April 16-18 Florence, Alabama The First Annual Alabama April Fools Convention will be in the palatial Appleby Gym at 19 Hermitage Drive. The festival site has excellent lighting, an ice machine, showers, lots of gymnastic floor mats and it will be open 24 hours a day for those who want to sleep there. The best of the weekendUs RfoolsS will receive awards for their skills in various catagories. Preregistration is just $10, or itUs $13 at the door. Contact Will Foster; 803 Hermitage Dr. #305; Florence AL 35630; 205/766-3231, or Scott Payer at 205/760-8276.