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March to the Beat of Your Own Drummer: March 2012
You'll flip for Dana Point, California
The annual Dana Point Festival of Whales (March 3-4 and 10-11) celebrates the migration of these amazing water residents with art festivals, street fairs, music, lectures and of course, whale watching tours. Bring your cameras!
Set your mouth on fire in Albuquerque, NM
The National Fiery Foods and Barbecue Show returns to Albuquerque, NM March 2-4 at the beautiful Sandia Resort and Casino. With over 200 exhibitor booths and over 1,000 products to sample, you won't go hungry at this fun event. But you might get thirsty!
Get on your Davy Crockett and Celebrate Texas Independence Day
March 2 is a legal holiday in Texas, the day that Texas received its independence from Mexico. Catch the Independence Day Parade in Austin on Saturday, March 3 or learn more about the history of the events at the Alamo in San Antonio. Festivities abound across the state, including live battle reenactments. Remember the Alamo!
There's flowers galore in Philadelphia this month!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania hosts the lavish Philadelphia International Flower Show March 4-11, where you can not only be amazed by over 60 talented professional designers' work, but also get ideas for your own home and garden. Held at the Convention Center, it is the world's largest indoor exhibition. Bring good walking shoes!
Celebrate the Luck o' the Irish in Dublin
You don't have to be Irish to join in the huge festivities on this biggest day of the year in Dublin. The St. Patrick's Day Procession is a 5-day festival with half a million in attendance. International bands take part in a grand parade and the pubs are definitely open.
World-Class Strumming in Barcelona, Spain
With genres from rock to Spanish traditional and venues from bars to concert halls, you are sure to hear and experience something you like at the Barcelona Guitar Festival in Barcelona, Spain, stretching from March until June. An eclectic line-up of artists from Stanley Clarke to Judy Collins come to perform at this popular event every year.
Photo courtesy of The Official Stnaley Clarke cHecK iT oUt pAgE
Myrtle Beach, SC hosts the Shag!
Most people haven't heard of the shag dance, but folks in the Carolinas are quite familiar with the well-loved dance born of beach vacations and now the official state dance. The National Shag Dance Championships take place in Myrtle Beach March 8-10. Bring your dancin' shoes!
San Juan, Puerto Rico celebrates Emancipation Day
"Abolition Day" or "Emancipation Day," signifying the end of slavery in 1863, is celebrated March 22 in San Juan, Puerto Rico with dancing to plena and bomba music, singing and feasting on yummy Carribean cuisine. Get your island groove on and join in this local festival.
Catch some Air in Punta Gorda
It's the 32nd annual Florida International Air Show 2012 inPunta Gorda March 24 and 25. See the featured precision pilots of the Blue Angels and other high speed aerobatic teams. When you're not looking up, shop, eat and see military aircraft displays on the ground. Bring earplugs for the kids!
Cincinnati on Tap for the Bock Beer Festival
Ok, so we don't really need the high caloric nutrient-filled Bock beer to get us through the Lent fasting period as much as the early Monks did. But Cincinnati, with its rich brewing heritage, and the city's Bock Beer Festival (first weekend in March) is worth digesting. The event kicks off with a parade starting at Cincinnati's oldest saloon, Arnold's, and continues with plenty of food, entertainment and of course, lots of delicious dark beer.
About Jennifer Boren
A native of Oklahoma, by way of New Mexico and now Utah, Jennifer Boren makes her home in Salt Lake City. A total lover of Park City, she spends many weekends there, especially in the summer for all the outdoor activities. A thrill this past summer was seeing the cyclists in the Tour of Utah cross the finish line right on the historic Main Street. A former professional ballet dancer, she now teaches at the University of Utah and another local studio and enjoys seeing Ballet West performances. Her son is also a professional dancer.
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