Annual Rhubarb Festival draws thousands to Aledo
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- Annual Rhubarb Festival draws thousands to Aledo
- African singer criticized by Muslims plays in NYC
- Giant lobster roll rolls into Portland Maine
- Foodies beware: Cutbacks mean fewer inspections at Utah festivals
- Balloon festival finishes today
- The ultimate ‘Woodstock’
- FRANKLIN CUNTY : Festival campers pitch music first
Annual Rhubarb Festival draws thousands to Aledo
Chicago Tribune
- rganizers say the 18th annual RhubarbFestival drew thousands of people to downtown Aledo for its two-dayrun. At its conclusion Saturday evening roughly 3000 people filleda local park stood in the streets and sat on blankets laid acrossthe Mercer County Courthouse lawn to hear country music star SuzyBogguss sing to the fans in her home town. The star food though was rhubarb — in pies cobblers wine andice cream. The festival’s founder Darlene Johnson is particularly proudthat.
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African singer criticized by Muslims plays in NYC
The Associated Press
The audience gave him a frenzied dancing ovation. N’Dour calls Islam a religion in which people “can dance even enjoy. ” He says people “don’t have to associate Islam with fear and sadness. “The singer was boycotted for years by fellow Muslims who accused him of desecrating Islam by “tainting” it with secular pop culture.
Giant lobster roll rolls into Portland Maine
The Associated Press
The giant sandwich unveiled Sunday during Maine’s ld Port Festival in Portland measured 61 feet 9. 5 inches — more than a foot longer than organizers were aiming for. It also included a few extra pounds of lobster meat — 48 in all plus four gallons of Miracle Whip and a special blend of herbs and seasonings. A local roller derby team helped carry the sandwich to the festival where it was cut into sections and sold to raise money for a youth association. The association intends to get the roll certified by Guinness World Records.
Foodies beware: Cutbacks mean fewer inspections at Utah festivals
Salt Lake Tribune
To see what exactly the Health Department found in 2008 The Salt Lake Tribune created and analyzed a database of more than 1000 food booth inspection reports. West Valley City » n a Saturday in May Karen Creswick and Bonnie Catten were on the hunt for telltale signs that food being served to the public could potentially make customers sick. At the Telemundo Cinco De Mayo festival the Salt Lake Valley Health Department environmental health specialists found what they were looking for at their.
Balloon festival finishes today
Coshocton Tribune
As daylight broke over Coshocton County 24 hot balloons took to the skies for competition in the 28th annual Frontier Power Hot Air Balloon Festival. The contest is not one of speed but navigation. It’s a precision event where pilots guide their balloons to selected targets and then drop a marker from their balloon on the targets to see how close they can get to earn points. Chase Donner of Louisville Ky. won with 1782 points for his first time at the festival.
The ultimate ‘Woodstock’
Baltimore Sun
” It also contains. Just as compelling though is a 19-chapter making-of extra called Woodstock From Festival to Feature. It offers critical background information that expands and even alters a viewer’s understanding of this musical-mystical celebration. It was intended in mid-August 1969 as nothing more than a colossal outdoor weekend rock concert but it turned into a defining moment for a generation. The lasting spell of Woodstock and its strength as a countercultural milestone came from its seemingly fated quality. About 400000 people arrived at Max Yasgur’s farm in upstate New York overwhelming the organizers’ plans as well as roadways and amenities.
FRANKLIN CUNTY : Festival campers pitch music first
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
The festival concludes today. ZARK – Thousands of campers pitched their tents on Mulberry Mountain this weekend as the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival attracted skilled makeshift homemakers and talented musicians. Towering bamboo stalks ringed Hunter Prowell’s temporary living room – a six-sided screened-in tent housing portable chairs tables and carpet – situated in the middle of the festival. Many Wakarusa festival-goers by the third day of the transplanted event said they were grateful for unique points of reference but the main attraction was still the performers. n Saturday the band Home kicked off the performances with a 45-minute set just before noon on the Backwoods Stages.
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