Last Saturday, I helped MHG set-up and take-down a vending table for a hafla, which is basically just a get-together where belly dancers do a whole lotta wiggling. Because I am a dutiful boyfriend, I did a lot of driving near the venue to get various supplies. Because I am NOT a dutiful blogger, however, I forgot to get her digital camera and take a picture of the venue’s very telling sign.<\/p>\n
You see, the Community Center hosting the hafla was to host the Lions Club Festival a few days later. So, as I pulled into the parking lot, the sign (which had been misspelled) proudly proclaimed “LOINSFEST!” Which, I think, should be the name for the next belly dancing event in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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