I decided to visit the Burien Strawberry and Art Festival on June 17. But to my surprise the Art Galley was not put into the fair's advertising. In fact, walking around the fair, in my viewing there was a feeling of separateness.

This fair is a family fair, children with their parents, the fair closing about 6 p.m. My question is why is the city of Burien selling cocktails in the middle of the day? Time, it's really spinning a different story (being a day fair).

Americans are crying out for culture. You visit Europe, England -- my country -- to see culture, but you don't grow your own, you don't groom yourself. You think selling cocktails at a family fair is great.

May the Art Gallery grow with its own directors, let them run it like they have for over 30 years. That is their business. They have their training, you do not.

Margaret Elvin

Seattle