Jak of All Trades Fest - Cleveland, Ohio

This post documents my experience on September 3, 2011.

Four months ago, I wanted to move forward with Ohio Festivals promotions and print some shirts to sell. I had two samples printed up to wear while festival hopping (see above), but they were too expensive to sell to the public at a reasonable price.

I, therefore, contacted some other companies, but they either couldn’t do it or they would disappear after a few emails.

I found myself running into a wall…a tall, jagged-edged, ultra-thick wall.

Then, as if someone had felt my anguish, I got an email requesting my presence at a festival…

…the Jak of All Trades Fest at Jakprints in Cleveland.

I had just heard of this festival a few weeks before and was a little concerned about the RSVP requirement – something I hadn’t experienced at a festival before.

But after reading the email request, I did a little more research and learned that the festival not only took place on company property…there was free beer.

Suddenly, the RSVP made perfect sense!

Also, to my surprise, I learned that Jakprints didn’t only print promotional materials, catalogs, magazines and stickers – they printed apparel too…

…and they had quite the client base to show for it.

So I sent in the RSVP’s for Julia and myself….

…and we drove to Jakprints…

…waited in the sign-in line to get our wrist bands…

…and entered the festival.

Being that the festival took place in an enclosed area on Jakprints’ property, it was like attending a private party where lively events occurred all around us, including…