Downtown Willoughby, Ohio hosts First Pig & Whiskey Festival

"The free "Pig & Whiskey" event will showcase some of the best barbecue restaurants from Ohio and beyond, while featuring the premium brands of whiskey, bourbon and scotch.

Visitors can also enjoy additional food and retail vendors, an exciting line-up of live music and other great entertainment. An extensive selection will be available in the beer tent and a special cocktail corner are will also be set-up to enjoy all day.

Whiskey samples, beer and cocktails are available through the purchase of drink tickets (ages 21 and over). The BBQ and other food items are available directly through the individual vendors."

Downtown Willoughby is a historic village east of Cleveland with many historic buildings.

For people who are really drunk (optimistic)- Cleveland Browns players will sign autographs.

Check website for more Info

Images of the unique Baby Doll Dance on Rust Wire

For over 100 years the Italian Catholic community in Lowellville, Ohio near Youngstown has celebrated a unique tradition. 

A person casts out the demons and bad mojo from the past year and celebrates life by spinning around in a large paper mache figure loaded with burning fireworks. Dangerous? It's a little toned down now, and they no longer blow the figure's head off. Zambelli Fireworks even helps with the design.

Check out the post on Rust Wire.
A longer article in The Youngstown Vindicator

Korean Food Bazaar tomorrow in Shadyside

                                      

10:30 to 4:00 at the Korean Central Church of Pittsburgh 

The Korean Central Church of Pittsburgh 
821 S. Aiken Ave.
 Shadyside, Pa 15232 412-687-7775

Some of Pittsburgh's food festivals seem overhyped but I grew up in areas of Queens with huge Korean populations and rarely had food this good! Homemade kimchi, rice cakes, pancakes, dumplings, Korean barbeque and all kinds of other great things. Also, quality packaged foods like jarred kimchi. Get there early, cause they run out of many dishes.

 Also enjoy the beauty of this church and the neighborhood around it.