Main Street Festivals
Promoter books exhibitors
for show that doesn't exist
By Cameron Meier,
SA Editor
Earlier this year, Main Street Festivals of Orlando, Florida, invited artists to participate in the company’s "annual signature event," with an alleged paid attendance of more than 51,000. The company asked that artists send a $275 check for a 10x10 space. However, the show, supposedly scheduled for May 20-22 at the Chateau Elan Resort in Braselton, Georgia, never existed.
Although Chateau Elan does hold its annual Vineyard Fest in August, Main Street Festivals has never been involved with any type of event at the resort. In addition, no show ever held at Chateau Elan has drawn more than 5,000 show-goers, according to the resort’s public relations director, Larry Mayran.
Mayran said that although he was approached by Main Street Festivals’ Ken Roth about the possibility of doing a wine and art show at Chateau Elan, Mayran ultimately rejected the idea because Roth never supplied him with proper documentation concerning his company and the previous events that Roth claimed his company had organized.
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