Dueling pottery festivals launch in Seagrove
SEAGROVE, N.C. (AP) - A devolving dispute between artisans in Seagrove has spawned competing pottery festivals both scheduled to span this weekend. The Seagrove Pottery Festival will be held for the 27th time while the Celebration of Seagrove Potters will show off work for the first time.

Judge: Both pottery festivals a go
SEAGROVE ? The two pottery festivals at separate locations in Seagrove next weekend will take place as planned.

Fairs and festivals
Find out what fairs and festivals are taking place in Plymouth and surrounding towns.

6 Picks: Concerts, Festivals This Weekend
Check out fun festivals, concerts and shows going on in the Crescent City this weekend, courtesy of Where Y'At Magazine.

Parma: High school show choir on fundraising quest for trip to NYC
Members of The Sound Machine, Parma High School's show choir, are raising money to perform in New York City, where they will compete in the Festivals of Music hosted by MusicFest.org. The 28-member group needs to raise about $560 per...

The Atheist's Guide to Christmas
It came without credit. It came without banks. It came without financing, savings, or angst. As I understand it, the crux of Christmas is giving and sharing. Isn?t that nice? It is -- and a lot of people would do well to remember these sentimental verbs as they traverse the financially frightening hustle and bustle of this holiday season. Festivals of old celebrated the return of longer days ...

Longview accepting applications for tourism funding
The city of Longview is taking applications to fund projects that support or maintain tourism in Longview, such as festivals, events or advertising brochures.

St. Louis jazz festival goes on hiatus
Cultural Festivals announced Thursday that Saint Louis Jazz and Heritage Festival will take a one-year hiatus in 2009.

Kasabian - Kasabian Sick Of Festivals
KASABIAN are contemplating a break from rock festivals - because they can't stand the events' squalid backstage facilities. The Club Foot hitmakers have become ...

Jazz News: St. Louis Jazz and Heritage Festival Goes "On Hiatus" for 2009
?Cultural Festivals, the not-for-profit organization that produces one-of-a-kind events such as the Saint Louis Art Fair, the Big Read, and the Saint Louis Jazz and Heritage Festival, announced that the Jazz Festival will take a one year hiatus in 2009.

Air Force Week showcases people, missions
Aerial flyovers, military band concerts and Air Force-themed film festivals took place during Air Force Week 2008 in Southern California from Nov. 14 through 21.

Finding His Fairies Distribution: "Were The World Mine" Director Tom Gustafson
Four years ago, Tom Gustafson 's short film " Fairies " was making a stop on its long run on the festival circuit. A 20-minute musical fantasy inspired by William Shakespeare 's " A Midsummer Night's Dream ," "Fairies" ended up screening at nearly 100 festivals, including Tribeca and pretty much every LGBT festival around.

Annual market, festival offer holiday fare
While some people will be out this weekend hoping to win a turkey at one of the area turkey raffles, two area festivals will offer people a chance to buy much of their Thanksgiving meal from local farmers and businesses.

Pine Belt offers many festivals
The presence of continuous warm weather combined with the area's rich musical and artistic heritage is the recipe for a number of regional festivals sprinkled throughout the year. Here is a sampling of what the Pine Belt has to offer.

Culture takes centerstage in tourism caravan
THE multi-colored and eccentric Cordillera festivals take centerstage once again as the three-day North Philippines Tourism Caravan-Baguio and Wow Philippines Cordillera's Best 2008 reels of Saturday.

Area festivals
CALABASH ELKS AUXILIARY LODGE 2679 PAST PRESIDENTS CRAFT FAIR, SOUP BAR AND COOKIE WALK, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 6 at 937 Carter Drive, Calabash, N.C. Free admission. All proceeds benefit local charities. 910-579-1413. S.C. STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, noon-10:30 p.m. Thursday and Nov. 28-29 at Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Oak Avenue and 21st Avenue North. Daily: $30-$35 ages 14 and older, $15-$20 ...

Fair Frustration
Fair Frustration.

Music and Entertainment Festivals and Cook-offs
Atchafayala Basin Festival . 9 a.m. Car, truck and motorcycle show; catfish cook-off; bingo; live auction; poker run; childrens' games; and live music by Hunter Hayes, Joe Douglas and Bayou Boss Band, Wayne Toups and Zydecajuns and more. Go to atchafalayabasinfestival.com for more information.

Go-carts could make a comeback to the city
PORTAGE | Everything old could be new again, at least when it comes to festivals.

Hainesville resident heads ethnic folk festival
HAINESVILLE - For the third year running, Hainesville resident Jim De Nomie has chaired the one of the largest ethnic folk festivals in the country.