Tallahassee Narrative Report

A few days in the marina, savoring the last little bits of our time in Florida, ended abruptly with an early morning trip to the airport in the dark. With spring break coming up and missing grandbabies, not to mention kids, we planned to fly back up north for a visit. We had to wear long pants and carry coats because we knew it’d be cold in Maryland. Ohhh…the horror of it.

So it goes kinda like this: The day before I left for Pensacola, I was told "Have an open mind, you don't know who you are going to meet down there", so I went in like I would any other social situation, and just try to keep to myself until I have felt out and become comfortable with the situation. The original plan was to not get close to anyone, especially since it was gonna be a week long thing then we would be done, and we'd all go home and eventually forget about each other, but things went differently. They started off the way I planned, then I got to know you, and I made the mistake of getting attached because quite frankly, you had topped out everyone I'd previously met and I tried to hold out hope that maybe something could work in

Many performers and artists are attracted to the natural beauty of the panhandle. As such, there is always a great many opportunities to explore the artistic side of Tallahassee. At any given time, visitors to Tallahassee will be able to attend art gallery openings, concerts, theatre productions, and festivals. From ballets at the FSU's Ruby Diamond to festivals at Cascades Park, there is always something to do in Tallahassee.

The town of Angelica held its annual Heritage Days festival on August 6th and 7th. The event acts to showcase and celebrate the history of the town and people connected to it. As I am a historian and this my home town, I tend to attend this event, and this year was no different.

Over 600 acres of the city is devoted to parks. The parks host numerous events throughout the year, including an Easter Eggstravaganza, fireworks on the Fourth of July and Kyle Field Day. Other community events include the Founders' Parade, the Polar Bear Splash, Kyle Hogwash and Market Days.

This February I attended the Asheville Mardi Gras Parade downtown as my cultural event. The parade moved through the South Slope brewery district, and featured a wide array of floats, costumes, and music. For example, the Ashevillage People had a float designed to emulate a phoenix with flames surrounding it. I had a fulfilling time, and it was a very enjoyable way to spend a few hours seeings the community of Asheville come together and see all the attractions. Asheville is very well known for its wide range of arts and culture, and that really was apparent during the Mardi Gras parade in the great variety of depictions all inspired from various regional cultures. Western North Carolina has its own, unique way of life and I was glad to see Mardi Gras adapted to work with it so effortlessly and beautifully.

Festivity, laughter, and lively fun are the words that come to mind when one imagines the Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, Alabama. The celebration of Mardi Gras is known to be spirited and full of partying. Although that is a true statement, the celebration of Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama has managed to mask one of its lasting problems-racism. The issues of racism are prevalent in many aspects of the Mardi Gras festival past and present such as the separate Mardi Gras groups between the black and white individuals in the community, the forced segregation between the two Mardi Gras groups, and the restrictions put on people of African descent from being a part of the MCA parade unless they were a worker or dancer as revealed by the

During the show was entertaining they had Beyoncé, Madonna,Adele,Tina Turner ,and Cher impersonator. While they had an intermission during each performance they would ask for anyone if was their birthday or they were bachelorette. They would bring them up on stage and sit on stage ask questions. Like what’s your age, name, and if you were married or not. If you were up there for your birthday. The night I went we didn’t have any bachelorettes there so I guess would be interesting on what they would do. Also the favorite word there is bitch and I love that about the place.Also while my time there everyone was very welcoming and happy to be there.

This was actually the first time that I attended one of these events and it was interesting. When I went upstairs to see the posters it amazed me of how many posters and people were there. I took a

On January 26-28 is the 37th Annual Charleston Boat Show in North Charleston, SC at the Charleston Area Convention Center. The show basically get the boating season started at the event you can find thousands of people all with one thing in common being out on the water. The show is very popular and the vendor and exhibition spaces are sold out quickly months in advance visitors can find vendors here for all aspects of boating, fishing, artwork, tackle newest marine equipment, innovations, water sporting goods, gear and more. Tickets to the boat show are $10 for adults and children aged 4-12 are $5, kids 3 and under are Free, Seniors and military are $5 dollars, parking is free. On friday the show will be from noon until 6pm, Sat. 10am

Kristin Park and Stacy Pray are the ones who have created this event and are the sponsors who donate to Family Promise AZ along with the others who are sponsoring the organization

This project is a terrific idea and I hope they follow through with this; however, it would be suitable to create a monorail that travels around all of Pinellas County. With this in mind, there is the Pinellas trail loop which use to be a railroad that traveled around the county. However, it was paved over creating a seventy-five-mile trail for bikers (Creating and Connecting Opportunities:). On the contrary, I feel that a monorail is more convenient. The monorail should be built up, like a bridge, thus people can still travel under it. There should be stations at major stops like in downtown St. Petersburg, malls, airports, etc. This would attract more tourists and locals to use public transportation. Above all, this transit would eliminate

Cruise, the department’s community relations officer, came up with an idea to go to the Public Square in the heart of downtown and hand out Popsicle-like treats.

Today the Festival offers family-friendly entertainment, live music, carnival rides and a Kid Zone, as well as showcasing amazing regional artists, craftsmen, designers, jewelers and builders. There will also be specialty foods, a craft beer garden and more.

Dozens of vendors will sell treasures such as antiques, collectibles, bird houses, jewelry (new and old), tools, toys, furniture, rugs, plants, handmade materials, soaps, general household items and other bargains galore. Don’t miss your opportunity to be part of this popular day.