im interested in knowing exactly which booth owners they were, cuz the ones I've talked to think the idea sucks.
I do know it costs us just as much to open up for one day as it does to open up for two...not to mention taking an extra week from Life for teardown. And I would rather be at Dickens on xmas eve than anywhere else, but not to tear down the booth!
Any takers?

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The Return of Valhalla

Gianni — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 08:42:59 GMT

The Valhalla Renaissance Faire at South Lake Tahoe, CA over the 1st two weekends of June. The website's at www.valhallafaire.com and the vendor application forms are available online at http://www.valhallafaire.com/TahoeVendorCover.pdf

Also, does anyone happen to have contact information for the proprietors of the Boar's Head Inn and/or Mulah's (does Mulah's still exist?)

All the best to you all!

Bill
Survivor of the Calaveras Celtic Faire 2006 Snowfest, - http://gianni.livejournal.com/97929.html

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Snyder's Pow-Wow, in Valley Springs, CA

Kurt — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 03:24:22 GMT

Ok, first of all, it's not Ren-Fair.

Here's the hyperlink: http://www.valleyspringspowwow.com/

It's always the first weekend in May.

They have about 200 booth spaces. There were some left empty this year.

There is no fee to attend the Pow-Wow and there is plenty of free parking for those that attend.

It's held in the pasture of a working cattle ranch. They move the cattle to a different part of the ranch, so they aren't a problem.

The show is open to the Public for three days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Thursday is for Dealers and their friends to shop. It is possible to set up on Tuesday or Wednesday and not take down until Monday (but it is polite to ask permission to do so).

I rented a booth this year, it was US$130 for the booth, US$45 for electricity and a US$10 deposit for the 'pig tail' adaptor. I snuck out in the middle of the night and as a result, I didn't get my deposit back.

The booth was supposed to be 10' x 30', but the one I got was at least 12' wide. Part of it may have been that I was assigned a corner booth.

The focus of the Pow-Wow is mainly rocks, but there is also interest in NA dancing chanting, drumming & costuming, as well as Old-Timey steam engines and R/C modeling.

By contractural requirement, at least 75% of my booth had to be either Ladipary or rock oriented (Uhhh... silver comes from rocks, right?). I don't see how this requirement could apply to the food booths. I'm pretty certain that this rule is NOT strictly enforced.

I got a Shelter Logic 10' by 20' awning with skirts (about US$200 from Northern Tools - shipping was expensive). I've color-coded the pipejoints with various colors of electrical tape, which makes setting it up a lot easier when I'm brain-dead.

I also used an Ozark Trail awning that I bought in the sporting goods section of Wal-Mart. I forget how much it was, but it's 8' by 11' and it's light enough to move around as the sun shifts. I also brought along the 8' by 8' Ozark Trails tent (also purchased from Wal-Mart) and pitched it inside the 10' x 20' awming. One of the nice things about Snyder's Pow-Wow is that they let you sleep in your booth - makes for good security.

My inventory consisted of opal necklaces that I've made, sterling silver chainmail jewelry that I've made, and a few items from my coin collection. Also, I had a few left-over supplies and used tools that I wanted to get rid of - a real hodge-podge. The chain mail sold best.

I'd made arrangements with an on-line friend for her to ship me a bunch of her necklaces and earrings. They didn't show up in time for me to get them loaded onto the truck. I found out later that they'd been sent to the wrong PO Box. I almost asked if there was stuff there for me... but there was a line and I was overloaded with things to do... oh, well.

One of the potential customers at the show recommended that I take my wares to the RenFair at Valhalla (in south Lake Tahoe), so I'm going there next Friday to explore the possibilities.

I'll probably go back to Snyder's next year, but it'd sure be nice to have some help... I was hoping for a craftsperson that wanted to share booth space and was able to help me set up and take down.

Oh, yeah - Snyder's wants to know what your resale license number is. I had to learn about calculating and paying sales tax. I've got to say that I do NOT like being co-opted by the state!

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Anyone Ever Sell at Harmony Festival?

Stillfire — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:41:00 GMT

I am wondering how it is. If they allow booth sharing--? If so--I might be looking for someone to share with (who doesn't make jewelry or mosaics). This festival looks very cool.

Please let me know if youhave experience there!

I would especially love to hear from someone who has been a vendor of jewelry or mosaics.

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Save SF Street Fairs!

