1.   A. The festival is actually called the Festa della Sensa, which in the Venetian dialect means Feast of the Ascension.

2.   A. The festival is actually called the Festa della Sensa.

3.   Definitively offbeat, the festival could be called down-downtown, as in Off Off Broadway.

4.   That is why an annual touring festival is called the Bob Marley Festival.

5.   The festival originally was called the U.S. Film Festival until actor-director Robert Redford brought it under the auspices of his Sundance Institute.

6.   The festival is called Burning Man and in preparation for this summer it is being commemorated in a new book containing devotional essays and photos of elaborate revelry.