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POWDERHORN ART FAIR 2010 WE WELCOME YOU INTO OUR COMMUNITY!

Saturday, August 7 & Sunday, August 8 *  Saturday 10:00 am-6:00 pm & Sunday 10:00 am-5:00 pm

Powderhorn Park is located at 3400 15th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN  55407 612-370-4960

Please be mindful of Powderhorn Park residents when driving & parking on the street.

Do not leave your motors running.   Watch for children!

MN Sales Tax for non-wearable art is 7.775%.

You are required to have a MN Tax ID number for selling at Powderhorn Art Fair

Also we need a signed ST-19 form at check-in-you can download from our site/we’ll have some at entry

Please bring reusable containers for water, beverages and food to help keep trash to a minimum

Please use the blue recycle cans * green are garbage

Setup, Tear-down, Check-in/out & other important information

Check-in/out (located at the Main Entrance of Park)

All standard size vehicles must move clockwise around the lake for load-in/load-out

All oversize vehicles move clockwise for load-in and counter clockwise for load-out,

Oversize—For safety please contact a traffic assistant to aid you when leaving the Park

Check-in time: Friday, August 7th   noon – 8:00 pm

All vehicles must be out of the Park by 8:30 pm

If you absolutely can not check-in Friday & must check-in on Sat see below

Arrival  time Saturday & Sunday: 6:30 am – 8:30 am

All vehicles must be out of park by 9:00 am ( Art Fair starts at 10:00 am )

Check-out: at least 1/2 hour after event closes both Saturday and Sunday

For smooth traffic flow and safety, we have created a staggered Check-out and load-out schedule

We will have a traffic crew to assist you in this procedure

Tear down your booth and wait for the appropriate time to move your vehicle

All standard size vehicles must move clockwise around the lake for load-in/load-out

All oversize vehicles move clockwise for load-in and counter clockwise for load-out,

Oversize—For safety please contact a traffic assistant to aid you when leaving the Park

Times for vehicle load-out start are as follows:

Artists:

1/2 Hour after event closes                             Sat 6:30 pm            Sun 5:30 pm

Food Vendors:

1 hour after event closes                          Sat  7:00 pm            Sun 6:00 pm

All oversized vehicles (artists/food vendors)

1 1/2 hours after event closes                               Sat  7:30 pm            Sun 6:30 pm

Set-up/tear-down Safety Concerns

* Please use extreme caution while driving in the Park

* Hazard lights must be on at all times while your vehicle is in the park.

* All traffic must drive clockwise around the lake.

* Once you’ve arrived at your location, unload – move your vehicle before setting up your booth.

* When checking out – tear down your booth before retrieving your vehicle

* If you have an oversize vehicle and did not indicate so on your application, please notify Dixie

Set-up/tear-down General Concerns

* Booth sizes are restricted to a single 10×10 tent

* Only one tent is allowed per space.

* Dressing rooms and/or shade shelters must be located behind your tent and

occupy an area smaller than 10×10.

* Hours of operation are: Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm & Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

* Security police will be on site from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am Friday and Saturday.

*Any items or property left on site are the sole responsibility of the artist.

We recommend you take valuables off-site each night

* Powderhorn Art Fair assumes no responsibility in the event of loss or theft.

Please note: Cars are allowed into the park at the sole discretion of the Park Director. Because of crowd safety issues and other related concerns, Check-in/out times on Saturday and Sunday may vary slightly. In the event of  a delay we ask for your patience..Our principal concern is with the safe operation of this event.

Overnight parking on the street

The City of Minneapolis requires you to have a permit for overnight street parking if your vehicle is large

Those who need the permit: exhibitors only, trucks greater that 3 tons, trailers, RV s.

Cars, vans, small trucks do not need a permit.

There is no fee for the permit. If you need one please contact Dixie when you check-in.

Permits must be displayed on the dashboard of vehicle and on the trailer.

Park Building & Other Information

Severe Weather: we will monitor weather-if severe weather occurs ie tornado, etc we will notify you.

Please go to the park building for shelter (see map in program)

Artist’s Lounge for relaxation, light snack foods, indoor restrooms –

*Open Sat & Sun – starting at 8am-enter in upper lakeside door  * name tag required *

Late breaking news will be posted in the Artist’s Lounge located in the Park Building

Judging for awards will take place on Saturday. Award winners will be posted Sunday in the Artist’s Lounge

First Aid and Lost Child Stations are at the park building

Booth sitters are available-if you need one and did not request it on your application,

please contact Dixie at windinghawk@yahoo.com

Powderhorn Art Fair T-Shirts will be sold at the T-shirt booth by the park building

See our website for your booth #, map, hotel & other info: www.powderhornartfair.org

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