Festivals cost ratepayers $4m

The Press;  June 20, 2005 ;     541 words ......than $4 million in the past three years to fund festivals, sports and cultural...of $300,000 in the past three years -- said...worthwhile. "They (festivals) are the sorts of things...from the process. "Festivals aren't successful immediately...

A State Of Fairs And Festivals

The State Journal;  November 3, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Thousands of people enjoy fairs and festivals each year, and West Virginia taxpayers are supporting...what is the cumulative effect of subsidizing all those festivals to the tune of $2.35 million this year? State officials maintain state fairs and festivals are part of West Virginia's rich cultural ...

CASTLE MCCULLOCH TO HOST SERIES OF FESTIVALS< CASTLE CARNIVAL IS SET FOR...

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  August 6, 2004 ;     544 words ......reputation for organizing extraordinary medieval-themed festivals. It's been 12 years since Richard Harris organized...eight wedding shows a year, he wants to focus again on festivals. Harris plans to offer four annual festivals , starting with one in February 2005 called Castle...Bureau, said she has ...

Festivals' future to be discussed

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  December 22, 2000 ;     532 words ...Festivals' future to be discussed Improved finances needed, Cedarburg...could determine the fate of the troubled Cedarburg Festivals Inc., the organization that has run the city's three major festivals the past four years. As of Jan. 1, Cedarburg Festivals will no longer have a director. It ...

August Comany: For the first time in years, brand-new faces are running...

The Scotsman;  July 7, 2007 ;     700+ words ......worked for many of Edinburgh's festivals in the past - notably as a former director...passion. Her post, director of Festivals Edinburgh, is new, created by the directors of the 12 major festivals, and her task includes looking...strategic development of all the festivals and their ...

NORTH END SUMMER FESTIVALS CREATING PROBLEMS RESIDENTS CITE LACK OF POLICE...

The Boston Globe;  September 27, 1988 ;     348 words ...The festivals held in Boston's North End this past summer had too many vendors...several slated before the 1989 festivals. "You can't even get into...Ronald Conway said prior to the festivals held each summer, the Police...Conway said. He added, "But the festivals are a tradition, some of ...

Nautica Charity Poker Festivals a Success for the Police Athletic League.

PR Newswire;  June 28, 2005 ;     469 words ......PAL hosted the first two Festivals, which ran for eight days over the past two weeks and realized over...Officials estimated the Festivals drew over four thousand...Festivals consist of 12 four-day festivals featuring Texas Hold 'Em...Entertainment Center. The Festivals are held ...

Racing: PAST MASTER; He's the Festival Golden boy.(Sport)

The Mirror (London, England);  March 17, 2006 ;     163 words ...Byline: By NEWSBOY FORGET THE PAST can surge to immortality by beating a record...head the betting market, but Forget The Past is an eight-year-old going places - fast...months in the doldrums - and Forget The Past has gained impressive wins in his last...

The need for ethnic festivals

Call & Post;  August 8, 1996 ;     260 words ...The need for ethnic festivals. It has come to our attention that some...handed down from one's ancestors or the past. Recently in Columbus there have been...have always been like this. Ethnic festivals are important because they give all...

Council votes to close streets for festivals

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 29, 2001 ;     700+ words ......votes to close streets for festivals Move is reversal of city...vehicle traffic during city festivals starting with next year's...decided in a reversal of its past refusal to close the street...plan proposed by Cedarburg Festivals, the organization that stages...traffic." Myers, who in the ...

Post Style: Funseekers - Catch the festival fever this summer; If you need...

The Birmingham Post (England);  June 30, 1999 ;     375 words ......us again, and with summertime comes festival time. And festivals are not always about inaccessibly loud rock music and...this year as in previous years, a wide selection of festivals to choose from. Whichever direction your interest lies...something to tickle your curiosity. The traditional town ...

Resort eyes festivals fiesta

Yorkshire Post;  July 24, 2006 ;     563 words ......national stage for festivals -to ensure the town...about its medieval past. Although Scarborough...taken place over the past two years. This included setting up a festivals association to bring...more than 70 annual festivals aimed at a variety...music event, over the past six years ...

What's On: Film festival looks at past, present and future.(Features)

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  December 6, 2007 ;     181 words ......already demand for tickets has been overwhelming. With a theme of Past, Present, Future, the festival is across three days and will...greatest NLFF hits from the festival's history to celebrate the past, keep pace with the present with current new releases and look...

In Colorado, festivals have checkered past.(Home Front)

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  July 12, 2008 ;     567 words ......Rocks, Denver has been light on major festivals in recent years. With the inaugural Mile...September, Colorado is slowly reclaiming its festivals and joining a wave of national fests...to our community from ages 15 to 60. Festivals are extremely difficult to put together...

Chandigarh's heritage festival, a date with the past

The Hindustan Times;  September 3, 2007 ;     247 words ......Chandigarh had a date with their dynamic past during the recently held 'Heritage Festival...glimpse of rural Punjab as it existed in the past. It was also a thrilling experience to...and other traditions. We haven't seen our past, which has been displayed beautifully at...