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Picasso Visits Richmond VA
The Picasso exhibition, at the Richmond Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is the only East Coast venue for the exhibition’s seven-city international tour. It is co-organized by the Musée National Picasso, Paris and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. 200 N. Boulevard … Continue reading
Posted in History, Museum, Special Event, Virginia
Tagged East Coast, exhibition, international tour, Musée National Picasso, Museum of Fine Arts, Paris, Picasso, Richmond, Virginia
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Bull Riding only on January 15th 2011
It’s a fun day for the entire family as there are lots of things to do and see. You can get the chance to see professional bull riders doing what they do best. There is a Back Yard BBQ Competition, … Continue reading
Celebrate the Japanese New Year on January 9th
Now in its 33rd year at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens , Oshogatsu – the traditional New Year festival – is celebrated with games and entertainment in both the the museum and its gardens. The day’s activities will include Japan’s customary rice-pounding, … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, Food, Fun, Kids, Museum, Nature, Special Event
Tagged Delray Beach, entertainment, festival, FL, fortune telling, games, hands-on calligraphy; nengajo, Japan, Japanese Gardens, kakizome, lion dancer, making mochi rice cakes, Morikami Museum, New Year, New Year's card making, omikuji, Oshogatsu, rice-pounding, sado tea ceremony, shishimai
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New Film Festival on Amelia Island
Near Jacksonville, starting Feb. 24 the newly created Amelia Island Film Festival will celebrate three days of local and regional filmmakers in places throughout Fernandina Beach. Those visiting the area have the chance to meet film makers, writers, artists, songwriters … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, Fun, Special Event
Tagged Amelia Island, artists, festival, Film Festival, film makers, filmmakers, fun, magical, Palm Beach, songwriters, writers
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Penquins Painting Paintings in CT
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration – You can buy paintings created by African penguins here. How do the penguins paint? Creating these paintings is a form of enrichment for about half of the 27 penguins who have unleashed their … Continue reading
The Richmond Museum of the Confederacy
Explore the Museum’s three floors of galleries containing the world’s most comprehensive collection of artifacts, manuscripts, and photographs from the Confederate States of America. Be transported back in time as you wander past “Stonewall” Jackson’s forage cap, J.E.B. Stuart’s LeMat … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, History, Museum, Virginia
Tagged "Stonewall" Jackson, 1800s, American, artifacts, attire, bullets, Confederate Navy, Confederate States of America, curiosities, dolls, events, exhibit, hair art, home-front, hospitals, J.E.B. Stuart, Knickknackery, lectures, manuscripts, midair, mourning, Museum, photographs, programs, prosthetic arm, Richmond, Robert E. Lee, rosette, slave-made, smuggling, soldiers, The War Comes Home, traditional, Union, vault, Virginia
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400th Anniversary of Henrico County
During 2011, you can visit Henrico County and celebrate its’ 400th anniversary, one of America’s earliest settlements, with world-famous historical sites. As the second successful English settlement in North America, Henricus Historical Park is an example of what it was … Continue reading
Posted in History, Special Event, Virginia
Tagged 400th anniversary, America, Henrico County, Henricus Historical Park, settlements
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150th Anniversary of Civil War and Emancipation
From 2011-2015, visitors can visit Richmond and participate in the 150th anniversary of both the American Civil War and Emancipation. There are even special exhibitions and events planned for the anniversaries. You can go on a torch lit walk along … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, History, Special Event, Virginia
Tagged 150th, African Americans, American Civil War, Anniversaries, Emancipation, North America, Richmond, Slave Trail, torch lit walk
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