Tree-lightings, from Rock Center to The Grove
November 16, 2009 ·
This season’s Christmas tree displays include trees made from feathers at a historic home in Indianapolis, a thank-you tree in Boston sent from Nova Scotia, and the Obamas’ first National Christmas Tree ceremony in Washington. The National Christmas Tree is scheduled to be lit on Dec. 3. Details of this year’s ceremony have not been [...]
Less poetry, music but big Miami book fair goes on
November 6, 2009 ·
Poetry and music have been cut and there will be no parade to kick off the Miami Book Fair International as in years past. But one of the nation’s leading literary festivals isn’t giving up on readers in a bad economy. The fair that began in 1984 just won’t quit: Hundreds of thousands of people [...]
Curry festival spices up London
October 5, 2009 ·
Britons are famed for their love of curry and, over the years, the country’s taste for South Asian food has evolved into a unique blend of cuisine specially created for British palates. Nowhere is this more apparent than at the so-called ‘curry mile’ in London’s Brick Lane, which this week celebrates what is billed as [...]
National Book Festival in Washington, Sept. 26
August 31, 2009 ·
A slew of celebrity writers from John Irving to Jodi Picoult are scheduled to take part in this year’s National Book Festival in Washington, scheduled for Sept. 26. Other famous authors expected to participate include James Patterson, Marilynne Robinson, Judy Blume, John Grisham, Junot Diaz, Colson Whitehead, Jeannette Walls, and Julia Glass. The event, organized [...]
Cape May, NJ: Food & Wine Festival, Victorian Week
August 31, 2009 ·
The Cape May Food & Wine Festival unfolds over nine days, from Sept. 19 to Sept. 27, with events that include food and wine tastings, a chefs cook-off, a gourmet marketplace, and a chowder contest. Also on the program are five chefs’ dine-arounds, five gourmet luncheons, wine cellar tours and tastings, a beer-tasting dinner, and [...]
Ski resorts in summer are fun but not for skiing
August 3, 2009 ·
Looking for a late summer destination? Consider visiting some of the resort towns best-known for winter skiing. Many of the West’s most popular ski destinations offer lots of warm-weather activities, with lodging up to 40 percent off what you’d pay in the winter. Things to do include fishing, golf, horseback riding, kayaking and whitewater rafting. [...]
Reservations open August 11 for Epcot Food & Wine
August 3, 2009 ·
The 14th annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Festival runs for six weeks beginning Sept. 25 at Walt Disney World Resort, but booking for some of the most popular reservation-only events opens later this month. Reservations will be taken beginning at 7 a.m. Aug. 11 at 407-939-3378 for programs including Epcot wine schools, tequila [...]
