Summary: <p>Breathe a sigh of relief, Ann Arborites! You made it through four days of Art Fair madness, with its half a million visitors and 1,000+ artists, all swooping into town to steal your parking space. </p><p>It's also a great cash infusion for the city: organizers claim it has an $80 million state impact. And admit it, you kinda love the summery, festive, look-at-those-handmade-digeridoos fun of good ol' Art Fair. We take a look at who makes the bucks, who came to town, and what, exactly, is a gourd muppet. </p><p>Then we check in with a Kalamazoo freelance reporter with a dream for positive, people-focused elections coverage. All he needs is a couple thousand bucks for gas, a video camera, and about $250 in PB&J. It didn't take him long to raise the cash on Kickstarter.com, thanks to some national blogosphere attention...and, we like to think, that golden Michigan Radio touch! We are SO the next Oprah. </p><p>This week's featured Michigan artist: Sample the Martian, with Detroit's Galactic Dust Records. </p><p></p><p></p>
