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Odyssey Lifestyle Las Vegas: The Seventh Annual Food, Wine and Art Festival (November 8 - 11)
The Seventh Annual Odyssey Lifestyle Food, Wine and Arts Festival is set to take place in Las Vegas from November 8 to 11, 2007. And tickets are on sale now if you can’t wait to go. This festival showcases Las Vegas’ celebrity chefs, sommeliers, fine dining restaurants and renowned artists.
The festival was co-founded by Virginia and Mark Martino. “We have a lot of surprises in store this year, including some major celebrity guests. Anyone who is passionate about food, wine and the arts comes to Odyssey Las Vegas,” commented Virginia.
The four-day event …
Date: June 25th, 2007 |
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Pensacola Beach Bushwacker Festival - August 3 - 4, 2007
Each year, Pensacola Beach throws a Bushwacker Festival in honor of the FABULOUS drink. Just to get your tastebuds moving, here is a Bushwacker recipe from RecipeCzar (who gave me a FANTASTIC recipe for Mojito Jello Shots last summer):
1/2 oz. rum (Cruzan is the best, but use whatever brand you have)
1/2 oz. vodka (any brand)
1/2 oz. Bailey’s Irish Cream (or a similar off-brand name)
1/2 oz. Kahlua (or a coffee flavored off-brand name)
1/2 oz. amaretto liqueur (any brand)
1/2 oz. chococo chocolate-flavored liqueur
1/2 oz. Frangelico (I …
Date: June 2nd, 2007 |
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Goombay Festival in Miami
Each June, the neighborhood of Coconut Grove in Miami lets down its hair to celebrate the Goombay Festival in recognition of the Grove’s Bahamian roots. The festival, which lasts a weel, transforms the neighborhood in to a Caribbean Carnival, celebrated with Bahamian dancing, food, music and culture.
With an estimated 100,000 attendees each day, The 28th Annual Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival is designed to provide an expression of American/Bahamian Culture through art, music, as well as Junkanoo dance. It has been touted the largest Black Heritage festival, displaying Bahamian History, American …
Date: May 8th, 2007 |
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Fiesta in San Antonio, Texas
Once a year in April, the people of San Antonio have a HUGE throw down and show us gringos how to fiesta. And that’s what they call it - Fiesta. Today kicks off the 10 day festival for 2007 with the opening ceremony, oyster bake, carnival, live music in the Market Square and a masked ball in La Villita. I’ve always wanted to go to a masked ball. Obviously if you’re in town for business, you have neither the attire nor the tickets for such an event. I …
Date: April 20th, 2007 |
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Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, Colorado
Mountainfilm, the film festival based in Telluride, Colorado, takes place each Memorial Day weekend. This festival is an event for independent films dealing with world cultures, adventure and the environment. The 2007 festival begins with the Moving Mountains Symposium on Energy on May 25 and is followed by a host of activities and leading independent films from around the world.
Among the films officially accepted for this year’s 29th annual festival are:
The Alps - Featuring some of the most spectacular giant-screen imagery ever seen, the film celebrates the unsurpassed beauty of the Alps and the unvanquishable spirit of the people who live there. The emotional and exhilarating territory of THE ALPS is the latest film for IMAX® theatres and giant screen cinemas from two-time Academy Award®-nominated producers MacGillivray Freeman Films.
God Grew Tired of Us - explores the indomitable spirit of three “Lost Boys” from the Sudan who leave their homeland, triumph over seemingly insurmountable adversities and move to America, where they build active and fulfilling new lives but remain deeply committed to helping the friends and family they have left behind.
Sharkwater - For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure and grew to be a beautiful but dangerous life-journey into the balance of life on earth. Sharkwater explores the most shark-rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world’s shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica, and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Date: April 14th, 2007 |
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Tri-Valley California Forth of July Festivals
If you’re in the Tri-Valley California area for the fourth of July this year, you’re in luck. There are LOADS of things to do for the holiday in the area. I’ll cut to the chase:
Red, White and Blues Festival - Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton Thisnon-stop festival features outstanding blues acts homegrown in Tri-Valley and the surrounding cities. Plan for a full day enriched by a truly American cultural experience with roots right here at home. Festival is from 12-8 p.m., and is free with admission to the Alameda County Fair. For more information call (510) …
Date: June 21st, 2007 |
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Arkansas Greek Food Festival 2007
The Arkansas Greek Food Festival takes place each spring. The 2007 festival will be held this weekend (May 18 - 20) at the usual location at the Greek Orthodox Church in West Little Rock. I, unfortunately, won’t make it as I have to return to New Jersey tomorrow morning for work. Bummer. Here are the details:
1100 Napa Valley Drive
Little Rock, AR 72211-2312
(501) 844-2035
www.greekfoodfest.com/
The festival celebrates all things Greek, with everything from Baklava and Souvlaki to Greek dance and …
Date: May 16th, 2007 |
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Sainte-Marie Gourmet Food Festival in Martinique
What’s better than gourmet food? Gourmet food in the Caribbean. If you’re headed to Martinique between May 13 and May 20, 2007, you can (and should) take a little time to enjoy the Annual Gourmet Food Festival in Sainte-Marie. Or this may be another good way to get rid of some of those extra airline miles you’re carrying around.
Each year, the small northern coastal town of Sainte-Marie holds a culinary festival celebrating the unique heritage and traditions of the island. The main event of the festival …
Date: April 29th, 2007 |
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Tribeca Film Festival 2007 Free Events
The Tribeca Film Festival has free events open to the public. The Drive-In Outdoor Screenings, the Family Street Fair and the ESPN Sports Saturday are all free and open to the public. You know how much I like free stuff. The 2007 Tribeca Film Festival will take place from April 25 – May 6, 2007, and the free event information is as follows:
TRIBECA DRIVE-IN OUTDOOR SCREENINGS
Nightly at dusk (around 8:00 pm) at the World Financial Center Plaza from April 26 to April 28. The films will be screened outdoors through the Tribeca Drive-In, the Festival’s classic outdoor screening series that entertains families and movie lovers of all ages. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Programs begin at 7:30 p.m., with screenings starting at 8:30pm.
Date: April 16th, 2007 |
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Burnet, Texas Bluebonnet Festival
The Burnet, Texas Bluebonnet Festival happens each April in the town of Burnet, about an hour away from Austin. You have several options to get there, including driving the Bluebonnet Trail or taking the Austin Steam Train. The 2007 festival will be held this weekend, from April 13 to 15.
This year, the Burnet Bluebonnet Festival in will be hosting its 24th annual tribute to the State flower. Visitors can enjoy live entertainment on the historic Burnet square and enjoy the parade. In addition, festival goers …
Date: April 12th, 2007 |
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