TJA — Sun, 28 May 2006 05:50:38 GMT

CALL TO ACTION - PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL ENTERTAINMENT AND ACTIVIST LISTS

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As pointed out by Amanda Witherell of the San Francisco Bay Guardian, the future of our City’s fabulous street fairs and music festivals is threatened by policy changes and fee hikes currently being pushed by various city departments. In particular, the Rec and Parks Department and Commission seems to have forgotten its mandate to serve the city as a whole and instead, are making radical policy changes to appease select neighbor groups and in one case, one individual who has harassed city bureaucrats over sound levels at Sharon Meadow.

The SFLNC is joining with many other city groups to say we've had enough, that the city's outdoor events are enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of residents and tourists who come here for our world class cultural attractions. City policy should not be made in closed door meetings between bureaucrats and small groups of neighbors, without input from event organizers or thousands of attendees.

Please join the SFLNC in telling City politicians and bureaucrats that our summer street events and music festivals are a crucial part of our cultural fabric and need protection from neighbors who prefer the city to sound like Walnut Creek. Please tell the City that our special events need protection not fee hikes that threaten their financial viability. Please tell the police department and mayor's office that responsible adults should be able to drink a beer at city events without being herded into small and unnecessary beer gardens that restrict our civil liberties.

Preliminary communications with Rec and Parks Commissioners indicate a good chance that they will vote to deny North Beach Jazz Festival the ability to serve beer and wine in Washington Square Park, which they have done for 12 years without incident. We need to express our outrage that such a radical policy change is being made without adequate public input or due process. North Beach Jazz is a free festival whose budget is largely paid by revenue from beer and wine sales. Loss of that revenue will kill the free festival, as simple as that. It might be understandable if the event had serious problems due to beer and wine sales, but that has never been the case. Rec and Park is taking away the organizers ability to sell beer and wine to appease some neighbors and an anti-alcohol local police captain. No one asked the opinion of the 35,000 people who attend the two day free event and who enjoy a drink while listening to jazz in the Park

Please read the excellent articles in the Bay Guardian and ACT NOW to save North Beach Jazz Festival and other city music festivals and street fairs. Instructions on how you can help are posted here from the organizers of North Beach jazz. Even if you are not a jazz lover, these changes have a way of becoming city policy if we don’t object and your street fair or festival may be next. ACT NOW!

PLEASE READ

"The death of fun " By Amanda Witherell, SF Bay Guardian

http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=643

Attack of the NIMBYs! - By Marke B., SF Bay Guardian

http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=646

CALL TO ACTION!!! - SAVE NORTH BEACH JAZZ FEST

If you can't see this email, click HERE
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ALL MUSIC FANS and DEFENDERS of CIVIL LIBERTY

BACKGROUND

· North Beach Jazz Fest in Washington Square Park is a 12-year-old family friendly event that remains free by selling food, beer, and wine

· NBJF has always been permitted to sell alcoholic beverages in Washington Square Park. No problems have ever resulted from alcohol sales at this event.

· This year, the SF Police Department is pushing a "beer garden" policy for outdoor events, forcing organizers to create small fenced in 21+ areas. This policy limits access for those under 21, including children with their parents.

· Because of the access limitations created by beer gardens, the SF Recreation and Parks Operations Committee voted on May 3rd to deny NBJF the ability to sell alcohol in Washington Square Park.

· This denial threatens NBJF since revenue from beverage sales pay for the majority of festival expenses. Without this revenue, NBJF will go bankrupt.

· On Tuesday, May 30, 2pm in Room 416 of City Hall, the full commission of SF Rec. & Park will vote to approve or deny their application.

HOW CAN YOU HELP SAVE NORTH BEACH JAZZ FEST?

· SEND AN EMAIL to savenbjf@sunsetpromotions.net - this will forward your email to all the Rec. & Park Commissioners & Operations Staff , Board of Supervisors, and the Mayor.
Use Subject = "Save NBJF"

· CALL: The SF Rec. & Park Dept. at 415-831-2701 - Ask for G.M. Yomi Agunbiade

· SPEAK: Come to City Hall on the 30th and SPEAK YOUR MIND

(Please try to do ALL THREE if you can as we need your support every step of the way)

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Here are some talking points for CUT & PASTE, and please be courteous in all communications

· Rec and Parks department policy should be made by all stakeholders, not a select few

· Beer and Wine sales have never been a problem at North Beach Jazz Fest

· Without police imposed “beer gardens”, people of all ages can enjoy free jazz in Washington Square Park

· Beer Gardens are an unnecessary intrusion on our civil liberties

· Responsible adults should be able to drink at licensed events in City parks

· Without the revenue from beer and wine sales, the North Beach Jazz Fest will cease to exist

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THANKS: To the following individuals and organizations, for their support in our time of need: The thousands of music fans in San Francisco. SF Outdoor Events Coalition, North Beach Chamber of Commerce, SF Late Night Coalition, IN-Ticketing, Nomad Printing & Rocket Postcards, Matagrano INC, SFStation, SFWeekly, Nitevibe, LoveFest, True Skool, Mayor Gavin Newsom, District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin

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New Web Sight for Rennies in the North East

jwalkmagic — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:33:32 GMT

Just got an email about this from the Connecticut Renaissance Faire. Check it out.

www.nerennies.com

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RenTV is Back

Bevan — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:28:06 GMT

http://web.mac.com/ibevan/

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Where Are You?? (RPFS)

eric_c — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:30:23 GMT

Hi - we're just getting started with construction / workshops at the Faire in SoCal (Irwindale) ... was just wondering how y'all are doing.

