Chris Hiltz and members of the Better Bot’s ONWARD ROBOTS kickball team gave us: Ball of Lust - A Journey of Love, wherein a kickball falls in love with a pair of cleats at Art Fair. Tyler Brubaker offered Art on a Stick, a rousing photo-and-music commentary on most everyone’s least-favorite part of the fair. Donald Harrison brought us Ann Arbor Art Fair Filtered by the Ann Arbor Film Festival, a short which featured a megaphone and confetti eggs. Joey Ostrander dropped off Imagination Cramps, which was six — yes, SIX — ruminations on the fair, with recurring images of zombies and cattle. And 826's own Adam Colas, Huron High student and Robotier (that mean he has a shift in our robot store), made Spaghetti Western on a Stick.

Adam Colas is 17 now, and he's been coming to 826 for just over three years. He's been coming with his sister Eva, who stars in his film. She just graduated from Huron High, and she is a TREMENDOUS writer. She's been published in a slew of our books. Adam and Eva both served on the editorial board of the latest Best American Non-Required Reading, so look for that in stores soon. (I know, I know: Why didn't they have an 826 when WE were kids?)

Awards, including Most Romantic, Most Jaded, and the Townie Award, were given out, and the packed-house tensely considered who should win the illustrious Stick D’Or. By applause, it was determined that Adam Colas’s Spaghetti Western on a Stick was most deserving (though it was a close contest).

We’re sure you’re just DYING to see what Adam came up with. As one of the “stars” of the film (when Adam asked me to “help,” I had no idea he meant “be in it”), I am biased, but I think it’s pretty good. Enjoy!

It was determined that this would indeed be a yearly event, and we're hoping to make it even bigger and better for next year. Mark your calendars, and, as ever, stay tuned!