SOCIETY IS WORKING WITH OUTSIDE PARTIES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WELL, THE NORTON COMMONS ARTS FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS WEEKEND, BRINGING TOGETHER MORE THAN 100 EXHIBITORS FROM ACROSS THE REGION. OUR SAM CARTER EXPLAINS WHY THE ANNUAL EVENT CONTINUES TO DRAW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE YEAR AFTER YEAR. SPRINGTIME MEANS SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR ALL OF US, BUT HERE IN NORTON COMMONS, IT MEANS IT’S TIME FOR THE NORTON COMMONS ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE FOLKS WHO DISPLAY HERE. WELL, THEY KEEP COMING BACK FOR A GOOD REASON. MORE THAN 100 VENDORS, CRAFTSPEOPLE AND ARTISTS WILL ONCE AGAIN FILL THE NORTH SECTION OF NORTON COMMONS FOR THEIR ANNUAL ART FESTIVAL. RETURNING THIS YEAR IS ABOVE THE DIRT PLANT AND HONEY SHOPS. PAULA. THE APPEAL IS KIND OF A CHICKEN AND EGG SITUATION. WELL, WE DO ABOUT 300 EVENTS A YEAR WITH OUR HONEY. AND SO THIS ONE I KNOW IT’S A LOT. THIS ONE IS JUST A REALLY GREAT CROWD, REALLY GREAT OTHER VENDORS. SO GOOD VENDORS BRING GOOD CROWD. MORE THAN 5000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED OVER THE TWO DAYS OF THE FESTIVAL. LISA BIRD HAS BEEN SELLING HER DECORATIVE DOOR HANGINGS AT NORTON COMMONS ART FESTIVAL SINCE ITS VERY FIRST YEAR. AND THANKS TO ITS RELATIVELY SMALL SIZE, SHE THINKS IT GIVES PEOPLE A CHANCE TO MEET THEIR MAKER. IT’S A GREAT WAY TO TALK WITH THE PERSON, GET ANY OTHER IDEAS THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT. THE EVENT IS FREE TO ATTEND, AND FOR VENDORS LIKE PAULA, WHO SELLS HER ARTISANAL HONEY OUT OF HER JEFFERSONVILLE SHOP THE REST OF THE YEAR. THIS EVENT IS THE BEST KIND OF BUSINESS CARD. YOU GO OVER HERE TO THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF TOWN. I MEAN, THIS IS A 30 MINUTE DRIVE. THEY MIGHT NOT EVEN KNOW WE EXIST AT ALL. SO WITH THE FLAVOR, HONEY, IT’S A UNIVERSAL THING THAT EVERYBODY LOVES. SO IT’S REALLY GREAT TO BRING IT AROUND DIFFERENT AREAS OF LOUISVILLE. WHILE THE ART IS WHAT BRINGS PEOPLE IN, THERE’S A TON MORE TO DO HERE. THEY’VE GOT FOOD TRUCKS, LIVE MUSIC, AND IT’S OUTDOORS. THEY LET YOU BRI