Traverse City, Mich., self-proclaimed ‘Cherry Capital,’ developing reputation as foodie havenTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Attention, traveling foodies: Something yummy is happening in the Traverse City area, and it’s even grabbed the attention of luminaries such as celebrity chef Mario Batali, who has a summer home on the scenic Leelanau Peninsula just northwest of town. British man bushwhacks through Asia to win recognition for evolutionist overshadowed by DarwinSANTUBONG, Malaysia — As he trudges past chest-high ferns and butterflies the size of saucers, George Beccaloni scours a jungle hilltop overlooking the South China Sea for signs of a long-forgotten Victorian-era scientist. Rivera’s cubist portraits explored in new Dallas exhibitDALLAS — A new exhibit on Diego Rivera looks at his portraits from the several years in Paris when he focused on cubism. Rock and Hall Hall of Fame and Museum to commemorate Woodstock with new exhibitNEW YORK — Peace and love will last a lot longer than three days at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, which is celebrating Woodstock’s 40th anniversary with a new exhibit. Must-see fireworks: From Vegas to Rushmore to Cape CodNEW YORK — The recession has forced the cancellation of fireworks displays in a number of places around the country like Blue Springs, Mo., and Mesa, Ariz. But many of the biggest and best-known displays will be nearly as spectacular as ever. Reno’s Artown festival offers something for everyone each day in July, most of it freeRENO, Nev. — With more than 300 free events throughout the month of July, organizers of Reno’s 14th annual Artown festival are promoting this year’s celebration as the perfect vacation destination for families on a budget. Greece’s New Acropolis Museum receives hundreds of visitors on opening dayATHENS, Greece — The new Acropolis Museum opened its gates Sunday to hundreds of visitors eager to explore its vast collection of sculptures and artifacts from ancient Greece. Greece opens New Acropolis Museum with lavish party; seeks return of London sculpturesATHENS, Greece — Gods, heroes and long-dead mortals stepped off their plinths into the evening sky of Athens on Saturday during the lavish launch of the new Acropolis Museum, a decades-old dream that Greece hopes will also help reclaim a cherished part of its heritage from Britain. Greece’s New Acropolis Museum to open with lavish party; seeks return of London sculpturesATHENS, Greece — The golden age of ancient Athens comes to life Saturday as Greece opens its new Acropolis Museum with a lavish party, bolstering its long campaign for the return of 2,500-year-old sculptures stripped from the citadel more than two centuries ago. Greece’s New Acropolis Museum bolsters claim for return of Parthenon frieze from LondonATHENS, Greece — Greece opens its long-anticipated new Acropolis Museum Saturday, boosting its decades-old campaign for the return of 2,500-year-old sculptures removed from the ancient citadel by a 19th century British diplomat. Architect Rafael Vinoly lets art be the star in his Cleveland Museum of Art expansionCLEVELAND — Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Rodin and other masters are the stars of the biggest expansion in the history of the Cleveland Museum of Art, and that suits architect Rafael Vinoly just fine. Greece’s New Acropolis Museum shines spotlight on missing Parthenon marblesATHENS, Greece — Greece opens its long-anticipated new Acropolis Museum Saturday, boosting its decades-old campaign for the return of 2,500-year-old sculptures removed from the ancient citadel by a 19th century British diplomat. Bon Jovi, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jason Mraz among those honored at Songwriters Hall of FameNEW YORK — Jon Bon Jovi considers writing classic songs as a way of being remembered throughout time. Hermitage museum opening offshoot in Amsterdam where Russian art collection began 300 yrs agoAMSTERDAM — The Hermitage is exhibiting czarist opulence at a new satellite museum in Amsterdam, the city where Peter the Great started Russia’s fabulous state art collection 300 years ago and which inspired the design for his own capital, St. Petersburg. Greece’s new Acropolis Museum set for weekend opening after years of delaysATHENS, Greece — About 1,500 years after Christian zealots vandalized the Parthenon’s pagan sculptures, Greece’s Orthodox Church has formally blessed the new Acropolis Museum, set to open this weekend after years of delays. FBI: Painting of Hitler and Jesus found in apartment of accused Holocaust museum shooterWASHINGTON — Authorities have taken more than 30 items, including an image of Hitler and Jesus, from the home of a white supremacist accused of fatally shooting a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Robert Indiana’s EAT sign to be displayed after 44-year hiatus as part of new exhibitVINALHAVEN, Maine — Robert Indiana never saw his oversized EAT sign illuminated after it went up at the New York World’s Fair in 1964. A day after being turned on, the sign with its hundreds of light bulbs was turned off because it was attracting hungry tourists who thought it was a restaurant, not a piece of art. Triumphs and travails: 40 years at Bangkok’s legendary Oriental HotelBANGKOK — Charming a fuming Elizabeth Taylor, personally snipping a British duke’s hair or catering to the refined palates of Cambodia’s murderous Khmer Rouge leaders. