Category Archives: Festivals

Get Your Cajun On: 2013 Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

Turn up that zydeco and get your cajun on!  There’s nothing like a Louisiana festival for food, fun, and fantastic movement — and this is one of the best: Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival in early May when mudbugs are runnin’ … Continue reading →

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Dogwood Arts Festival 2013: The secret beauty of Open Gardens

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Yes, it’s true.  I write this blog from Knoxville, Tennessee — home of the Dogwood Arts Festival.  So, of course, I’m biased.  But if you’re ever in Knoxville at festival time, you’ll agree with me:  Spring shows off its finery nowhere … Continue reading →

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It’s a Multi-cultural Experience in Downtown Silver Spring

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

Although I’m no authority on Silver Spring, Maryland, or any big city for that matter, it was my good fortune to explore this progressive downtown area for a few days and get a feel for the people and places that … Continue reading →

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Ramsey House Country Market Returns with Fall Kick-off and Glimpse of Simpler Times

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

Fall for me just wouldn’t be the same without a trip to Ramsey House for the annual Country Market.  And since last fall came and went without the annual celebration, I was feeling a bit of withdrawal.  The Country Market celebrates so … Continue reading →

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Cool Off 2012: Razzleberry’s in Oak Ridge

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Sometimes you just stumble onto good ice cream.  In a place you’ve never even heard of.  You see people licking drippy ice cream cones, and you’re hot, and you ask . . . Hey, where’d you get that?  And that’s how … Continue reading →

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Lavender Festival 2012: Aromatic Delight!

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

I could almost smell the Lavender Festival from the parking lot — well, maybe not from that far away, but I almost could.  It was exciting to walk past the Emma Lee Spray Park and Garden and enter Jackson Square in Oak … Continue reading →

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Art DeTour Finale: Bill Cook, Jr., and Suzanne Jack

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

We wrapped up our Dogwood Arts DeTour – “an intimate look into local artists’ working studios,” according to the brochure — with sculptor Bill Cook, Jr., and artist Suzanne Jack. I guess I’ve driven down Westland Drive a thousand times … Continue reading →

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Biscuit Fest: 2012

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

We’re at the International Biscuit Festival — one of the tastiest, best-laid-out, exciting new festivals in the South (and a little bit zany, too — judging from this Miss Biscuit contestant — Erin)! But we only had about an hour and … Continue reading →

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