I got a list of the call-only BRINGfest vendors (4), the confirmed emailable vendors (6), and the fence-sitting vendors (2). So that brings the grand total to 10-12, which is not bad, considering four of my most enthusiastic May vendors have other commitments this month, one May vendor decided not to come back, and two of BRING's artsy volunteer/vendors are currently having health issues. I need to send out an email to my confirmed and maybe vendors, reaffirming the time (11-4 on June 29th, set up 10-11, break down 4-5), and make some calls to my other vendors, some of whom have only spoken with Michele P,
BRING's volunteer coordinator, to make sure all my awesome vendors are on the same page.
I made a few happy connections at the
Wandering Goat. My friend Dave from the
Gallery Obscura had brought his chef buddy out to try a budaccino (a shot of espresso in a glass of
Ninkasi's Oatis oatmeal stout). Verdict: hot at the top, cold at the bottom, and delicious all over! Not only does he broker mushrooms and co-run a sweet gallery, but Dave also has a band, and he expressed interest in playing at an upcoming BRINGfest! I also saw my friends Chance and Amanda who may come out to BRING looking for lexan or glass to build a solar...what was it...a water heater, maybe? We obviously had this conversation before the iced cafe au lait kicked in. Amanda also told me about
Zecc Architecten, an outfit responsible for some of the most high-style recycled urban architecture in Europe, like this conversion of a
water tower. I wish I understood more dutch, so I could more easily navigate the site and understand what sort of construction materials go into their projects. I'm pretty sure they're working with salvaged materials, but I'd like verbal confirmation to go along with the pretty pictures.
As we were discussing the prices of BRING's rare and desirable pieces, and whether it was wise/fair for BRING to charge rates more in line with an architectural salvage for-profit business than a "rescued from the dump" recycling nonprofit, a gentleman interrupted with a question as to where the new
BRING location was. I handed him one of my BRINGfest handouts with the map in the righthand corner, and pointed out BRING. Whee! Informational marketing. I love being able to answer questions much better than passing out event flyers, but it was fun being able to combine both.
Then on my way home, I stopped by the
Ninkasi Brewing facility to hang a flyer, and caught the gentlemen of Ninkasi unwinding after a long hard day of bottling. I caught up with Dan, Mike told me about starting his tattooing apprenticeship at
Skullfly, and I secured
Scrapyard Swag's new album from Jeff. Scrapyard Swag seems perfectly named to play at BRINGfest, though their gypsy growlpunk may be a little too high energy for a daytime craft market.
One block from my house, I visited with Jim from
Clayspace and got permission to hang a flyer in their community postings board. I also realized I missed a slide lecture on woodfired kilns. Shucks! So only three flyers hung today, but I think they'll get some quality traffic!
