The first floor of the Buffalo Small Press Book fair from the buildings balcony. According to Fritter, vendors who needed more wall space for displays were placed upstairs. |
Selling
everything from greeting cards printed in small batches, paper flowers and
buttons featuring the likes of Andy Griffith and Vampyra, the fair’s vendors
offered much more than just the small batch printed literature most people would
expect.
For the first time the annual
Buffalo Small Press Book Fair, now it’s in seventh year, has two full
days of operations and, due to that, now has more vendors than ever.
Some vendors can only make it for
one of the two days, but making it a two day event gives printers from longer
distances from Buffalo more incentive to be a part of the fair, said
Christopher Fritton, founder and organizer.
“Spreading it out over two days
means more people can come to the show. I always hear ”oh, I work all Sunday or
oh, I work all Saturday,” so this gives more people an opportunity to come,”
said Fritton.
Every girl needs a pin with Sheriff Andy Taylor on it. Buzzcocks and Andy Taylor pin by Rochester Teen Set Outsider. |
Though a small part of the fair,
zines were a noteworthy item for sale, particularly among the younger crowd, in
all their chunky, black-glassed glory.
The
“Rochester Teen Set Outsider”, a zine printing material written by punks, misfits and people who seem to identify as general weirdos had a large crowd of all ages at their table. They also sold
illustrations, small cards and many, many eclectic buttons featuring classic
pop culture stars and punk rock icons. They certainly stood out in compared to a lot of the other booths and sold me some one-of-a-kind items.
The
local food truck scene is providing dining options for the fair. The newer
Amy’s Truck and the seasoned veteran Lloyd’s Taco truck were parked in front of
the museum, at 453 Porter Ave.
The Buffalo Small Press Book Fair
continues tomorrow, Sunday, April 7, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., with brief readings
from authors and poets throughout the day.