June 2002

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The Artsy Site Of The Month: GFP Bunny When art and science intersect it gets society's attention.		Handy Site Of The Month: Scambusters Find out if it's fraud/urban legend/scam.
Web Page Design Site Of The Month: JimWORLD web site templates Drop down menus and other goodies.		Seasonal Site Of The Month: Fatherville.com For those special men.
Just Fun Site Of The Month: Jigsawland Thanks to friend Barb for this tip on online puzzles. And here's one more for fans of Clifford the Big Red Dog.		Scientific Site Of The Month: Scientific Formula For Love Or is it scientific at all?
Historical Site Of The Month: Mesoamerican Ballgame Flash presentation pointing out how the ballgames of today have roots in some heavy religious issues.

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

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June Events

For June Travelers

June 1-2, 2002 Spring Arts & Festival Berlin Fairgrounds, Berlin, Connecticut.	150 artisans display and sell their wares from 10-5. More information: Call 800-653-6585.
June 6-8, 2002 Helen Keller Festival various venues, Mesick, Michigan.	Carnival, largest Black Morel mushroom contest, raffle, softball tournament, helicopter rides, flea market, health checks, craft and hobby show, BBQ, Ping Pong Drop, horse pull, classic car show, music, luncheons, breakfasts, parade. Additional Information: Call 231-885-2679.
June 7-8, 2002 Texas Blueberry Festival various venues, Nacogdoches, Texas.	Deja Blue car show, blueberry ice cream contest, blueberry cobbler contest, kids' activities, Blueberry Pancake Breakfast, Too Blue petting zoo, Blue Threads costume contest, pie eating contest, car swap meet, more. Additional information: Call 936-560-5533.
June 7-8, 2002 Woodville Town Celebration Woodville High School (and other venues), Woodville, Alabama.	Hayrides, gospel singing, food, bake sale, antique car show, crafts and educational booths. There is an admission charge. More: Call 256-776-2860.
June 7-8, 2002 Chicken and Egg Festival Prescott City Park, Prescott, Arkansas.	Weight-lifting contest, tennis tournament, softball tournament, pony rides, train rides, arts and crafts, NASCAR remote control racing (extra fee), Mr. and Mrs. Drumstick contest. Additional Information: Call 870-887-2101.
June 7-9, 2002 Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games Maverick Stadium, Arlington, Texas.	All-Scottish dog bred fun match, Celtic Harp workshop, Pub tent, shortbread contest, sheep dog demonstrations, All-Scottish breed dog show, Medieval Scotland area, living history encampment, Gaelic language seminar, kilted golf tournament, athletic competitions, children's games, falconry demonstrations, arts and crafts, food and more. Ticket information: Call 800-342-4305.
June 7-9, 2002 Cambridge Valley Balloon Festival Chapin Field, Cambridge, New York.	Buffet and musical opening party, The Taste of Cambridge, bbq, balloon ascension, arts and crafts, more. Some events require admission. Further information: Call 518-677-0887.
June 7-9, 2002 Church Point Buggy Festival City Park, Church Point, Louisiana.	Accordion contest, fiddle contest, buggy display, pageant, parade, carnival, Cajun food, entertainment, crafts. Additional Information: Call 337-684-2739.
June 7-9, 2002 Strolling of the Heifers Downtown, Brattleboro, Vermont.	Strolling heifers on parade, Dairyfest and marketplace, Black and White Heifer Ball, milking contest, art, stories, music, theatre, farm tours and more. Further information: Call 802-254-4565.
June 7-9, 2002 Sparta Butter Festival Sparta Memorial Park, Sparta, Wisconsin.	Parade, car show, food, carnival, entertainment. Details: Call 800-354-BIKE.
June 7-15, 2002 Riverbend Festival Riverfront, Chattanooga, Tennessee.	Children's Village, concessions, Fun Zone, Skyshow, 6 stages of entertainment, Riverbend Run, fireworks. There is an admission charge done by pins. Additional Information: Call 423-756-2211.
June 8-9, 2002 Allentown Art Festival downtown area, Buffalo, New York.	This festival is now in its 45th year and features art and entertainment from craftspeople and performers from the U.S. and Canada. Further information: Call 716-881-4269.
June 8-9, 2002 Potomac Celtic Festival Morven Park International Equestrian Center, Leesburg, Virgina.	Juried art market, pipe bands, crafts demonstrations, Pub tent, workshops on languages and knotwork, storytelling, reenactments, music and dance, and food. Additional Information: Call 800-752-6118.
June 8-15, 2002 Pink Tomato Festival Courthouse Square area, Warren, Arkansas.	Parade, tomato-eating contest, 5K run/walk, Kidland, Funland, entertainment, salsa contest, pageant, golf tournament, arts and crafts, food and drink, more. NOTE: I am getting very conflicting dates on this one. Always be sure to phone before you go any distance to a festival! More Details: Call 870-226-5225.
