April 2002

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Festivals for Travelers, Sites of the Month, Special Feature, Quotes, Opinions, Rants, Praises.

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The Artsy Site Of The Month: Pressed Flower Art Examples, instructions, gallery of projects.		Handy Site Of The Month: Trillian Interconnect with different instant messenging programs.
Web Page Design Site Of The Month: Screen Size Test Type in your page URL and see how it renders on typical screen sizes.		Seasonal Site Of The Month: April Fool's Day Gallery Thanks to friend and artisan Joan Garnand for finding this site on the light, fun side of April.
Just Fun Site Of The Month: Stuck At Prom Contest Hey teens! There's still time to get into this contest. Click on "Contest FAQ's" for details.		Scientific Site Of The Month: Animated Engines A wonderful visual aid for non-mechanical types (like me).
Historical Site Of The Month: Langston Hughes It's the 100th anniversary of the poet's birth. The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a stamp in his honor.

Here's a Good Reference Link: Word Assault You can look up words in several different dictionaries.

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April Events

For April Travelers

April 4-7, 2002 Azalea Festival Downtown area, Wilmington, North Carolina.	Parade on Saturday, queen's coronation, street fair with arts and crafts, foods, displays and exhibits, circus, concerts at Trask Coliseum, garden tours at historic homes, military and ship tours, triathlon, coin show, horse show. More information: Call 910-794-4650.
April 5-7, 2002 Arts In The Park Highland Park, Meridian, Mississippi.	Crafts, entertainment, childrens art area, juried art competition, vendors, food. (Visit the historic carousel in the park!) Further details: Call 601-693-2787.
April 5-7, 2002 Carnaval Primavera Street Festival Downtown along Pacific Boulevard, Huntington Park, California.	Over 120 arts and crafts booths, a pageant, more. No admission charge. Additional information: Call 323-585-1155.
April 5-7, 2002 Cajun Hot Sauce Festival SugArena at Acadiana Fairgrounds, New Iberia, Louisiana.	Manufacturers' displays, cooking contest, street fair, hot air balloon rally, Cajun Cuisine, craft and trade show, petting zoo, 5k run and entertainment. More: Call 337-365-7539.
April 5-7, 2002 Prairie Fire Festival various venues, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.	The tall grass is burned to stimulate new growth this weekend. There are concerts, seminars on tall grass, poetry, art, and more. Details: Call 620-273-6763.
April 5-7, 2002 Spring Festival Canterbury Park, Shakopee, Minnesota.	Musicians, dancers and wandering entertainers perform while visitors browse arts and crafts and food booths. Parking is free, but there is admission charged to the festival. Details: Call 402-331-2889.
April 5-7, 2002 Flowertown Festival Azalea Park, Summerville, South Carolina.	Children's carnival, tours of historic homes and gardens, art show, entertainment, "A Taste Of Summerville".. Further details: Call 843-871-9622.
April 5-21, 2002 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival various venues, Mount Vernon, Washington.	Many events throughout the month, including Art Bash, library book sale, open houses, walking tours, pancake breakfast, chamber concert, basketball tournament, salmon barbecue, and more. Additional details: Call 360-428-5959.
April 5-28, 2002 Dogwood Festival various venues, Lewiston, Idaho.	More than two dozen events mark this celebration, with some of the fun including an invitational art show, theatre, wine and beer tasting, golf tournament, River Run, car show, more. Additional Information: 208-792-2243.
April 6, 2002 Daffodil Festival Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia.	5k race, arts show, handicrafts show, antique show, bus tours of blooming bulbs, historic displays, children's area, Magnificent Mutt Show, food court, bulb sales, parade. Further information: Call 804-693-2355.
April 6-7, 2002 Bodega Bay Fisherman's Festival Westside Park, Bodega Bay, California.	Wine tasting, arts and crafts, children's area, sporting competitions, bathtub races, food booths, raffle, entertainment. Further information: Call 707-875-3704.
