So, did you enjoy the Long's Park Summer Music Series -- 13 weeks of Sunday night concerts, ranging from grizzled veterans to up-and-comers, bluegrass to rock and Celtic to jazz?

And it was all free.

Well, free for the audience.

The concert series, of course, cost a pretty penny to put on. The organizer -- the Long's Park Amphitheatre Foundation -- has bills to pay.

And that's where you come in.

Paying those bills should be pretty painless. All you have to do is attend one of the best art and craft shows in the country.

The 32nd annual Long's Park Art & Craft Festival is being held today through Monday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

"Hopefully, we'll have a profit with the show, which allows us to have the summer music series," says Diane Moore, director of this year's show. "This is our one and only fundraiser for the summer music series."

With corporate sponsors even harder to find in this tough economy, Moore says the money raised by the festival is more important than ever.

"Some people don't understand that the summer music series is not put on by the city," Moore says. "None of their tax revenue goes to providing the music."

It's worth the cost of ad-

mission. The Long's Park show has had a strong reputation for years.

It was recently rated third in fine art and sixth in fine craft shows by Art Fair SourceBook, one of the nation's leading rating organizations.

"It's really significant for us to get that honor," Moore says. "We're up against the Smithsonian, the Philadelphia Museum of Art shows."

Moore says 1,000 artists and craftspeople applied for the 200 slots open in the show. They came from 46 different states, the District of Columbia and four foreign countries.

"I remember wondering how we were ever going to come down to 200, there were so many fabulous entries," she says.

Fabulous and appealing to all price ranges, she adds.

"It's my personal opinion, but I feel the artists are very much aware of our current economic circumstances," Moore says.

"They are offering more comfortable pricing. Several years ago some things were so over the top you had to be fortunate to be able to buy some of the work. Those big, wonderful things will be available but I think (the artisans) are appealing to all levels."

The show will feature a selection of precious and non-precious jewelry, apparel, leather, glass, paintings, photography and more.

Other aspects of art will be featured in interactive sessions being held at 2 p.m. each day at the Hilltop Pavilion.

Those sessions will include the art of cheese making, garden design and flower design.

Also, a fashion show featuring the work of a number of Long's Park exhibitors in textiles, wearable art and fiber will be held.

And a Creative Kid's Corner, co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, will allow kids to unleash their inner artists and create a work of art.

While the art and crafts are the main reasons to go to the show, there is plenty more going on.

Live music will be performed. It will be an all-jazz lineup (unless otherwise noted). Here's the schedule:

Friday: Rob Swanson, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Dave Wilson, 2-4:30 p.m.

Saturday: Jay Umble Trio, 11a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Tom Witmore, 2-4 p.m.

Sunday: Ken Gehret Violin Trio, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Dave Newman, 2-4 p.m.

Monday: Jerry Haines (folk), 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Bobbi Carmitchell (folk), 1:30-4:30 p.m.

And a healthy variety of food will be available in the Susquehanna Style Bistro. Among the restaurants featured in the bistro are the Brasserie Restaurant & Bar; Plum Street Gourmet; Rachel's Cafe and Creperie and Tri-County Barbecue Catering.

Long's Park Art & Craft Festival

Today-Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

$10 or $12 multi day pass

Free for children 12 and under

Long's Park, Harrisburg Pike

735-8883. www.longspark.org