38th Annual Foster City Arts and Wine Festival

Foster City Arts and Wine Festival

May 30-31, 2009. Sat 11-7; Sun 11-5

Come on down and enjoy the festival, located on Shell Blvd., in Foster City. Our booth is located in space #257 (DandL CREATIONS) and we sell shoulder sling bags, wrap around skirts and much more. A number of years ago, we had done the July 4th event at the Community Center and it was quite enjoyable and we are pleased to return to Foster City and hopefully we shall be doing this event for years to come.

This community event will be held beside the lagoon in Leo Ryan Park, at the corner of E. Hillsdale Blvd. and Shell Boulevards includes free admission and free parking at Parkside Towers. Festivities will include arts and crafts for your home, great food for your palate, beer and boutique wines, a variety of entertainment, a carnival, lagoon cruises, and more - something for the whole family. This year the festival introduces a “Green Street” with various booths promoting sustainability information, services and products for our community.
The festival will welcome over 25,000 visitors. Entertainment has been expanded to include three performance areas – the Meadow Stage will be alive with popular music for all ages and the Shell Performance Area for more intimate performers, and the Lagoon Amphitheater for local community groups including, dancers, YAC talent show, martial arts demonstrations, and a K9 demonstration will also be featured throughout the weekend.

Mother's Day Weekend.

THIS WEEKEND'S EVENTS. There are a number of events this weekend, but probably nothing very profitable. I will be at the NEW Roseville Strawberry Festival. I have a lot of friend's doing the Mother's Day in the Park in Los Banos, Casa de Fruta and also there is the 4-day May Fair in Dixon. Then, there's always the one-day festival in Windsor. Anyhow, on Monday, I would like to see some entries on the STARVING VENDORS FORUM so everybody can see what the shows were like. Now's your chance. I'll make a new topic called - This week's shows May 9-10 and you can enter your comments there.

30th Annual Castroville Artichoke Festival

Sat/Sun May 16-17. This event is held in Castroville which is located approx 20 miles north of Monterey on Highway 156. We will be there selling shell necklaces, shell creations, wrap-around skirts & sarongs and a whole lot more. DandL CREATIONS

On May 16 and 17, 2009, they will be celebrating the 50th annual Artichoke Festival in the community of Castroville, in Monterey County, California. This two-day festival draws large crowds of people who enjoy arts & crafts, tasty food, musical entertainment, cooking demonstrations, a car show and a parade. Last year’s festival was their best yet! Click here for vendor application.

AGRO ART Competition: AGRO art is 3-dimensional fruit and vegetable artwork. This quirky competition fosters imagination, creativity and fun for both participants and the viewing public.
PARADE: Our sanctioned parade is one of the largest and most colorful of its kind.

MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT: Two days of live music! Everything from Swing to Mariachi, Country to 50's Rock & Roll.

CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES: Games, face paints, clowns, stilt walkers, puppets and more!
FOOD: Artichokes fried, sautéed, grilled, marinated, pickled, fresh, and creamed in soup. Plus foods from the many ethnic groups that give this area its character.

COOKING DEMOS: The area's finest showcase the versatility and unique techniques for preparing and using artichokes.

WINE TASTING: Sample the best from the area's award winning producers.

ARTS & CRAFTS: Unique gifts and apparel crafted by artisans from throughout the country. Plus artichoke souvenirs galore!

FARMERS MARKET: Artichokes and more, fresh from the heart of the salad bowl.

FIELD TOURS: Hop a bus to the artichoke patch for grower talks and photo ops.

Please No Pets. (I second that motion!)

Please visit Starving Vendors where I have placed many of my reviews of events that we have done. Check out our new forum, where you can comment on shows, promoters, etc. Brand new.

A New Forum

I have just created a new forum where vendors. promoters, etc., can tell about their experiences. There aren't too many posts yet, but I just started it. You can tell about bad experiences, weather problems, events, insurance, your worst neighbor, favorite promoters, bad promoters, music, etc. Anything related to the shows. Come on down and leave your comments. Thank you

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The NEW 2009 Roseville Strawberry Festival

Signed up to do the Strawberry Festival in Roseville on May 9-10. It's Mother's Day Festival. Very interesting. The promoter provided smaller fees for 'at home commercial' which is what we are. Great concept and I want to encourage other promoters to follow through.

So, come on over to the Placer County Fairgrounds and check it out. Looks like great weather as the forecast is showing temps in the low 80's and sunny. I can handle that. Look for my review of the event on Tuesday, May 12 in Starving Vendors. Here is the link to the review. Be sure to look at some of the other reviews of events that I did also.
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Here's a link to info on the show.