Though warm weather came early this year, that harbinger of spring, the Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival, is still right around the corner March 26-27. This year, the festival is celebrating it's 30th year of friendship, arts, and food. It began in 1981 as a gesture of friendship by the Maxell Corporation between the peoples of Japan and the United States and has grown into a celebrated fixture on the festival circuit and in Conyers.