Archive for the 'Festivals' Category



News of Rock on the Range 2011

The fifth annual Rock on the Range destination festival has been set for May 21 and May 22 at ‘Columbus Crew Stadium’ in Columbus, Ohio, and will feature the first performance of 2011 for A Perfect Circle. This is leading to widespread speculation that A Perfect Circle will be doing more North American shows this […]

Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan

Miss America 2011 started with a stage full of 53 contestants at Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. After the swimsuit (evening gown) talent and interview competitions, there was one woman left standing to inherit the crown from Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron. Teresa Scanlan (Miss Nebraska) was one of the youngest competitors on […]

Things about Statue of Liberty

Christmas time is the ideal time to spend at home with the family and of course the TV set is the center of attention. The Sound of Music and Home Alone have become classics. One name which pops up particularly around Christmas time is David Copperfield. Year after year he astonishes audiences with his magical […]

Festivus 2010

It’s a Festivus for the rest of us. At least for today. For all you non-Seinfeld fans, if you exist, Festivus is a secular holiday which is celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the holiday season. Festivus is about staying away from commercialism. And, of course, the holiday has a backstory. Festivus was […]

Free Shipping Day 2010

For today only, more than 1.700 merchants are participating in Free Shipping Day. Not only do your items ship sans pesky delivery costs, they’re guaranteed to arrive by Christmas Eve. More than half of the participating vendors offer free shipping with no minimum purchase. Some do enforce a minimum purchase amount or other criteria to […]

World Cartoon Day

December 2nd is the world’s Cartoon Day. It seems that many people who are engaged on social networking sites are changing their profile pictures to showcase their favorite cartoon shows from the 90′s. With many people joining in on this unique band wagon, there may be speculation as to which cartoons were popular in the […]

Celebrating of Hannukah 2010

Today is the first day of Hannukah. Know a better way to celebrate it besides watching the Happy Hanukkah song by Adam Sandler? Well, Mister Sandler has some healthy competition including unique video called “Candlelight”. Sung by a capella group that gets to the beat Chanukah style, the song is catch, tells the story of […]

Thanksgiving Day 2010

Stores Open On Thanksgiving 2010, Black Friday 2010 ad leak alerts. Sears is going to be open from 7 a.m. to Noon on Thanksgiving, a first for the retailer in its more than 100 years of existence. Toys ‘R’ Us opens nationwide at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving, the earliest in its history – another first. […]

New York City Marathon 2010

On Sunday, November 07, 2010 the NYC Marathon will take place. Runners of different nationalities will come to New York to join in the annual NYC Marathon. The NYC Marathon celebrated it’s 40th birthday in September. The ING New York City Marathon is said to be as one of the best road races in the […]

Neptune Festival 2010 in Virginia Beach

The Boardwalk Weekend of the Neptune Festival 2010 in Virginia Beach is inviting the public. The admission is free. Yesterday the North American Sandsculpting Championship took place. Today one of the big events is the Grand Parade. During the Grand Parade at the Neptune Festival in Virginia Beach, floats, costume characters, marching bands and military […]