June 13-15, 2002 Blueberry Festival DeSoto Parish Airport, Mansfield, Louisiana.	Blueberry Pancake Breakfast, vendors more. Additional details: Call 318-872-1310.
June 13-16, 2002 Italianfest Riverfront, Newport, Kentucky.	5k run, fireworks, pizza eating contest, golf, Italian Navy boat parade, cooking contest, more. Additional Information: Call 859-292-3666.
June 14-16, 2002 Edmonds Arts Festival Frances Anderson Center, Edmonds, Washington.	Admission is free to this arts festival with artisans showing their wares. Over 75,000 are expected to enjoy art along with children's activities, entertainment, and festival food and drink. Further information: Call 425-771-6412.
June 14-16, 2002 Rockwood River and Rails Festival unknown venue, Rockwood, Pennsylvania.	Petting zoo, antique cars, music, 5k race, craft vendors, food vendors, train displays, children's miniature train ride. Admission is free. Further information: Call 814-926-2873.
June 14-16, 2002 International Washboard Festival various venues downtown, Logan, Ohio.	Music from washboards and jugs and other home-item instruments, plus food and arts and crafts, car show, parade, drawings for prizes, strong person contest (Washboard Abs Competition), more. Details: Call 740-380-3828.
June 14-16, 2002 Troutfest Bull Shoals White River State Park, Mountain Home, Arkansas.	Fly fishing seminars, trout cooking demonstrations, fishing seminars. Further information: Call 870-431-5521.
June 14-16, 2002 Antique Boat Festival Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, Maryland.	Over 100 vintage watercraft wil be on display in water or on land, with carvers, model boat builders, restorers, marine and wildlife artists, clinics on boat-building, vendors and food. Additional Information: Call 410-571-8370.
June 14-16, 2002 McClure Radish Festival unknown venue, McClure, Ohio.	Contests and games, chicken bbq, cruise-in, dancing, food and beverages, radish recipe contest. Further details: Call 419-592-1786.
June 14-25, 2002 Nebraskaland Days various venues, North Platte, Nebraska.	Mexican Fiesta, tennis and softball tournaments, rodeo, art show, quilt show, High Noon Shoot-Outs, all-male baking contest, carnival rides, parades, concerts, food, Family Night, stock care races, sandcastle building, flapjack feed, chili cook-off, buffalo sandwich feed, Miss Rodeo Nebraska luncheon. Further details: Call 308-532-3789.
June 15, 2002 Alabama Blueberry Festival Jefferson Davis Community College, Brewton, Alabama.	Antique car show, children's games, entertainment, more than 200 craftspeople displaying and selling work, variety of blueberry treats. There is no admission charge. Further information: Call 334-867-3224.
June 15, 2002 Bostwick Blueberry Festival unknown venue, Palatka, Florida.	Arts and crafts, blueberry baking contest, pancake breakfast, rides and entertainment. More Details: Call 904-329-2658.
June 15, 2002 Strawberry Festival Downtown, Owego, New York.	Crafts, parade, kids' activities, music, strawberry treats. Further details: Call 800-671-7772.
June 15-16, 2002 West Boulevard Festival Wilson Park, Rapid City, South Dakota.	Arts and crafts, traditional and ethnic foods. Details: Call 605-348-9439.
June 18-23, 2002 Western Pennsylvania Laurel Festival various venues, Brookville, Pennsylvania.	Used book sale, foot court, senior citizen's picnic, art and photo show, puppet show, teen dance, canine events, bingo, craft sale, quilt show, music, pancake breakfast, strawberry festival, road rally, music.. Additional Information: Call 814-849-8448.
June 19-22, 2002 BayFest unknown venue, Bay Springs, Mississippi.	Antique car show, musical entertainment, tomato throwing contest, sack race, helicopter rides, motorcycle show, pageant, mule pull, pie eating contest, log cutting contest, arts and crafts, more. More: Call 601-764-4112.
June 19-22, 2002 Oil Town Festival Tennyson Park, Smackover, Arkansas.	Horseshoes, Bunko, gospel singing, teen night, firefighter's bbq, cakewalk, ice cream social, volleyball, dog show, Oil Run, egg toss, watermelon eating contest, drill bit throwing, petting zoo, arts and crafts, more. Additional Information: Call 870-725-5321.
June 19-23, 2002 Little Bighorn Days downtown, Hardin, Montana.	Custer's Last Stand Reenactment, period costume ball, fair, rodeo events, parades, carnival, quilt show, street dance, arts and crafts, food and entertainment. Tickets: Call 406-665-1672.
June 20-23, 2002 AthFest Downtown, Athens, Georgia.	Music (including work by Erik Hinds Big Band, Grand Fury, Bluestring, Kitty Snyder and Young Antiques), music and arts seminar panels, KidsFest, more. Additional Information: Call 706-548-1973.
