Importance of Arty's tent

Arty's tent show is the scene where Arturism is born when Alma Witherspoon yells out that she wants to be just like him. It is ultimately the only place where Arty can be among the "norms" whom he so desperately despises, yet envys. Here, he will establish himself as the leader of Binewski's Fabulon through his increasingly popular tent shows.