April 6-7, 2002 Santa Monica Fine Arts & Crafts Fair Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, California.	There is free admission to this event, which runs from 10-7 on Saturday and 10-5 on Sunday. Details: Call 818-709-2907.
April 6-7, 2002 Red Poppy Festival Georgetown Square, Georgetown, Texas.	Parade, VW car show, raffle, over 100 arts and crafts booths, children's area, prints of red poppy art, 5k Delphi run, food booths, musical entertainment. Further details: Call 512-930-3723.
April 6-7, 2002 Big Hat Days Festival Old Towne, Clovis, California.	Boat and automotive show, home and garden show, kid's korner, food, musical entertainment, 300 craft booths. No admission charge. Further information: Call 559-299-7273.
April 6-7, 2002 Santa Fe Community College Spring Arts Festival Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, Florida.	A juried art show in a beautiful setting. Further information: Call 352-395-5355.
April 6-7, 2002 Maple Syrup Festival Brady's Run Park Lodge, Fallston, Pennsylvania.	All-you-can-eat pancake breakfast (it might be a good idea to call ahead on this), Civil War re-enactments, pony rides, crafts, entertainment. There is an admission charge. Further information: Call 724-774-7090.
April 10-14, 2002 Scottsdale Culinary Festival various venues, Scottsdale, Arizona.	Student Competition awards dinner, Great Arizona Picnic, Challenge to the Chefs and more. Please call for ticket prices and specifics. Further information: Call 480-945-7193.
April 10 - May 5, 2002 Corpus Christi Buccaneer Days Marina and Bay Front, Corpus Christi, Texas.	Pageants, athletic events, air show "Wings Over Texas", carnival, photo contest (call 361-852-1420 for details), art show, PRCA Rodeo, baton twirling clinic and tournament, Pirate Queens making mayor "walk the plank", fishing tournament, music festival, Cinco De Mayo celebration, and more. Fee varies with event. Further details: Call 361-882-3242.
April 12-14, 2002 Deep Ellum Arts Festival Main Street, Dallas, Texas.	100,000 people are expected to enjoy a Rock 'n Roll expo, 20 commercial exhibitors, restaurants, and 100 artisans. No admission charge. Additional information: Call 214-855-1991.
April 12-14, 2002 Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival off Exit 23 from I-55, Ponchatoula, Louisiana.	Strawberry Strut (race), auction, carnival rides, parade, games, car show, sack race, strawberry eating contest, over 50 food booths, entertainment. Further information: Call 985-386-6677.
April 12-14, 2002 French Quarter Festival Woldenberg Riverfront park (and other venues), New Orleans, Louisiana.	Contest to guess the weight of largest praline, American Hero competition between firefighters and sheriffs, children's parade, over 50 food booths, fireworks, art show, music on 13 outdoor stages. More: Call 800-673-5725 or 504-522-5730.
April 12-14, 2002 Poteet Strawberry Festival Festival site on Hwy. 16, Poteet, Texas.	Music and dance, gunslinger re-enactments, contests, rodeo performances, regional bands. Admission charge for those age 10 and over. Additional information: Call 830-742-8144.
April 12-14, 2002 Good Oil Days Festival Will Clayton Boulevard, Humble, Texas.	Celebrate's Humble's days as an oil boom town, with educational displays, over 400 vendors, carnival, go-kart races, auto shows, fireworks, music an food. There is an admission charge. Additional information: Call 281-446-2128.
April 12-14, 2002 Texas Sand Sculpture Festival Port Aransas Beach, (1 mile south of Horace Caldwell Pier), Port Aransas, Texas.	Raffle, food, music, arts and crafts, sand maze, games, sand sculpting. (You can go to a free clinic on sand sculpting the week before the festival to learn how to sculpt--bring some 5-gallon buckets, a shovel and some carving or sculpting tools such as knife, spoon, etc.) Additional information: Call 800-452-6278.
April 12-14, 2002 Come See Me Festival City Hall Plaza, (and other venues), Rock Hill, South Carolina.	Bass fishing tournament, pancake breakfast, kickball tournament, mayor's frog jump, marketplace, gospel concert, designer showcase, teddy bear tea party, business expo, soccer tournament, parade, art, music, tailgate party, pet show, more. Additional information: Call 800-681-7635 or 803-329-7625.
April 13, 2002 Rio Grande Valley Onion Festival City Park, Weslaco, Texas.	Recipe contests (held earlier in the month: call for information), arts and crafts, food booths, entertainment, queen's court, onion clipping contest, raw-onion eating contest, commercial vendors. Additional information: Call 800-968-2102.
