July 2-Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Arts Festival ended on an up note

"Fifty-five mile-per-hour winds rocked artists' tents late in the afternoon of June 25, opening day. A biblical-style rain poured down the following evening. Thanks to the next two straight days of 88-degree-plus weather, however, the Utah Arts Festival maintained attendance numbers consistent with last year, said Lisa Sewell, festival director.

"In fact, if not for the June 26 rain storm, Sewell said the festival might well have broken the 80,000 attendance figure of 2008. As it was, she is confident the festival broke all attendance records for its final two days."

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By Ben Fulton, Salt Lake Tribune, July 2, 2009