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The Drum
There's no questioning that music festivals have become a staple in pop culture. What were formerly relegated to the fringes of music and counterculture have now secured themselves squarely in the mainstream — much to the chagrin of festival purists who claim that these experiences have "jumped the shark."
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UpNorthLive.com
After nearly three months, a new executive director has been named for Traverse City, Michigan's, National Cherry Festival.
It was announced recently that Kat Paye, formerly the Operations and Volunteer Manager for the festival will take over as Executive Director.
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Volunteer Canada
Volunteer Canada listens to the experiences of volunteers and organizations. We stay on top of trends. And we research emerging topics. In 2010, we began hearing about a new issue. It was an issue seen by both volunteers and organizations. People we spoke with saw a growing gap between what volunteers look for and the opportunities organizations offer.
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The Texas Birthday Bash is an event celebrating Texas Independence sponsored by the City of Navasota. Texas Birthday Bash is 2 days of country music & Texas themed family fun activities. Concerts, family activities and shuttles are completely FREE and held in historic downtown Navasota. For more information visit our website at www.texasbirthdaybash.com
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Chicago Sun-Times
A rookie aldermen suggested that Chicago charge admission to Grant Park tourist magnets like Taste of Chicago and the Blues and Jazz festivals to generate money that can be “re-distributed” to support festivals and public art in Chicago neighborhoods.
Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) raised the unpopular idea of ending the free ride at Chicago's largest festivals seven years after then-Mayor Richard M. Daley rejected a lone bidder's proposal to charge a $20 admission fee and declared that Taste of Chicago would "always be free."
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The Drum
The Singapore government has announced an additional layer of red tape in order for foreign businesses to be corporate sponsors of events held at Speakers Corner in Hong Lim Park.
The new rules mean any foreign business must now apply for a license to be able to sponsor, publicly promote or organize members or employees to participate. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the new rules are in place to reinforce that the area is intended as a place for Singaporeans.
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The Associated Press via The Miami Herald
Organizers say the just-completed State Fair of Texas attracted more than 2.4 million visitors.
The annual expo in Dallas opened Sept. 30 and wrapped up on Oct. 23. The theme was "Celebrating Texas Agriculture."
Officials say the 2016 State Fair of Texas generated more than $56 million in gross coupon sales for food, beverages and rides — a record in the 130-year history of the event.
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Pasadena Star-News
Just before he crowned Temple City's Victoria Cecilia Castellanos as the 99th Rose Queen, 2017 Tournament of Roses President Brad Ratliff praised the seven-member Royal Court.
He specifically noted the diverse backgrounds and experiences they represented.
"From African-American to Latina to Middle Eastern, these young women bring a richness to our tournament family," Ratliff said recently.
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Baltimore Business Journal
The creators of Light City Baltimore allege they never assigned any intellectual property rights associated with the festival over to the city of Baltimore or the Baltimore Office of Promotions & The Arts despite claims on the contrary in a recent lawsuit filed by the city. Husband and wife Justin Allen and Brooke Hall made the statement in a letter emailed to friends Wednesday obtained by the Baltimore Business Journal. The letter says they will fight the case and respond to the lawsuit in due time.
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Bangkok Post
Concerts and colossal beach parties in Thailand have been cancelled. An annual festival meant to placate the country's goddess of water with lanterns that float into the sky will not take place.
And closed for the first time in years: Red-light districts in the heart of the Thai capital filled with seedy go-go bars so irrepressible they managed to stay open even through past military coups.
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The Stranger
Earlier this month, 1990s Northwest punk-pop darlings Hazel climbed onto the main stage at Macefield Music Festival for what one assumed would be a hotly anticipated reunion show ... only to be greeted by around 20 audience members. Granted, it was outdoors in nasty weather, and the crowd doubled in size before it was all over, but the setting called for hundreds of people, not dozens.
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The New York Times
Trick or treat? How about a trip instead?
Halloween has long since expanded from the childhood holiday of begging for Milky Ways and Smarties to include the adult celebration of costumed role-playing. Now, driven by theme park pop-up events, festivals and destination-worthy frights, it's even become its own travel season.
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Toronto Sun
A cheese-rolling competition in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, went from fun to frightening when a runaway wheel of cheddar crashed into a three-year-old girl and broke her leg, a lawsuit alleges.
The notice of civil claim says Juli Nonaka was watching the Canadian Cheese Rolling Festival on Blackcomb Mountain in August when the five-kilogram wheel came flying down the hill and stretched a safety net, colliding with her.
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Observer
After years of hemming and hawing about whether or not they'd keep Snoopy on the payroll, MetLife just announced that it's handing the Charles Schulz-created beagle his pink slip. In doing so, they may well have sealed their fate as a business.
When the insurance company debuted Snoopy more than three decades ago, way before ducks and geckos represented insurance companies, the decision was widely derided.
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Broadway World
"Let's have a Parade!" This is the iconic phrase that kicks off the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade each and every year. Since 1924 the spectacle has delighted millions of fans in Herald Square and around the world. Celebrating its 90th march in 2016, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has proudly marked the official start of the holiday season for several generations of fans, and MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE: A NEW YORK CITY HOLIDAY TRADITION, with photography by Matt Harnick and The Macy's Archives and text by Stephen M. Silverman, is the official commemorative keepsake for this big anniversary.
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