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Prince Jonah Khi Kalanianaole of HawaiI was born on March 26, 1871 and dies on January 1, 1922. He was the reigning prince when Hawaii was overthrown by the American residents in 1893. In the Hawaiian nobility in the late nineteenth century Kalanianaole was considered as one of the important members.

After he was thrown into prison around 1895 for his participation of rebellion against the Republic of Hawaii, he and his wife traveled around Europe and Africa. He was treated as a visiting royal on these travels. After a few years he returned from his self-imposed exile.

Prince Jonah Khi Kalanianaole joined the Democratic Party when he returned to Hawaii. He did not stay long with the Democratic Party because he was disillusioned on how the Party was not aggressive enough in fighting for the Hawaiian Independence. He then transferred to the Republic Party where he was offered a strong leadership position. This position gave him the chance to join the U.S. Congress.

While Prince Jonah Khi Kalanianaole was with the U.S. Congress it was the time where he made his greatest contribution. This notable achievement was the creation of Hawaiian Homes Commission Act which was signed by President Warren Harding.

The Hawaiian Civic Clubs celebrates their founder of the Hawaiian Civic Club Movement every March. For this year the celebration would start from March 8 to April 4, 2009. Prince Jonah Khi Kalanianaole was considered as the the Citizen Prince

On March 8 at 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M the celebration will start with the Native Hawaiian health Festival / Ho`ike`ike at the Bishop Museum. The admission fee is free for the public. There are health booths, craft vendors and other activities offered.

There are also other activities scheduled through out the month. The celebrations will end on April 4 with Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu Holok Ball at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel Monarch Room from 5:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. The admission fee is free for the public.

In US the largest maple production is Vermont. They were the first state in US to have a maple law. The maple syrup is considered by visitors to have met more then what they expected when it came to the quality, flavor, density and purity of the syrup. Because the maple syrup was made from 100% natural ingredients and no additives is added.

In making the best maple syrup the Vermont producers do not only follow the standard in making the best types of maple syrup. The producers are also helped by nature with the good climate and soil that Vermont has. It is the ideal condition in making a good maple syrup. Vermont also has a lot of maple trees that are also good quality maple tree.

Since 1609 Vermont has been producing maple syrup and the Maple Festival has been held for the past 43 years. For this year the Maple Festival will be held on April 24, 25 and 26. The theme of the Maple Festival for this year is If Samuel de Champlain came to St. Albans in Sugarin Time!

To answer some question that we have been asking ourselves about the maple production the maple festival was created. How did the native get the sugar in 1609? How did the native gather sugar and boil it? When they were gathering the sugar did they sing and dance? If so did they leave it behind for us?

At the festival there will be different activities for everyone. There are activities that will take us back in time. One of the activities is at the BFA Cafeteria on Fairfield St there will be a Maple Exhibit Hall & Vermont Maple Store, Maple Contests and Demonstration. The schedule of the event is April 24 from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., May 25 from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and on May 26 it will be from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Have you ever wanted to showcase your craft at a mall? But the cost of having a shop at a mall is just not in your budget. At Westfield Countryside Mall they will give you a chance to showcase your craft for an affordable rate.

Westfield Countryside will have their Westfield Countryside Art, Craft and Life Style Show on March 26 to March 29, 2009. The craft show will be held at Westfield Countryside Mall 2-level regional mall. The show time is during the mall hours. For craft makers like us the set up of our booth will be the night before. It is a free admission for the public.

There will be art, craft or lifestyle products that local and national craft makers will be showcasing. Since the location is a mall you can be guaranteed of a high amount of traffic going through your booths. Your booth will be along side veteran art and craft makers. This will give you the chance to build your business network.

The Westfield Countryside Art, Craft and Life Style Show are a juried craft show that is found indoors. There will be no worries about the sudden change of weather. The promoter will also provide fore the overnight security and electricity but water will not be provided. Craft makers will need to submit an application letter together with four pictures or slides of their work or one picture or slide of their display. Be reminded that the materials you submitted to the jury will not be returned to you.

Marketing your craft and works of art at this festival will be very beneficial to your small business. With all the traffic you will be getting it is best to come prepared with your advertising materials. Making materials that does not have to be expensive; your family can help you make them.

For the past 6 years there has been a Beach-n-Biker Fest. For this year it will be held on April 17 to April 19, 2009. Beach-n-Biker Fest will be held at South Padre Island Convention Center, TX, South Padre Island, TX 78597. The festival will be sponsored by Budweiser.

The Beach-n-Biker Fest promoters have made efforts to give a variety of activities to be enjoyed over the weekend. There will be a new Bikini Bike Wash Girls, Tattoo and Biker Babe Contests and many more activities. The admission fee is $15.00 for the whole weekend.

This will be the 6th year that the Beach-n-Biker Fest has been held. For this year it will be held on April 18 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 P.M. There will be categories that will be the bases in winning the completion. The categories are best all around Custom, Custom Production, Stock modified ” American and Stock modified ” Metric. In winning the competition the prizes are the best all around trophy plus $500, 1st place all categories trophy plus $300, 2nd all categories trophy plus $150, 3rd all categories trophy plus $75.

For contestants who wish to attend this indoor event will need to fill up the form and submit it with the entry fee of $25.00. Contestants can register and move in on April 17 from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. The move out will be on April 18 from 5:00 P.M. onwards. Bikers are advised that the motors must remain indoors until allowed to move out.

Retail vendors are allowed to set up their booths on April 16 from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Then the registration for the fest will start from 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. on April 17. The Poker Run Convention Centre registration will start 8:00 A.M., first bike out is 8:30 and the last Bike out is 10:00. Then the last bike in is 3:00 P.M. and the awarding of the prizes is 4:00 P.M.

On April 18 and April 19, 2009 there will be a Stillwater Arts & Heritage Festival. The festival will be at at the Couch Park 1015 E. 12th, Stillwater, OK 74074. Every year for the last 32 years the festival has always been held on April. The festival will be an outdoor without cover and is also a juried craft show.

The Stillwater Arts & Heritage Festival will start on April 18 from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and on April 19 the show will start from 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. The admission fee is free for the public. If in case there will be a bad weather the location of the festival might have to be changed. So please check online if there will be changes.

This Stillwater Arts & Heritage Festival is a juried craft event so vendors who wish to join the event will need to submit a signed application with 3 slides or picture of their work and a picture or slide of their booth. Vendors are also requested to include a self addressed stamped envelope with enough postage so that the slide or picture can be returned.

The promoter of this festival is looking for 1000 vendors and 8 food vendors. They will provide electricity for food vendors only but free bottled water will be provided for the vendors. A $75.00 fee will be charged for the 12×12 table.

On April 17 starting from 3:00 P.M. onwards the vendors will be allowed to set up their booths and also on April 18 before 8:30 A.M. Last years attendance was 10,000 based on the estimated police count. For this year the promoters are also expecting the same amount of visitors.