From: Walter Miles <walter at nova.org>
To: wsfalist at keithlynch.net
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2002 21:34:50 -0400
Subject: [WSFA] Re: What should Capclave be?  <A "Me Too">
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Hello Alexis,

Absolutely right on.  In every respect.

On 08-Mar-02, lee gilliland wrote:
lg> Alexis weighs in:

lg> The question has been raised, what should Capclave be? My answer is
lg> conservative: Capclave should be like Disclave insofar as this may be
lg> possible. Granted, Disclaves were all over the lot, with attendance ranging
lg> from 64 to 1400, but in general they were fondly remembered, and rom 1974
lg> on, Disclaves all had art shows. Sentamentality aside, why should Capclave
lg> have an art show? Artists--and thier customers--swell the throng, and, done
lg> right, art shows make about as much money as the huckster room, Which is to
lg> say, an art show improves the con you want to present.

The art show adds another environment/activity for attendees
and generally breaks better than even financially.  Disclave
art shows produced huge change in art show operations up and
down the East coast (plug for Joe), one of our major
contributions (second only to gemutlichkeit :-)) to fandom.
Plus, I just enjoy the artists.

Be seeing you,

Walter (Who ran one Disclave art show, 1983)