Do y'all like the location / space that you're in?? Where are you located so I can stop by & visit & spend my monies ??

((*winks*))

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Marty McDowell

SwanGem — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 22:13:54 GMT

I posted this to all the other Faire related tribes, but somehow missed this one. If you knew Marty, or any of the old Faire Folk from the 70's,(yes there are a few of us left!) Sorry to be the bearer, but pass it on if you can.

Ol Martycakes McDowell, Uncle Filthy, just might be fighting his final battle. He has been in a restless coma with no brain activity for many days. Who knows if this old fighter will win out and come back again, or just pass on. Whatever the current outcome, no matter how cantankerous the old coot was, he still deserves our prayers. Thank you, with love, Sally Swannycakes
PS: Look at my pictures for more Marty pics, old Bubba Bud, and general old classic pics from Faire days gone by.

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Cafepress & Froogle

Groomporter — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:38:57 GMT

If you have a cafepress shop to sell some of your art you may already know that because cafepress is so huge, Google's shopping search engine "Froogle" is not suppose to accept listings from individual cafepress stores, and restricts the number of products they will list from the central Cafepress.com corporate account.

Well, I seem to have found a way around that... Since I already was listed in Froogle using my regular retail website, I created links from my regular website to my cafepress products (See this page for example links http://www.historicgames.com/notecards.html ) and then entered them in my Froogle database as if they were just being sold from my regular site. Since Froogle drops your listings if you don't update it, I just add another one or two of my Cafepress items every month to keep it updated.

At this point I am just linking directly to the graphics of my products in Cafepress, but in the long run it might prevent Froogle from figuring out this ploy if you host the graphics as part of your own website rather then hotlinking to them in Cafepress.

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North Bay Free Booth

qatana — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:15:21 GMT

Ok so this is probably really dinky but ya never know...and it is free, afer all:

The Associated Students Cabinet is in need of jugglers, minstrels, dancers, singers, actors, fortunetellers, and other for our Flea Market Renaissance Fair on April 8th 2006 from 9-4

We will be unable to pay you because we are presently trying to raise funds for students on campus. We ask that you please donate your time, even 30 minutes of it, to our fair if possible.

Please call 707-527-4571 or email srjcbsu@yahoo.com if you are interested in participating. If you donate a sufficient amount of your time to providing entertainment at our fair we will let you booth for free!. So if you sell candles or make jewelry or other crafts this is a great opportunity for you to sell some of your stuff (at no charge for a boothing space)by exchanging your talents with us!

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Spam & the New tribe

qatana — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:39:57 GMT

Hey Boothies
How many of you have the page for your tribes set to "show all" as opposed to "topics"? I'm at a loss what to do about any listings you may post, cuz lots of us won't see them. I hear we'll be able to set our homepages the same way soon, so I'll be getting my listings there, but if you have something you think the whole tribe should see, send it to me and I'll approve it, or just write "spam" or "promo"in the subject line or something so I know its not a discussion topic.
Thanx

Q

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we need firewood!

suziequeen — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:59:37 GMT

No lifting involved just let me switch vehicles you for a few hours...the place where i can get cheep firewood is only open wed and sat. 8-4. is there a pickup close by that I can use. I can certenly handle driving it and me and the girls can unload and stack, you can even use my car for the day, we will be cold my saturday. any Ideas are welcome
Sue

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Event coordinators info page?

Groomporter — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:03:28 GMT

Just thought I'ld toss out an idea I put on our website.
As part of the application process, some of the more strict historical reenactments we attend ask for photos of our booth/encampment as well as photos of us in period attire. So, I started a little page for event coordinators explaining what we do, and promoting why they should include us in their event, as well as listing some of the juried events we have attended. http://historicgames.com/jury.html

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Historic Merchants Ideas website

Groomporter — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 16:53:49 GMT

Hullo I just stumbled into tribe.net I've got a website for sharing ideas for booths, tents, displays, signs, and storage for merchants at historic-themed events. http://historicgames.com/merchideas/index2.html

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percentage of sales charges?

