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7.26.2007
Cabarrus County = Nascar Country!
 NASCAR fans, start your engines and head to Kannapolis, in Cabarrus County North Carolina! Tour the Dale Trail, in Dale Earnhardt's home town. Then head to Concord and catch a race at Lowe's Motor Speedway or Concord Motorsport Park.
Take a behind the scenes tour of one of America's fastest growing sports as you visit the shops of the top NASCAR racing teams. Names like Hendrick Motorsports, Ganassi Racing, Roush Racing, Dale Earnhardt Inc., and more all choose to call Cabarrus County home. In fact, the Cabarrus area is where the greatest concentration of NASCAR teams live and work. Approximately 90% of the teams have their headquarters within a 100-mile radius, making Cabarrus County the ultimate destination for hardcore racing fans.
In these spotless race shops, visitors get an up-close look at how racecars are built and how pit crews train. If you're lucky, you may even catch a glimpse of your favorite driver and get a hand-shake and autograph. Most shops have special fan-friendly viewing areas, team gift shops and even impressive motorsports museums, where you can see championship race cars, trophies and photos on display. Guided tours and maps for self-guided tours are available.
posted by luv2travel! at 11:46 AM
August Festivals in Boulder
 Be in Boulder on August 12, 2007 for the 1st Annual Boulder Food & Wine Festival! The inaugural Boulder Food & Wine Festival will be held in Boulder’s Central Park Sunday August 12th, Noon-5:00pm. Twenty wineries from across the state and a choice selection of Boulder’s finest restaurants will showcase their best offerings. Cooking demos and samples from Culinary School of the Rockies and live music will add to the fun. Proceeds will benefit the Boulder Valley Humane Society. Tickets are $35 each in advance at www.boulderwinefest.com, or $40 at the event itself, and include a $5 coupon valid towards the purchase of a bottle of wine, as well as food and wine samples, a keepsake wine glass and buffet plate, and a Colorado wine canvas tote. Wine sample bracelets are available only to those 21 and older.
Prior to the Colorado Music Festival concerts at Chautauqua and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival performances at CU's Mary Rippon Theatre, the Boulder History Museum is offering gourmet picnic dinners on the lovely grounds of the Historic Harbeck House. Following dinner, enjoy an entertaining ride to and from the performances on Banjo Billy's Tour Bus.
The 50th Annual Colorado Shakespeare Festival, one of the country’s most renowned, presents the Bard’s comedies and tragedies each summer from June to mid-August. Most performances are staged outdoors at the Mary Rippon Theatre, where audiences sit on rustic stone benches with the majestic Flatirons as a backdrop. The University Theatre plays host to the festival’s indoor productions.
posted by luv2travel! at 9:58 AM
7.25.2007
Milwaukee, City Of Festivals!
 They call Milwaukee the City of Festivals, and they're not kidding. Milwaukee can't get enough of Oktoberfest!
Oktoberfest : September 7 - September 23 : Three great weekends that are sponsored by the United German Societies of Milwaukee at Heidelberg Park. This authentic fall festival features brass bands, Bavarian folk dancers, yodelers, music and dancing for everyone, plus there will be German food and beer available.
Oktoberfest In Milwaukee : October 28-29, Milwaukee celebrates Oktoberfest with live entertainment featuring a range of traditional German music and pop music in the evening, German dancing, multiple beer tents representing top German breweries, a variety of German food specialties and German gifts.
posted by luv2travel! at 10:00 AM
7.12.2007
State College Wins Bid to Host International Fly Fishing Championship
 The Central PA Convention & Visitors Bureau is excited to announce the State College Area will host the 6th Annual FIPS-Mouche World Youth Fly Fishing Championship. It is a great honor for Centre County and Pennsylvania to be selected; it is the first time the championship will be held in the United States. In previous years, championships have been held in Portugal, Spain, the Czech Republic and other locations around the world. Hosting this event is a stepping stone towards the CPCVB submitting a bid on the larger senior event in the future. FIPS-Mouche is the fly fishing arm of CIPS, the World regulating body for competitive fishing.
The event is set for August 3rd through the 10th, 2007; the championship will take place August 7th through the 9th in four locations: Spring Creek, Little Juniata River, Fishing Creek and Lake Perez. Teams from around the world, with competitors aged 13 to 18, will be competing, including a team from the United States. The event will also include a processional, a conservation symposium and conclude with an Olympic style awards ceremony.
“Pennsylvania and Centre County in particular, have a long history of providing superb outdoor recreational activities and fishing has certainly been at the forefront. We are thrilled the area is hosting such a prestigious event,” says Joe Humphreys and John Ford, Co-Chairmen of the Organizing Committee that will oversee the championship.
TCO State College and TCO Spruce Creek Fly Company are proud sponsors, other sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact Betsey Howell, Executive Director of the Central PA Convention & Visitors Bureau at 814-231-1401 for details.
posted by luv2travel! at 9:30 AM
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