River Park: A popular spot with a rural feel Aug 19, 2008
Along with serving as a stop for the AIDS/Lifecycle ride for the past six years, when the park resembles a tent city, River Park has hosted the Santa Barbara County Vintners' Association April festival and prep cross-country championships for the past two years. While a sign near the park entrance warns, River May Rise Without Notice, don't sweat it. (Lompoc Record, CA)
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The Newport Daily News. Online Monday, August 04, 2008. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Governor Jindal announces vetoes of $16.1 million Jul 16, 2008
This amendment provides $30,000 to St. Bernard Parish Art in April Festival. This project should be funded through other sources. (KSLA.com, LA)
Arlington in April Apr 19, 2008
Suburban Community Newspapers - SuburbanCommunityNews. Bartlett Express Top News. (Bartlett Express, TN)
Artwork shows off memories of St. Bernard Apr 17, 2008
If so, stop by this weekend's Art in April Festival and pick up a replica of Dana Sherlock's painting titled "Heritage." ... St. Bernard Art Guild member Dana Sherlock's acrylic painting, 'Heritage,' is this year's Art in April festival theme winner. (Nola.com -- Sports)
April Festival in Sevilla City of Spain Apr 14, 2008
Some girls dressed in traditional costumes dance on the April Festival in Sevilla City, the southwestern Andalucia district of Spain, April 13, 2008. The festival dates back to 1847 when it was originally organized as a livestock fair but has turned into a week of flamenco dancing, music and bullfighting. (Xinhuanet, China)
Lowell Film Festival honors Bette Davis Mar 30, 2008
INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL OF BOSTON SCHEDULE: The April festival, which has become one of the top events on the annual film calendar, has announced its schedule - 96 films in all - for its April 23 to April 29 run. Brad Anderson's "Transsiberian" opens the festival and Werner Herzog's "Encounters at the End of the World" closes it. (Boston Globe)
Globetrotter series extends kids' festival Oct 5, 2007
But the organization's family-friendly programming doesn't begin and end with the highly popular April festival. In the past few years, Sprockets has grown into a year-around thing - or a school-year-around thing, to be more specific. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Faiza Mardzoeki: Life-changing experience at a garment factory Aug 26, 2007
With Institut Ungu, Faiza organized April Festival, comprising cultural events, in 2003. The same year, she moved with her Australian husband Max Lane to Perth because he became a research fellow at Murdoch University. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Published in St. Paul, saluted worldwide Jun 15, 2007
" She arranged a high-profile event at the April festival for writers, during which Petterson had a public conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Marilynne Robinson at Lincoln Center in New York. Graywolf also got a rare, unsolicited quote from novelist Amy Tan, who found the story "powerful yet so quietly done I could hear myself breathe and I finished with an exhalation of awe. " Petterson is a former bookseller who lives outside Oslo. He is the author of four previous novels,... (Pioneer Press)
Community Calendar April 26-May 3 May 1, 2007
Dozens of volunteers, history buffs and sponsors are the reasons why this last weekend in April festival continues to grow in popularity. For more information about Celebrate Spring at Historic Sugartown Days, go to historicsugartown. (Wayne Suburban Newspapers, PA)
"Pull Your Pants Up" Mission Apr 25, 2007
There's a message in the music at the Africa in April festival in Downtown Memphis. Roland Robinson is the man behind this music and mission. (WREG.com, TN)
Artist taking empty slabs, turning them into art Apr 23, 2007
Signs of recovery post-Katrina were evident Saturday in St. Bernard Parish, as hundreds turned out for the Art in April festival. WWL-TV. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Shakespeare in 7 languagesAddMyLinkImage("/news/181_1953665,00050001.htm", "Shakespeare in 7 languages"); Mar 19, 2007
It is the production's first major commercial run in the UK, though it has done a tour of four Indian cities last year courtesy the British Council, and was staged at the April festival in Stratford-on-Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace, last year. The absence of translation was no impediment, insisted Deborah Shaw, director of the Stratford-on-Avon festival. (Hindustan Times, India)
Full Frame double takes 9 years of winning docs Jan 21, 2007
The Durham-based Full Frame Documentary Film Festival begins its 10th anniversary with a new series of sceenings that look back at past Grand Jury Award-winners at the April festival over the past nine years. The series, "Countdown to Ten," starts Feb. 7 at the Carolina Theatre in Durham. (Herald Sun)
