Twofer

It's official - today is the first day of the Minnesota State Fair.  People seem to live in two camps about the fair - love it or hate it.  I became intrigued with a group of people who do a Minnesota State Fair Sketch-Out. 

I believe a small, dedicated group of sketchers, who happen to love the state fair, began organizing their efforts about 8 years ago.  They have grown in ranks over that time span and now have a dedicated location to meet, a procedure, of sorts for the entire day, and have actually scheduled two different days to convene their group on the fair grounds.   Here is the official information for those of you are interested:

Saturday, August 27 and Monday, August 29 come and sketch at the Eighth Great Minnesota State Fair Sketchout.
There are meetings BOTH DAYS at 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to touch base with other sketchers, share work, and find a sketching buddy.

I know......you thought I was kidding, right?  This is a real deal and for those who have been in the group from the beginning, THEY ARE DEDICATED?   The planning of appropriate paper, pens and pencils, to chair or not to chair, etc are big questions and some spend a lot of time doing trials and prepping for both days of sketching.  Some are tried and true people watchers, while others hit the animal barns for their annual opportunity to sketch cows, bulls, hogs, chickens, ducks, rabbits, horses, etc.  As you might imagine, most of these enthusiasts are urban dwellers the majority of the year and see this wonderful opportunity as a gift.

What dies this have to do with a citrus mini-book, you say?  Absolutely nothing, but it is a twofer day in blogland! 

Any dedicated fair goers among you?