use the internet

as we all know, the internet was a bit of a game-changer, especially for a person interested in goods, services, people or faxes.

cheapions reader hris (name changed to protect identity) sends us the following link which offers specific portals for advance-stalking free summer events, including festivals:

this is the link

cheap happens because of a) advance planning, like a fishing cat stalking its prey, or b) you happened to walk by.

please note that a fishing cat is different from a cat. let it never be said that i compared advanced planning to a cat stalking its prey.

caitlin update: there is really only one important takeaway from that link, and it is festivalfinder.com, which has the same information as festivals.com. i have already populated laura and my google calendar with the arlington blues festival, dc caribbean festival, smithsonian folklife festival, dc sacred festival (10 min walk from our house, not sure what it is, who cares though). laura is volunteering at the fairfax county fair in some sort of segway-riding position for which she has had to train. this is a brilliant cheapion move as it involves free segway riding, free fair admission, free meals, and one creepy guy asking her to dinner.