City of Baltimore presents “BaltiMORE for Less Weekend” May 3rd and 4th - special events, discounted parking, free “Milkshake” children’s band concert: http://www.baltimore.org/moreforless/

Thanks, John!

Barilla has partnered with children’s book publisher Scholastic for a free book (“More Spaghetti, I Say”) with the purchase of two boxes of Piccolini pasta, a new product geared to kids.

The offer runs through December and is open to the first 5,000 people.

A co-marketed Web site at http://www.scholastic.com/barilla/ lets visitors read a virtual book, “Mealtime Magic.” The story tells the tale of a funny little fairy who uses her magic sprinkles of cheese to show a busy family the value of sitting down together to share a meal.

Barilla Piccolini is mini pasta, available in four shapes—Mini Penne, Mini Farfalle, Mini Fusilli and Mini Wheels.

Send UPCs with your name, mailing address, email and phone number to:

Barilla Book Offer
557 Broadway
PO Box 711
New York, NY 10012

Details here.

Also on the Barilla website: a nice section on cooking pasta meals with children.

Ben & Jerry’s annual Free Cone Day is Tuesday, April 29. They’re celebrating their 30th birthday this year.

Our local Ben & Jerry’s is in downtown Frederick City, on Carroll Creek.

This year’s Fairie Festival will be held May 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, at Spoutwood Farm in Glen Rock, PA.

Flickr album from last year.

• Printable 10%-Off Best Buy Coupon

• Rita’s Italian Ice Online Birthday Club

  Print a B1G1F coupon just for signing up for Rita’s birthday club. Then, on your birthday, you’ll receive a coupon for a free Rita’s Italian ice.

With summer just around the corner, I thought it might be a good time to share info on local businesses that hire teens/college students. Feel free to contribute to this list:

• Smokey Glen Farm (Gaithersburg), part-time summer jobs May through October. Must be available for PART-TIME WEEKEND work during the late spring, summer and early fall. Must be 15 by September 1. TELEPHONE: 301-948-9170.