Events in Your Region

Pack a picnic, spread a blanket, and enjoy the Bard under the stars as Shakespeare moves outdoors in many Southern cities. And if you're a fan of music, there is a good chance you can find a tune-filled festival near you this month. Visit our Web site at southernliving.com/june2007 for additional events throughout the region. Check with local sponsors before traveling long distances.

ALABAMA

Alabama Shakespeare Festival Performances Montgomery, Henry VI Part B, now through June 16, Fair & Tender Ladies June 1-24, and Doctor Faustus June 21-August 5 (www.asf.net; 1-800-841-4273).

RiverFest Gadsden, June 7-9 (www.gadsdenriverfest.com; [256] 543-3472).

City Stages Birmingham, downtown, June 15-17 (www. citystages.org; [205] 251-1272).

Helen Keller Festival Tuscumbia, June 20-24 (1-800-344-0783).

DELAWARE

Seaside Craft Show Bethany Beach, June 2 (www.townof bethanybeach.com/events.asp; [302] 539-8011).

FLORIDA

Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival Fort Walton Beach, June 1-4 (www.fwbchamber.org/BillyBowlegs; [850] 244-8191).

Tomato Festival Crystal Springs, June 30 ([601] 892-2711).

Art Walk at Bay Walk St. Petersburg, downtown, June 30-July 1 (www.t-n-tevents.com; [352] 344-0657).

GEORGIA

Dixie Highway 90-Mile Yard Sale Ringgold to Marietta on U.S. 41, June 2-3 ([706] 625-3200).

Hydrangea Festival LaGrange, LaFayette Square, June 2-3 (www.lagrangechamber.com; [706] 884-8671).

Wine Country Festival Dahlonega, Three Sisters Vineyards, June 2-3 (www.threesisters vineyards.com; [706] 865-9463).

AthFest Athens, June 20-24 (www.athfest.com; [706] 548-1973).

Mountain Heritage Art Tour Rabun, Habersham, and White Counties, June 22-24 (www. mountainheritageartstour.com; [706] 754-5989).

Georgia Shakespeare Performances Atlanta, Pendes, June 28-July 27 (www.gashakespeare.org; [404] 264-0020).

KENTUCKY

W.C. Handy Blues & BBQ Festival Henderson, June 9-16 (www.handyblues.org; 1-800-648-3128).

ROMP (River of Music Party) Owensboro, June 21-23 (www.bluegrassmuseum.org; 1-888-692-2656).

Kentucky Shakespeare Festival Performances Louisville, C. Douglas Ramey Amphitheatre in Central Park, Measure for Measure, June 21-July 15; The Taming of the Shrew, July 10-12 (http://willky.win.net/SummerSeason; [502] 637-4933).

Antiques Market Louisville, Historic Locust Grove, June 24 (www.locustgrove.org; [502] 897-9845).

MARYLAND

Home and Garden Tour Easton, June 9 (www.tourtalbot.org; [410] 745-2819).

The Walters Art Museum Exhibition "Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt," Baltimore, June 15-Aug. 26 (www.thewalters.org; [410] 547-9000).

Delmarva Chicken Festival Federalsburg, June 22-23 (www.dpichicken.org; 1-800-878-2449).

MISSISSIPPI

Dixie Rodders Car Club Show Meridian, June 8-10 (www.dixierodders.com; [601] 938-3060).

B.B. King Homecoming Festival Indianola, June 9 (www.indianolams.org; 1-877-816-7581).

Craft Show Ridgeland, Mississippi Craft Center, June 9 (www.mscrafts.org; [601] 981-0019).

Juneteenth Celebration Columbus, June 15-16 ([662] 329-5871).

NORTH CAROLINA

Shakespeare on the Green Festival Wilmington, Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, June 1-3, 8-10, 14-17 (www.myspace.com/ shakespeareonthegreen; [910] 762-6393).

The Lost Colony Performances Manteo, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, June 1-Aug. 20 (www. thelostcolony.org; [252] 473-3414).

American Dance Festival Durham, June 7-July 21 (www.americandancefestival.org; [919] 684-6402).

Music and Water Festival Edenton, June 16 (www.visit edenton.com; 1-800-775-0111).

Shindig on the Green Asheville, June 30, July 7, 14, 21, Aug. 11, 18, 25, Sept. 1 (www.folkheritage.org; [828] 258-6101).

SOUTH CAROLINA

Southeastern Piano Festival Columbia, University of South Carolina School of Music, June 10-16 (http://sepf.music.sc.edu; [803] 777-4336).

Cool Summer Evenings Pawleys Island, Brookgreen Gardens, June 20-Aug. 17 (www.brookgreen.org; 1-800-849-1931).

Carolina Low Country Tomato Festival Edisto Beach, June 28-30 (www.edisto.org; [843] 869-9004).

Island Heritage Festival Charleston, St. James Island, June 28-July 2 ([843] 727-1875).

TENNESSEE

Arts & Crafts Festival Lenoir City, June 2-3 (www.visitloudoncounty.com; 1-888-568-3662).

CMA Music Festival Nashville, June 7-10 (www.cmafest.com; 1-800-262-3378).

Riverbend Festival Chattanooga, June 8-16 (www.riverbendfestival.com; [423] 756-2211).

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Manchester, June 14-17 (www.bonnaroo.com; [865] 523-2665).

KidsFest Pigeon Forge, Dollywood, June 15-Aug. 5 (www.dollywood.com; 1-800-365-5996).

VIRGINIA

Harborfest Norfolk, Town Point Park, June 8-10 (www.festevents va.org; [757] 441-2345).

Boardwalk Art Show & Festival Virginia Beach, June 14-17 (www.cacv.org/events/ boardwalk.asp; [757] 425-0000).

Red Cross Waterfront Festival Alexandria, June 16-17 (www.waterfrontfestival.org; [703] 549-8300).

WASHINGTON, D.C.

The Phillips Collection Exhibition "American Impressionism: Paintings From the Phillips Collection," June 16-Sept. 9 (www.phillipscollection.org; [202] 387-2151).

National Capital Barbecue Battle Pennsylvania Avenue NW., June 23-24 (www.barbecuebattle. com; [202] 828-3099).