August 2002

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The Artsy Site Of The Month: Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village Art, tragedy, conflict, political machinations and natural disasters--this place has it all.		Handy Site Of The Month: U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Chamber Directory Find vacation information, relocation facts and more.
Web Page Design Site Of The Month: Deep Linking Is Good Linking I wholeheartedly agree.		Seasonal Site Of The Month: Roller Coaster Database Ride just one more before summer ends.
Just Fun Site Of The Month: The Useless Information Home Page: Fast Facts How WD-40 got its name and what else you can use Preparation H for.		Scientific Site Of The Month: The Blue Marble A satellite-based true-color view of earth.
Historical Site Of The Month: World Aircraft Carrier Lists Photos, technical data and more.

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

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August Events

For August Travelers

August 1-3, 2002 Raspberry Days Garden City Park, Bear Lake, Utah.	Fireworks, youth dance, rodeo, lighted parade, raspberry baking contest, swing dance, concerts, craft fair, entertainment. This is the festival's 19th year. Additional information: Call 800-448-BEAR.
August 2-3, 2002 Blueberry Festival Montrose Village Green, Montrose, Pennsylvania.	Pancake breakfasts, fresh blueberries, blueberry ice cream, more food, bake sale, raffle of heirloom quilt and other items, antiquarian book sale, new children's books sale, massed band concert, strolling entertainers, museum displays, handicrafts sale, silent auction, white elephant sale and more. More information: Call 570-278-1881.
August 2-4, 2002 Twins Days various venues, Twinsburg, Ohio.	Golf tournament, chicken barbecue dinner, twins contests, twins talent show, twins group photo, parade, more. Please do not bring pets. Only assistance dogs are allowed. I believe there is a registration fee. Details: Call 330-425-3652.
August 2-4, 2002 Coloma Glad Peach Festival Downtown area, Coloma, Michigan.	Carnival, pageants, senior line dancing, fireworks, car show, parade, sidewalk sales, arts and crafts, more. Additional Information: Call 616-468-4077.
August 2-4, 2002 Great Outdoors Festival Township Park, Birch Run, Michigan.	Casino games, bbq, chainsaw carving, lumberjack show, fly rod demonstrations, carnival games and rides, pancake breakfast, arts and crafts, sports challenge car show, teen dance, karaoke, food, more. Additional Information: Call 888-624-9193 or 989-624-9193.
August 2-4, 2002 Olean's Hottest Weekend Unknown venue(s), Olean, New York.	Sidewalk sale, art in the park, The Taste of Olean, more. Additional Information: Call 716-372-4433 ext.14.
August 2-4, 2002 Dublin Irish Festival Coffman Park, 5600 Post Road, Dublin, Ohio.	Irish food, drink and music are the basics. There is also an Irish mass, a 5k run, plenty of events for kids. Admission is charged for those age 4 and older. The music ranges from Celtic rock to more traditional tunes. Additional information: Call 614-410-4545.
August 2-4, 2002 Italian Festival Mount Carmel Fairgrounds, Enfield, Connecticut.	Parade, midway, entertainment, outdoor mass on Sunday, fireworks, lots of food. Additional Information: Call 860-749-7154.
August 2-4, 2002 Filbert Festival Island Park, Springfield, Oregon.	Pancake breakfast, fireworks, ice cream social with hazelnut sundaes, 12k run, 5k run/walk, concerts, more. There is an admission charge for those over age 6. Additional Information: Call 541-485-2221.
August 2-17, 2002 West Tennessee Cotton Festival Crocket Mills Community Center, Crocket Mills, Tennessee.	Fish fry, arm wrestling, pageants, arts and crafts, talent contest, pet parade, . Details: Call 731-696-5120.
August 3-4, 2002 Dry Bean Festival Downtown area, Tracy, California.	Strong man contest, custom car and Harley show, celebrity kitchen, chili cooking contest, Bean Run, events for kids, arts and crafts fair, food. Further Details: Call 209-835-2131.
August 3-4, 2002 Eden Corn Festival Eden Legion Grounds, Eden, New York.	Art show, car show, rides, games, specialty foods, parade on Sunday.. Additional Information: Call 716-992-9141.
August 3-4, 2002 Park Avenue Festival Park Avenue area, Rochester, New York.	400 artists, vendors and exhibitors will participate in the 26th year of this event. Over 250,000 people are expected to enjoy children's rock climbing, the Scrap Art Lady teaching crafts from scraps, a festival bus painting, food, and more than 60 musical acts. More: Call 585-234-1909.
August 3-4, 2002 Petoskey Antiques Festival Emmett County Fairgrounds, Petoskey, Michigan.	Antiques are displayed and sold by 130 exhibitors in a country-fair atmostphere with musicians and stories. Details: Call 586-469-1706 or 586-465-9441.
August 3-4, 2002 San Francisco Aloha Festival Presidio Parade Grounds, San Francisco, California.	Demonstrations on ukulele and slack key guitar playing, shell lei making, outrigger canoe race, Pacific islands music and dance, arts and crafts, food. Admission is free. Additional Information: Call 415-281-0221.
