Each year, the California Historic Route 66 Association selects one of the eight states through which Route 66 runs to host the Route 66 International Festival. This year, the festival will be held from August 9-12, 2012 at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds in Victorville, CA. Making it an even more historic event, the fairgrounds are on old Route 66! With the theme “California Dreamin’ on Route 66”, the Route 66 International Festival 2012 will attract thousands of Route 66 enthusiasts, historians, fans and custodians of the “Mother Road” from across the country; including international visitors from 17 different countries, as well as local residents. And me.
I’ve been accepted as a participant in the festival, and I’ll be there signing my books on August 10th and 11th. Except for Daughter Am I, the story of a road trip from Colorado to Chicago, my books don’t have anything to do with Route 66, but I’ve had little luck with writer’s conferences and library presentations, so I’m going to try something completely different. It should be interesting. I’ll have to stay for the two days rather than do what I normally do at festivals — walk around for a few minutes then leave. (I never did know how to have fun. At least not what other people consider fun.)
So, if you’re going to be in Victorville on August 10 and 11th, be sure to stop by the fairgrounds and look me up. I’m at the Alaska Pavilion, table 10. I’ll be waiting for you.
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August 9, 2012 at 10:52 am
You are so lucky. Route 66! Weird link for blog play here: http://2bnine.wordpress.com
August 9, 2012 at 1:44 pm
Sound brilliant. I hope you have have fun, and enjoy good sales and readers too.
August 9, 2012 at 5:24 pm
Hope you do well both promoting your writing and getting some out there in reader’s hands. Would love to do it myself.
August 11, 2012 at 8:48 pm
Thank you, David. The festival was interesting, and I met some fascinating people.
August 10, 2012 at 3:42 pm
I wish! Do you remember Route 66, the TV series? Wow now I’m aging myself. I loved the show.
August 16, 2012 at 12:05 pm
The California Route 66 Association does not choose the location for the annual festival. It is normally done by a group of interested Route 66 “roadies” from along the road and from all eight states. It just worked out that California was chosen to host this year’s festival.
August 16, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Thank you for the correction. But the California Route 66 Association did sponsor the show, right?
August 16, 2012 at 12:27 pm
Yes, the California association was the main organization sponsoring the festival along with the Historic Route 66 Federation.