Spirit Magazine - April 2013 - (Page 123)

Calendar It’s billed as the signature event of the Virginia Arts Festival, a season-long, statewide program of internationally acclaimed performing-arts gatherings. Tattoo shows take place at the Scope Arena on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., but the fun starts two hours beforehand at Tattoo Hullabaloo, where visitors can interact with dancers and musicians and vote in an audiencejudged musical competition. From $20; vafest.org Port ArAnsAs, texAs APR Texas SandFest Forget the seashells. You’ll find towering castles, lounging mermaids, enormous elephants, and robotic dinosaurs lining Port Aransas’ seashore during SandFest, the city’s annual spectacle of erodible sculpture. In 1995, Sharon Schaefer and Elleece Calvert started SandFest as a “play on the beach” kind of day on the Gulf of Mexico’s shore, which aimed to help children build imaginative structures. Today, it’s among the largest master sand-sculpting competitions in the U.S., with more than 100,000 visitors each year. For three days, artists from coast to coast gather to create aweinspiring wonders using nothing but water, sand, and improvised carving tools. They scramble for 21 hours to produce the final forms for judging. And for those of you eager to get your hands dirty, there’s a contest for amateurs of all ages on Saturday, when you can join more than 200 other beginners in creating a seaside masterpiece. In a nod to the power of the ocean, organizers choose each year’s dates to coincide with the lowest tides, giving the sculptures—and spectators—an extra day or two to bask in the Texas sun. From $3; texassandfest.com 26 http://www.vafest.org http://www.selectivesearch.com http://www.texassandfest.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Spirit Magazine - April 2013

Spirit Magazine - April 2013
Contents
Gary’s Greeting
Gary’s Greeting en Español
Star of the Month
Freedom Story
From the Editor
Your Words
Your Pictures
Media Center
Eat Drink Sleep
The Numbers
Wise Guide
Business
Almost Famous
Not So Fast
Your Adventure In...
Promotional Series: Destination Texas
Promotional Series: Spirit of Golf Reno Tahoe
Promotion: Spirit of Franchise Opportunities
Calendar
Fun!
Spotlight
Community Outreach
Route Map
Terminal Maps
Rapid Rewards Partners
Flight Service
The “If” List

Spirit Magazine - April 2013