Keep up with fireworks clubs and news.

Here's some info that you might use:

• Facts & Figures
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Consumer Fireworks Safety Tips
• Be On the Lookout
• Glossary of Pyrotechnic Terms
• General information for Fire Service Professionals
• National Council on Fireworks Safety
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• U.S. Department of Transportation
• Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• Pyrotechnics Guild International, Inc.
• Photographing Fireworks-- A Guide by Kodak

Join a fireworks club and enjoy fireworks legally. Clubs provide legal areas to shoot fireworks and opportunities to learn safety measures. Some clubs have access to discounts and classes on how to build and shoot commercial fireworks.
 
Nearly all fireworks clubs in the United States are endorsed by the Pyrotechnics Guild International (PGI). The PGI provides resources, course materials, written publications, and guidance for clubs and PGI members. In addition, the PGI sponsors an annual convention each year that allows members to get together to exchange ideas and view some of the best fireworks in the world. You should consider joining the PGI if you are not already a member.

Here is a list of the fireworks clubs in the United States:

Connecticut Pyrotechnics Association
http://www.cpapyro.org

Crackerjacks Fireworks Club
http://www.crackerjacks.org

MoPyro
http://www.mopyro.com

Michigan Pyrotechnics Art Guild
http://www.mpag.org

New Hampshire Pyrotechnics Association
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/nhpa2

Pyrotechnic Artists of Texas (The Texas Fireants)
http://www.fireants.org

Rocky Mountain Pyrotechnics Guild
http://www.rmpg.org

Stumptown Shooters
groups.msn.com/StumptownShooters

Western New York Pyrotechnic Association
www.wnypa.com

Western Pyrotechnic Association
http://wpa.pyrotechnics.org

Wisconsin Pyrotechnic Arts Guild
http://www.tznet.com/shubing/wpa

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Acceptance into a college-level performing arts program is a major achievement for anyone.  Blind musicians face even tougher obstacles.  The nonprofit Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind (PAD, NFB) celebrates the accomplishments of outstanding blind students with the Mary Anne Parks Performing Arts Scholarship, awarded at PAD’s annual July convention.  PAD also provides subsidies, mentoring and peer support. Singer/songwriter & recording artist Donna Hill (Meshoppen), blind from Retinitis Pigmentosa, volunteers to raise awareness about PAD.  Help creative blind Americans become independent, productive citizens. Give a tax-deductible contribution. Or, purchase the “Sound in Sight” CD, a multi-genre compilation of original songs & covers donated by blind recording artists, including Donna’s “The Edge of the Line.”

NEPA Wine Country - your online guide to northeastern Pennsylvania's vineyards & wineries. Featuring wine trail bus tours, online general store, wine event production, NEPA business directory and a whole lot more.

October is Pennsylvania Wine Month - October ushers in Pennsylvania Wine Month!  Visit your local winery to take in the variety of wines. Autumn is about harvest and changing leaves, so take to the roads and byways of the Commonwealth and discover the wineries. The amount of wineries in Pennsylvania has grown to more than 100 strong, with one in at least 45 minutes drive time from any point in the State. Cabernet Franc, Chambourcin or Concord...find your wine and "Savor the Experience". Visit the events page of NEPA Wine Country or www.pennsylvaniawine.com for a listing of upcoming activities to celebrate.

Antler Ridge

Laddsburg Mountain Winery

Pickering Winery

Capra Collina Vineyard

Maiolatesi Wine Cellars

Preate Winery

Bastress Mountain Winery

Bird Song Winery & Vineyard

Eagle Rock Winery

Lopez Winery & Vineyard

Hidden Creek Vineyard & Winery

Antler Ridge

Calkins Creek Vineyard

Nimble Hill Vineyard & Winery