Groomporter — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 15:48:55 GMT

Do the big California shows really charge a percentage of your sales? We just had dinner with a couple local crafters and one of the couples who are former Bristol merchants heard that Bristol is going to be starting this practice.

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need burlap?

qatana — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 03:46:48 GMT

Black Dawn Trading, official purveyor of Burlap to Red Barn Productions-Offering fine, flame retardant (you shoulda seen Kevin & Mark with the lighter),dyed and natural canopies, view-cuts and yardage for your Renaissance Faire booth.
Lowest prices, highest quality.

We are Not Pirates, but Honest Businesspersons, like yourselves...

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selling craft online

Vikinggirl — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 21:52:44 GMT

Doing Ebay and craigslist now.

Anybody other idea's?

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Newbie Questions

JasonthePhotographer — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:04:26 GMT

Greetings One and All!
I am a new member to this group and The Faires in general.
I have always shown my work in Fine Art Galleries but have recently decided that I would really rather, also actually, participate as an artist in Faires and Festivals.
I live in Southern Oregon and am interested in participating in Oregon and Northern California.
I am creating a whole new line of Faerie Art as we speak.
So, to start, my questions are What are the cool faires in my area and what is the best way to get involved, get judged in and such.
I would also really appreciate any big do's and don'ts.
Bliss
Jason

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Grad Student & Tart Loooking for Pre & Post Dickens Work

SpaceCadet — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:24:29 GMT

Hiya. Do any booth owners need help rigging and de-rigging for dickens? I am promised to Jo Adell for stall work during the run of Dickens, but I could use some extra work to help me survive until the Spring term. I have rigged & de-rigged with booths & guilds at Ren Faires in Northern Cal & clubs in the UK. Also, I am based in SF and not very far from the Cow Palace.

Cheers :-)

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Vegas Faire

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 00:21:23 GMT

Any merchants need a bit o' help this weekend? I have several years of retail experience and I will be in garb. All I need is a bit of spending money lol

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How do I do this

qatana — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:29:04 GMT

so RBP has increased all Dickens booth fees by 50%. How the hell am I supposed to come up with this and then be expected to come up with money to pay my help? I lost More than my entire Dickens fee at Stafford!

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booger

qatana — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:06:08 GMT

On Monday i put up a long, complimentary review of this year's Golden Gate Faire.It seems to have vanished. I just wanted to say I was very favorably impressed by the improvement in vending- much more Handcrafted stuff, not nearly as much overlap in the manufactured/India Arts cop-out crap, some very Nice manufactured stuff- the Art Nuveaux resin stuff was beautiful if off-period- there was more real tribal stuff instead of the afore mentioned India Arts stuff. And wow, the Kelp baskets, what a find!
Some people of my aquaintance were sniffing at the aluminum & O-ring chainmail but like I said, if its handmade and appeals to the Ren-shopping demographic, and hell its a traditional technique- works for me!
Bill, I sent you my review privately, didn't you ever get it?

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Anyone have a Roof Rack to sell or loan? Please help!

Stillfire — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 16:29:30 GMT

Hi,
I am dong my first crafts booth at a festival next week (starts thurs--time's running out). I need a rack that will fit an older car ('86 Mercedes) without rain gutters, to strap on a canopy and some large metal free-standing grids.

Am willing to travel if need be to pick up.

Am willing to buy, barter or borrow (I am very trustworthy and responsible).

Thanks!
~Ellen

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Seeking Advice on Booth Rental Companies.

Leilani — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 03:51:43 GMT

Hello all,

I am new to this tribe and new to the booth side of faires and expositions. I am thankful I found you all because it appears you just might be able to help me out with some of your expertise for which I would be much obliged. I am considering applying for a booth in the San Francisco Dickens Faire in 2006.

Does anyone know of a company that rents prefabricated booths? Is there such a thing? To be plain, not the actual faire booth space which I understand is a different matter altogether, but perhaps there is a place that rents the physical “buildings” or perhaps the word in this case is “set?” I’m not certain if there are different terms, but I am not looking for something akin to a tent or exhibition display board sort of booth but rather something that satisfies period requirements of the SF Dickens faire.

If so, which would you recommend, and what is a fair rental rate? I am trying to see if it is cheaper than building and tearing my own down each year, or paying storage costs for one’s own booth/set pieces or simply saves time, but perhaps there are other considerations I have yet to find in choosing a type of set-up.

Thank you for your time and advice,
Leilani

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DO YOU HAVE YOUR PASS?

qatana — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 21:04:50 GMT

from the Office:

What was that!?! Late? The heck you say!

