Young children squeal with excitement at trying the rides at ViVa! Vienna!.Teenagers scream as they cling to their seats on scary rides.Adults pore over intricate handicrafts for sale at vendor stands along a historic street.People of all ages enjoy the food court, a veritable and its own United Nations of tastes. Parents appreciate the fact that there are no costs to participate in ViVa! Vienna! Music fans absorb the sounds of a wide variety of free music to suit everyone's tastes. These statements, you are probably thinking, describe events at different festivals, different locations and different parks where you would have to pay a lot of money just to enter. For all these statements describe an event: ViVa! Vienna!, a three-day festival of food, crafts, music, carnival rides and community spirit, held annually along Vienna's historic Church Street, from Lawyers Road to Mill St., featuring the Old Vienna Train Station and Caboose which act as anchors. Now in its 27th edition, ViVa! Vienna! will return Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 29 through Monday, May 31, 2010. Carnival rides, along with carnival food traditions of popcorn, corn and funnel cakes, will round out the fare. Memorial Sunday and Monday At the weekend, Church Street will be closed to traffic from Lawyers Road to Mill Street to allow stalls for tradespeople, retailers, political parties and candidates, professional groups and community organisations. Local vendors will offer a variety of foods, including pizza, barbecue, hot dogs and burgers, Italian sausage, but also food traditions from countries around the world. "Viva! Vienna! is produced and sponsored by the Rotary Club of Vienna in concert with the title co-sponsor...... means of paper ......c material, such as that found in computers and monitors, from landfills reduces contamination environment," Eichert said. "Helping the environment is the right thing to do and Navy Federal is pleased to offer this service to the community." "Service Above Self" is the motto of Rotary and ViVa! Vienna ! provides the vehicle to serve the community with this celebration and therefore to help charitable organizations serve specific groups. The ViVa! Vienna www.vivaviennava.org also provides information and lists of sources for those who have further questions. Become a ViVa! Vienna! Facebook Fan at http://www.facebook.com/vivavienna “Not only is it a fun weekend for everyone in the family, it's also a worthy cause,” said Jim Marshall “Come out and see for yourself. I bet you'll have fun, whatever your age.”# # #