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within each state. We hope this will help you
HOW THE BOOK IS ORGANIZED
The book is divided into five sections.
The “Art & Crafts Showcase” is the first
section. Here you’ll read articles about
improving your business, show reviews,
advertising to help you learn more about
specific events and business opportunities,
show reviews, a listing of professional
promoters and much more!
The second section is called “Shows
At A Glance.” Here you’ll have the ability
to see a quick overview of the shows taking
place each week. They are organized first
by date, then by number of days and then by
city and show sponsor. You’ll be able to see
enough information about each show to find it
in the main listing section of the guide which for those of you who only want to participate
we’ll talk about in a few moments.
The third section is the “Location
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Cross Reference.” In this index we break
down the state into seven regions, alphabetize
the cities and then tell you want’s happening
in each city throughout the year in date order. one exhibitor may be a terrible situation for
This is handy when you’d like to find shows
to participate in that are close by or if you
hear about a great event in a specific city and
want to find out the details.
The fourth section is named “The
Shows.” This is the main listing section
of the guide where you’ll find complete
details about each event. If you’ve been
a subscriber for very long, you’ll see that
we’ve incorporated a new organization in this
section. As we’ve expanded the coverage of
our guide, finding shows exactly where you
want them has become a bit more difficult. So,
in certain regions you’ll now find all the
shows separated by state... and then by dates
spend time looking exactly where you want
to look! We now include information for
shows in all the EASTERN United States,
you’ll find shows in each state listed in theri
own separate section. The idea behind the
information we present here is to give you
enough information about each event to see
if it meets your criteria for an event you’d
like to participate in. Since the very nature
or our work is so unique, what works best for
another. After all, if the same thing worked
for everyone, there would only be a handful
of shows each week and everyone would be
creating the same thing. Luckily for all of
us that isn’t the case. No one could possibly
participate in 4000 shows throughout the year,
but by having a great number of choices at
your fingertips, you stand a lot better chance
of making a good match between your work
and the market you’d like to exhibit in.
Additionally, no one knows your work and
your market better than you do and no one
can make a better decision on which shows
to participate in than you can. Usually if
you do well at a show, you’ll do well at
other events that have similar characteristics.
This information gives you the ability to put
your knowledge to work and make informed
decisions about the shows you choose.
The final section is “The Deadline
Alert.” If you’ve never missed a deadline,
you probably haven’t booked too many
shows! We’ve all done it. And usually the
one we’ve missed is an event we’ve been
dying to try. Once again “Where The Shows
Are!!!” comes to the rescue. Not every show
has a deadline date, in fact many just keep
taking applications until they are full. Quite
a few however require that your application
be received by a specified time. Here you’ll
find all the shows with deadlines listed first
by the actual deadline date, then the date of
the show and then you’ll see enough brief