April 13-14, 2002 Borrego Springs Grapefruit Festival Downtown, Borrego Springs, California.	Arts and crafts, antique cars, games, grapefruit purchases, plenty of food. Further information: Call 760-767-5555.
April 13-24, 20-21, 2002 Cherry Blossom Festival Japantown, San Francisco, California.	Taiko drumming, origami, ikebana, more. Further details: Call 415-921-6822.
April 13-14, 2002 Good Old Days Celebration Pine Avenue area, Pacific Grove, California.	Over 225 arts and food vendors, parade, entertainment, games, more. Further information: Call 800-656-6650 or 831-373-3304.
April 13-14, 2002 Tombstone Rose Festival unknown venue(s), Tombstone, Arizona.	This event celebrates the pioneering families of the Tombstone region, and activities include a picnic basket auction, a cake contest and a Rose Festival Parade. Additional information: Call 888-457-3929.
April 14, 2002 Avocado Festival Downtown, Fallbrook, California.	the Avocado 500 (race using avocados as model cars), culinary contests, avocado pit spitting competition, avocado croquet, Guacamole Grande bicycle race, music, pageant, avocado-related merchandise, live plants for sale. Further information: Call 760-728-5845.
April 17-21, 2002 '89er Celebration Downtown, Guthrie, Oklahoma.	Staged gunfights, chuck wagon feed, rodeo (held in Lazy E Arena), parade. A fee is charged for some events. Further information: Call 800-299-1889 or 405-282-1947.
April 18-20, 2002 Hillbilly Days Downtown business area, Pikeville, Kentucky.	This even is a fund-raiser for the Shriner's Children's hospitals and burn centers. Food and arts and crafts are sold while there is mountain music, clogging and square dancing. (Later in the year the area has the Hatfields and McCoys gathering.) Additional information: Call 606-492-5504.
April 18-21, 2002 Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival Nine blocks of Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas.	Over 400,000 people are expected to enjoy this festival with juried arts, performance artists, musicians and food vendors. Further details: Call 817-336-2787.
April 18-21, 2002 Windfest 2000 Billy G. Webb Drive, Portland, Texas.	Parade, carnival, arts and crafts, basketball tournament, horseshoe tournament, races and walks, petting zoo, cooking contest for chili, more. Small admission charge for those over age 6. Further details: Call 361-643-2475.
April 18-21, 2002 Monterey Wine Festival various venues, Monterey, California.	This is the 26th year of the festival, which features tastings, cooking demonstrations, dinners, tours and other activities. Fees vary according to event. Further information: Call 800-656-4282 or 831-656-WINE.
April 19, 2002 Fiesta de Tejas 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas.	Human bowling ball, foods such as gumbo and fajitas, rock and Tejano music, games, more. More: Call 210-567-2286.
April 19-20, 2002 Totally Texas 500 W. 13th Street, Deer Park, Texas.	Petting zoo, beauty pageant, hot dog eating contest, anvil throw, skillet throw, classic cars, parade, music, wagon rides, dog show, lots of food. Further details: Call 281-478-2050.
April 19-20, 2002 Daffodil Festival unknown venue(s), Tacoma, Washington.	Grand Floral Parade, pageant. Further details: Call 253-627-6176.
April 19-21, 2002 Lubbock Arts Festival South Plains Fairgrounds, Lubbock, Texas.	Music and art, plus international foods. Details: Call 806-744-2787.
April 19-21, 2002 World Grits Festival unknown venue(s), St. George, South Carolina	carnival, grits meals, arts and crafts, Quaker "Rolling In The Grits" Contest, corn tossing contest, corn shelling contest, softball tournament, more. Additional information: Call 843-563-4366.
April 20-21, 2002 Flemington Crafts Festival Flemington Fairgrounds, Flemington, New Jersey.	Arts and crafts by more than 300 exhibitors, and plenty of food. Additional Information: 607-265-3230.
April 20-21, 2002 California Poppy Festival Lancaster City Park, Lancaster, California.	More than 200 arts and crafts vendors, farmers market, jazz and bluegrass music, helicopter rides, wildflower maps for finding poppies, Celtic music and a Celtic Faire. Further details: Call 661-723-6077.