Yes indeed, if you are planning on registering this weekend you are in fact- late.

This may pose a problem for some of you, especially those of you who are not riding in with anyone who already has a pass.

We are charging customers for parking this year. This means that if you do not have a pass that distinguishes you as a participant rather than a customer the parking staff will charge you to park, and you will not have access to the lovely (and closer) parking lot reserved for participants.

Remember, the parking staff is full of people who do not work faire and will not recognize anyone. They also do not have radios and cannot reach anyone who would recognize you. So, we are strongly suggesting that you come down to the site on Friday to get everything taken care of ahead of time. Pass house will be open from 10am until 6pm and someone will be available to do costume approval during those hours

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Found my EZ-Up, Still looking for another craftswoman to share booth space

Stillfire — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 06:54:09 GMT

Hi,
I posted before and needed the EZ-Up too, now I just need naother craftswoman to share booth space at this upcoming women's festival:

http://www.campbettycampout.com/

The cost would be $150 each, for the three day event which should have over 2000 attendees. Admission (which includes camping I believe) is included--also lots of music, comedy and workshops.

It is in Laytonville, which is all the way up in northern CA (3 hrs north of SF).

I will be selling silver beaded jewelry and broken plate mosaics. It would be best if our art was different so as not to compete, but if you have jewelry that is of another sort that could work too.

We could drive up together and share gas costs too if that is convenient (I am in Santa Cruz).

This should be lots of fun and potentially lucrative too!

Contact me (directly is best) soon as the deadline is approaching and the booths will be snatched up quickly!

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felt- booth

Vikinggirl — Sun, 15 May 2005 14:36:40 GMT

Since Im new to the USA, I would like to know if there are people here who have a hand-made-felt booth at medieval-faires. Or know poeple who do?
Because thats what I do and it would be great to know whats the market for that kind of trade.

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Request from your moderator

qatana — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 00:49:28 GMT

I am requesting that you please Do NOt Crosspost, or put up Postings that simply direct us to a Listing on the same page.
I know Made the exact same request yesterday but the young lady who posted the posting leading to a listing seems to have deleted her entire thread so I am requesting again-
You may post single items (announcements, requests) in the posting section ONLY if you are Not Cross-posting the same post on every tribe you can think of. Please keep your Postings On Topic for this tribe-this is about working in or owning a Booth at an Event, it is not specifically a Rennie tribe.
If you have an announcement you want to share, put up a LISTING. I don't care what the topic is, as long as it is a Listing and not a Posting.
But Please, Please, don't put up a Posting pointing us to a listing. After today I will delete them, as I absolutely hate opening up every tribe I belong to to read the same cross-post.

Sorry for being harsh but I do not like having to make ANY requests of you all, and I AM on drugs right now so not speking too clearly!

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An event in Oregon

CaptainBenevento — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 01:14:23 GMT

July 21st - July 25th 2005 in Marcola Oregon

http://www.seadognights.com/

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craft fairs

Vikinggirl — Mon, 23 May 2005 05:53:30 GMT

Found this while surfing the net.
Thought it might come in handy, so I signed up.

http://www.craftlister.com/help/site_map.php

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Fair Oaks Rant

qatana — Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:31:13 GMT

I just wrote this for Faire Folk but decided i'd be better served & more diplomatic to post it here instead. Just back from Fair Oaks "Renaissance" fayre. i didn't make my booth fee. people seem to think a $25 dollar henna tattoo which will fade within a week more valuable than a hancrafted,gemstone wind chime, or even a simple $15 bell.

Somebody in FF said, always sad to lose an artist booth". Here's why they're getting lost:

I read the vendor contract this morning, it doesn't say all items must be handcrafted but i can testify that 90% of the vendors A) did not make any of the products they sold
B) violated specific contract requirements regarding their display,products and set up schedule- a fairy doll in a cardboard box marked "made in China" is neither authentic nor period, but boy were they all over the place. Not to mention identical manufactured products in many booths, sometimes right next to each other."all booths MUST be set up by 6AM seems to have been translated as, "if you show up at 9:45 on opening day, as long as we have your booth fee, go ahead and set up While the Faire is Open in your t-shirt. No Visible aluminum or plastic- every single EZup had all metal, fixtures, telescoping 7 accordioning mechanisms in full sight, most of them had the plastic walls that come with it up.
C) violated specific specific costume requirements- or did i miss the notes that state "authentic 16th century clothing" is a sundress, a pair of mosquito wings & ball point pen tattoos all over.

It is up to the people who buy tickets for faires to let the promoters know what is legitimate, in their eyes, for a "renaissance" fair. What i don't get is why nobody has yet put on a "fantasy' fair instead...but if you don't want the Artists to leave, you gotta tell the promoters Why they are leaving.Me, i'm no diplomat, i can't do it!

