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The Ark
(page 1) The Ark (page 2) The Ark (page 3) The Ark (page 4) Urban Fairy ticket window appeared August 16, 2005 Fairy entrance appeared August 25, 2005 NOTE: The Ark is being renovated Summer/Fall/Winter 2018 |
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The Ark (2005)
316 South Main Street |
You can see the recently refinished mahogony of the Ark's entrance.
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The fairy entrance
is in a panel on the left. |
Our daughters flanking the
fairy ticket window |
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When I first photographed the fairy ticket window, a sign proclaimed they were "sold out"
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Later there were self-serve tickets being dispensed.
The event featured is "A Midsummer's Night Dream" |
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Track Ticket > "sales"
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Saturday, October 15
in the morning "A Midsummer's Night Dream" was "sold out" |
That same evening I was downtown and there was a new "show" (?)
"the Beetles" |
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Speaking of tickets! I have noticed that VERY often the tickets are stuck behind the glass. I'd think it would be annoying to the fairies to reset the tickets. A simple lesson in self-serving tickets is past due.
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NOW lookee this!:
I just happen to stumble onto this pic of a sprite, Fiona using IMPECCABLE ticket taking technique! She is not likely to leave the remaining tickets stuck behind glass. |
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Here are Fiona's mom's comments on the picture:
Fiona getting her fairy ticket. It's rather mysterious. It says, X, Y, and 1/12, |
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...and with the sunlight
streaming in. |
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The fairy entrance (exit ?)
,as seen from the interior, with brass push-bar. DON'T (push on the bar) |
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01.18.06
Sped up by the incident below, the 3rd style of fairy tickets have appeared. |
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01.04.06
I found a penny resting on the end of a ticket just behind the glass. The tickets were restored to dispensing mode shortly afterward. |
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01.12.06
I was disappointed to find a gazillion* tickets on the sidewalk. *One hundred nineteen (#153831-153950) |
This made me wonder if fairies are vindictive...? I have read about brownies turning milk sour when wronged. If some drunk did this would the fairies go and pee in his beer
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