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April’s big events

As April is the Smithsonian Institution’s Jazz Appreciation Month, we’ve noted several opportunities to get your musical mojo working. But sports enthusiasts can get a workout, too, with fun runs in Minnesota, marathons in London and Vienna and a bike tour of New Zealand.

Through June 9: “Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe,” Princeton, N.J.; 609-258-3788; artmuseum.princeton.edu. Portraits of mysterious travelers, 1480-1610, at Princeton University Art Museum.

April 3-Oct. 27: Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario; 800-511-SHAW; shawfest.com. Stage-stoppers, from Shaw’s “Major Barbara” to Stoppard’s “Arcadia.”

April 5-13: Cully Jazz Festival, Cully, Switzerland; 212-757-5944; cullyjazz.ch. Myriad themes, including “Viva Cuba,” “Turkish Vibes” and “Women in Jazz.”

April 11: Opening of Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen; 212-885-9700; visitcopenhagen.com/see-and-do/tivoli-gardens/382. The sky’s the limit with new rides at “world’s second-oldest amusement park.”

April 12-13: Pear Blossom Festival and Pear a Fare, Medford, Ore.; 541-840-7327; pearblossomparade.org; pear-a-fare.com. Two celebrations pair up at Oregon food and wine fest.

April 14: Vienna Marathon, 212-575-7723; http://www.vienna-marathon.com. 30th annual long-distance runners’ waltz.

April 17-21: Seabreeze Jazz Festival, Panama City Beach, Fla.; 800-595-4849; seabreezejazzfestival.com. Average White Band and Tower of Power anchor a fleet of performers at Pier Park.

April 17-May 5: Silver Dollar City World-Fest, Branson, Mo.; 800-475-9370; silverdollarcity.com. International

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Short Videos from Bele Chere 2011

I went out on the town during Bele Chere 2011 rocking the fancy-schmancy new Canon 60D DSLR camera, which was responsible for the Beautiful Photo Galleries from the past few days.  Because the camera functions were such a joy to use, I didn’t make many videos with it.  I just got a few short clips, all of which I’ve posted to our YouTube Channel (Subscribe, please!).  Below is a clip of a street drummer doing his thing, with a couple more Bele Chere 2011 clips after the jump.

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Bele Chere 2011 Day 2 Photo Gallery (Lots of Photos)

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As promised, I went out and about through the streets of Bele Chere today and the beautiful photo gallery above is the result.  I got a few videos as well, and I’ll be posting them soon enough.

Ultimate Air Dogs in Action

The Ultimate Air Dogs pool is always set up behind our building, and today as I was walking around I caught some great sequences of some of the canines as they made their way into the pool.

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Bele Chere 2011 Is Officially Underway!

The crowds are arriving and the temperature is boiling.  An ever-growing assortment of eclectic and downright strange sights and sounds washes over the downtown area.  Below is another photo gallery I just caught walking around Friday afternoon.  Enjoy!

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UPDATED Bele Chere 2011 Preparations are Underway

Bele Chere 2011 Setup for Bele Chere 2011 is officially in full swing as the downtown area prepares for the biggest festival of the year.  Here at AshevilleLiveCam, we’ll be adjusting our cameras to give you the best views of the festival as it progresses.  If you can’t be here, then you can beat the heat by sitting back and watching the festival unfold from the comfort of your own home.  If you’re coming out, then you can see how thick the crowds are and plan accordingly.  As always, we’ll still be focusing our west cam on the Westgate Bridge every so often so you can check the traffic.

We’ll be posting lots of pics of the festival, and hopefully a video or two.  We’ve got some helpful festival links on the right side of the page, including links to the official Bele Chere site (which is currently getting hammered, so it’s kind of slow), and the official street guide and entertainment schedule.  There may also be a surprise or two in the offing, but shh… can’t talk about that.

Be sure to check back often to see what we’ve got in store for you today at AshevilleLiveCam.com!

UPDATE: I’ve uploaded a large gallery of high resolution images captured this morning as the vendors were still setting up.  Check it out below.

 

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A Festival of Festivals!

After posting about today’s Fanaticon 2 convention, I ran across this from the Asheville Citizen-Times, pointing out that there are plenty more festivals going on today in and around Asheville.  A brief rundown follows, but for more information, read the article or click the links below.