There will be a towns festival on April 17 and April 18, 2009 at the downtown area of 105 S. Shelby St., Blacksburg, SC 29702. This Iron City Festival has been held for the last four years. The family will enjoy the free admission and the diverse activities that the festival feature. There are activities that will range from the arts and crafts display, food and drinks and entertainment.

The vendors will be allowed to set up their booth from 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. because the craft show will officially start from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Customers and vendors do not need to worry about the parking space because there is enough parking spaces at the streets and the bank lot. For the vendors there will be enough parking are for them at the designated parking area.

The promoters will not providing for the electricity and water for vendors use. There will be portable restrooms and public restrooms at the community center. Since the Iron City Festival is a street festival it will be located outdoors without cover. Customers and vendors will need to prepare if there be bad weather on that day.

The type of vendors the promoters are looking for are the ones that will display items or products like arts & craft vendors, food vendors, health fair providers, display, demonstration & exhibit participants, cake contest participants, kid parade participants, mascots in uniform for kid’s parade, car show exhibitors. There will also be a space fee of $25.00 for a 10′x10′ and $40.00 for a 10′x20′ space for craft, art and retail vendors who plan to attend this festival. If you plan to sell food then the space fee will be $30.00 for 10′x10′ and $50.00 for a 10′x20′ space

The Iron City Festival will be advertised by putting ads in the local newspaper, having local radio broadcasting, ads in the Spartanburg Channel 7 and ads in the internet. Brochures and flyers will be distributed at the SC Welcome Centers, schools, churches and businesses.

There will be a juried arts and crafts show on April 18 and April 19, 2009. The festival is called the Taste of the Town Art and Crafts Festival this will be held among the selected specialty store at the 1325 Celebrity Circle, Myrtle Beach, Sc, SC 29577. This is a fine arts and crafts show that will be held outdoors without a cover.

There will also be other activities besides the arts and crafts being displayed. All over the festival area there will be stages put up for live entertainment. There will be mimes walking around as well as jugglers, walking on stilts and barber shop quartets.

Vendors will be allowed to set up their booths on April 17 from 4:00 P.M. until evening then on April 18 from 7:00 A.M. until 9:30 A.M. The festival will officially open by 10:00 A.M. on the 18th of April and close by 9:00 P.M.. On April 19 the show will start from 11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Taste of the Town Art and Crafts Festival has a free admission and parking for the public. For the visitors and customers their parking are will be at the shopping center facility. The vendors have about 13 parking spaces located outside the shopping center. RV parking is allowed to park during the day but for overnight parking this will have to be done at the camp area 5 miles away from the shopping center.

There will be electricity provided for the vendors by the promoters without any additional charges but the promoters will not be able to provide for the water. Modern restrooms will be located within the shopping center facility. Tables and chairs will not be provided for by the promoters. Vendors are advised to bring their own tables and chairs.

For craft and arts vendors who wish to attend this Taste of the Town Art and Crafts Festival the space fee is $150.00. Since this is a juried craft show the vendors will need to submit a signed application with pictures or slide of their work and the booth they plan to have.

People will say that Alpharetta is the perfect place to experience the best of two worlds. The location of Alpharetta is just a few minutes from the North Georgia Mountains and an easy access to Atlanta. You can enjoy the charming residential atmosphere and at the same time you can just drive to Atlanta if you want to enjoy the city life.

Alpharetta has a slogan that says, Enjoy, Experience, Explore; Everythings Possible! which really fits on what you can expect from their city. There are different cultures that you can experience from American, Chinese, Italian and Mexican dishes, Brazilian, Caribbean, Irish, Japanese and Thai. Besides from these different cultures there are also different activities that you can join in. They also have high-end accommodations.

If you plan to visit Alpharetta there are different activities that can be enjoyed by different age groups. It has a reputation of being a renowned sports destination. Local and national states have acknowledged that Alpharetta has an award-winning park and recreational facilities. The Big Creek Greenway is a 6.1-mile with 12 foot wide concrete path that goes through heavily wooded wetlands. This wide concrete provides a trail for walkers, joggers, in-line skaters, and bike riders to explore.

There will be a 7th Childrens Festival On March 28 from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at the Event Lawn, Alpharetta. 7th Childrens Festival is a whole family affair. The admission fee is free for the public. For the parking space there is no fee and there will be enough parking spaces for everyone.

You and your family will enjoy the handmade crafts available for sale. The activities for this festival will even include safety tips from local safety personals. With all the different culture that Alpharetta has there will be different cuisines to choose from too.