April 20-21, 2002 Stater Brothers Riverside Orange Blossom Festival Historic Downtown Riverside, California.	Celebrity chefs cooking with citrus ingredients, ice carving exhibition, children's grove, mimosa and wine garden, carnival, arts and crafts, lots of orange-related foods. There is a parking fee, but no admission charge. Additional Information: 909-715-3400.
April 26-28, 2002 Vermont Maple Festival Downtown, St. Albans, Vermont.	Maple product exhibits, pancake breakfasts, craft exhibits, antiques, maple candy-making demonstrations, concessions, carnival rides, parade. Additional Information: 802-888-4972.
April 26-28, 2002 Paper Arts Festival Performing Art Center, Newport, Oregon.	Gallery show, videos, workshops on papermaking and paper marbling, workshops on cast paper images, and more. Additional Information: 541-265-ARTS.
April 26-28, 2002 Stockton Asparagus Festival Oak Grove Regional Park, I-5 and Light Mile Road. Stockton, California.	Music by Herman's Hermits (as well as The Yardbirds and The Coasters), arts and crafts, Got Milk Gravity Tour, celebrity kitchen, AsparaZone, wine and beer pavilion, TechZone, farmer's market, Spear-It Run, car show, spear-throwing, more. There is an admission charge. Additional Information: 800-350-1987 or 209-943-1987.
April 26-28, 2002 Arbor Daze Bear Creek Parkway and Fuller Wiser Road, Euless, Texas.	Concerts, arts and crafts, business expo, plant sale, tree giveaway, food, more. Some night concerts require a purchased ticket. Further details: Call 817-685-1821.
April 27, 2002 Puffin Kite Festival Surfsand Resort, Cannon Beach, Oregon.	Treasure hunt, balloon toss, sandcastle building, kite parade, wiener roast and ice cream social. Additional Information: 800-547-6100 or 503-436-2274.
April 27-28, 2002 National Cornbread Festival Downtown area, South Pittsburg, Tennessee.	Cooking contests, trolley rides through historic neighborhoods, cornbread eating contests, fishing tournament, children's area, motorcycle run, arts and crafts, antique tractors, carnival, pancake breakfast, classic cars, lots of food. Additional Information: 423-837-0022.
April 27-28, 2002 Cabbage & Potato Festival Recreation field at Main & Hastings Streets, Hastings, Florida.	Food, entertainment, arts and crafts, games and exhibits. Additional Information: 904-692-1420.
April 27-28, 2002 The Jewish Festival 3800 East River Road, Tucson, Arizona.	Silent auction, Renee Taylor doing "An Evening With Golda Meir", Israeli bazaar, music by Israel Defense Force Band, camel rides, skydiving exhibition, food fair, arts and crafts and more. Some events may require advance ticketing. Details: Call 299-3000 ext 200.
April 27-28, 2002 Crawfish Festival Satilla Waterfront Park, Woodbine, Georgia.	Parade, food, decorating crawfish, and more. Additional Information: 912-576-3211.
April 27-28, 2002 Scandinavian Viking Fest San Gabriel Park, Georgetown, Texas.	Music and dance, historical displays, lectures, games, arts and crafts, demonstration with Viking Village, ethnic foods. There is an admission charge. Further information: Call 281-655-0329.
April 27-28, 2002 Oregon Ag Fest State Fairgrounds, Salem, Oregon.	Petting zoo, how-to-garden fair, ranch breakfasts, llama show, school activities, trade and craft show, entertainment, food. There is an admission charge for those over age 12. Additional Information: 800-874-7012 or 503-581-4325.
April 27-28, 2002 Apple Blossom Festival Veterans Memorial Building, Sebastopol, California.	Parade, apple crisp, kids activities, horticultural displays, music. Further details: Call 877-828-4748.
April 27-28, 2002 Main Street Festival, Main Street, Franklin, Tennessee.	More than 200 arts and crafts vendors display on Main Street from 1st Avenue to 5th Avenue. About 150,000 attend to see their wares and also enjoy a street dance, rock-climbing walls, two food areas and a carnival. Further details: Call 800-356-3445 or 615-794-1225.
April 27-28, 2002 Holland Happening Festival Waterfront area, Oak Harbor, Washington.	Wooden shoe carvers, deflt painters, Dutch food, quilt walk, art display, kids' activities, dance, music, carnival, grand parade, hymn sing, lawn mower races. Details: Call 360-675-3755.
It's always best to call ahead to verify festival information. Please tell them you saw the information in Deb's Monthly Review. Please don't write and ask for personalized information on upcoming festivals, (unless you want to hire me!) I do not have time to do free searches for everyone who asks.

