From nearly a mile away, you can hear the rides whirring and the children laughing. In just a few days, Franklin Avenue has been transformed into the second largest street festival in the country as the 92nd annual Fall Festival kicks into gear in Evansville, Indiana. Fall Festival, hosted by the West Side Nut Club, will be host to rides, nightly performances, games, parades, face painting and more. The weeklong Festival is a huge deal for Hoosiers in the Southern corner of the state, but what really draws the crowds from far and wide is the food. The festival boasts well over 100 booths of it, containing the exotic, the normal, the delicious, and the just plain scary. David McCracken, an Evansville native, used to attend the event every year as a child.“My dad always used to bring me and my sister to the …show more content…
With 136 booth choices, each offering 5-10 menu items, it’s no wonder locals and out-of-towners alike make a point of attending at least a night or two every year. Sam Shaw, an 18-year member of the West Side Nut Club, has been involved with the Fall Festival in one way or another since 1961. “All the booths are run by non-profit organizations, and most will make their whole year’s budget in one week. When you look at that, that’s really something,” Shaw said. From puppy chow and pronto pups to the Icky Licky bug suckers and the famous pig brain sandwiches, the non-profit groups who run the booths annually know how to please their audience, whether it be through normal or not-so-normal cuisine. Some of the more interesting items include deep fried candy bars, alligator jerky (also available in kangaroo and buffalo), cider slushies, sausage-in-a-donut, key lime pie on a stick, scorpion pops, cherry pickles, and pulled pork parfaits, just to name a few. Some of the names are cringe-worthy, while others, like aloha cake balls, sound quite
Kawartha Food Share distributes meals, and emergency care needs to over 7,000 people every month. The food share has continuingly been supportive to the needy for 15 years. While this is the case, the City and Country of Peterborough and its 37 member agencies served 6.5 million dollars worth of food over the years! Kawartha Food Share is 15000 sq. foot warehouse and is rented, so even being a non-profit organization, has to pay rent. This ranges from four city food banks, six housing projects, four meal programs, etc.
The mosh is an awesome place in Downtown Jacksonville; where everyone can learn some interesting facts about our city, how the body works , what animals are in the ocean and etc. I visited the Timucua Indian exhibit; I learned a lot of intriguing information that I didn’t know before. I learned how the Timucua Indians first came about, how the Indians lived and survived during this time period. This exhibit also showed me how the Indians looked and the way they did things. Being able to learn about the Timucua Indians is so fascinating to me.
University of Northern Iowa Dance Marathon is an organization that raises money for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network. The organization aims to provide emotional and financial support for families with children facing life threatening illnesses by raising money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and organizing events that increase student and community awareness. This money then is put towards things like research, education, equipment and pediatric ward enhancements so the children and families can feel a little more comfortable during their stay at the hospital. The big event was on March 1, 2014, but the organization completes events throughout the year to fundraise as much money as possible for the Miracle Network kiddos, like a 5k color run on campus, trick-or-treating for kids who can’t, and selling grilled cheese at midnight during homecoming celebrations.
November: Faux/Real Festival, Boudin, Bourbon & Beer, Algiers Folk Art Festival, Treme Creole Gumbo Festival.
People have dreams of what they want to do or accomplish in life, but usually musical theatre is just pushed into the non-realistic void. It isn’t a dream for me. In the past four years, musical theatre has been clarified as my reality. Musical theatre has been the only thing I have seen myself wanting to do. My first love was The Phantom of the Opera, seeing how I watched it almost every day and it was one of the first shows I saw. Of course, I started doing all of those cute shows in middle school and making a huge deal about it to my family and friends, but I have never felt so passionate about something. The minute I get up on that stage I throw away Riley for two and a half hours and it’s the most amazing feeling! Being able to tell a story
An important aspect of Syracuse is the entertainment. The city of Syracuse is fortunate enough to be the home of 28th largest symphony orchestra in the country. It also has the honor of hosting the New York State fair, which is the longest running fair in the country. Other main sources of entertainment for the Syracuse community are Armory Square, which consists of restaurants and small gift stores; Columbus Circle, a more historic area that includes the library, the courthouse, the War Memorial, as well as various churches; and Clinton street, where many businesses reside.