Rehoboth Art League (RAL) was created to encourage interest and participation in cultural and artistic activities by Louise Chambers Corkran on 1938. Corkran family made there home at the Homestead adjacent to the League grounds, there family home was made by Peter Marsh on 1743. On 1978 the homestead was purchase by the league. The home became the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the oldest houses in Rehoboth Beach and has been restored to provide additional gallery space.

RAL is a tax-exempt and non-profit organization. It is supported by membership dues, contributions, fundraising events, gifts, investments, and grants, including funds from the Delaware Division of the Arts, the Sussex County Council, and the Delaware Humanities Forum. Any support, in addition to membership dues and tuition, is welcome.

The Rehoboth Art League, with the people of Delaware and its visitors, encourages artists and arts education, and sponsors exhibits and programs that reflect the diversity of the community in an historic setting and in partnership with other organizations.

Located on three-and-a-half acres in one of the most beautiful sections of Rehoboth Beach is where the RAL has excellent exhibition and studio space. RAL holds a permanent collection of works of art and reaches out into the community to teach art.

On May 2, 2009 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM The Rehoboth Art League will present their Spring Exhibitions. Michelle Marshall, featured artist for the spring exhibitions will be exhibiting Coastal Landscapes: Colorful Visions in the Corkran Gallery.

If one is interested in art, gardening, or heritage and history you will enjoy the special exhibits and member galleries where you’ll find one-of-a-kind gifts, mementos, or additions to your own home in every price range. You can also enjoy a tour the historic Homestead, built in 1743, with a knowledgeable docent and imagine life in colonial times. Register for a class and discover your own artistic talent.

There will be a Reiki Share on April 5, 2009 starting from 5:00 P.M. onwards. The location of the Reiki Sharing will be at The Silver Willow, 54 Fall River Ave, Rehoboth, MA 02769. The registration fee will be $10.00 and you will need to bring a notebook with you.

This workshop will be facilitated by Sha Stafford a Reiki Master. This is a workshop in where all different level of Reiki practitioners will gather to learn from the Reiki master and learn by the sharing of other practitioners about their different experiences.

For the past twenty years Sha Stafford has been healing clients with the use of tarot, runes, the pendulum and psychometrics. She is considered as a psychic intuitive healer. She has also gained the trust of her clients through the credibility she has established within the twenty years. Sha Stafford got her Reiki masters from the institute of Usui System of Natural Healing. This institute has been certified by the American Institute of Natural Healing in Reflexology, Acupressure, and Chinese Herbology

What is Reiki healing, it has been used by Japanese people to heal by the use of tapping into the Universal Life to heal and give a balance to your life. Reiki is by using gentle hands to unclog negative energy flows in your body, to give way to positive energy from the Universe Life Energy.

There are different stories about the origin of Reiki Healing and you will find this our when you try to research on its history. Some say that it comes from the stars, Lumuria, Atlantis, Egypt, India and other places. But one fact has been found true and that is when Dr. Mikao rediscovered the Reiki Healing in Japan twenty years ago. There are written book and oral teachings that have been translated from Japanese language. You will find that the Japanese teaching are slightly different from the western teachings.

Naperville Home Improvement Showcase will be held on April 3 to April 5, 2009 at Players Indoor Sports Center, 1740 W. Quincy, Naperville, IL. The show time is 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. for Friday, April 3, on Saturday, April 4 it will be 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. and on Sunday, April 5 it will be 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

The Naperville Home Improvement Showcase is a showcase of different house improvements and repair products. There will be exhibitors that will showcase their products and services. Admission fee is free for the public. The parking space is for free and will be enough for everyone.

For this Home Improvement Showcase there will be a lot of exhibitors. These exhibitors will range from Architects, builders, re modelers, landscapers, retail suppliers and other professionals with expertise in the home improvement. So there will be a lot that you can choose from.

When you plan to make some changes to your home, of course you will research on the best way to go about it. With the Naperville Home Improvement Showcase there will be a lot of experts around to ask your questions. You can even choose which experts answer you are comfortable with. There are more options in a showcase compared to going to just one shop.

Another advantage of going to the Naperville Home Improvement Showcase or any other Home Improvement Shows is that there are discounts available. The kind of discounts that would not usually been available on ordinary days. This is due to the fact that there are other suppliers around that they will compete to get customers.

At Kilauea the home of Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of the volcano is where the Volcano Art Center is located. With all the volcanic action this area gets it has becomes so dynamic and powerful, it creates new land form daily. The community in this area derives their tradition and culture with how dynamic and powerful the area is.

The Volcano Art Center was created to promote, develop, and perpetuate the artistic and cultural heritage of Hawaii’s people and environment and this vision is put into life through the activities in the visual, literary, and performing arts. Their members are composed of artists, performers, writers, scientists and educators. VAC presents different variety shows, craft shows and fairs every year to promote their vision and culture.

