{"id":5548,"date":"2009-10-10T21:32:58","date_gmt":"2009-10-11T01:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=5548"},"modified":"2009-10-10T21:32:58","modified_gmt":"2009-10-11T01:32:58","slug":"some-more-thoughts-about-the-brew-fest-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/10\/some-more-thoughts-about-the-brew-fest-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Some more thoughts about the Brew Fest controversy&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I talked to Rosalee Maxwell &amp; Heather Vipperman today about the  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/04\/the-brew-fest-scandal-fest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bright Leaf Brew Fest controversy<\/a>. Now that we&#8217;ve heard <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/07\/the-response-to-the-brew-fest-scandal-fest\/\" target=\"_blank\">the response from the Director of Danville Tourism<\/a>, here are my thoughts on the matter.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Thoughts&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When people see an event like this, they don&#8217;t know if the Danville Tourism department, the Harvest Jubilee committee or somebody else is actually putting on the event. I, like others, thought that this was a Danville Tourism event.<\/li>\n<li>When people from Danville Tourism are also on the Harvest Jubilee committee, the line gets even more blurry to most people.<\/li>\n<li>I understand the concept of having everything sponsored (yes, down to the toilet paper) and I see why $1,000 can be a fair price for exclusivity.<\/li>\n<li>Maxwell &amp; Vipperman said that the cooking space at the Community Market building is very limited, but I&#8217;m wondering how much cooking actually has to be done on-site.<\/li>\n<li>Is the publicity helping or hurting Bronx Boy Bagels? People like to root for the small business in a situation like this. It&#8217;s definitely helping them.<\/li>\n<li>Is a boycott the way to go? Not for me. We plan on going, but we also plan on supporting Bronx Boy Bagels as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To me, the bottom line is that it seems the Brew Fest has gotten too big for the small food vendors. I&#8217;m not sure on that, but I plan on taking a direct look at it during the Brew Fest this year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Clarification<\/em>: Rosalee Maxwell said that it wasn&#8217;t the cooking in the kitchen that was difficult to handle, it&#8217;s the prep work that concessionaires need and going back and forth in front of the public walkway that causes difficulty.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I talked to Rosalee Maxwell &amp; Heather Vipperman today about the Bright Leaf Brew Fest controversy. 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