What kind of comedy acts will be featured at the Dogwood Festival?
The Fayetteville Dogwood Festival was founded in 1982 by Bill Hurley, John Malzone and other city leaders who had a vision to improve the image of Fayetteville and create a uniting force for various events in our community. Hurley, Fayetteville’s mayor, began the Dogwood Festival after proclaiming Fayetteville “The City of Dogwoods.” The festival has quickly developed into one of the top events in the southeast and provides an outlet for both local and national musicians, artists, arts and crafts vendors, food vendors and serves as an educational resource for children. In a survey conducted by the Cumberland County Business Council, the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival was ranked as one of the main attractions for the city. The festival’s estimated economic impact is over 2.5 million dollars. 2007’s festival was the largest yet and brought nearly 160,000 people to downtown Fayetteville over a three day period. In 2000, after years of being a ten day event, The Fayetteville Dogwood Festiva
The 73rd annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival will be held for three days, and has specific hours where events will be taking place at Piedmont Park. The festival will run from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, and from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. During that time there will be various forms of entertainment available to the crowds, including music, canine competitions, and kids activities. There will even be interactive drumming sessions taking place on Saturday and Sunday that attendants can go enjoy. Some of the bigger events of this year’s Dogwood Festival include an open air comedy club at the Lake Clara Meer Dock Stage. This will take place on Friday night (April 17th) at 8:00 p.m. and will have a half-hour comedy show by Jess Justice and his group, followed by an hour long improv session from Dad’s Garage Theatre Company. There will be cocktails and an art bar available, but act quickly, because tickets could go fast, selling at a price of
At the 73rd annual Dogwood Festival taking place in Piedmont Park of Atlanta, Georgia, the Lake Clara Meer Dock Stage will feature the comedy show of Jess Justice and the improv group of Dad’s Garage Theatre Company on Friday, April 17th, 2009. Sources: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1659847/the_73rd_annual_dogwood_festival_in.
