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Hey all!
I know a lot of you are wondering where the big redhead photo from Dublin, Ohio and the whole gallery are, and we're working on it! I just reminded the festival council we still don't have the official photo yet. Don't forget to share and upload your own photos too! 
I decided last minute on Saturday to go to the Toronto Redhead Summit, so I'm recovering from that on top of other business. It was fun, got lots of video, photos, and stories that I need to post from it too! The duo is really amazing and despite pouring rain, they had about 150 redheads, of which I met about 20.
I should be around (other than behind-the-scenes) the site this weekend (gah, hope there's no last-minute redhead summits 
). I can't wait to chat with you all and share all the fun things that have been happening.
Getting the site internationalized and ready for Roodharigendag next weekend too, languages are coming along.
See you more soon - gotta sleep.
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North American Redhead Gathering - Summer 2010
Redhead World is working to create a redhead gathering in North America this summer. For the past few years, there has been a lot of demand for a large redhead gathering on this side of the Atlantic for those who can't make the trip to Roodharigendag in the Netherlands.
So, Redhead World is going to dive in with a large gathering, possibly 2,000 or more redheads. We've been in talks with a midwest Celtic festival for several months now. We haven't quite made all the arrangements official yet, so we can't reveal the particular festival or location just yet. The festival council has met to consider our ideas though, and given it an enthusiastic "go." We want to give all of you a "heads up" so you could start planning travel plans.
The event will take place in the United States' midwest region on the weekend of August 8, 2010 with the redhead events currently planned for that day. In addition to a massive redhead gathering and photoshoot, there will be a redhead contest. Redhead World will also have a small information tent set up at the festival so you can stop by to meet me, CelticCurls, and other member volunteers and maybe meet some other redheads in the days leading up to Sunday's big event.
A redhead documentarian whose team is doing a documentary on redheads is attending. They will be filming the various redhead events and conducting some interviews.
We hope to release official details very soon, however, Redhead World needs your help!
Our sponsorship of this Celtic festival alone will be quite a substantial fee ($5,000), but it does buy us a lot. Based on the festival's annual reports' attendance figures, we expect over 2,000 redheads to be attending the festival each day - we hope most of them will attend our photoshoot. We also get everything that goes along with one of the best-planned and largest Celtic festivals in the world: many food vendors on hand, lots of shopping, insurance, police/security, first aid, transportation, parking, and several stages and exhibits of the best Celtic music and entertainment.
So, please, please, help make our redhead gathering possible. We have just launched a sponsorship page where you can sponsor us for as little as $10. We would only need 600 people to buy a $10 sponsorship to make our goal of $6,000 to cover our expenses. Please help us as much as you can; as a new website, we simply don't have enough money to cover all of the costs.
We'll be publishing a list of ways you can help spread the word in the coming days too, please help however you can!
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The MythBusters pain episode featuring redheads that everyone has been waiting for is tonight, April 28, 2010 (in the U.S. at least).
In early January we reported that Adam Savage was making a call for redhead test volunteers for the show via his Twitter channel. We got the word out quickly enough that a couple of our members were able to apply, and so you just might see our own MissyMarie on tonight's program.
BoltZero and others did more research and found that the episode would revolve around pain. Do redheads feel more? Women or men? Can cursing help ease the pain? All of that will be found on tonight's episode.
Here are some preview clips:
See the Kari Byron Swear Pain Test at the Discovery Channel site.
UPDATE #1: User OmniTomato was spotted. Here he is with Jamie Hyneman while Adam Savage works the computers. They used ice water to test the myths.
After dunking:
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Just one week after the Great British Redhead Festival, a PR firm for the new short film, Chasing Cotards, is hosting a ginger flashmob this coming weekend. It's an exciting week for redheads in the United Kingdom!
London Ginger Flashmob
April 17, 2010 - 3:00pm-3:30pm BDT (GMT+1)
London, England, United Kingdom
Meeting at The Betjeman Arms at 3 and heading to graveyard.
The Betjeman Arms, Unit 53, St. Pancras International Station, King's Cross London NW1 2QR
Wear white clothes!
The redheads will meet at the Betjeman Arms pub at 3pm first:
The Betjeman Arms Pub
Unit 53, St. Pancras International Station, King's Cross London NW1 2QR
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Then, once gathered, the group of gingers will walk to the graveyard of the St Pancras Old Church and Gardens, one of the oldest churches in Britain. There, the mob will haunt the graveyard. The address is:
St Pancras Old Church and Gardens, Pancras Road, NW1 1UL
There will be plenty of media photographers of national and local newspapers and magazines on hand documenting the event. Afterwards, most will probably return to the pub for socializing and a drink.
You might be wondering: why redheads haunting a graveyard in morbid fashion? Well, the new movie deals with a man who is haunted by the portrait of his deceased, beautiful redhead wife who left him much too soon. He apparently tries to commit suicide and believes that he is dead. You can see the trailer and read more about the film at their website:
http://www.chasingcotards.com/
Chasing Cotards will premiere at the London's BFI IMAX cinema on Saturday, May 8th, 2010. With 3 years of work, a huge production team and excellent cast, it looks to be quite a film.
The mob of redheads will no doubt almost rival the beauty of lead actress, Olivia Grant, pictured above. Further contact information for the Ginger Flashmob can be found at their page on Facebook:
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We reported earlier about the TMZ "Ravishing Redheads" photo contest. The results are in!
TMZ released the 177 entries and put them up for voting. You can see all the entries here. There are a few familiar faces in the bunch, and some really wonderful photos - from professional quality to great subjects.
The final results were a little surprising after having looked through all 177 photos (some with multiple fiery redheads in the same photo), but still very nice. The final winning photo is here.
I apologize for not letting you know more about the stages of the contest, but there was so little information. It was unclear whether this contest was open to just U.S. residents or the whole world, and there was no deadline specifically posted. Hopefully, the next redhead photo contest TMZ holds will have more detailed rules and a longer entry duration.
Edit: Well, I just found the contest rules, not on the entry form page, but on the voting page. 
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The Great British Redhead Festival, the first major redhead festival in the United Kingdom, is less than a week away and there's lots more news and final details to cover. Once again, the festival's main information:
The Great British Redhead Festival
Saturday and Sunday, April 10-11, 2010
Morley/Leeds, England, United Kingdom
UPDATE (April 6, 2010):
The Great British Redhead Festival now has it's own official webpage with Google map links to all locations:
http://thegreatbritishredheadfestival.moonfruit.com
Sponsor On Board
The logistics company dealing in freight, Redhead International, was recently announced as the sponsor the 2010 Great British Redhead Festival. A wonderful match in names, the senior management will also be joining in on the fun activities and helping with the charity walk on Sunday.
British Redhead Cosmetics Company Offering Contest
The British company specializing in cosmetics and hair care products just for redheads, Simply Redheads, will be at the festival with Zoe doing a free prize draw for products.
If you are not able to attend and would like to enter into this draw please email before 9th April 2010 with your name and preferred email address. Products will be despatched free of charge to the UK only.
Interview with the Creator of the Festival
In case you haven't seen it yet, Redhead-World.net interviewed "BrillantRedHair," the creator of the festival. Here are the YouTube videos of the telephone interview:
Official Full Schedule
The Great British Redhead Festival aka Gingerfest
The Great British Redhead Festival, which will take place on 10th April, this year. This will be the first ever UK national celebration of all things redhead/gingerish/auburn/strawberry-blonde and carrot-top... Taking place in Morley, Leeds on Saturday 10th April 2010, a free event, not-for-profit, and a fun day to make a light-hearted celebration of all things gingerish. There is no political angle, no bureaucrats and nobody taking offence at being called ginger.
The highlight of the day will be a mass photograph of hundreds (hopefully thousands) of redheads by the media.
10.00 am Meet-up Cucina, Queen Street with live music.
10.30 am Welcome by the Hon. Mayor of Morley, Mrs Varley.
11.00 am The Ginger Hoppity Horse Derby down Queen Street (Cucina to The Queens) with teams divided into England v Scotland v Ireland v Wales with prizes. Master of Ceremonies, the Hon. Paul Cockroft aka The Tingley Troll.
12.00 am Ernie Wise statue. A mass performance of the Parrock Nook Band. All attendees are asked to bring a ‘homemade' instrument (even if it is just a tin can and a stick), and familiarise themselves with three tunes: Edelweiss, The Entertainer and Rocking All Over the World. We shall then all play them together. Several hundred inept musicians in musical disharmony. Bedlam. There will be prizes. Master of Ceremonies, the Hon. Peter Mudge, Town Centre Manager.
1.00 pm The Mayor's Parlour. Presentation of the prize for the "Ginger Ninja" children's art competition by Secretary of State for Schools, Ed Balls. First prize, a £100 gift voucher donated by Land Securities/White Rose Centre. Runner-up prizes kindly donated by Soo Rayner and Tesco.
1.30 pm. The Council Chamber. We are also proud to announce a talk by Glyn Watkins, the author of The Wayne Jacobs Little Red Head Book - a book about red headed footballers and the mysteries of red hair. Glyn also organises The Great British Hat-throwing Championships and likes a pint.
At lunchtime, we shall have The Big Red Picnic in the Park in Scatcherrd Park with a few fun and games, do a bit of shopping/eating/drinking and attend the funfair with live music.
3.00 pm. The highlight of the day will be The Big Red Photo, a mass photograph of hundreds (hopefully thousands) of redheads by the media on the steps of Morley Town Hall sponsored by Redhead International Freight.
4.00 pm We shall end the day with a Big Red Chillout at Stush Bar & Club
Additional events to be updated. A guide to events will be distributed on the day courtesy of Ginger Design & Print Ltd.
The Great British Redhead Festival's nominated charity is The Lord Mayor of Leeds Appeal 2010. The Lord Mayor's appeal is supporting three charities, The Samaritans, Riding for the disables and CREATE.
If you are attending The GBRF and would like to make a weekend of it, the appeal is running a sponsored walk or ride in the luxurious grounds of Lotherton Hall on Sunday 11th April. Ideal opportunity to work off any excesses in this beautiful stately home.
There will be a 45k cycle a 15k walk and a 5k walk to chose from.
All money raised will go to The Lord Mayor's Charity Appeal; supporting Riding for the disabled, The Samaritans Leeds Branch and CREATE, helping the homeless and vulnerable of Leeds.
If attendees want an entry form, they can email
and she will send them one or, for Morley residents, they can pick one up at several places in Morley, Peaches and Cream on Wesley Street, Berties Diner and Althams in the precinct or Peter Batchelors at the top of Church Street.
THIS IS A FREE EVENT
Official Facebook Pages for the Great British Redhead Festival
You can find the latest, official information at these pages:
NEW Official Website for Great British Redhead Festival
Redhead World Resources for the Great British Redhead Festival
To keep up with other Redhead-World.net members about the festival, check out:
Redhead-World.net's Great British Redhead Festival Event Page
Redhead-World.net's Great British Redhead Festival Group
and
Forum thread.
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TMZ's website is boasting a $250 top prize as well as "some secret mystery gifts" for winners of a redhead photo contest.
TMZ's Ravishing Redhead Contest
Unfortunately the site is a little low on details. It was posted last Wednesday, March 24, 2010 and I heard that they have contests like this weekly. So when is the deadline? Wednesday, March 31? Friday? Later? We just don't know.
Also, in photography circles of late, there has been criticism of how many rights are handed over in photography contests. Some photography sites track such contests and provide warnings for potential entrants. The sparse rules, seem to be on the level, but I'm not an expert. "You acknowledge you own all rights to the photograph and you hereby grant to TMZ the royalty-free and non-exclusive right to use your photograph(s) for any purpose and in any media, including without limitation, on the TMZ.com website and on the TMZ television program." This isn't much different than what you agree to on Facebook, YouTube, or Redhead World; you keep all rights, but grant them rights to display winners in their media and shows, as well as promotions. They also insist you and anyone in the photo has given consent for this usage.
