Northern Europe, especially Scandinavian countries, celebrated the beginning of summer on 23 June with maypoles, music, dancing and bonfires. To celebrate the beginning of summer and to acknowledge that some readers may take vacation time during June, Global Network News is including the regular Satellite Notes-Local section in this article. On 3-7 June, historic downtown Sedalia, MO will feature the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival. The festival features both free and admission indoor and outdoor events, including concerts, symposiums, tea dances, a ragtime ball, sheet music swap, antiques and collectibles, piano rolls and player pianos, and historic walking tours. Ozark, AR holds its Original Ozark Festival on 5-6 June, celebrating the oldest US city incorporated with the name Ozark.
Food is available along with music, contests and other events.
This is an outdoor Victorian-type festival with strawberry treats, crafts, antiques, children's activities, carriage rides, a flea market and entertainment. Moving further south, Oklahoma City, OK will host the Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival on 11-14 June. Thousands of Native Americans representing more than 100 tribes from across North America celebrate their proud heritage at one of the largest intertribal gatherings in the world. The festival features dance competitions, art exhibits, film and video showings, lectures, storytelling and a parade. Still in Oklahoma, on 12-20 June, the Oklahoma Mozart International Festival will be held in Bartlesville.