One of the Volcano Art Center activities for this year is the 12th Annual Spring Dance Contest on March 27, 2009 at 7:30 P.M. at Kilauea Military Camp Theater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This dance contest will be the venue for Big Island choreographers and dancers to reveal their new work.

This Dance Contest was created on 1993 in honor of the most influential figure in the Big Island contemporary dance world, Earnest Morgan, a dancer, choreographer, and educator. There will be previous choreographers and dancers as well as new choreographers and dancers that will be joining the contest.

When the contest is done there will be an open dialogue between the choreographers and audience members. This dialogue will give the choreographers a chance to explain to the audience their performance. While for the audience might be able to give new ideas for their next performance.

The admission fee can be purchased ahead of time costing $9.00 but for tickets that will be purchased at the door the cost will be $10.00. The Spring Dance Contest tickets will be available at the Volcano Art Center Gallery, Kilauea General Store, and KMC General Store in Volcano; Keaau Natural Foods in Keaau; and CD Wizard and The Most Irresistible Shop in Hilo. Call the Volcano Art Center at 967-8222 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org purchases done through your credit card.

On April 2, 2009 there will be a Gypsy Nomads concert at The Magic Candle and the concert will start 7:00 P.M. The Magic Candle is at 204 S., Audabon St. at the heart of Irvington. You will not have a hard time looking for the venue.

The Gypsy Nomads makes new age type of music. Their music is made from punk, folk and the vineyards of southern France. They just added cabaret, celtic and neo-medieval flavor to make The Gypsy Nomads type of music. So when you attend their concert do not expect to hear traditional gypsy music.

Even though The Gypsy Nomads is not the typical kind of gypsy song, they still have a very lively kind of music. Some would even consider their music as a high octane and exciting by people who have heard their music. This two men band with Samantha Stephenson for their vocals, percussion, drums and is the songwriter of the group. While Scott Helland that does the guitar, drums, and loops. They are French born artists.

All over the US the Gypsy Nomads have performed in festivals, clubs, theaters, conventions, galleries, cafes and house concerts. They sing their songs in English and French and the combination of their guitar and percussion instruments will make any music lover happy.

The Gypsy Nomads have had their music featured in films like Rider, they have had their music licensed by We TV Network and Harpo Production and have sold CDs about their concert performance. With all their achievements it clearly states how good their music is.

Craft shows or fairs are always something that we enjoy doing. But why do vendors attend a craft show? Are there benefits in joining a shop that keeps on moving around compare to a shop that is more permanent?

Some crafts show space fees are not expensive, like a non-juried craft show where the fee will be around $30-$100. At times the fee will include free use of table and chairs but this has to be inquired from you event organizers.

Craft shows will be attended by different craft makers with different crafts to display, giving you a good opportunity to create your business network. Mingling and creating a business network will open an opportunity for other vendors or craft makers to talk about their experiences that you can learn from.

To help you improve your craft and business it is best to observe what the customers want and need. You will have more to observe when there are other vendors around, like observing how the customers are reacting to their products compare to your products.

Even though the craft show is not a permanent shop there is also a benefit to having to move your products from one area to another area. Compared to a permanent shop where your type of customers will depend mostly on the residents of your shop area. With the craft show you can pack up your products and display them at another area creating a bigger range of customer and a wider range for your product to be promoted.

Moscow Renaissance Fair, a non non-profit organization and self-sustaining fair in the area will be holding their 36th Annual Moscow Renaissance Fair. This fair will be on May 2 and May 3, 2009 at East City Park, Moscow, Idaho. The admission fee is free for the public and no dogs and alcohol is allowed within the park.

Their aim in every fair is first to maintain the fine quality the Fair then second is to produce and distribute DVD about the Moscow Renaissance Fair. The DVD will show the Moscow Renaissance Fair culture and history. The DVD will be used to attract the different variety of musicians to join in the stage performance and to attract better and finer artist to display their craft in the booths.

The Moscow Renaissance Fair King and Queen will be presented on May 2, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. Aside from this activity there will be different bands and performers from different local and national area. The type of music played will be so diverse, music like acoustic folk art, country music, rock, new-age, modern, pop folk, funk songs to the blues.

If you enjoy dancing the fair will also offer a big variety of dances. A real Maypole Dance will be held at the volleyball court. On May 3, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. there will also be a Celtic sword Dance.

There are handmade crafts that were made from different professional craft makers that you can choose for your perfect Mothers Days gift. When you have a craving for something to eat there are different types of food from twenty non-profit groups from different areas. A costume contest will be held that are creative and traditional. There will be a parade around the East City Park that is colorful and proud.