This year the festival will be held Thursday July 4 and July 6-9 (against 11 days last year), and includes even the nuts and bolts of the popular celebration of the summer.

"Summer Celebration has always tried to keep the big event by adding new activities that we believe our customers will enjoy," said Bryon Mazade, Muskegon city manager and chairman of the festival. "This year we added Pirate Island Banana and a derby in the middle, and we have added contests, interviews and other activities in the area together."

Pirate Island is a family theater production presented involving public volunteers 15-20. Mates to join the pirate crew and become stars in a swashbuckling adventure. Performances take place July 1-4.

Other designers such as Stella McCartney and Emanuel Ungaro, also used the track record to present their latest creations during Paris Fashion Week, writes Joelle Diderich Italian designer Stefano Pilati returned to the place where Yves Saint Laurent bid farewell to present his couture line of ready-to-wear for the French label. Saint Laurent took over the lobby of the massive Museum of Modern Art Georges Pompidou in 2002 for a career retrospective lasting nearly two hours - an eternity by the standards of modern fashion. Stefano Pilati went for a record: the longest bridge in the world.Models paraded on a narrow room that ran along the building - 166 meters, to be precise. The YSL display capped a day of fall / winter presentations in Paris that also included Celine, Stella McCartney and Emanuel Ungaro. The shade of pink plastered on the walls and chairs was lifted from the packaging of the doll Saint Laurent Parfum baby, and the collection also paid tribute to the Heritage House. Nods to the master included pussycat bows, done everything from plush mink to supple leather, and ample knee dress with two thin leather strips crossing in the back.Not content to stroll through the archives, Pilati looked all the way back to ancient civilizations of Byzantium and Greece. This showed the heavy gold chains that curled across cut-out panels on a sleeveless top and a gold necklace encrusted with precious stones on a blue evening gown chiffon.

Other designers, such as Stella McCartney and Emanuel Ungaro, also used the record-breaking runway to present their latest creations during the Paris Fashion Week, writes Joelle Diderich Italian designer Stefano Pilati returned to the venue where Yves Saint Laurent bid farewell to couture to present his ready-to-wear collection for the French label. Saint Laurent took over the massive hall of the Pompidou modern art museum in 2002 for a career retrospective lasting close to two hours - an eternity by the standards of modern fashion shows. Pilati went for a different record: that of the world's longest catwalk. Models marched down a narrow room that ran the length of the building - 166 meters, to be precise. The YSL display capped a day of autumn/winter presentations in Paris that also included Celine, Stella McCartney and Emanuel Ungaro. The shade of pink plastered over the walls and chairs was lifted from the packaging of Saint Laurent's fragrance Baby Doll, and the collection also paid homage to the house heritage. Nods to the master included pussycat bows, done in everything from plush mink to supple leather, and an ample knee-length coat with two thin leather strips crossing at the back. Not content to stroll through the archives, Pilati looked all the way back to the ancient civilizations of Byzantium and Greece. This showed in the heavy gold chains that curled across cut-out panels on a sleeveless top, and a jewel-encrusted gold collar on a navy chiffon evening dress.

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