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A blast of summer heat and cool tunes

John SchroyerPost Independent Staff
Post Independent/Kara K. Pearson
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CARBONDALE – Halfway through the second day, Mountain Fair was raging hard, in spite of sizzling summer heat.”It’s going fantastic,” said fair organizer Amy Kimberly. “I think last night was the biggest Friday night we’ve seen yet, and the vibe was just incredible. It was really fun.”

Still, the dance area in front of the main stage at Sopris Park was mainly empty Saturday afternoon as patrons hunkered down under tents and wherever they could find shade. To the delight of fair-goers, volunteers with water-bottle misters strolled the grounds, spraying randomly at whoever was in range.”I think attendance is down a little because it’s so beastly hot,” said Ro Mead, director of the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities.”But at 6 or 7, this whole place turns into one big dance floor,” said Mead with a grin.

Added Kimberly, “I see some cloud cover coming in, so I’m hoping (it’ll cool down).”Nevertheless, Kimberly said she was very satisfied with how Mountain Fair is going. Her favorite part of the entire fair, she said, is simply seeing the fair pull together and watching everyone have a good time.



“I work all year-round on it. The minute this fair is over, we start working on next year. Because it’s all run by volunteers, it’s really hard, especially since it grows every year. This is the icing on the cake, as they say,” said Kimberly.Contact John Schroyer: 945-8515, ext. 529 jschroyer@postindependent.com


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