FESTIFOOLS: April 1, 2012 (4:00-5:00pm); Main Street, Ann Arbor // FOOLMOON: March 30, 2012 (dusk-midnight); Washington Street, Ann Arbor.

Meet Some Fools

The START Project is a collaboration between community members and University of Michigan faculty, staff, and students. Here are just a few of the people who make FestiFools happen.

Fools’ Court members

The FestiFools steering committee (dubbed the “Fools’ Court”) meets throughout the year and obsesses over how to make FestiFools as awesome as possible. We raise money, secure the necessary permits, publicize the event, build partnerships with local organizations, recruit puppet builders, bring pizza and coffee to the studio — in short, we keep the hive buzzing!

Mark Tucker and Shoshana Hurand in the studio.

Ruth Marsh (Administrative Assistant and all-around superhero)

We also appreciate the contributions of our Foolish alumni: Lisa Bee, Jesse Bernstein, Lisa Herbert Borgsdorf, Geetha Iyer, Nikki Herman, Linda Lombardini, Tim Petersen, Mary Rea, Tamara Real, Theresa Reid, Jay Sandweiss, Sultan Sharrief, Colleen Sherman, Amy St. Amour, Sara Sterkenberg, Christopher Taylor, and Edward Vielmetti.

Some other contributing artists

Professor Nick Tobier & Pig (background & foreground, respectively).

U-M undergrad researchers & employees

FestiFools is extremely fortunate to have the involvement of U-M students in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Their projects have included the initiation and creation of our street art resources page. This year’s UROP intern is Elisabeth Wilson; former UROP students include Aislinn Frantz, Lisa Frasco, Lauren Hantz, Meredith Hoffman, and Alyssa Marcucci. Our current student employees are Aaron Brown, Aislinn Frantz, and Meryl Waldo.