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Once upon a time there was a man with a gentle voice and quiet charm. He made several movies and worked in a TV show playing a character who rode a motorcycle from town to town, touching lives, and singing a little here and there. Then some of us didn't hear much of him for awhile. We wondered if he would ever come to sing for us again.
Michael Parks is singing, and he recorded 17 songs for us to enjoy. Included are: Where Is Your Heart (Moulin Rouge) I'll Never Be Free Don't Go To Strangers Together Again This CD was a long time coming, but it was worth waiting for. Take a trip to Listen Recordings where you can order your copy.

	Above: Metallic Choker Necklace Left: Dreamcatcher Earrings	We're pleased to host the work of artisan Joan Garnand on our little patch of light on the web. Joan's creations are finally finding their way out of her Tennessee community and into the hearts of admirers everywhere. Joan spent last summer doing face painting and hand-painted stationery at Tennessee festivals.

See the man in the banner below this text?                 Go ahead--take a look.                                  Take a good, long look.
Memorize his face. This man is Scott L. Schwartz. If you ever get into trouble, you'll want him on your side. This guy means business. And his business is playing big and bad. Big may come easy, because he's 6'10" and weighs about 300 pounds. I'm not sure how he pulls off the bad part though, because he actually seems to be very... Well, never mind. Just click on the banner and get ready for some action. www.ultimatebadguy.com Watch for Scott in the role of a "torturer" in The Scorpion King which opens April 19. And in Spiderman, which opens May 3, he'll be a camouflage wrestler.
Remember to help me celebrate my upcoming 50th birthday! See the Special Feature in last month's Review for details! Here's how to get your 10,000 extra points. Go to ADRA's Really Useful Gift Catalog. Go to the "A Little Something For You" section, and then get your very own Adraena, the bunny mascot. Send me a picture of you with Adraena in snail mail or email. You must have the picture to me by midnight, July 31, 2002 to qualify for the extra points!! While you are at the catalog, please consider helping with other gifts. I have been a supporter of ADRA for years, and I admire the work they do in both the U.S. and in other countries. A lot of their work involves immunizing children and protecting the little ones against famine and disease. They also work with other agencies, through the United Nations and other organizations, to coordinate disaster relief in times of emergency. They are not one of the most well-known agencies in worldwide aid, but they are one of the best.
Looking for a little help this spring to jump-start your workouts? Check out these Reviews of Exercise Videos.		Summer is coming and when the weather heats up and someone gets out the first squirt gun, it's war! Have you seen the H2o-n-Go?
Just in case you happen to be passing through Whitefish, Montana on April 6, I thought I'd mention the Furniture Race. Folks travel down the mountain with all sorts of things attached to skis--including toilets.

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