August 3-4, 2002 Monterey Highland Games & Celtic Festival Toro County Park, Del Rey Oaks, California.	Pipe bands, Irish step dancing, plenty of Scottish athletic competitions, more. Additional information: Call 831-647-6311.
August 3-4, 2002 Celtic Music Festival By-The-Sea Queen Mary Events Park Long Beach, California.	Sheep-herding exhibitions, marketplace, children's activities, musical workshops, free Celtic dance lessons, Celtic re-enactments, foods, many musical performers. Additional Information: Call 800-437-2934 or 562-437-4531.
August 3-5, 2002 West Springfield Arts Festival Park Street Common, West Springfield, Massachusetts.	More than 200 exhibitors from the Northeastern area of the U. S. gather to show and sell their wares. This is the event's 30th year. Additional information: Call 413-263-3284.
August 4-5, 2002 Maui Onion Festival Kaanapali Resort Maui, Hawaii.	Cooking demonstrations, raw onion eating contest, farmers market, music, lots of food.. Ticket information: Call 808-661-4567.
August 7-11, 2002 Gold Rush Days Various venues, Valdez, Alaska.	Fashion show, car display, salmon bake, pancake breakfast, duct tape ball, parade, gold panning, museum activities, free lemonade. Additional Information: Call 907-835-2984.
August 7-11, 2002 Italian Festival Joe Palaia Park, Ocean Township, New Jersey.	Raffle, games, rides, music, fireworks, food. Additional Information: Call 732-531-5768.
August 8-11, 2002 Hope Watermelon Festival Various venues, Hope, Arkansas.	Antique engine show, 5k run/walk, baseball/sports card show, watermelon eating contest, seed spitting contest, arts and crafts, fish fry, chicken supper, bass tournament, fiddle contest, motorcycle show, lots of musical entertainment. Additional information: Call 870-777-3640.
August 9-11, 2002 Mint Festival Unknown venue(s), St. Johns, Michigan.	Rodeo, arts and crafts, music, agricultural tours, mint-flavored candies and foods. Additional Information: Call 989-224-7248 .
August 9-11, 2002 Huckleberry Days Downtown area, Whitefish, Montana.	Berry contests, arts and crafts, sidewalk sales, more. Additional Information: Call 406-862-3501.
August 10-11, 2002 Midwest Art & Rubber Stamp Festival Clock Tower Resort, 7801 E. State St., Rockford, Illinois.	This is sponsored by Heirloom Productions and features the presence of over 20 art rubber stamp retailers, plus classes and demonstrations, displays of stamped art. Food service is available. There is an admission charge. Additional Information: Call 541-574-8000.
August 10-11, 2002 Gold Rush Days East Main Street, Buena Vista, Colorado.	Burro race, rubber duck race down Cottonwood Creek, melodrama with mining and gunfighter themes, stories, gold panning, pancake breakfast, arts and crafts, plenty of food. Further Information: Call 719-395-6612.
August 10-11, 2002 Grand Traverse Antiques Festival Howe Arena, Traverse City, Michigan.	Antiques, fine art and vintage collectibles on display and for sale by 75 exhibitors. More: Call 586-465-9441.
August 10-11, 2002 Wild Blackberry Festival Downtown area, Cave Junction, Oregon.	Juried arts and crafts, pie-eating contest, chicken bbq, fiddlers, quilting demonstrations, more. Additional Information: Call 541-592-3326.
August 10-11, 2002 Lewiston Arts Festival Center Street, Lewiston, New York.	In its 36th year, the event features more than 150 artisans. Additional Information: Call 716-754-0166.
August 10-11, 2002 Pennsylvania Wine & Art Festival Landis Valley Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.	The museum hosts crafts, food and wines. Details: Call 717-569-0401.
August 14-18, 2002 Montrose Blueberry Festival Various venues, Montrose, Michigan.	Carnival and midway, beautiful baby contest, food and bake sale, blueberry store, arts and crafts, blueberry pie-eating contest, teen dance, blueberry bingo, blueberry horseshoes, pancake breakfast (over 15,000 pancakes were served last year), used book sale, super parade, petting zoo, pony rides, flea market, 5-mile run/walk, softball tournament, entertainment tent, museum displays, karaoke, more. Further information: Call 810-639-3475.
August 15-18, 2002 Sun Prairie Sweet Corn Festival Angell Park, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.	Crafts, carnival rides, kiddie korner, vendor booths, mini auto racing, music, BMX stunt show. The event serves over 70 tons of sweet corn. Additional Information: Call 608-837-4547.
August 16-18, 2002 National Pickle Festival Unknown venue, Linwood, Michigan.	Sorry--have no details at this time. Find out more: Call 989-697-3056.
August 16-18, 2002 Danish Festival Various venues, Greenville, Michigan.	This is the event's 38th year. There will be a queen's pageant, arts and crafts fair, children's games, marketplace and food court, a used book sale, music, museum tours, band concert, antique car show, raffle, talent show, aebleskivers and kringles for sale, and more. Additional Information: Call 616-754-6369.
August 16-18, 2002 Elephant Garlic Festival Various venues, North Plains, Oregon.	Car show, arts and crafts, parade, entertainment, many garlic foods. Additional Information: Call 888-771-3708 or 503-647-2207.
