Sevier festivals named to society's Top 20
Two award-winning area festivals that attract visitors to Sevier County in January and March are among the Southeast Tourism Society?s Top 20 Events in the Southeast.

Comstock festivals' founder convicted of bad check charge
Henry Nuxoll, founder of Comstock's well-known music festivals, was convicted this morning of a felony bad check charge in Custer County District Court.

South Africa: The Role of Exhibitions, Festivals During Economic Downturns
Now, just as after 9/11, consumers are facing economic trauma syndrome. For many, the first area to get the chop is marketing, advertising and promotional events such as exhibitions and festivals.

Start holidays off right at town tree lighting festivals
Local towns celebrate the holidays with tree lighting festivals. ...

Saturday offers busy day for markets and festivals for Cape Coral
Saturday holds a busy day for street markets and festivals in Cape Coral.

Bluegrass Performer Dies Days After Thanksgiving Festival
Bill Rich wasn't from Pasco County, but he was as familiar to regulars at Sertoma bluegrass festivals as the ranch's rolling hills and tree-lined landscape. He spent last weekend at the youth ranch north of Dade City, accompanying daughter Amy's fiddle and son Nathan's acoustic guitar on the banjo that rarely left his side. The family had been participating in the Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival ...

School Rumble Season 2
Cultural festivals are traditionally a time for romance to bloom, and indeed romance is in the air as Class 2-C gears up to (as usual) compete with neighboring Class 2-D.

SETBACK BLOW TO GIANT PLANS
Jack The Giant has suffered a setback which will probably prevent him running for the rest of the campaign. Nicky Henderson's six-year-old has not had the greatest of fortunes, with another problem cropping up in the spring to keep him out of the major festivals.

Hainesville resident heads ethnic folk festival
HAINESVILLE - For the third year running, Hainesville resident Jim De Nomie has chaired the one of the largest ethnic folk festivals in the country.

Delivering the festivals' message
Return to the Ridings postcards are Carly McAllan, Megan Shiel, Sam Aitkin and Jack Jackson ? pupils at Drumlanrig St Cuthbert's Primary School in Hawick. Border common ridings and festival organisers are behind the Return to the Ridings invitations, a selection of iconic postcard images for each of the participating events. (04/12/2008)

Benefits of events discussed
How events boost the economy and community pride were among the topics of discussion when the organisers of some of the biggest festivals in the Queenstown Lakes District met Mayor Clive Geddes and senior council staff on Wednesday.

Bill regulating festivals won't pass
HOUSE Bill (HB) 5161, filed by Zambales Second District Representative Antonio Diaz will not hold water, at least for one member of the House committee on tourism.

South Side considers revival proposal
Ed Carlin wants a safer, cleaner, more vibrant South Scranton. A neighborhood with bike lanes and gardens, street festivals and walking tours, police patrols and school pride, solid streets and robust businesses.

Eats, festivals
CARD PARTY -- Thurs., Dec. 4, noon-4 p.m. -- Westlake Fire Department, 3762 West Lake Road -- lunch, dessert, beverage served -- $4, available at door.

Longview accepting applications for tourism funding
The city of Longview is taking applications to fund projects that support or maintain tourism in Longview, such as festivals, events or advertising brochures.

From Walhalla to Williamston, Christmas crush in full force
A host of Christmas parades, Santa-sightings and festivals will take place around the Upstate this weekend.

A tour you can really sink your teeth into
A roundup of upcoming festivals and events around the Northwest and British Columbia.

'Little Zizou', 'Firaaq' nominated in multiple categories at AFFF
Little Zizou, a comedy about two battling Mumbai families who finally come to terms has been nominated for best producer, best director, best male actor and best female actor awards. Firaaq, which has already visited several international film festivals including the Toronto Film Festival...

Santa Claus is coming to town
Holiday festivals kick off the season in both Marlborough and Hudson tomorrow night.

Odetta remembered locally as gracious, kind to fans
George Wein, the impresario of the Newport folk and jazz festivals, remembered Odetta yesterday as ?important in my life and the life of Newport ? more than people realize.?