Those of you on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States are invited to come to the Getaway sponsored by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington. It'll be the second weekend of October this year (Columbus Day weekend in the U.S.; Thanksgiving weekend in Canada). It'll PROBABLY be at Prince William Forest National Park just south (about 25 miles) of Washington, D.C., but the location is still tentative, so check the webpage at www.fsgw.org/getaway to keep up with the latest planning information about it.

--Charlie Baum