Taste of Chicago festival is probably of Chicago’s great cultural events it is often imitated but never duplicated this event have tremendous assortment of culinary delights also located in Grant Park the ten-day lakefront festival runs June 25 – July 4th food choices range from ethnic to exotic to Chicago specialties. Millions of people local and nationwide attend this event. Enjoy 319 acres of food from fried alligator tails to fried zucchini during the day grab some food be sure to bring a blanket cause as the sun sets relax enjoy a free concerts that fit your musical genre even fireworks. Let your nose be your guide. Other attractions on the lakefront includes the Art Institute it has one of the largest most extensive collections of impressionist and post-impressionist painting in the world, Adler Planetarium, Museum of Natural history, Navy Pier is home to the 15-story Ferris it was model after the 1893, Ferris wh...
... on Chicago’s Lakefront in the downtown area. It is the home of Adler Planetarium, and was a single strip airport until it was torn up in 2003 for homeland security reasons. Now, it is a 91-acre nature park with strolling paths, awesome fishing and camping, and a spectacular view of the Chicago Skyline. There is a field house with staff to answer questions and there is also a discovery tour of the island available. Another aspect about the island is the concert venue, the First Merit Bank Pavilion. This is a temporary structure, which is put in place during the summer and seats about 30,000 people for mainstream concerts. Ticket prices for these concerts are pricey, but there are many free park events for families year round so be sure to check the website when you plan to be in town. If you have been to Northerly Island, please leave a comment for others to enjoy.
... World. The Festival includes narrative and documentary features and shorts, animation, midnight movies, and a full array of educational forums, attractive parties, and other special events.
Many people desire a place to go where they can fulfill are there desires. Many people yearn for a place to go where they can carry out there wildest dreams. I have found my place to encompass all of these feelings. My place of escape was New Orleans, Louisiana. Since Hurricane Katrina devastated the country with its monstrous winds. New Orleans was a perfect place designed for amusement, vacation, and partying. Thousands of people came from all over the world to experience what New Orleans had to offer. From its hotels, music, food, and diversity, New Orleans provides a load of variety that most cities can't come close
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Headlined by country artists Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, and Kenny Chesney located at the MGM Resorts Festival Grounds in Las Vegas, was the 4th annual ACM Party for a Cause music festival. The festival leads up to one of the country’s largest music award shows, The Academy of Country Music Awards. My husband and I were lucky enough to be able to experience this wonderful event. Being such an eye opening experience sometimes people don’t realize how many human beings actually need help in this world. I’m thankful this is one of many charity events offered to help those in need.
Going to Lynd’s Fruit Farm was a great experience for me and I definitely plan to go back as soon as I possibly can. I have never met more friendly employees, and I have never been to such a calm and relaxing yet fun environment before. They had corn mazes, apple picking, animals, wagon rides, and even human hamster balls! If you ever get the chance, I would definitely recommend visiting Lynd’s fruit farm as soon as possible.
Winter weddings! The term in itself speaks oodles about the fun and frolic associated with it minus the sweat of the summer months and even the simplicity of the spring seasons. From the wedding dates which comes to the fore from the month of December to the month of February, the season spells majic with all whites everywhere; the white snow, the white wedding ensemble coupled with the merriment of the holidays that it brings with it, courtesy the birth of Jesus Christ along with the bells of the New Year ringing all across the world.
When I was a child, Oktoberfest was a yearly celebrated tradition in my household. My grandmother was from Munich, Germany where Oktoberfest originally started, and to her it was an important part of her heritage that she wanted to pass on and celebrate. Every year from the middle of September till the beginning of October, my family would celebrate within the community and within our home. During this time of celebration, I would help my grandmother cook, bake and decorate. Traditional German dishes were a typical staple food year-round, however, during Oktoberfest, only German food was served. Such dishes included Sauerkraut, Schweinebraten, Dumplings, Brezen, and, of course, lots of beer.