August 16-18, 2002 Wild Blueberry Festival Various venues, Paradise, Michigan.	Hay rides, blueberry brunch, entertainment, pie-eating contest, blueberry treats, blueberry picking. Further information: Call 906-492-3219.
August 17-18, 2002 Hammondsport Festival of Crafts On the Village, Hammondsport, New York.	Arts on display and for sale. Further information: Call 607-569-2242.
August 17-18, 2002 Round Valley Blackberry Festival Unknown venue(s), Covelo, California.	5k and 10k run, entertainment, square/line dancing, arts and crafts, food. Additional Information: Call 707-983-1070.
August 22-24, 2002 Streetfest Downtown area, Byrdstown, Tennessee.	Craft booths, pageant, street dance, antique cars and trucks, pie contests, screaming contest, liars contest, food clogging, gospel singing. Additional Information: Call 888-406-4704 or 931-864-6535.
August 23-24, 2002 Potato Days Main Street, Barnesville, Minnesota.	Miss Tator Tot pageant, Mr. Potato Head contest, potato car races, french fry feed, youth dance, lefse cooking contest, pony rides, bingo brunch, antique equipment display, food court, whist tournament, potato cooking contest, mashed potato wrestling, more. Additional Information: Call 800-525-4901 or 218-354-2479.
August 23-24, 2002 National Lentil Festival Reaney Park area, Pullman, Washington.	Lentil chili, lentil pancake breakfast, arts and crafts, food court, kid's activities, 5k run, parades, skate board competition, 100k bike ride, more. Further Details: Call 509-334-3565.
August 23-25, 2002 Huckleberry Festival Mt. Hood Village, 65000 E. U.S. Hwy 26, Welches, Oregon.	Pancake breakfast, classic cars, watermelon launch, music, stories, arts and crafts, salmon bake, songwriter's seminar, more. More: Call 800-255-3069 or 503-622-4011.
August 24-25, 2002 Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York.	Dance, artists, music, merchants, wine tasting, cultural exhibits, festival cafe. Further Information: Call 716-881-0707.
August 24-25, 2002 Gravenstein Apple Days Various venue(s), Hood River, Oregon.	Firehouse bbq, apple cider, apple pie, caramel apples, apple dumplings, pony rides, hayrides, ice cream social, more. Additional Details: Call 541-386-5448.
August 29 - September 2, 2002 Michigan Peach Festival Unknown venue(s), Romeo, Michigan.	Queen's pageant, carnival, car show, spaghetti dinner, fun run, pasta dinner, tennis tournament, horseback riding and more. Learn more: Call 586-752-4436.
August 30 - September 2, 2002 North Carolina Apple Festival Downtown area, Henderson, North Carolina.	Arts and crafts, food, orchard tours, street dance, more. Additional Information: Call 828-697-4557.
August 30 - September 2, 2002 Manton Harvest Festival Downtown area, Manton, Michigan.	Horse pulls, rides, pancake breakfast, music, more. Additional Details: Call 231-824-4158.
August 31, 2002 Festivale Italiano Unknown venue(s), Hurley, Wisconsin.	Spaghetti and watermelon eating contests, craft show, food booths, musical entertainment. More: Call 715-561-4334.
August 31, 2002 Heart of Lancaster County Arts & Crafts Show Root's Country Market, 705 Graystone Road, Manheim, Pennsylvania.	For the 15th year, 175 juried artists present their wares. There is food available for shoppers. There is no admission charge. Additional Information: Call 717-898-7811.
August 31 - September 1, 2002 Blackberry Festival Waterfront boardwalk, Bremerton, Washington.	Tour De Kitsap, fly-in, fun run, car show, mainstreet cinema, children's stage, food, entertainment, blackberry cider and wine, many treats made with blackberries. More Details: Call 360-377-3041.
August 31 - September 1, 2002 Southern Vermont Garlic & Herb Festival Beaver Brook Field, Wilmington, Vermont.	Herbal workshops, garlic planting and braiding demonstrations, cooking demonstrations, food and beverages.. Find out more: Call 802-368-7147.
August 31 - September 1, 2002 National Buffalo Wing Fest Dunn Tire Park, Buffalo, New York.	Over 40 restaurants participate in this event, which is brand new. There are events for kids, a car show, a Ms Buffalo Buffalo Wings contest, a chicken wing eating contest, competitions by chefs for best traditional wing sauces and most creative sauces. Further information: Call 716-834-4900 ext.11.
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 highly successful 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!
The bad news is that one or more humans decided to torch the historic Jefferies Ford Covered Bridge in beautiful Parke County, Indiana. The good news is you can help find out who did it, by visiting the Parke County Sheriff's Department's web site and printing out a poster. There is a reward involved in this case. You can also donate to the covered bridge fund.		Your kids can get a free McGruff comic bookby filling out a form. Don't cut that hair!! If you have really long hair (guy or gal!) and are thinking of getting it cut, read this first. You might be able to help a child!
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