So what's the deal? How Do i deal????

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Working with actors (x-posted)

qatana — Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:26:47 GMT

I am a booth owner at Dickend Fair. I am a stage actor at Dickens Fair. I am a Street Actor at Dickens Fair. My booth is a stage where anybody can come and gig or play music. There is almost always Something going on in and around my booth.Customers see action and want to see what's going on and end up buying something.

So why am I haering that many booth owners are telling the street actors- the Costers, Temperance, the Fairies,and my own Jeremy's Escort Service to be quiet, stay away from their booths, stop drawing attention to their booths, stop attracting paying customers to ther booths?

I do my Christmas shopping at DIckens. I make it a point to buy from booths that encourage actors & gigs in the neighborhood. I will now make it a point to boycott, and all the street actors will also boycott, any booth that makes us go away.

We do Dickens for love and for fun. Dickens Fair, and Ren Faire, are not about shopping, they are about theater, with shopping. And the booth fees are far, far more reasonable than street faires to begin with.

I really, really want to teach workshops next year...

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Small handcrafter advertising

Don — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:56:45 GMT

Some of you know me as Justin Case, editor of The Bulletin newspaper at the Dickens Christmas Fair. I publish a fresh issue free to customers and actors each weekend during the Fair. It is supported through donations and advertising from the vendors. Since I was getting an enthusiastic response from several vendors and actors over the idea, I created a separate website for my little 'content-rich' publication geared toward both Renaissance and Dickens' Faires to expand the idea. As a long-time actor and boothie, I am committed to promoting the struggling Faire vendors in this unique and (I trust) powerful manner. It's online debut is at:

http://fairebulletin.com/

-Don Cox, aka Justin Case, Bulletin Editor

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need an EZ-up?

qatana — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 17:53:36 GMT

found this listing this morning:

http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/listing/9a445f03-acd4-4b4f-bcec-147fe9db3470?r=10535

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Looking for K & S Jewelry

Sonja — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 21:50:14 GMT

I'm trying to contact Kevin. I can't find his card. I'll see them at Folsom but I want to contact them before then. Thanks. Maybe I'll try the vendor list for GG Faire

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Southern hire day and workshops

Blaize — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 03:10:03 GMT

Does anyone know when and where the hire date and workshops are for southern this year? It must be the first or second weekend in March! Yikes!

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Lookin' for some Burlap-ers

heather — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:21:23 GMT

anyone out there needing a few quick paychecks before the show opens? because i need workers! you know, preferably from our community, who care about the show, and not so much the bottom line....at worst we'll have 2 1/2 weeks to throw together two ale stand roofs and a bunch of view blocks for Main Gate and walkthroughs, contingent upon, of course, delivery of the burlap. at best, we'll have about 4, depending on how much fabric is left over from last year...so it'll be tight, and if you're willing to bust your tooshie choating and hanging and stapling like a mad Banshee, then do i ever have a job for you! contact me on or off list. i'm on Tribe almost continuously...

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Circuit job opening booth mgr

qatana — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 03:16:13 GMT

I guess the person who posted this doesn't know about this tribe. Note- this listing doesn't mention Expenses.
Please don't contact me about it, I just lifted it from another Listing.

the contact info is: anon-60097177@craigslist.org

www.craigslist.org/sfc/evg/60097177.html

Renaissance Faire Booth Manager

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reply to: anon-60097177@craigslist.org
Date: 2005-02-16, 11:19PM PST

Greetings!

Small jewelry business seeks a responsible, reliable individual to manage our booths for this year’s selling season (March to October).

We will be participating in about 20 weekends of renaissance faires/festivals, along with some Scottish/ Celtic events. The events are held throughout California, Oregon, and Washington, but mostly center around Northern California. Each event lasts anywhere from one to six weekends.

The ideal candidate should enjoy dressing in costume, speaking old English, and interacting with customers nonstop throughout the day. While this gig can be great fun, it is also a lot of work. You have to work very long hours (usually 8am to 7pm), as well as set up and take down the booth. Booth setup typically must be done on Friday afternoon or evening, and takedown is on Sunday night. Moderate lifting is required.

Priority will be given to to individuals who have experience with renaissance faires/festivals, either as patrons or as participants. Extra points for those who have access to a cargo vehicle, such as a mini-van, van, SUV, or a very large station wagon. The tables, chairs, canopy, etc., take up quite a bit of space.

