The 2010 Chair Affair began on June 21 and will remain downtown on Broadway, University, and Main Streets until the conclusion of the Downtown Mt. Pleasant Street Festival on July 24. There are 45 benches and adult and junior Adirondack Chairs that local artists and art students have primed, painted, and polyurethaned for the event. At Art Reach on Broadway you can vote for your favorite chair to win the “People’s Choice Award” and bid in a silent suction if you like to have one (or two) of them for your home. Proceeds will support Art Reach programs and provide scholarships for children’s art classes. Maps including artist’s names and chair locations, sponsors, lumber donations, and builders will be available at participating shops and businesses. The photo shows one of the benches on Broadway.