City in full Bloom
Apple Blossom Festival 'off to a good start'
Apple Blossom Festival 'off to a good start'
By Alex Bridges - abridges@nvdaily.comWINCHESTER -- April showers made a lot of mud for the Bloom this year.
Trucks face a tougher time going to and from events for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, according Executive Director John Rosenberger.
"We do a lot of stuff on the grass and we can't just walk on the grass, we have to drive on the grass," Rosenberger said Tuesday. "That's probably the biggest problem we've got this year."
Windy, sunny days may help dry up the venue sites, he said.
But the 84th "Timeless" Bloom "is off to a good start," with Monday's Pumps and Pearls event, Rosenberger said. Other main attractions begin Thursday and run through the weekend. This year's queen designate is Caitlin Brunell, daughter of NFL quarterback Mark Brunell, formerly of the Washington Redskins and now with the New York Jets.
Marco Perez polishes and cleans horses on the merry-go-round at the carnival site for the Apple Blossom Festival on Tuesday afternoon. Dennis Grundman/Daily In addition to the numerous sports guests, such as Barry Sanders and Bonnie Blair, this year's Bloom features actress Debbie Reynolds as the grand marshal and country music singer Crystal Gayle as the firefighters marshal.
"Probably [Monday] was the best ticket-sale day we've had this year, which just proves our point that anymore that's simply the way people buy tickets," Rosenberger said. "The old days of people rushing out to buy tickets in a hurry and events selling out, you know, the first day the store opened, I just don't see that happening much anymore."
This just means most people wait to buy tickets until a few days before the events, according to Rosenberger.
"If people want them they better get out there," Rosenberger said. "I would not wait for Thursday or Friday to go buy tickets."
"Probably [Monday] was the best ticket-sale day we've had this year, which just proves our point that anymore that's simply the way people buy tickets," Rosenberger said. "The old days of people rushing out to buy tickets in a hurry and events selling out, you know, the first day the store opened, I just don't see that happening much anymore."
This just means most people wait to buy tickets until a few days before the events, according to Rosenberger.
"If people want them they better get out there," Rosenberger said. "I would not wait for Thursday or Friday to go buy tickets."
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