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CONTENTS General information and schedule of events Lodi Grape Festival honors nation with patriotic theme, ‘America the Beautiful’ Mural captures festival’s patriotic theme Fair talent guaranteed to rock Lodi with funk, alternative, blues Don and Jean Phillips head this year’s parade as grand marshals Festival parade comes from months of planning, effort Patriotic festival theme turns Grape Pavilion into a hall of flags Festival presents chance to taste fine local wines Good eats, from snacks to desserts, can be found at the festival Bobbie Norton: Invaluable behind-the-scenes person Answers to Grape Festival trivia questions Butler Amusements brings fun, games to Grape Festival Step right up and win a stuffed bulldog! Talented people make murals with grapes Hewlett-Packard brings technology exhibit to town Swan Brothers bring comedy circus to festival once again Don’t forget to visit the petting zoo Grape Festival features tobacco-free zones for fair-goers Festival Web site tells what to see, do 2002 president Caroline Lange has years of festival experience Board of directors plans for four-day event all year 2001 Grape Festival carried on despite terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. From Tokay to today: Evolution of the Grape Festival |
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Patriotic festival theme turns Grape Pavilion into a hall of flags By Mary Min Vincent Hanging high in the rafters of the Grape Festival Pavilion are all 50 American state flags. In two neat rows, the colorful state banners were added to the inside of the pavilion earlier in the year along with a gigantic 30-foot-wide United States flag near the east end of the building. On the west wall, a new “America the Beautiful” mural has been painted. On the east wall, there are 10 colonial-era flags showing the progression in the design of the U.S. flag. From a simple red cross on a stark white background to the present-day Stars and Stripes, the American flag has undergone vast changes as seen in this collection. Historical facts about each of the flags will be displayed nearby. The flags are part of this year’s Grape Festival theme “America the Beautiful” and will remain on exhibit after the four-day event. Festival-goers will have a chance to test their recognition skills of the 50 state flags with a special name game ballot included with each Grape Festival program, handed out at every entrance gate. Grab a pen or pencil and head over to the Pacific Coast Producers Pavilion to try your luck identifying the 50 United States flags. The game was originally planned as a contest, Grape Festival General Manager Mark Armstrong said. Instead, every program holder will have a chance to participate in the guessing game. “It’s a lot harder than you would think to correctly identify the state flags,” said Armstrong, pointing out South Carolina’s state flag. With a white crescent moon and palm tree on it’s blue background, this southern state flag could easily be confused for the Hawaiian state flag, he said. Armstrong hopes everyone will try the game. Home | News | Sports | Business | Features | Opinion | Obituaries |Classifieds | Archives |
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