Pawtucket Arts Festival opening set for Sept. 6
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. - (AP) -- Organizers of the Pawtucket Arts Festival have announced the dates for this year's 3½-week celebration of the performing and visual arts. The festival will run from ... Katmai National Park Alaska I took a trip · Your ...
For The 1st Time In History, The Venice Film Fest Will Screen Selections ...
http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/for-the-1st-time-in-history-the-venice-film-fest-will-screens-selections-online-10-features-13-shorts
I love this move some film festivals have taken (and continue to take), to ensure that their films are seen as widely as possible, as the festival itself happens. After all, we all can't afford to travel cross-country, or continent, or even when right ...
Valparaiso fest ready to get popping
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-19/travel/ct-trav-0819-indiana-popcorn-20120819_1_popcorn-orville-redenbacher-popular-snack-food
VALPARAISO, Ind. ? As a bevy of bands take to the stage in Valparaiso's Central Park Plaza on Sept. 8, the city's most famous resident will sit oh so quietly in the crowd. Orville Redenbacher, who began growing popcorn here in the early 1950s ? long ...
Love on tap: Va celebrating craft beer industry
http://www.boston.com/travel/destinations/2012/08/21/love-tap-celebrating-craft-beer-industry/PQ29m7zyeXJw25kYksIoqK/story.html
For the first time, the state ? named by the Travel Channel as one of the Top 7 beer destinations in North America ? has designated August as Virginia Craft Beer month, highlighted by events at breweries, including a statewide festival and ...
France food fest lures gourmands
http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/08/21/france-food-fest-lures-gourmands
A week-long celebration of gastronomy aims to tempt would-be gourmands on tight budgets into the world of fine French dining next month with two-for-one fixed-price meals at more than a thousand restaurants across the country. In its third year, "Tous ...
Jam session kicks off downtown festival
http://bransontrilakesnews.com/entertainment/article_4647cd1a-ebc0-11e1-82ec-001a4bcf887a.html
Although the economy may influence people's travel plans, Marriott said he expects a good turnout for this year's festival. ?I would say Branson has the highest following,? Marriott said. ?It's great.? A newer feature of the fiddle festival that ...
Midwest events
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-19/travel/ct-trav-0819-midwest-events-20120819_1_midwest-events-car-show-fee
2 ? Nauvoo Grape Festival. Baxter Vineyards will offer tastings of its wines, and there will be live music, an archery exhibition and competition, car show, carnival rides and food. Fees vary, 217-453-2528, nauvoograpefestival.com. Miles from Chicago ...
Pawtucket Arts Festival opening set for Sept. 6
http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode-island/2012/08/21/pawtucket-arts-festival-opening-set-for-sept/nq9dE46fYvfEzewQGFawsN/story.html
The festival, in its 13th year, features live music, arts and crafts, dance performances, film screenings, ethnic food samplings and other multicultural activities. Its annual Chinese dragon boat races will include professional teams from Boston and ...
