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Well, this was one of my more interesting birthdays. Many thanks for all the good wishes and kind words about ArtFairCalendar.com and ArtFairInsiders.com. I am so pleased these sites are resources that make your art fair life better. Art fairs are my community and I want only the best for you.

All donors will receive a special "Art Star" that will be posted on their page on ArtFairInsiders.com and Patrons & Angels will receive award ribbons to identify themselves as part of this community at their art fairs.

Special thanks to our "Angel" donors:
Mark Rogers of FrameDestination.com, Cristina Stark, Richard Rothbard of American Art Marketing and Anonymous

Many thanks to our "Patron" donors:
Connie Borrie, Michelle Babcock, Teresa Bodoh, Kay Gallagher, Stewart Rein, John Shoemaker, Elizabeth Balazs, Camille Ronay of Events2000.com, Dave Hinde, Heather Jordan, Amy Flynn and William Morris

And where would we be without the "Supporters"?
Andrew Shea, Angela Finney, Ann Bowdish, Anna Kubicka, Anne Tindell, Artwear Design, Barb Sistak Baur, Barbara Meyer, Barry Bernstein, Beth Gumnick, Billie Barthelemy, Bonnie Shopper, Brenda Schlutow, Brian Bass, Bruce Eaton, Carol Napoli, Carolyn Madvig, Cheryl Hoffman, Chris Maher, Cindy Norris and Dennis & Clair Thompson

Claudia Winter, Clyde Smith, David Rosenberg, Dawn Rasmussen, Debbi28@Comcast.net, Debbie Moyer, Demetrios@medusasstones.com, Denice Bizot, Dodie Eisenhauer, Don & Kathy Coons, Don Lake, Don Mabry, Donna Fuchs, Donna Potts, Douglas Farrar, Earring Holder Gallery, Elizabeth Balazs, Eugene Hegarty, Eugene Liedel, Finney Art Glass, Frances Hurst, Geoff Coe, Geraldine Katz, Geri Wegner, Gil Dorer, Ginny Herzog, Helma Mezey, Henry Wood, Holly Olinger, Bert Herrara, Jacqueline Boulden, Jacqueline Gomez, Jaky Felix and Jan Anderson

Jan Raven, Jan Richardson, Jayne Sabo, Jennifer Callans, Jim Hamlin, John Burns, Judy Bogart, Judy Goskey, Judy Zeddies, Kanchana Nerato, Karen Steininger, Kathleen Eaton, Kathy Cuttonaro, Kevin Kaye, Kristie Zamora, Lanora Hartway, Laura Larson, Leo Charette, Lila Skolnick, Lonne Sterling, Mama Moose, Marcia Grout, Marcia Schuette, Mardi Chapman, and Mark Loeb

Mark MacKinnon, Mary Beth Shaw, Mary Smith, Megan Martin, Michael at Terra Cottage, Michael Choi, Michael Gibson, Michael Kuehl, Michael Gibson, Michael Mettler, Michael Skeen, Michael Weiss, Michelle Babcock, Michelle Reynolds, Michelle Robertson, Mike Barnes, Nancy Koehler, Nancy Potts, Nels Johnson, Northgrove Crafts, Olatunde Afolayan, OzarkLake, Pam Powers, Pat Finney, Patricia Plasko, Patricia Venaleck, Paul Messink, Peggy Whitson and Phyllis Minnery

Ray Hartl, Rebecca Loveland, Roberta Starbird, Rosellen McAlear, Roxie & Sonny Dalton, Russell Leffel, Sandra Rathbun, Sara Corkery, Sara Youngman, Scott Haebich, Scott Kapp, Sharon Spry, Shary Saudi, Shawn Malone, Sit.Stay.Smile Photography, Sue Russo, Susan Kovach, Susan Moon, Teresa Bodoh, Teresa Kogut, Terri Drake, Terry Pfister, The Green Fuse, The Mosaic Gardens, Toni Mann, Whitney Peckman, Woody Smith and Peggy Martin.

If I left you out -- deepest apologies. My thanks to all members of these communities. If it wasn't for your enthusiasm and participation these websites and newsletters would not exist.

Many thanks also to my partners who helped make the pledge drive a success:

Jeweler Tahmi DeSchepper, Scott Fox developer of the ClickMillionaires.com community, Larry Berman professional jury image services, the NAIA (National Assn. of Independent Artists) supporting artists in the art fair business, Festival Network Online an online community listing of over 20,000 events throughout the U.S., CanvasPhoto.us putting your photos on canvas, and metal artist Holly Olinger.

