The News Review:
- Glastonbury Festival Announces Complete Line-Up
- Festival draws crowds despite showers
- Tarantino loves going into movie mode at Cannes
- Portland Rose Festival kicks off on Memorial weekend
- Attendance steady at Juan de Fuca Festival despite bridge closure
- Red Earth Festival is June 5-7 downtown klahoma City
- PC’s Walleye Festival comes to a close
Glastonbury Festival Announces Complete Line-Up
AHN
Redistribution republication. syndication rewriting or broadcast is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AHN. –>Anne Lu – Celebrity News Service News Writer Pilton England (CNS) – The 2009 Glastonbury Festival has announced its complete line-up on Monday after months of speculations. The three main headliners for this year are Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Neil Young and Blur. The headliners will be performing on the Pyramid Stage with Young taking the spotlight June 26 Friday Springsteen on Saturday and Blur on Sunday. Black Eyed Peas The Prodigy Lily Allen Lady GaGa and Tom Jones are all joining the big event from June 24 to 28. rganizer Emily Eavis tells telegraph.
Festival draws crowds despite showers
Greenville News
Crowds that lined the balloon launch field cheered enthusiastically as each balloon rose overhead. FWA officials left the launch schedule up to each balloonist’s discretion and many left for home. The few that stayed got one last flight in before darkness ended the four-day festival. Kenny Shumate drove from rlando to fly his black and yellow balloon.
Tarantino loves going into movie mode at Cannes
The Associated Press
“I had such a good time and it brought back memories of me being on the jury that when I went home I went into my DVD collection and I picked 14 films from all over the world that I had never seen and decided to have my own little Cannes Film Festival” said Tarantino who is competing again at Cannes with the World War II epic “Inglourious Basterds. “”In the course of like a week and a half I watched those 14 movies and then judged them as if I was on a jury a jury of myself just watching them. And then I gave out my own little awards.
Portland Rose Festival kicks off on Memorial weekend
Examiner.com
This year opening night was Friday May 22 2009 and featured a free performance by Curtis Salgado Band. What a great idea and the weather has cooperated with this years Rose Festival plans by having temperatures in the 70’s and above for the entire weekend. n Memorial Day Monday (May 25) there will be a “Moment of Remembrance” while Portland experiences a jet fly-over and an impressive 21-canon salute. At the Waterfront Village everyone will be feeling the fun while experiencing a free concert with singer Amy Clawson.
Attendance steady at Juan de Fuca Festival despite bridge closure
Peninsula Daily
Despite the Hood Canal Bridge closure Manildi said venues were still full on Saturday and Sunday and were about the same as usual — about three-fourths full — on Friday and Monday. Because of the closure of the floating bridge for repairs festival marketing was aimed at North lympic Peninsula and Victoria residents who don’t need the bridge to come to Port Angeles. Manildi said no specific ticket sales numbers were available Monday because the machines used to do the reports had broken mid-calculation. “We had some difficulties but speaking strictly from observing the venues I wouldn’t say we have had any less than past years” she said.
Red Earth Festival is June 5-7 downtown klahoma City
Examiner.com
The festival kicks off with a parade through downtown klahoma City with over 100 tribes represented in full regalia. The parade is followed by the Art Market opening at 11 am.
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PC’s Walleye Festival comes to a close
Fremont News Messenger
“We had wonderful weather” said Laura Schlachter program manager for the Main Street Port Clinton group which sponsors the festival. “It really lucked out the whole weekend” she said. “This has been one of the best Mondays we’ve had. “Sunday morning’s pancake breakfast fundraiser where hungry diners caught the pancakes on their plates was a fun success Schlachter said.