Attendance and revenues were up at the 42nd Southeast Alaska State Fair, where a variety of acts and attractions overcame cloudy, drizzly weather that rolled in on Saturday, traditionally the event’s biggest day.

“Right now we’re up about $23,000 over last year’s revenues,” including estimated increases of $10,000 at the gate, $3,000 from rides and $6,500 in beer sales, bookkeeper Theresa Raven said Wednesday. All numbers are still preliminary, she said.

Gate revenues Saturday…