fairs

In this episode of POP! Talks, Alec and Jackie talk about their experience attending fairs! Renaissance, State, County, Town, IT DOESN'T MATTER! They discuss everything from funny stories to food and games. Alec and Jackie also discuss the differences between fairs, carnivals, and festivals! Should Jackie enter a demo derby? Should Alec do a tractor pull? Let us know on our socials!

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Forrest Durham is one of the most memorable FFA entrepreneurs that I ever profiled on this show.  In just 12-16 weekends per year, during high school, he was making an very impressive income selling roasted corn at fairs and festivals.  Forrest has continued his entrepreneurial ways and now taken over his father's fudge business and his running both a mobile stand, brick and mortar location and mail order business.  I am having Forrest back on the show tomorrow to catch up with him and profile his continued entrepreneurial pursuits.  I thought playing his interview from back in 2016 would be a great tie in for tomorrow's show.

• Nick Nerbonne, BTM's resident ski bunny, stops by to talk more than snow this time. He shares a few of his favorite legacy festivals, like the National Cherry Fest held each July in Traverse City. Nick also works for Pure Michigan, and he reminds us that our trips should always start at Michigan.org.
• We love when someone's personal passion transforms into a festival that everyone can enjoy, and that is exactly what Erin Brains has done. She's a Lansing area foodie, who after moving to Michigan from the West Coast fell in love with our olive burgers. Guess what? She's throwing the first ever Olive Burger Festival at the Lansing Lugnuts stadium on June 24, and she stops by to tell us all about it. Learn more at lansingfoodies.com.
• Two guys who really know festivals join us to complete the show. Mike Szukhent, from Michigan Festivals and Events, and John Schut, from Michigan Association of Fairs and Exhibits both stop by and share a few of their favorite festivals from all over the state. Get more info from both of them: Mifairs.com and Michiganfun.com.

On today's show we are going back into the archives to look at an off-farm business that generates revenue at fairs and festivals.  This is a great tie-in to tomorrow's ag business episode.  

Mark Hufford has the fascinating business of doing educational displays and talks about the use of oxen in the frontier and colonial times.  Below are the original show notes from his first episode with us.  

SHOW NOTES

KEY IDEAS: 

Today we are heading to Indiana to talk with a 6th generation farmer about how he and his wife changed their farming model to something that was more palatable and profitable for them. 

Mark Hufford of Double M Farms will be joining us and talking all about their direct marketing model for beef as well as pork.  It is a bit different than what I do, and quite possibly a bit better. He was also be discussing one of his forms of off-farm income, raising oxen and taking them to exhibits and shows in their region.

Mark has a lot of great advice for us in this episode and a great story.  He and his wife's pursuits have taken them all over the country to ultimately wind up back in Indiana and trying to figure out a way to make it in farming.  Today they are well on their way, and he will share that with us here today.

CONTACT INFORMATION AND LINKS:

Blog: http://www.thefarmerspitchfork.com

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Telephone: 765-268-2104

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We finally made an intro! You're welcome. Also, we talk Illinois crime, Iowa wholesomeness, and the consequences of giving spaghetti to a rat.

Mike talks about the Tyson Fury fight and having someone sing after knocking you out, going to the fair and seeing the sexiest carnie, meeting his new born again pastor neighbor, Chapelle's new special, the Wuhan Labs Umbrella Corp. like activities experimenting on bats, and answers questions on how soon someone should text you back.

Eric Rhoads explains how stylized your frames should be; and how to sort through all the art fairs to determine which will be the most successful for you. Check out https://www.artmarketing.com to listen to all of our episodes and learn the best ways to sell your art.

In this episode, we teach you how NOT to react to bears or cool the planet.

As a second-generation Renaissance festival face-painter, Elia Albarrán has seen a lot of changes in the ways festival-goers express themselves over the years.

Tuvimos el agrado de recibir en cabina a Itziar Gómez, ella es directora de comunicación y mercadotecnia de HANNOVER FAIRS MÉXICO, filial de la empresa alemana Deutsche Messe AG, empresa del gobierno alemán dueña del recinto ferial más grande del mundo en Hannover, Alemania. Ella nos platicó de su experiencia en PROMÉXICO, así como lo que ha vivido siendo parte fundamental para llevar a cabo en nuestro país en 2019 por primera vez la exposición INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION MÉXICO, filial del evento industrial más grande del mundo, la HANNOVER MESSE. Además, tienen a cargo muchos otros eventos interesantes y líderes en sus diferentes industrias. A su empresa la puedes conocer más en su página web: https://hfmexico.mx/. Contáctanos a nosotros en nuestra página web: http://mundoexpo.mx/ , también en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SomosMundoExpo/ , en Instagram como @somosmundoexpo y en LinkedIn como: www.linkedin.com/company/somosmundoexpo , y puedes enviarnos un correo a: hola@mundoexpo.mx .

Episode 46 features Wing Grabowski, Sustainable Communities Coordinator with the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Diane shares her experiences and thoughts on:

• How to support causes while supporting emerging artists
• Advice on how to start collecting art and why it is accessible to everyone
• Female entrepreneurship & the future of philanthropy

Diane Allen is a renowned creative entrepreneur, jeweler, innovator, philanthropist and true Renaissance woman. Involved in a wide array of artistic endeavors, Diane opened her first fine jewelry store, 23rd Street Jewelers in Santa Monica in 1981. While she has supported numerous charities throughout her career, including serving on the Boards of the VIA Art Fund and the DesertX biennial, Diane has also targeted healthcare and medical management as the leading causes of her fundraising and support efforts over the past decade.

As the Executive Vice Chair of PHASE ONE’s Board of Directors, Diane has helped raise over 20 million dollars for the organization dedicated to funding first round of clinical cancer trials, and has enlisted a network of over 3,000 donors to date. Additionally, Diane is very passionate about implementing solutions for the national opioid addition crisis as it enters epidemic levels. She has founded multiple methadone clinics, which currently accept over 700 visitors daily.

Diane loves making a difference in the world and when she has time in between harmonizing her creative, philanthropic and executive purists, she can play a mean game of tennis.

www.dianeallenpresents.com

On this episode, Kat chats with Cordelia Noe, Founder, and Editor-In-Chief of TheArtGorgeous.

TheArtGorgeous keeps things fun by featuring art world memes, fashion, style, and more on their fantastic platform and new print magazine.

"The art world is about people – about who people follow, what they love, and consume. It’s about your gallery girls and boys. It goes beyond which art people have on their walls. This is why The Art Gorgeous goes beyond any Art News Magazine.

As a media company and community powerhouse, we develop innovative concepts and strategies and create captivating content, closely working with our unparalleled network of global art world influencers and institutions. We are an art entertainment magazine, bringing you anything from the hottest artist and fashion collaborations to juicy art gossip."

www.theartgorgeous.com