Compensation: $100 per day of selling, plus 10% of total sales. You can expect to make approximately $300 per weekend. The ideal candidate will do this job for fun, and the money will be a nice bonus. Considering the long hours and hard work, as well as the driving, this gig is ideal for someone who really likes renaissance faires, and wants to make a little extra cash on the side. Extra points for guild members!

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED:

Please send us a paragraph about yourself, describing all pertinent details. Even a picture in costume would be great! We will contact those we are interested in and ask for more information (resume, references, etc.) by February 24th. The sooner we hear from you, the better!

Gramercy!

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par-tay!

qatana — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:27:16 GMT

Parris asked me to post this. Dn't see why she couldn't do it herself!

Party Invite here:

http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/6cb20306-7a6d-41dd-a5f6-f793edb11494?nextpage=http%3A%2F%2Fsanfrancisco.tribe.net%2Fhome%3Fr%3D10535&r=10535

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NEED used Abstracta

Wed, 09 Feb 2005 19:30:53 GMT

Hi folks,
I am craft show "boothie" (jewelry) and am looking to put together a 2nd set up for local shows. I fly to most of the shows I do. This year I'm driving to Scottsdale! Does anyone have any used abstracta components for sale? I'm looking for matte black pipes of any size, 3,4 and 5 corner connectors, and
1/4" clips. Please tribe mail me with any info or suggestions.
thanks!
Thea
FYI ~ www.theaizzi.com

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Introduction

CaptainBenevento — Thu, 03 Feb 2005 05:10:05 GMT

Hi there, I'm James(Lord Strega). I vend Pagan festivals, Sci-fi/fantasy conventions and BDSM/Adult events with My wife janene(lady Strega), here in the NW.
We're always looking for more events to vend and new friends to meet.
We sell Gay Fuel energy drinks, glow/blinkie novelities, wings/horns, boots, pride merchandise, corsets and costumes.
Glad to find this tribe.

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Kinda new tribe "The Trols"

Bevan — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:41:18 GMT

not a talkative crowd, so you won't get a lot of posts from this tribe...
But you can all look at each other and ask each other, "Why are we here"

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spring fairs

qatana — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:20:04 GMT

So what events are there for the first half of the year? I'm pretty much only interested in Bay Area right now, its hard to leave my dog overnight at her age.
I keep finding out about stuff after the deadlines!
My product is geared towards Ren Faires, Hippie/Spiritual /Newage /Deadhead that doesn't take itself too seriously & Celtic events.
And mainstream crafts, i spose! Just they seem to have much higher booth fees...

if I had any good sources, I'd post 'em!

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what's the point?

qatana — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 20:10:40 GMT

I had had a long talk with Yanna, who makes the Animal Angels. She tells me that many of the vendors at Casa are marketing items that A) the never sent a picture of for screening and B) are manufactured and imported.
Now i Know that Casa Faire requires All items to be handmade, in fact i'm tolf their screening policies are stricter than AYLI's.
But if unscreened, manufactured, cheap items are getting through, Whats The Point of Screening At ALL?
Who is doing the actual craft review for any given faire? Are they themselves working craftspeople, such as the old and lamented Guild Council or are they the people who write the checks?Once again i ask, WHY do promoters require us to send pictures of our handmade original are only to allow in the same crap you can buy at any store?
Why shouldn't Just ANybody send their fees and set up and sell whatever the fuck they feel like?

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Really need help this weekend. Someone please help???

China13 — Tue, 05 Oct 2004 20:06:55 GMT

Leather Masks needs workers for this weekend! Deperately in need of assistance. Please contact me for more information or Lisa @ masklisa@aol.com or monkeycasserole@yahoo.com. Message phone 818-985-9990, but email is best.

great booth location (shade all
day). Email for details and other cool news.

She is a great lady who deserves good things, help this weekend included. Thanks you guys!

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Insurance

RedTent — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 18:05:41 GMT

As some of you might know Old Word has lost its underwriter and now some of us are with out insurance. So what do some of you plan to do? Has anyone got a good lead on affordable liability insurance for us poor vendor scum?? I know I need some before the next faire season starts. I have to say this sucks BIG TIME!

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Need more workers!!!! Casa De Fruta

China13 — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:28:14 GMT

Booth workers are still wanted for sales and hawking help at the Phyne
and Leather Mask booth at the norcal renn faire at Casa de Fruita
starting on Sept. 18th and running through Oct. 24th, 2004. Part time
or full time fun and faire. Gate passes and camping still available
through the booth. Excellent manager, great booth location (shade all
day). Email for details and other cool news. Lisa @ masklisa@aol.com
or monkeycasserole@yahoo.com. Message phone 818-985-9990, but email is best.

