Events – especially non-fl ying events – continued to come and go as the 2006Balloon Fiesta moved into the latter half of the fi rst decade of the 21st century. In the “coming” category, the crowd-pleasing Chainsaw Carving contests and demonstrations were fi rst held on the north end of the fi eld. The Balloon Fiesta began to rev up its après-fl ying and evening entertainment off erings, with performances by Jamie O’Neal and Marty Stuart. Other events ran their course and headed to the Balloon Fiesta graveyard of dear departed events, including Fiesta del Vino and the short-lived Fiesta Challenge competitive event. Around this time, also, the Balloon Fiesta ended its relationship with ProCreations, which had produced the offi cial Balloon Fiesta posters for a quarter-century. The event staff took over commissioning the event posters, a trend that has continued with other offi cial items such as jackets, sportswear, and pilot gifts. Wells Fargo as the presenting sponsor, the Marshall Tucker Band, a new pin 2007trading venue, and a new Saturday night Balloon Glow were highlights of the 2007 Balloon Fiesta. The Twilight Twinkle Glow joined the lineup on the fi rst Saturday evening, at the beginning of the “launch window” for the America’s Challenge gas balloon race. The two events held together – with gas balloons launching while hot air balloons prepare to glow – give guests a view of both types of balloons and is a truly spectacular sight. However, the America’s Challenge can be, and often is, postponed because of adverse weather conditions hundreds of miles from Albuquerque, in the direction the gas balloons would travel. The Twilight Twinkle Glow guarantees guests will have something special to see at Balloon Fiesta Park even if the gas race is postponed, and gives guests fi ve evening Balloon Glows and fi reworks spectaculars to choose from when planning their Balloon Fiesta visit. ® 206 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta