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  Calabash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The calabash (not to be confused with the calabaza) is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle, utensil, or pipe.
The calabash is frequently used in southern Chinese cuisine as either a stir-fry or in a soup.
In Hawaii a calabash is a large serving bowl.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calabash   (543 words)

  
 Calabash, North Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calabash is a town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, in the Wilmington metro area.
Calabash was named after gourds that grew in the region, which were used for drinking.
Calabash was not named for Gourds that grow in the region, but rather it was named for the shape of the Calabash River.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calabash,_North_Carolina   (475 words)

  
 CALABASH - LoveToKnow Article on CALABASH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
It is the name of a tree (Crescentia Citjete) of tropical America, whose gourd-like fruit is so hard that vessels made of it can be used over a fire many times before being burned.
CALABASH TREE, a native of the West Indies and South America, known.
The fruit resembles a gourd, and has a woody rind, which after removal of the pulp forms a calabash.
35.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CA/CALABASH.htm   (116 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Calabash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The name Calabash can refer to one of several species of plant: for the vine Lagenaria siceraria see Calabash for the tree Crescentia cujete see Calabash (tree) a town in North Carolina: Calabash, North Carolina a style of smoking pipe made from the gourd of the calabash vine, above, with...
Calabash This image shows a calabash as used for drinking mate tea.
Calabash is a town located in Brunswick County, North Carolina, in the Wilmington metro area.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Calabash   (1526 words)

  
 Calabash Literary Festival 2004
Thus it was that Calabash 2004 incorporated music (a tribute to Peter Tosh, a performance by Ernie Smith), social commentary comedy (Phyllis Stickney) and poetry and fiction of a wide topical and thematic expanse.
Calabash is, in addition to the principles which animate it, about the atmosphere and ergonomics.
Calabash’s mission statement reflects the boldness of its producers, who seek “to transform the literary arts in the Caribbean by being the region's best-managed producer of workshops, seminars and performances.”
www.jahworks.org /music/book_reviews/Calabash2004.htm   (1795 words)

  
 Calabash Recognized at WTM
Calabash is a commercial venture with a strong social agenda founded on developing the communities that tourists visit.
Calabash Trust runs programmes in nearby townships benefiting children and youth with a focus on education, food provision, cultural exchange, and provision of furniture and educational equipment.
Calabash owner, Paul Miedema, cites the FTTSA assessment and certification process as one of the key reasons for their edge in the Responsible Tourism Award competition.
www.fairtourismsa.org.za /news/messages/11112004.html   (453 words)

  
 Calabash: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
A calabasa (not to be confused with a calabash) is a kind of squash commonly eaten in latin america, the philippines, and the caribbean....
(one of the calabash subspecies is known as the bottle gourd.
The calabash was one of the first cultivated plants in the Americas, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/calabash.htm   (610 words)

  
 Calabash 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Scheduled for Memorial Day weekend, May 27-29, Calabash is billed as the Caribbean's hottest and coolest literary event, a claim supported by the cover story feature in the March/April 2005 issue of Poets and Writers.
Calabash’s main goal is to transform the literary arts in the region by utilizing the Caribbean’s best producers of workshops, seminars and performances.
Calabash is steadily becoming the festival of choice for leading authors throughout the world.
www.reggaetimes.com /articles/publish/article_450.shtml   (447 words)

  
 The Calabash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
A Calabash made of copper or brass can transform the Sha qi of the Earth of the 2 Black and 5 Yellow, especially if a Bagua diagram is fixed to the body of the Calabash.
The Calabash was mentioned in the “Feixing Fu” (A Descriptive Prose on Flying Stars), one of the four classic “Fu” of Xuan Kong Feixing.
In this case, if there is a mountain in the shape of a Calabash located in the direction of the 7 Red Star and the star is timely, we can say the house is likely to produce an expert in the art of divination or medicine.
www.feng-shui-architects.com /articles-calabash.htm   (890 words)

  
 Calabash Views one bedroom vacation rental on St. John in the US Virgin Islands with Caribbean sun, beaches, snorkeling ...
Calabash Views one bedroom vacation rental on St. John in the US Virgin Islands with Caribbean sun, beaches, snorkeling nearby.
Calabash Views may still be rented separately, but the main level may only be rented together with Calabash Views.
Calabash Views will not be available for the Christmas/New Years '06-'07 by itself, but only in conjunction with the Dinosaur House.
calabashviews.com   (402 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Calabash: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Calabash is all about the internal life of an adolescent called Kay Goodwin.
Not only is Kay welcomed into the fantastic land of Calabash, but also it seems that the people there have been waiting for him, and might actually have summoned him...
There's a very powerful colonial theme residing in 'Calabash' which places this book amongst the most imaginative of the Victorian Gothic period, like Haggard's 'She' and Stoker's 'Dracula', with the exception here being that Fowler is the much more competent novelist.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0751530409   (1599 words)

  
 Don't Miss Calabash
If you're not a local, and are coming to Myrtle Beach for a beach or golf vacation for the first time, it really is smart to read as much about the area as possible before you leave home.
Calabash is a small North Carolina town, with quaint shops, friendly people, and fresh, Calabash-style Seafood restaurants galore.
When you're actually in Calabash, referring to the local food as Calabash-style ranks right up there with referring to Single Malt Whiskey as Scotch, when visiting Scotland.
www.myrtlebeachexperience.com /id6.htm   (708 words)

  
 Rock Paper Scissors - Thomas Mapfumo, Rise Up (Calabash) - Press Release
Calabash is fast-establishing a reputation for creating forward-thinking strategic partnerships that bring the music industry into the modern age.
Calabash is the provider of content for the digital retail store of national radio program Afropop Worldwide.
Calabash also just launched a weekly video premier of new music videos available as streams on the website, timed to coincide with Link’s broadcast of a new video.
www.rockpaperscissors.biz /index.cfm/fuseaction/current.press_release/project_id/209.cfm   (686 words)

  
 Roadfood.com Forums - Calabash
Calabash is an area just across the North Carolina border from South Carolina.
Incidentlly, "Calabash style" at locations outside of Calabash are seldom anything close to being as good as the fresh catch coming directly into the kitchens at the Calabash locations.
And Jeepguy's comment, "some local seafood, mostly not", might apply to "Calabash style" places, but the places I have eaten in Calabash sure seem fresh to me. Watching the boats unload gives me a high level of confidence that it is fresh, especially the shrimp-oyster-flounder combo that I usually order.
www.roadfood.com /Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8970   (724 words)

  
 Jimmy Durante   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Calabash must have been some fictional character that Durante dreamed up just to tease his audiences.
Calabash residents note that Lucy recognized the significance of Durante's little secret message but preferred to stay out of the limelight.
Calabash." "Mom was a very private person," recalls Clarice, "She didn't speak much about her 'Mrs.
www.skypoint.com /members/schutz19/durante.htm   (397 words)

  
 Hispanic Business - Calabash International Literary Festival 2005: ‘The Fire is Lit’ on Jamaica’s ...
The mission of the Calabash International Literary Festival Trust is to transform the literary arts in the Caribbean by being the region’s best-managed producer of workshops, seminars and performances.
Calabash is supported locally in the weeks leading up to the festival with a series of workshops, seminars and film showing/screenings, all geared towards promoting the arts.
The segment, slated for the afternoon of May 29, continues the Calabash tradition of a retrospective about the artistic contributions of legendary Jamaican musicians, such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh who were each honored in previous festivals.
www.hispanicbusiness.com /news/newsbyid.asp?id=22163   (801 words)

  
 Calabash North Carolina Real Estate
Romantic in its fishing village aura, Calabash is reminiscent of a quaint antique postcard.
Borne of this legacy of great seafood and its natural abundance is a reference to preparation which is now considered "Calabash Style", a world famous designation of serving seafood and regional cuisine.
Watersports, golf, fishing, boat rentals, jet ski rentals, bike rentals, shopping, kids activities, waterfront walkway, and deep sea fishing are only a few of the attractions this a popular but quiet vacation destination, life is a balance between the calm seclusion of the area beaches and the easy proximity to the mainland entertainment and recreation.
www.calabashrealestate.com   (504 words)

  
 Statistics: Area code 910 in Calabash, North Carolina 28467
Calabash is located in Brunswick County in the state of North Carolina.
The latitude for the geographic center of 28467 is 33.9181 and the longitude is -78.5805.
Calabash and 28467 are located in North Carolina in the United States of America.
www.zipwise.com /zip-codes/north-carolina/calabash-28467.php   (461 words)

  
 Definition of Calabash from dictionary.net
American, Calabash, or Jamaica, nutmeg, the fruit of a tropical shrub (Monodora Myristica).
A water dipper, bottle, bascket, or other utensil, made from the dry shell of a calabash or gourd.
Its hard shell, after the removal of the pulp, is used for cups, bottles, etc. The African calabash tree is the baobab.
www.dictionary.net /calabash   (428 words)

  
 Calabash Fire Department News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Calabash Fire Department has requested additional funds from the county and the towns of Calabash and Carolina Shores so that the department can hire additional firefighters.
Calabash town commissioners appropriated $25,000 with the stipulation that Carolina Shores and Brunswick County offer matching amounts.
The newly organized Calabash Fire Corps has just received a $1000 grant from BEMC to fund the File of Life project.
www.calabashfd.org /news   (1130 words)

  
 Lost Worlds of Kuringai : Ruined Castle Of Calabash
On a peninsular overlooking Calabash Bay stands the tall imposing stone ruins of what appears to be a castle.
It is referred to as "the ruins" or "the haunted house" and is sometimes confused with Rats Castle, s natural formation further down the creek.
The road from McCallum's Ave, Berrilee down to John Fretus' property at Calabash was the other half of this surveyed road which was never made official.
www.coolrunning.com.au /fatass/blackstump/ruinedcastle.shtml   (711 words)

  
 Art and Oracle: A Scholarly Resource of African and Rituals of Divination | Explore & Learn | The Metropolitan ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
This Yoruba calabash distills one of the most complex ideas conceived by the human imagination into a design of elegant understatement and simplicity.
Ase is alluded to figuratively in the gourd's decorative motifs through bird imagery, associated with the mystical powers attributed to women and divine kings in Yoruba society.
The threshold between aye and orun, represented as the line that bisects and joins the two spherical units of the calabash, is presided over by Orunmila, the deity responsible for the Yoruba system of divination known as Ifa, and Esu (also called Elegba), the divine messenger and mediator.
www.metmuseum.org /explore/oracle/figures12.html   (659 words)

  
 Calabash golf, Myrtle Beach golf courses, Myrtle Beach golf packages
Calabash is a former recipient of Golf Digest's 4-Star rating, and is considered especially suited to seniors, juniors and women.
Calabash, designed by Willard Byrd, in a traditional layout that is challenging yet player friendly, follows the natural contours of the land and has most of its trouble off to the sides.
Calabash Golf Links is located in the coastal area of Calabash, North Carolina, approximately five miles from the NC/SC border.
www.myrtlebeachgolfcourses.com /calabash.htm   (234 words)

  
 CD Baby: IKWUNGA: Calabash Afrobeat-Poems by Ikwunga Vol.1
Calabash Vol.1 brings together a superb collection of Ikwunga's poetry married with a satiny Afrobeat.
Ikwunga, an American Board Certified Psychiatrist and the son of a famous West African poet and tribal Chief, is unarguably the first afrobeat poet and the original creator of this unique addition to the afro-beat pantheon and to the burgeoning spoken word genre.
Proceeds from Ikwunga's Calabash series will partly fund the creation of The African Alliance for the Mentally Ill (TAAMI), a non-profit organization that will generate public awareness of mental illness in African communities, and advocate for mental health services treatment and research.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/ikwunga   (746 words)

  
 Calabash Profile | Calabash NC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Calabash, NC, population 711, is located in North Carolina's Brunswick county, about 82.3 miles from Fayetteville and 130.2 miles from Raleigh.
Through the 90's Calabash's population has declined by about 41%.
It is estimated that in recent years Calabash's population has been growing at an annual rate of 2.1 percent.
www.idcide.com /citydata/nc/calabash.htm   (50 words)

  
 Calabash Cattery
Our home is our cattery and all the cats we have, now numbering seven, have the run of the house, except for the basement and the attic.
Our aim is to produce Maine Coons that meet the CFA show standards for the breed, and that are also healthy, affectionate and with a "people oriented" personality.
His name is "Savi" (Calabash's Cabernet Sauvignon) and he is owned now by Brenda Flahault, of New Jersey.
www.angelfire.com /ct2/calabash   (267 words)

  
 Restaurants Calabash | Insiders Guide to NC's Southern Coast
Don't be surprised to find this tiny place with a line of customers stretching around the corner.
It's that popular, as much for its low, low prices as for the food, which is as good as anywhere in Calabash.
You will find that Ella's remains one of the stalwarts of Calabash, It stays open most of the off-season, and it's been doing so since 1950.
www.insiders.com /wilmington/main-restaurants9.htm   (336 words)

  
 CALABASH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Calabash International Literary Festival was founded in 2001 by novelist Colin Channer with the support of two friends, the poet Kwame Dawes and the producer Justine Henzell.
The festival is produced by the Calabash International Literary Festival Trust (the Trust), which also produces publishing seminars, writing workshops and a film series.
The Trust is affiliated with the Friends of the Calabash International Literary Festival, a registered 501(c)(3) corporation in the United States.
www.calabashfestival.org /sh/info.htm?Jam-boree.com   (233 words)

  
 Calabashes - Calabash wholesale - Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
We not only produce a large variety of calabashes, but also continuously expand our range and keep abreast with the newest trends in interior decoration.
Here at "Calabash", you will discover that we give new dimension to the humble calabash, with cheeky modern colors to be a focus point is any dull room.
For those who prefer the more tradisional, a few natural calabashes with their earthly color, wonderful curves and textures, would be just the solution.
www.calabash.co.za   (157 words)

  
 Island Outpost - Jake's - Accommodations - Calabash Bay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Capturing with large windows and always-open-doors the natural beauty of their surroundings, a spacious floor plan and several outdoor lounging areas keep the house cool and the beauty of the seascape always in sight.
From a vantage point of over two acres of prime beachfront, the property is a barefoot walk away from the golden sands of the bay, dotted with playful pelicans and colorfully painted canoes that embody the timeless Jamaican charm of this small fishing village--already on the map because of nearby sister property, Jake’s.
Unpretentious and welcoming, Calabash Bay exudes genuine, relaxed, Jamaican hospitality with the backdrop of understated yet elegant modern Caribbean décor, Royal Hut throws, Indian and Moroccan accessories and a host of useful amenities.
www.islandoutpost.com /jakes/accommodations/calabash_bay   (214 words)

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