Thanks to my friends at these art fairs for donating t-shirts for the drive:

Madison, WI's, Art Fair on the Square, Clayton, MO's, St. Louis Art Fair, Key West, FL's, Key West Craft Show, Norwich, NY's, Colorscape Arts Festival, St. Joseph, MI's, Krasl Art Fair, Royal Oak, MI's, Arts, Beats & Eats, Peoria, IL's, Peoria Fine Art Fair, Upper Arlington, OH's, Upper Arlington Art Fair, Columbus, OH's, Riverfront Art Festival, Columbus, OH's, Columbus Craftacular, Quincy, IL's, Midsummer Arts Faire, State College, PA's, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, San Diego , CA's, Mission Federal ArtWalk, Chicago, IL's and Old Town Art Fair, Omaha, NE's, Summer Arts Festival.

You can listen to the radio show finale to the pledge drive right here:

Listen to Art Fairs on Blog Talk Radio

About this time I'm feeling like Sally Fields when she won her Academy Award...hopefully you will remember her speech, I'm too modest to repeat it here.


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Join us LIVE online 4 pm ET Wednesday!


What are you doing on Wednesday at 4pm ET?

8871823670?profile=originalHow about joining us for the ArtFairInsiders.com Birthday Celebration LIVE webcast?

Please join us at ArtFairInsiders.com to listen live to our web radio broadcast today to celebrate our community (and Connie’s birthday, too).

You can listen right from the home page of the ArtFairInsiders.com web site. Just click on the blue player to listen online, or you can call in to 646-378-0822 to say hello live!

Find out who wins our cool prizes! Consulting for small business with Scott Fox, consulting for art fairs with Connie Mettler, consulting on art fair images with Larry Berman, worth hundreds of dollars. More prizes too--art work, memberships, digital printing! Check out the prizes right now.

Even better? Call-in to say hello and share your birthday greetings, too!

Connie will be on the air LIVE taking questions about how to succeed in the art fair business and hopefully hearing from YOU, too.

You can call in to 646-378-0822 during the show live!

And, if you can't join us for the "radio show", please consider making a small pledge of support for ArtFairInsiders.com here?

Every little bit helps!

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Have you pledged yet? We need your support to keep ArtFairInsiders.com going strong...

The ArtFairInsiders.com “ Birthday Celebrationmembership pledge drive is on now and ending TOMORROW!

Won't you please make a small donation to support Connie and the continued growth of the ArtFairInsiders.com community?

Everyone who makes a pledge will receive one of these cool " badges" to display on your AFI profile page. There are 3 levels of support. They start at only $1.00/month - less than a magazine subscription!

Will you please consider becoming an ArtFairInsiders.com " ANGEL"?

Pledge Now and You Could Win!

Pledge now and you will be entered into drawings for great prizes, too!

You could win a new Flip UltraHD Camcorder, consulting with Larry Berman, private consulting with Connie, memberships in my ClickMillionaires.com online marketing coaching community, art, digital printing from CanvasPhoto.us, t-shirts from your favorite art fairs, and more!

We love the ArtFairInsiders.com community and hope you do, too. Please take a minute now to send a friendly birthday wish and a small pledge to support this site on its birthday?


Thanks for your support!

P.S. Don't forget our telethon tomorrow at 4 pm at this link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/artfairs/2010/05/26/art-fair-birthday-pledge-drive


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Has ArtFairInsiders.com helped you with your art fair business? Helped you dodge some bad shows or maybe get into a few new ones? Taught you some new tricks?

Pledge Now!Has being a member of this site helped you learn how to make it better as a working artist, and make a few new friends, too?

I hope so and I’d like to say thank you for your participation in ArtFairInsiders.com. The feedback from artists and art fair organizers has been encouraging.

Join the ArtFairInsiders.com Birthday Pledge Drive!

I’d also like to ask for your support of this community in the form of a “ birthday pledge.”

Your donation will help this web community keep growing, and help Connie continue her mission of improving the life style of her friends in the art fair business.

There are 3 levels of pledge support. And they start at just $1.00/month.

This is just like PBS folks, the good stuff costs money to produce and Connie would like to continue to bring it to you. $1.00/month is not too much to ask for the great info and community you find here, is it?

Please visit this page now to make a donation to thank Connie, wish her a Happy Birthday, and support ArtFairInsiders.com.

Win Prizes by Pledging!
Learn about the great thank you PRIZES we have for you! You could win a new Flip UltraHD Camcorder, jewelry from Tahmi DeSchepper, consulting from Larry Berman, canvas prints from canvas photo.us, memberships, t-shirts from your favorite shows, and more!

Click here to learn more and pledge now: http://www.artfaircalendar.com/art_fair/pledgedrive.html


Thanks for being here!
Scott (Connie’s son)

p.s. Please join us on Wednesday at 4 pm ET. We’ll have a live online “Birthday Party” broadcast right here on ArtFairInsiders.com. Listen live from the ArtFairInsiders.com home page or call-in to 646-378-0822 to wish Connie a Happy Birthday!

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