St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Big cities, small towns and neighborhoods across the US celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with parades, traditional music and dance, and food made from recipes of our ancestors. I’m celebrating two […]
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Global Glimpses, Short Films Festival
I want to travel to far off horizons and explore a vast wilderness on frozen tundra or rugged mountains; have a pleasant diversion in a foreign city; and experience new […]
Fall Arts Fest
It’s nice to escape a big city to spend a day or weekend in a small town or the country at a festival. Kankakee was just the place for a […]
Festival of the Vine
I was in Geneva, Ill., on a Sunday September afternoon for the last day of the Festival of the Wine an annual event celebrating the harvest with music concert, food […]
Photos of Easter Egg Hunt
A holiday tradition of Spring that celebrates renewal with fun, candy, baskets and rabbits is the Easter egg hunt. The hunt for oval treasures is an adventure that requires nimble hands and quick feet. Yesterday, […]
About the Nature Center – Part II
Part II The Maple Syrup Festival, on March 24 and 25, was held at the North Park Village Nature Center in northwestern Chicago. The nature center is 46 acres with […]
Maple Syrup Festival with Photos
Part I Mid-February to mid-March the sap starts to flow the maple sugar trees–flowing better when the weather is cooler. It’s the time of year for maple syrup festivals to celebrate […]
Las Fallas in Valencia
The city is shaking off the soberness of winter this week with its traditional fiesta of Las Fallas on March 15-19, 2012. The week-long celebration in honor of St. Joseph features a […]
Celebrate the Festival of Colors — Happy Holi
A celebration of Spring is happening in Hindu communities in India, Nepal and around the world, March 1 – 8, called Holi the Festival of Colors. It’s a pre-Spring cultural […]
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