5.19.2010

Tuesday: Discovery of the Week: Magnolia Festival

This past weekend was great. My amazing friend Lindsay visited me for the weekend before she leaves on her 5-week trip to Africa to volunteer at an orphanage. GO LINDS!!! Our weekend was jam-packed with fun activities. And one of those activities, I am proud to announce, will be my very first "Rockford Discovery."



This week's discovery was: Magnolia Festival. Magnolia Festival, which took place in the North End Commons neighborhood in Rockford, was sponsored by local restaurants and had food, music, and fun stuff for kids. Though it took place on Saturday & Sunday, we went Sunday in order to hear Starlite Radio play.



Their show was great (with particular help from a certain dancing man).



I probably hadn't heard Starlite live since I was in high school, and it was great to hear some songs off their most recent album (22 Blackbirds) as well as some newer stuff they've been working on and older songs as well.


Sadly, it was a bit cold for Linds and me, so we headed out before partaking in any of the yummy-looking/smelling foods offered at the festival. All in all, Magnolia Festival was pretty small, but people seemed to be enjoying themselves (despite the unseasonably cool weather). Well, that is all for today.

1 comments:

Unknown said...

good! i'm glad you were at magnolia fest!!! my dad's bar and mom's art gallery is in north end commons and my mom is part of the committee for magnolia fest. i was working all weekend and wasn't able to go myself.

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