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

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.

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.

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.?

Downtown Naples New Year?s Weekend Art Fair makes good investment in sluggish economy
The Downtown Naples New Year?s Weekend Art Fair returns for its 13th anniversary on Dec. 27 and Dec.¬ 28, 2008. Admission is free and open to the public. The Downtown Naples New Year?s Weekend Art Fair is ranked one of the top festivals in the country by Sunshine Artist, the nation?s leading publication for art and craft shows.

The Dish : Sunny days
They may be a few months away, but with these beautiful sunny days we're experiencing one can't help think about summer's favourite wine and food 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.

How different religions celebrate Thanksgiving
It is unfortunate that the majority of the United States waits until the fourth Thursday in November to give thanks. Especially when the major world religions have multiple thanksgiving festivals throughout the year. The Christian faith teaches that one should be thankful every day for the mercy and gifts of God.

7 Days in Kyiv
?Cream Kiev? electronic music festival will take place at the International Exhibition Center Dec. 6. The Kyiv festival is the child of the worldwide renowned British music brand Cream, which organizes ?Cream? and ?Creamfields? festivals and music shows all over the world.

9th Street Gospel Bluegrass Festival?s future/fate reconsidered
After seven years and 15 festivals, the future of the 9th Street Gospel Bluegrass Festival appears to be in the hands of a higher power, said organizers Charlie and Verna Shell.

Fufilled: Imagawa-Yaki Japanese Pastries in Beverly Hills
Fulfilled in Beverly Hills is a contemporary pastry shop serving sweet and savory versions of the traditional Japanese treat known as imagawa-yaki. These waffle-like pastries are normally filled with sweet azuki bean and are Japan?s version of comfort food. Still very popular today, imagawa-yaki originated in Tokyo in the early 1800s and are often enjoyed at various festivals throughout the ...

Holiday parade set for Wednesday night
The annual downtown holiday parade and tree lighting festivals in Auburn and Lewiston will be held Wednesday night, and motorists should expect to encounter traffic congestion.

Don?t miss festive event of the year
Muskoka Heritage Place is inviting the public to the 5th annual Portage Flyer Christmas. The highly successful event has been named one of Ontario?s top 100 festivals and events in 2008.

Austin fights to keep its music rep
AUSTIN, Texas - Thriving nightclubs, popular festivals and favorite sons like Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughan have given Austin a well-deserved, if boastful, moniker: "Live Music Capital of the World."

Sundance tilts to heart-tuggers
If things turn out as expected, festivalgoers will have more to cry about than the room prices at Sundance next year.

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.

Hellfest Announce 2009 Line-Up
Hellfest have announced the sort of line-up that?s good enough to make a grown man cry. Due to take part on June 19-21 in Clisson, France, if this is a pre-cursor for what we can expect to arrive at UK metal festivals next year then we really are in for something special.

In pictures
Dramatic images of historic Borders riding festivals

Saps n' Half-wits | Well-crafted, cliché melodrama outshines craptastic action flick
This weekend is the annual Tulsa United Film Festival, grown and organized by Tulsa native Jason Connell. He's since moved to L.A. to pursue his dream of making movies, but he still comes home a couple times a year, and he still puts on one of Tulsa's best film festivals. For the Dec. 2008 version... By Cory Cheney.

In pictures: Common riding cards
A set of postcards is launched to celebrate the bringing together of the historic Borders festivals.