Today marks the beginning of the Action Auction here in town! Get those bids in! (This is a scaled-down version of the Auction. It used to run ten days and take over one’s life.)




Elsewhere around the world…



Skis plus snowmobiles equal Arctic Man in Alaska.



In Washington, meanwhile, they’re celebrating daffodils with parades and queens and all sorts of crazy shenanigans.



In Arkansas, the Scottish Festival begins.



In Texas, Galveston’s FeatherFest takes wing.



In South Carolina, it’s all about the grits.



And in Cambridge, the spring literary festival takes place this weekend. Festival season has begun!