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Originally Posted by Michele Rushworth
Yes, they do get a cut on top of the booth fee
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Sounds like that's the crux. They provide the band shell, they call the tunes. It's not exactly State Fair protocol, but I suppose the "take" on the art fairs is factored into the decision on booth/space rental.
I suspect that the real rub is a comparison between the rate of return on ceramic soap dishes and multi-hundred/thousand dollar portraits -- the latter of which the promoters apparently believe they're missing out on.
Good luck on negotiations, but we're in Bottom-Line Times, and they are a changin'.