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Calendar of Events
Take Great Pictures' Calendar of Events is a wonderful photo resource for any traveler. Here we feature some of the best photo ops throughout the US and the World, from hot air balloon festivals to various cultural celebrations to off-beat events, our Calendar is sure to get you some great photographs. Check out schedules for Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day, New Year's Eve, July 4th, and dozens more holidays.
October
5 - 7,
2007 Oktoberfest Arts and Craft Show - Ocean City, Maryland
Oktoberfest Arts and Craft Show runs from October 5th to the 7th.
The laughter and fun of Bavaria comes to Ocean City, Maryland! Discover the flavor of an Oom Pah-Pah Oktoberfest! Eat, Drink, and be Merry with schnitzels, wursts, and barrels of bier! Enjoy three full days and two nights of music and continuous entertainment for the whole family.
Discover the flavor of an Oom Pah-Pah Oktoberfest! Eat, drink and be merry with schnitzels, wurst and barrels of bier! Enjoy 3 full days and 2 nights of music and continuous entertainment for the whole family. Always a favorite, JOLLY JOE & THE BAVARIANS are returning along with JEORGE TARASEK GTO performing rousing polkas, sing-a-longs and traditional German songs plus authentic Bavarian dancing performed by THE ALPEN ROSE DANCERS. The LAUREN GLICK BAND will perform Friday evening and PARROTBEACH will perform Saturday evening. Also, SIDE BY SIDE PRO-DUCTIONS will be on hand for the entire Columbus Day Weekend. Arts and Crafts Fair:
Complementing Oktoberfest, exhibitors at the adjacent ARTS & CRAFT FAIR are displaying and selling rare and unusual items: such as beer steins, cuckoo clocks, Christmas ornaments, nutcrackers imported from Bavaria, marionettes, handmade musical instruments and more! There is fun for the entire family including puppet shows in the "Kinder Garten". In addition to our Oktoberfest menu, "sweettoothers" will find German roasted nuts, funnel cakes, fruit smoothies and apple strudel, as well as other Bavarian delights.
October
6,
2007 8th Annual North American Wife Carrying Championship - Sunday River, Maine
Teams are comprised of a male and female competitor, however the female does not need to be the legal wife of the male. Teams also have the option to have the male carried by the female if they so choose. Please note that this season, both team member must be 21 years of age or older.
Carrying methods often include the piggy back or firemen's carry, but teams are encouraged to create their own style. Experienced teams and all winners to date employ the highly-technical Estonian carry, which has the woman upside down with arms wrapped around the man's waist and her legs draped over his shoulders. This frees the man's arms for balance and negotiating the obstacles. The team will have a penalty added to their finish time if the "wife" is dropped.
The 278-yard course is built on the lower slopes of Sunday River Ski Resort. The course begins with an uphill run on a dirt road and continues through a field, a 10-meter long waist-deep water obstacle, and then downhill and over two 39-inch high log hurdles. The course is relatively flat with sections of soft sand and grass, and one hairpin turn. The winners will recieve the wife's weight in beer and the wife's weight times 5 in cash.
The origin of the competition is based in Finnish history. A notorious 19th century character, Rankainen the Robber, imposed strong physical standards on men he considered for his band. To qualify, the men had to complete a difficult course with a heavy sack on their backs. It was also not uncommon for men to steal women from neighboring villages. The concept is a little archaic - but the modernized wife carrying event is all in fun, and in reality, is a true test of physical strength and agility.
October
20 - 21,
2007 Woolly Worm Festival - Banner Elk, North Carolina
It's racing in North Carolina, but it's not NASCAR. October in Banner Elk, North Carolina means Woolly Worm Racing. We won't be driving fast and turning left; instead, woolly worms will be crawling up a string for a $1000 Grand Prize and the right to forecast the weather for the winter 2007-2008.
The 30th Annual Woolly Worm Festival will be October 20-21 from 10 AM to 5 PM in Downtown Banner Elk. In addition to cash prices for woolly worm races, there'll be crafts, food, games, music--fun for the whole family.
Races leading the the grand prize and to forecast the winter for 2007-2008 will be on Saturday. The Grand Prize race will be at 4 PM Saturday.
For more information contact the Avery/Banner Elk Chamber of Commerce at (828) 898-5605 or (800) 972-2183.
October
25 - 27,
2007 25th Annual Arkansas Bean Fest and Championship Outhouse Races - Mountain View, Arkansas
A hint of autumn in the air means outhouse racers are being constructed and bean and cornbread recipes perfected for the Arkansas Bean Fest and Great Arkansas Championship Outhouse Race, to be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 25th - 27th, 2007 in Mountain View.
Through the year, the festival has proved itself one of the most exciting and outrageous around, drawing thousands to the small Ozarks town for music, free pinto beans and cornbread, and the spectacle created by the outhouse racing teams.
The festival begins innocently enough with music on the courtsquare, that will offer a mix of folk, bluegrass, Cajun and gospel styles, a tradition that has distinguished Mountain View for decades. Scheduled performances on the courthouse stage on Thursday from 11 am until 5 pm with a "1st Annual Beanie Weenie" Dog Show from 5 pm until ?? All dogs from the highest of Heinz 57 pedigree to the registered pedigrees are welcome to attend. Applications can be attained at the Mountain View Area Chamber of Commerce. Entry fee is $5.
