Why did they contact Coulson Macleod?  Well, they want us to donate our ‘Nobody Puts Baby In A Corner’ print for their silent auction, which is being held after the ‘Time of Your Life’ Gala. How wonderfully cheesy is that?

And the best bit about the Festival? It’s being held at the lake where they filmed this…

The schedule of events made me smile. You can take part in a watermelon carrying contest, a cast look-a-like contest, and there’s even a lake lift competition (I’d be inclined to give this a go!)

Little fact for you: the film was set in the summer, yet the lake lift was filmed in October (there’s no close-up shots of their faces as apparently their lips were blue!) Since the leaves were already turning, they had to paint the leaves in the background and if you look closely you can see where they missed a few in one spot.

Whilst at the Festival you can have salsa, shag, and mambo lessons and then watch the A-Lure dancers perform the moves correctly.

So for anyone interested, the Festival is being held 17th — 18th September at Lake Lure in North Carolina. And if the prospect of spending your weekend surrounded by fellow enthusiasts recreating Baby and Johnny moments is not a big enough pull, the location itself is gorgeous. In fact National Geographic declared Lake Lure as one of the ten most beautiful man-made lakes in the world.

We haven’t decided yet to donate our print. What do you think?