Comments on: Less or more?

By: Mark Thoman

Mark Thoman — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:32:22 +0000

That’s a good idea, worth trying at least once or twice to see what happens. It certainly simplifies that part of HF, and guarantees a profit. How hard would it be to put it out to bid and see if there’s any takers?

Tully might be disappointed, but I think he’ll survive…

By: T. Cawthorne

T. Cawthorne — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:50:44 +0000

Quite frankly, the village should sell the rights to the beer garden to a promoter. I realize that alot of the money raised by the beer garden goes to good causes, but the village should look at the beer garden as a profit center for HF. A responsible promoter would hire proper security (no disrespect to Martin Tully checking my ID, but is he Basset trained?). A good promoter would hire a band that would attract a large crowd through their own promotions. They know what makes economic sense versus a group of citizens (no disrespect to those wonderful volunteers). Just a thought, but I have had experience in what people want for their entertainment $. I would hate to see HF be eliminated due to budget cuts in the name of essential services.

By: HS

HS — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:59:27 +0000

Yes, the bands have always been a highlight but that seems to have been cut back quite a bit. (And I sort of understand that; many festivals have cut back on entertainment budgets the past year due to economic reasons) But music is what brings me (and my $) back repeatedly and this year I hardly attended the fest because this part was somewhat lacking. Less is not more when it comes to number and variety of music choices. Local/nationally known/rock/blues/country/polka/folk whatever. More live music, period!

By: trish

trish — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:12:11 +0000

It is a once – a – year event.

By: Smarty-pants

Smarty-pants — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:30:04 +0000

Everyone has been writing on here the past year in relation to the horrible economy but then wonder why the crowds at an overpriced festival are lower than recent years….. hmmmm.

Less money, fewer vendors.

Less money, fewer consumers.

Carnies are always a source of entertainment but $4 to ride a freaking tilt-a-wirl? Come on now…..

By: trish

trish — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:29:36 +0000

The kids that attend Heritage fest (and there are lots of them) enjoy the rides. We have to scope it out during set- up to see what rides are going to be there. It is very fun for them also, not just an event for adults.

By: Fred Gusel

Fred Gusel — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:59:45 +0000

I agree..sometimes less is more. I too would better appreciate more local flavor. However not all local merchants have the necessary equipment to participate. On another note: instead of us offering our thoughts and criticisms here. I encourage you to attend the next Heritage Festival Meeting and volunteer to help make it better.

It is easy to say…It is harder to DO!

Happy 4th to all! – God Bless America

By: ckfred

ckfred — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:44:53 +0000

Here’s something that I thought was amusing. The DG Township Democrat booth was next to the Libertarian Party booth. So, you could discuss both ends of the political spectrum within a few feet.

By: fromtheheart

fromtheheart — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:12:01 +0000

how about food booths only from local places in DG, Westmont, Glen Elyn, etc. and less carny rides and carny’s in general. Make it more of a “taste of Downers Grove” . I also miss chuchs meas burt the next best closest thing is Jim’s quality meats in Darien. Same type of Place as Chucks was and Chuck’s son workes there too. On Cass Ave

By: KellyDGM

KellyDGM — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:20:17 +0000

No not Daisy Days – but I bet a similar event. I miss Chuck’s booth too! We are a large community but I agree with EJ that it felt more like out of towners than neighbors this year and I feel the scale has a lot to do with it. Scale it back, add more quality food and booths and less cheesy carnival fare and rides. I also noticed The Taste this year was very scaled back and on the food side the quality seemed to lack when compared to previous years.