If there was one objection to the festival, itwas that it was impossible to do everything. Inthe early years of Arts First, performance fairevents were held in only five venues. This year,there were 10.
"Everything's too crammed into one weekend,"said Alexander H. Bell '02 "It doesn't make anysense."
Lithgow said he understood how people could bedisappointed they could not do everything.
"We've built in a certain degree of frustrationLithgow said. "It's like a smorgasbord with toomuch food."
Although Mayman said she realizes that nobodycould possibly attend every offering she saidhaving events back to back is the best way toorganize Arts First.
"We've talked about changing it, but we likethat it's focused she said. "It would be hard toget this audience if it were spread out over amonth or even week."
But Mayman said she was open to changes in thefestival.
"One of the key things is that it shouldcontinue to evolve," she said. "It should have aheart, be thriving thins, not just a formulathat's imposed or should grow out of a reality."