The News Review:
- David Byrne to pen Brooklyn Festival
- University tries to curb pot festival
- McNeely honored at Film Festival with Chairman Emeritus award
- Chandler Jazz Festival draws some 15000
- Dogwood Festival to celebrate “The Simple Life”
David Byrne to pen Brooklyn Festival
New York Times
Byrne who is on a world tour called “Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno” will play the concert after the festival’s Green Gala held annually by the nonprofit arts organization BRIC Arts to support free summer performances in Prospect Park and promote environmentally friendly activities. The concert is scheduled for 8 p. and admission is free though a $3 donation is suggested. The festival will announce its full lineup on May 4.
University tries to curb pot festival
United Press International
April 7 (UPI) — The University of California at Santa Cruz is seeking parental help to stop its unofficial annual marijuana festival. University officials have asked parents of all freshmen in an e-mail to talk to their sons and daughters about drugs the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported Tuesday. Felicia McGinty vice chancellor of student affairs also said the university will ban overnight guests from Friday April 18 to Monday April 20 the day the festival usually takes place. Many of the participants have been university students but a lot have come from off campus.
McNeely honored at Film Festival with Chairman Emeritus award
Sonoma Valley Sun
9 ob_start_detected [-1-1] –>. Willis then happily upstaged himself presenting a Chairman Emeritus award to McNeely on behalf of the Society?s Board of Directors.
Chandler Jazz Festival draws some 15000
Arizona Republic
7 2009 08:24 AM The Arizona Republic From the quality of the music to the size of the crowds the 2009 Chandler Jazz Festival is being called one of the best in the 10-year history of the event by its organizers. An estimated 15000 people came to downtown Chandler for the two-day festival. That number includes not only the people who visited the main performance stage but those who patronized downtown restaurants and businesses during the festival. While that number was about 5000 less than the 2008 estimate this year’s show only lasted two days as there were no Sunday performances.
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Dogwood Festival to celebrate “The Simple Life”
Lake Expo
inc]–> CAMDENTN Mo. - Celebrate “The Simple Life” and enjoy good old-fashioned family fun at Camdenton’s 59th annual Dogwood Festival April 16-19 in Camdenton. The granddaddy of all the lake-area festivals the Dogwood Fest will take place in various locations in and around Camdenton offering music food crafts a carnival art beauty pageants a parade and much much more. “We chose the theme ‘Celebrate the Simple Life’ to honor small-town back-to-basics living” says Denise Bennette festival publicity chairperson and owner of Kon-Tiki Resort. “Although it attracts about 10000 visitors the Dogwood Festival has an authentic old-fashioned small-town flavor that appeals to all ages. ”As in previous years the festival will kick off with a carnival at the Camdenton Middle School parking lot 5-10 p.