Despite rain, art buffs deem YSU festival a masterpiece

YOUNGSTOWN — Gray skies, claps of thunder and even an early steady rain didn’t keep visitors from enjoying food and art.

Instead, those who came out today for Youngstown State University’s 11th annual Summer Festival of Arts popped open umbrellas, slipped on rain ponchos or took cover in the doorways of buildings and waited for the weather to clear. They were rewarded with a sunny afternoon.

“The serious shoppers go whatever the weather is,” said Mark Vudanka of New Wilmington, Pa. “The way the weather is around here, rain doesn’t stop you. If you waited every time the weather was bad, you’d never go anywhere.”

This was Vudanka’s third year attending the event with his wife, Carol. The couple enjoy the handcrafted items made by area artists.

“These people are really talented,” Carol Vudanka said.

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