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Advice on a company to make me a Booth Banner...

dark_muse — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:24:55 GMT

Greetings all...
I have a big show in LA in mid October, I have been searching different companies online to find one that can create a simple or (added business logo) outdoor booth Vinyl banner. With grommets, one that won't fall apart easily... I would need a sort of long Horizontal banner (to run along top of 10' by 10' ez-up canopy entrance) but not necessarily the 10' length of my booth (as it could be too costly)...
I was thinking maybe more like 2' by 6' or 2' by 8' depending on price difference.
& at least 2 or 3 colors. Vinyl color either black background with Purple lettering, or Burgandy Background with Black lettering, or Purple background with Black lettering... (& a possibility of seeing how much extra a business logo image to the left or right of my biz name would be.)
I haven't given much thought to the logo colors or if it would work out at all against the more darker/rich background banner color.

If anyone has dealt with a good company, not too expensive... (I priced online & a 2' by 6' came out to be anywhere from $35 (real basic white background) to about $50-$60 (for a little more but possibly not including a logo).

Please leave me with any feedback & or links if possible. I've tried some sites where you could enter in your info & you were supposed to be able to see what it might look like in real time... but the option did not work for me.

Thanks & sorry so long, I just want to be thorough.
Much Appreciated.

~Phyll~
Eyescream Jewelry ~ Dynamic Jewelry to inspire your muse...
http://www.eyescreamjewelry.com

p.s. any feedback about long Horizontal banner colors as viewed from afar on booths would also be appreciated.

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Boothie Tag!

Jae — Sat, 11 Sep 2004 06:57:38 GMT

Thought I'd put this out there as an idea and see how much interest it generates. It's a game I've played with a select few people, but we had oodles of fun and it was a good gimmick. It involves chalk dust and a lot of grabbing. ;-) One person from each booth is "it" with a pouch of chalk dust. Booths are divided into teams (not necessarily in the same area), and each team is given the same color. To tag someone, simply reach into your pouch, get a bit of dust, and plant a handprint on your "victim". The chalk will wash right out of clothes and skin so is safe to use as a marker. This works best with boothies and participants because we can count them at the end of the day. The prize? Many giggles, gropes, a few good memories, a whole new outlook on teamwork, and a fun way to interact with each other and the "mundanes" (we can tag them too, just can't count 'em) However, also depending on interest and participation, we might just be able to persuade one of the alestands to donate a beer or two as well, or maybe someone has some other ideas?

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grumble

qatana — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 03:19:01 GMT

just that. grrrrrrrrrr.

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show season

qatana — Sat, 24 Jul 2004 01:38:36 GMT

So show season is upon us, one and all i think! I am currently at Heart of the Forest Faire and also have a booth at the San Francisco Gift Show opening tomorrow. Many of my clients are showing at ACC in San Francisco so on Friday i make the Mad Dash to see them, and all my Crafts Aunts & Uncles & Cousins.

So if yer at any or all we may bump into each other.
Where are You this week?

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who are you?

qatana — Sat, 24 Jul 2004 01:35:32 GMT

So some of us kinda know each other in various directions- faire,Acc,etc, but who are you,really?

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HELP! Stafford Job NEEDED!

SilverUnicorn — Mon, 28 Jun 2004 22:56:58 GMT

Aaaaaacckkk!
Okay, so I just found out yesterday, that Leather Roses will NOT be at Stafford this year. :C
So, I need a job.
Now, unfortunately, I won't be there for 3rd & 6th weekends.
I will be there for ALL of 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th weekends.
Pay is negotiable. I DO need a gate pass and parking pass.
I have been working at Faire -as a boothie- since 1976, and work as a retail cashier mundanely.

Any suggestions?
Have a job for me?
You can post here, or contact me privately.

(I would work for Qatana, but I'm not real great on the whole character with the full background thing. We already talked. ;) )

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welcum & intro

qatana — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 20:15:24 GMT

Otherwise known as Jo, i was practically born in a booth. I started going to craft fairs with my mom over 30 years ago, and knew all along that i was spoiled for "real jobs" at a very young age.
I made craft production, artists support & booth management my career for years, till i developed Wishing Bells and finally opened my own booth!
Currently i do Renaissance Faires & counter-cultural festivals; i figure my target market are the kind of people i like to hang around with! And twice a year i put on a "business suit" at the San Francisco Gift Show, trying to develop a wholesale business to support my faire habit.
As my dog is very old i don't do much travelling yet but intend to check out some festivals out-of-town in the future- for all i've been doing this all my life i've never actually Lived on the Road!
Tell us who you are! And feel free to post links to your site & a picture of your booth/product.
If you post a help wanted, please put the name of your booth in the header first(so&so seeks...), thanks.

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