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Ohio welcomes fans for Springsteen FanFestCLEVELAND — A weekend of glory days is planned at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Ohio, which is welcoming fans to a Bruce Springsteen FanFest. For 80th anniversary of Anne Frank’s birth, museum will display her actual diariesAMSTERDAM — The Anne Frank House museum says it will put the teenage Holocaust victim’s diaries and other writings on permanent display to commemorate what would have been her 80th birthday on Friday. French minister: Picasso sketchbook stolen at Paris museum will be hard to sellPARIS — A red notebook of 33 pencil drawings by Pablo Picasso stolen from the Paris museum bearing his name will be hard for thieves to sell, France’s culture minister said Wednesday. Henry Shaw’s St. Louis garden, a ‘unique’ global achievement, turns 150, and countingST. LOUIS — Young Henry Shaw, only 18, was selling cutlery out of a rented room in St. Louis when a chance, half-day journey out of town on horseback one spring day in 1819 led him to his destiny — the prairie that would become his garden. SC’s Spoleto Festival USA reaches ticket sales target ahead of closing weekendCHARLESTON, S.C. — The Spoleto Festival USA enters its final weekend of concerts, plays and fireworks with good news amid tough economic times: It reached a scaled-back target for ticket sales, unless final events are rained out. Parties less exuberant, art a bit harsher: 1 view from 53rd Venice BiennaleVENICE, Italy — Quieter parties. Harsher art. Top 20 Concert ToursThe Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week’s ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte space-bound in SeptemberMONTREAL — Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte is set to become Canada’s first space tourist when he travels on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in September. How to run a bed and breakfast: Book gives reality versus fantasyHOBOKEN, N.J. — It sounds like a dream job: You have a beautiful old home with extra bedrooms in a location with lots of tourists. You’re a great cook and a people-person. Why not open a bed-and-breakfast? Gift of gab: Lidstrom has no plans to take day off from media like Crosby during Cup finalsPITTSBURGH — You can count on Nicklas Lidstrom meeting the media every day during the Stanley Cup finals. Bigger River Walk in San Antonio lets visitors water-taxi upriver to museum, other attractionsSAN ANTONIO — For decades, the channel of the San Antonio River north of the popular restaurants and retail shops downtown was overgrown and blighted — the kind of place tourists went only if they made a wrong turn. But not anymore. Find the spirit of Raymond Chandler alive in the nooks and crannies of Los AngelesLOS ANGELES — The thought hit as soon as the bus pulled up: “I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun.” Rome’s Ara Pacis museum vandalized, colors of Italian flag painted on US-designed buildingROME — The back wall of a controversial museum designed by U.S. architect Richard Meier was painted overnight with the red and green colors of the Italian flag. City of Dreams casino resort latest multibillion dollar bet on MacauMACAU — The City of Dreams, a massive casino resort in Macau, was unveiled Monday in the latest multibillion-dollar bet that this once seedy Chinese gambling enclave will become one of the world’s top tourist destinations. Oil-rich Gulf States throttle up aviation expansion amid global slumpDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Arab sheikdoms eager for higher international profiles are ratcheting up their aviation race despite the global economic slump. New Smithsonian exhibit shows the complex variety, life of antsWASHINGTON — Running a museum is no picnic, but the Smithsonian is attracting ants anyway. Angels & Demons in Rome: Tour visits sites related to book and movieROME — On the stone steps of the 500-year-old Santa Maria del Popolo church, our tour group huddled around our guide in a tight circle. |
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