I called the sponsors of Marlboro yesterday day and the show is all
scheduled and folks are reserving booths. And the gal thought the
Symposium is the 3rd weekend of November.
Peggy B
Deborah Duran wrote:
We're hearing a lot of talk that the two major fly shows up here are going
to fold for next year. They just aren't making money. Maybe there are too
many shows here but now they're all talking about closing the doors next
year??? That's very distressing. I find a lot of my more unusual materials
at these shows. I noticed this year though that a lot of people were
getting in the doors for free claiming they were tying with a club or
manning a booth that they spent less than 1/2 hour at visiting. It's tough
on these shows. When they raised the door charge there was a lot of
grumbling also. I really hope they don't close the doors paying that $12 -
$14 to get in doesn't look so bad now. It's a little shocking to me
because New England is just packed with Fly Tyers! If they can't make money
in a place like this???? I think the cost of keeping many of these fly
shops in business is getting tough also. I've seen a few of them here
disappear. This bird flu may kill a few more of our favorite things.
Stock in some of these shops is already looking very sparse in the pickings.
Just thinking out loud.
Deb
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