It started behind the organizer’s barn, and now takes over most of a city park. Adults and children swarming (pardon!) around the grill to taste roast grasshoppers and other insects. Gives a new meaning to “getting a bug bite.” Anyway, here are the DETAILS

Mining a World of Gems in North Carolina
Marilyn Jones visits a fun attraction where visitors can ‘mine’ gems from all over







I’m not even going to look – yet another confirmation that any event name ending in “festival” should be avoided for a variety of reasons and at all cost.