Wyoming town roiled by police use of Taser on 76-year-old tractor driver during paradeGLENROCK, Wyo. — Bud Grose seemed like the last person who should attract the attention of police when the 76-year-old retiree hopped on his antique tractor and rumbled through the annual parade in this small Wyoming town. Cape May, NJ: Food & Wine Festival and Victorian WeekCAPE MAY, N.J. — The Cape May Food & Wine Festival unfolds over nine days, from Sept. 19 to Sept. 27, with events that include food and wine tastings, a chefs cook-off, a gourmet marketplace, and a chowder contest. Cooperstown: Baseball, fall festivals and foliageCOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Cooperstown has a lot more than baseball to offer visitors, especially in the fall, with autumn festivals and colorful foliage along Lake Otsego. State fairs: Butter sculptures, animal barns, food on sticks _ and for many, badly needed jobsFALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A year’s worth of failed job leads prepared Richard Briggs for anything, including night shifts as a Minnesota State Fair custodian. Swine flu: Pigs to people? People to pigs? Virus issues plague summer’s state and county fairsLYNDONVILLE, Vt. — No sow and piglets in the children’s barnyard at this year’s Caledonia County Fair. No baby pig chases, either. Buffalo wing celebration in, where else, BuffaloBUFFALO, N.Y. — If you’re looking for the place where buffalo wings started, you’ll naturally want to head to Buffalo, N.Y. Street fairs, tastings, art and more in Napa ValleyNAPA, Calif. — If you’re planning a visit to California’s famous Napa Valley this fall, here are some fairs, tastings and other events to add to your itinerary. Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Sept. 18-20, in ColoradoTELLURIDE, Colo. — Joe Cocker, Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Anders Osborne and many more performers will be taking part in the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Sept. 18-20, in Telluride Town Park, an outdoor venue with a backdrop of 13,000-foot mountain peaks. Festivals, craft fairs in Valley Forge area this fallKING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — Twelve events from ethnic festivals to craft fairs will take place in the Valley Forge area and Montgomery County, Pa., this fall. Genteel gem, Edinburgh offers haggis, history, pubs and tea on a royal yachtEDINBURGH, Scotland — Genteel Edinburgh would never want to boast — but its tea, scones and palatial history is every bit as enthralling as London’s — and can be had for a fraction of the price and at a much more leisurely pace. T-shirt declares Milwaukee mayor ‘ain’t no cream puff’ as city rallies around its new heroMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee’s mayor has bloody cuts on his face, smashed teeth and a fractured hand — but he’s not exactly hurting politically. Ever since he confronted a metal-bar wielding man near the state fair, Tom Barrett has become a sort of urban folk hero, with T-shirts comparing him to Superman or saying “Our Mayor Ain’t No Cream Puff.” Memphis on a budget: Beale Street, Sun Studio and everything ElvisMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis is where you go to celebrate everything Elvis. Sun Studio is where Presley got his start as the King of Rock’n'Roll, and Graceland is a few miles south of downtown. But other styles of music — the blues and soul — also have deep roots in this city on the Mississippi River, with legendary Beale Street and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music among the must-sees for any visitor. LA filmmaking couple to stand trial, accused of bribing Thai officials to run film festivalLOS ANGELES — Before film producers Gerald and Patricia Green took over a movie festival in Bangkok, the weeklong event struggled to capture Hollywood’s attention. Milwaukee mayor in hospital after being attacked by person with metal pipe near state fairMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was hospitalized with head and hand injuries on Sunday after he tried to assist a woman crying for help and was attacked by a man with a metal pipe near the Wisconsin State Fair, police said. Arrests as British anti-fascist protesters target far-right British National Party festivalLONDON — Hundreds of anti-fascist protesters tried to block people Saturday from attending a festival held by the far-right, anti-immigrant British National Party, which has been encouraged by recent electoral success. On 40th anniversary, Woodstock legacy felt across vibrant (but less groovy) festival circuitNEW YORK — Today’s robust festival culture owes much to Woodstock — lessons from both its incredible success and its logistical nightmares. Sam Cooke’s music, business acumen take center state at Mississippi music festivalJACKSON, Miss. — More than 40 years after his tragic, violent death, Sam Cooke is still known as the legendary soul and gospel singer who penned “A Change is Gonna Come,” which found a new audience with the election of America’s first black president. Exiled Uighur activist says China inflames ethnic tensions by deceiving people about unrestMELBOURNE, Australia — China is inflaming ethnic tensions by deceiving its own people about last month’s deadly riots in western Xinjiang province, an exiled Uighur activist whom Beijing blames for the unrest said Wednesday. Fairs, festivals that scale back to survive the recession see record crowds of ’staycationers’CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fun-seekers venturing out to farm fairs, art festivals and other mainstays of the American summer are finding either crowds or cancellation notices this year — and sometimes for the same reason. Kevin Costner says he wants to return to help victims of Canadian festival collapseCAMROSE, Alberta — Kevin Costner says he hopes to return to Alberta to support those affected by the collapse of an outdoor stage during a severe thunderstorm that killed one person and injured dozens more at a country music festival. Theater: Shaw Festival under way in OntarioNIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario — The 2009 season of the Shaw Festival is under way in Ontario with productions by Noel Coward, Eugene O’Neill and Stephen Sondheim. Ear-pulling navigational helmet, VR floor among ‘Emerging Tech’ at New Orleans showNEW ORLEANS — If you pull on my ear, will I follow you anywhere? Storm causes stage collapse at country music festival in Canada, killing 1, injuring 75CAMROSE, Alberta — Organizers on Sunday canceled the closing day of a country music festival in central Alberta a day after a fierce thunderstorm caused an outdoor stage to collapse, killing one person and injuring about 75 others. Storm causes stage collapse at country music festival in Canada, killing 1, injuring 40CAMROSE, Alberta — Fans screamed and ran for cover as a fierce thunderstorm caused an outdoor stage to collapse at a country music festival in central Alberta. Police said one person was killed and up to 40 others injured. Storm causes stage collapse at country music festival in Canada, killing 1 and injuring 15CAMROSE, Alberta — One person was killed and at least 15 were injured after a storm whipped through an outdoor country music festival, causing a stage to collapse. American-Dutch same sex couples wed at Amsterdam festival, challenge US to allow gay marriageAMSTERDAM — The mayor of Amsterdam presided over the weddings of five American-Dutch gay, lesbian and transgender couples on a boat during the city’s Gay Pride festival Saturday, challenging the United States to legalize gay marriage, as well. Pre-dawn art festival wakes up Paris during sleepy summer monthsPARIS — As dawn breaks over a sumptuous Paris garden that was once the playground of kings, a lone horseman puts his mount through his paces. The magnificent steed prances in fancy circles, stretches his forelegs and canters almost in place — in short, he dances. American-Dutch same sex couples to wed at Amsterdam gay pride festivalAMSTERDAM — The mayor of Amsterdam is officiating at the weddings of five American-Dutch homosexual couples on a boat during the city’s Gay Pride festival, in part to challenge the United States to legalize gay marriage. China summons Australian ambassador to protest visit by Uighur activist Rebiya KadeerBEIJING — China summoned the Australian ambassador to protest a proposed visit to his country by an exiled Uighur leader whom Beijing accuses of instigating recent ethnic riots that killed nearly 200 people, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday. Seeger, Baez and some contemporary acts headline anniversary show at Newport folk festivalPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Joan Baez was just 18 when she performed at the first Newport Folk Festival, a self-described neurotic and high maintenance teenager who remembers trembling in her sandals as she waited her turn on stage. |
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