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tival Oct. 12-13 at the Carneal Arts Revive building. The Dill Pickers vocal string band/theatrical group will kick off the main event, and Dolores Hydock and Carmen Deedy will complete the lineup. The event will also coincide with Riverfront Market Day (artsrevive.com).

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Florida in fall and winter offers alluring festivals and events that take place in locations of international fame and in small towns and hamlets. In fact, this is a good Besides sausage, other local food vendors bring their wares time to discover small-town Florida as well as enjoy its and their fare to the Evergreen Sausage Festival, held Oct. 20 metropolitan areas. in Evergreen, Ala. Orlando, near Walt Disney World, gears up for one of the state’s major events. Beginning Sept. 28 and running to Nov. 12, Epcot’s International Food and Wine The National Peanut Festival is held Nov. 2-14 Festival offers the opportunity to taste your way around in Dothan, which claims to be the world’s peanut the world. Wine tastings and kid-friendly food events are capital because nearly half of the U.S. production of part of the scenario. (tinyurl.com/disneyfoodandwine). peanuts is grown within 100 miles of the town. The The Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival in Niceville has festival also includes contests, agricultural exhibitions, been going strong for nearly 40 years. At this year’s a parade, children’s activities and live music (www. event, Oct. 19-21, vendors prepare a variety of dishes nationalpeanutfestival.com). in addition to mullet-centered fare. Fine art and handIf you prefer pecans, Nov. 2-4 in Mobile are the made crafts as well as country music by big-name bands dates for the Alabama Pecan Festival. Now in its 25th round out the event (boggybayoumulletfestival.info). year, the festival sees about 25,000 attendees over In Barberville, Nov. 3-4, the 30th annual Fall Counthe three days. People come to buy pecans directly from growers. Admission and parking are free. Gospel try Jambouree celebrates the music, “cracker” cuisine music is featured, and the Hank Williams Songwriting and the art of this part of Florida. On six stages, some 150 Florida musicians will entertain. (www.pioneersettle Contest, which was established here, is a highlight. Food vendors abound, and the festival itself, founded ment.org). In Sarasota, the Ringling by Billy Bolton, a local pecan producer, sells its own International Arts Festival, Oct. pecan pies (www.alabamapecanfestival.com). 10-13, opens with the Mark MorIn Alabama, barbecue mixes with everything. On ris Dance Group from New York Oct. 26-27, Rogersville hosts its annual Octoberfest City. The Pig Iron Theatre Co., & BBQ Cook-off. Pelham mixes blues and barbecue based in Philadelphia, is a multion Oct. 27 with its Shelby Blues and BBQ, (www. shelbybluesandbbq.org), while Demopolis celebrates genre ensemble that, since its Christmas on the River with a barbecue cook-off from founding in 1995, has performed some 25 original works. The Nov. 29-Dec. 2 (www.demopolischamber.com/COTR). The arts and culinary aspects of international cul- company brings its newest work, “Zero Cost House,” to this year’s tures bring an exotic element to Mobile for its International Festival on Nov. 17. But that’s just a pre-party event (www.ringlingartsfestival. org/2012). for the city’s big bash, its Mardi Gras, touted as the Alternatively, the 5th Annual oldest in the country. A month of parades and festiviFall Palatka Bluegrass Festival is ties culminates on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Much slated for the same time frame, lore surrounds the history of this Mardi Gras, but this one tends to be more family-friendly than its sibling in Oct. 11-13, in Palatka. If you Shantala Shivalingappa will the Big Easy. While there, don’t miss a chance to visit miss it, a second festival takes dance in the classical Indian place Feb. 21-23, 2013 (www.ad the Mobile Carnival Museum (www.mobilemardigras. amsandandersonbluegrass.com). tradition of third-century B.C. com, themobilemask.com and mobile.org). Kuchipudi at the Ringling Marking its 33rd year, the Not everything celebrated in Alabama in the fall Clearwater Jazz Holiday in Clear- International Arts Festival in is food focused. In Selma, storytellers and musicians Sarasota, Fla. water offers music and art. This will be featured at the 34th Alabama Tale Tellin’ Fes22 More online at www.georgiamagazine.org
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