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August 27th, 2009 | 
Author: Marin County is blessed in the number and quality of fairs and festivals that it enjoys throughout the summer season. The following is just a sampling of those events, most of which are held in southern Marin County.
The Mountain Play celebrated its 96th year in 2009 with the musical Man of La Mancha. With a schedule that begins in the end of May and runs weekly through June 21, the performances are held in Mill Valley at the Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre at Mount Tamalpais State Park. 2009 tickets were $23 to $40. Driving is discouraged since parking is limited. While some people choose to hike or bike to the venue, shuttle buses are provided. www.mountainplay.org. Tel: (415) 383-1100.
Each year, the Italian Street Painting Festival is held from 9 am to 7 pm on two days in mid-June in downtown San Rafael. The medium is chalk. Entrance is free. www.youthinarts.org; Tel: (415) 457-4878, ext. 15
The Marin Arts Festival is held at the Marin Center Lagoon at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael on two days in the latter part of June. More than 250 artists display their art and music is many kinds is performed. Tel: (415) 388-0151, www.marinartsfestival.com.
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Alabama is not the boring state some folks put it to be. You have a lot of festivals and hangouts to go around with, and this is something that most folks in Alabama can be quite proud of. With a toothy grin of course. Popular of these major attractions is the Mardi Gras, an internationally renowned event of colors, music and unrestrained revelry; this festival has actually started in Mobile. Not in New Orleans as most people assumed it would be. The festival starts right off after Easter, so it’s timely when breaking off from your abstinence. The Mardi Gras of Alabama is probably the most popular amongst its other lesser known festivals, complete with balls and festive parades, reception and booths that are packed with different cuisine gathered from varying regions.
The National Shrimp Festival is also located in the same state as the Mardi Gras, held on October at the time when they be a-plenty. More than hundreds of thousands of food lovers, gastronomes, and critics make the pilgrimage to Alabama to immerse themselves in this smorgasbord of food, art and entertainment. After all, shrimp festivals also deal with anything related to shrimps.
You find yourself inside the food festival you have been reading about for so long. The sights you see are just what you have read in the flyer, the sound is certainly not second rate, and the air is bursting and filled with succulent odors and varying scents of food like freshly-baked bread, roasted meat and grilled fish (or basically whatever theme that festival has). But suddenly, you ask yourself, standing in the middle of the crowd. “Why am I even here?”
Food festivals are a great way for you to get yourself familiar and exposed with the different ways to apply and serve food in a business setting. The food fair is one place you can learn quite a lot of things from, like how to manage successfully setting up a food table (and actually keeping it intact, which requires a whole lot of discipline). There are others too, like which food combination go well and what to avoid. Well, that is if you are interested in the concept of food crafting.
After spring, summer is the season that most people await for and pray for. It is the season where people are reportedly having more fun and a cheerful disposition. Summer is the season where people go out and have fun outdoors and explore their surroundings. It is the season where most families book for a holiday or a vacation for a few days to along week gathering. Summer is fun under the sun!
Every year families either got o the beach or the nearby resort to beat the summer heat. Kids have fun frolicking in the sand while adults feel it is the time to get that golden and awesome tan. Beaches and lakeshore places such as Florida and Miami flock with tourists, their hotels get booked early in advanced. Truly, summer is the season where people just lay back and enjoy what nature has to offer.
Summer, like any other season caters different kinds of fun fete. Summer celebrations are mostly outdoors. Beaches and resorts are most probably the venues for summer shows and bazaars. .