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STILLWATER — When Stillwater mover and shaker Scott Zahren died unexpectedly April 1, the community wondered what would become of the Cruisin’ on the Croix vintage car show series he founded. Enter Zahren’s former collaborator Tom Brewitz, an accomplished local artist, photographer and writer with a fine eye for the sculptural elements of old automobiles. Under the leadership of Newport resident Brewitz and Frank Fabio, co-founder of Maple Island Brewery, Cruisin’ on the
Crew commences with a reduced schedule of nine Wednesdays between June 3 and Sept. 7. The previous series of 13 has been whittled back by the city. Brewitz’ last seven weeks have been filled with chores like soliciting advertisers, assembling banners and fliers and lining up vendors. “It’s a big commitment, a lot of time,” noted the longtime entrepreneur, 61. “However this turns out, it isn’t going to be because of lack of trying. But I really enjoy challenges, new challenges. It’s another skill set I’m able to acquire, running a big event.” While previous sponsors and vendors have been very support-
ive, he said the paperwork and the logistical negotiations with the city have been challenging. He wasn’t sure at press time, for example, whether and where musical acts would be able to perform at the event site in Lowell Park. “The city would not let us have (the event) every Wednesday, which is really kind of confusing,” he said. “Also the cost from the city went up significantly, like 30 percent. But I don’t think average folks will notice a major change.” He expects the popular family-friendly event to continue to attract up to 300 cars per Wednesday, weather permitting. Future plans call for reprinting and selling his self-published
2012 book “Vintage & Classic Auto Images” to help fund elements of the free-admission show, which is now completely funded via sponsors.
LOOKING BACK A St. Paul native, Brewitz volunteered in 1975 at age 17 for what would become a seven-year stint in the Navy traveling to some 35 countries or islands. After that he earned a fine art degree from the U of M and started creating and selling the metal kinetic sculptures for which he’s now known. As a day job he was a graphic designer with Deluxe Corp. for 12 years.
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