June 21-23, 2002 Musky Festival Main and 2nd Streets, Hayward, Wisconsin.	Sidewalk sales, arts and crafts, food vendors, carnival, parade, fishing contest, 5K and 10K run, music, kids' games, more. Further Details: Call 715-634-8662.
June 22-23, 2002 Strawberry Festival Downtown, Cedarburg, Wisconsin.	Art fair, crafts fair, contests, children's games, flower market, entertainment, food, pet pageant, 5K run/walk, lots of strawberries. Additional Information: Call 800-237-2874.
June 26-29, 2002 Balloon Fest 2002 Whittington Park, Greenwood, Mississippi.	Kid's Zone, over 85 hot air balloons, amusement rides, fireworks, entertainment and food. More Details: Call 662-453-9197 or 800-748-9064.
June 27-29, 2002 Brickfest County Courthouse area, Malvern, Arkansas.	Brick toss, brick car derby, 5K run, fun run for kids, wheelbarrow race, dog show, 3-on-3 basketball, car and motorcycle show, pie baking contest, fishing tournament, entertainment, arts and crafts. Additional Information: Call 501-332-2721.
June 27-30, 2002 Helen Keller Festival various venues, Tuscumbia, Alabama.	Over 50,000 people are expected to attend this event, in the home town of Helen Keller. There are athletic events, a parade, street concerts, arts and crafts, a bike ride, car and truck show, and performances of The Miracle Worker. Additional Information: Call 256-383-0783 or 800-344-0783.
June 27-30, 2002 Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival various venues, Moorhead, Minnesota.	Authentic arts and crafts, costumes, museum displays, dancing, folks art demonstrations, music and traditional foods. Further information: Call 218-299-5452.
June 28-29, 2002 Purplehull Pea Festival Emerson High School, Emerson, Arkansas.	Street dance, arts and crafts, pea shelling contest, kids' bike race, horseshoes, dominoes, more. Additional Information: Call 870-547-2707.
June 28-30, 2002 Pearl Day City Park, Pearl, Mississippi.	Singing, golf, softball, arts and crafts, more. Details: Call 601-932-3541.
June 28-30, 2002 Northwest Connecticut Balloon Festival and Craft Fair Goshen Fairgrounds, Goshen, Connecticut.	Hot air balloon rides, balloon glow, mass ascension, crafts, amusement rides, entertainment, car show, fireworks, petting zoo. There is an admission charge. Further information: Call 860-489-FEST(3378).
June 28-July 7, 2002 2002 Taste of Chicago Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois	Food and beverage tickets are sold in strips and you pay for food and beverage with your tickets. Other festival activites are free and include music, rides, race (fee), Chicago Living Pavilion garden tips (and other events), fireworks. Please leave Fido home. Coolers may be brought in, but no alcohol. More: Call 312-744-3315 or (hotline) 312-744-3370.
June 29-30, 2002 Freedom Festival unknown venue, Albertville, Alabama.	Fireworks, auto show, booths, kids' rides and games, entertainment. More: Call 256-878-3821 or 800-878-3821.
June 29-30, 2002 Outdoor Arts and Crafts Festival Main Street, Lockport, New York.	Over 250 craft and food vendors participate. Additional Information: Call 716-433-0813.
June 29-30, 2002 Peach Festival various venues, Clanton, Alabama.	Since 1947 this festival has focused on the peach growers of the area, with events now including a queen pageant, Peach Parade, Peach auction of prize fruit, peach-related art, a bbq and music. Additional Details: Call 205-755-1105.
June 29-30, 2002 Summerfest Downtown, Wibaux, Montana.	Rubber duck race, ranch rodeo, parade, Husband and Wife wheelbarrow contest, outhouse race, more. Further information: Call 406-796-2594.
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.

Protect your photos with acid-free storage boxes and albums. Light Impressions also carries scrapbooking supplies, slide and negative accessories and papers and tissues.

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 will be spending time this 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 Scott plays a camouflage wrestler in the new film Spiderman. And now Oceans Eleven is out on VHS and DVD, so you can catch his action work in that film whenever you want!
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 smail 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.
Summer and the beach and picnics and sand go together. How about building a sand castle with the help of Sand Castle Central.		You can find great ways to fit more veggies into your outdoor fun with Summer Veggies.
If you're not busy enough this summer, you might try entering the Graceful Envelope Contest or one of the painting/poster competitions at Art August.

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