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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.