To enter the contest, you just click on the graphic on TMZ's site and it will launch your local e-mail application. You attach the photos and provide your name and phone number. There seems to be no geographic limits either, but maybe that's covered under the TMZ website's terms? It is rather surprising at the lack of legal wording.
So, are any of you redheads going to be entering the contest?
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Redhead World has launched our new YouTube channel:
The new channel will feature interviews with redheads doing amazing things and other redhead news. A few tutorials for site operations will be included too.
Please check it out and subscribe. 
In addition to a little promotional video, we uploaded the first of many interviews we'll be doing. The first is with "BrillantRedHair," the creator of the Great British Redhead Festival. Don't miss it on April 10-11, 2010 in Morley/Leeds, England, United Kingdom. There will be a mass redhead photo in front of the town hall, talks by redhead authors, an art exhibit, contests, after-hours entertainment, a charity walk, and much more!
And .
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RedPeople.org Redhead Moscow Meet
Russian redheads ahead of the curve for redheadedness? Oh, you bet! Russians have been having regular redhead festivals, gatherings, and successful social networks long before the rest of the other worldwide redheads.
The Red Constitution RedPeople.org / Рыжий мир is hosting another redhead gathering in Moscow, Russia. The place is again Cafe Apshu on Saturday, February 6, 2010. Details are at the end of the blog.
RedPeople.org has been a bustling Russian redhead social network for many years. They cover redhead news all over the world, in particular the Redhead Festival in Udmart - Рыжий фестиваль. But since a pretty good record in 2009, they've been having more and more frequent meets, particularly in Moscow and St. Petersburg. They aim to have one redhead gathering per month in 2010.
The members of this Russian network can be a great source of inspiration to all with red hair. Hopefully, more local clubs will strengthen the worldwide community as a whole, spreading ideas, friendships, and information among regional and international festivals as well as networks such as Redhead World. Redhead World will soon be reporting on such a local club here in the United States.
If that fun-looking photo of redheads gathered together at a local cafe has inspired you to create a local redhead club, let us know. We'll try to help you get the word out as much as we can.
For those who want more information on RedPeople.org you can also join their new .
С 17:00 До 22:00
6 Февраля 2010 года
Апельсиновые затеиники
снова в апшу
Pasha mi tebya lubim
м. новокузнецкая, третьяковская
москва, климентовский переулок, д. 10, СТР. 1
The Red Constitution RedPeople.org / Рыжий мир (Redhead World)
Orange Entertainment
Again at Cafe Apshu (apshu.ru)
February 6, 2010
17:00-22:00 Moscow Time (14:00-19:00 GMT/UTC)
The redheads of RedPeople.org will be meeting at the cafe again. They hope to have at least one meeting per month and have been on a roll for semi-regular meetings in 2009.
Address:
Moscow, Klimentovsky pereulok, 10, pp. 1
Map is on the Cafe Apshu website.
Event Page
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The Great British Redhead Festival 2010
BrillantRedHair announced on Facebook the Great British Redhead Festival day is Saturday, April 10, 2010.
He's got lots of internet channels to update on this so, I'll fill you in. BrillantRedHair wrote:
Hello all, the local council have now given both the green light and their support for the first UK Redhead & Ginger Day to take place, in Morley, Leeds, on Saturday 10th April.
A big thank-you to all those involved in smoothing the way.
Keep watching the group for information and we shall be putting up a dedicated website for the event.
Redhead-World.net has both an event page and group forum dedicated to the new festival. You can chat about the festival or make plans to attend with other Redhead World members there.
You can also join the
or the to RSVP.
I can't wait to see the dedicated site and all that he has in store. It sounds like this festival will be even bigger than the London redhead gathering a couple years ago!
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