All Over The Map - Great Dates
Destinations, Journeys, and Diversions
Great Dates: January, February and March
compiled by USAirways Magazine Staff
January
January 8–11
Wintersköl Aspen
Since 1951, the people of Aspen have celebrated their mountain hideaway with a weekend of festivities. Guests can taste free samples of the best soups from local restaurants and vote for their favorites during Soupsköl, then enjoy the snow sculpture and carving competition, canine fashion show, parade, and fireworks.
aspenchamber.org
January 10
Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience
Mesa
The Mesa Historical Museum hosts this interactive exhibit (no set closure date) chronicling the history of Major League Baseball
spring training in Arizona. You’ll learn more about Willie Mays, the first person to hit a homer at Phoenix Municipal Stadium,
and about the season that Mantle and DiMaggio played spring-training ball together.
playballexperience.com
January 10-25
London International Mime Festival
London
Founded in 1977, this event is recognized as one of the world’s best showcases for visual theater. Performances take place at
venues across the city.
mimefest.co.uk
January 10–25
National Western Stock Show
Denver
No livestock to buy or sell? No problem. This annual event also includes professional bull riding, dancing horses, the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza, and catch-a-calf and sheep-shearing contests.
nationalwestern.com
January 14–February 1
SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival
San Francisco
Tickle your funny bone with performances from sketch comedy acts, improv groups, stand-up comedians, and musical comedy
acts at venues across the city.
sfsketchfest.com
January 15–May 3
America I AM: The African American Imprint
Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center will be the first U.S. stop for this exhibit, which traces 400 years of African American
history, from the roots of slavery in West Africa to the black experience in America. Conceived by PBS talk-show host Tavis
Smiley, the show comprises 12 galleries and 150 artifacts, including the writing table of 18th-century African American poet
Phillis Wheatley, materials associated with Motown, and Muhammad Ali’s boxing gloves.
constitutioncenter.org
americaiam.org
January 20–January 3, 2010
Presidents in Waiting
Washington, D.C.
The National Portrait Gallery showcases the 14 American vice presidents who have gone on to the presidency. The exhibit
focuses on the men — who represent almost a third of America’s presidents — and how they got to the Oval Office.
npg.si.edu
January 29–February 1
World Circus Festival of Tomorrow
Pa ris
Up-and-coming performers from circuses around the world compete to see who will be the next big star. Now in its 30th year,
the event gives spectators the rare opportunity to see some of the world’s best circuses under one roof.
cirquededemain-paris.com
January
January 8–11
Wintersköl
Aspen
Since 1951, the people of Aspen have celebrated their mountain hideaway with a weekend of festivities. Guests can taste free samples of the best soups from local restaurants and vote for their favorites during Soupsköl, then enjoy the snow sculpture and carving competition, canine fashion show, parade, and fireworks.
aspenchamber.org
January 10
Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience
Mesa
The Mesa Historical Museum hosts this interactive exhibit (no set closure date) chronicling the history of Major League Baseball spring training in Arizona. You’ll learn more about Willie Mays, the first person to hit a homer at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, and about the season that Mantle and DiMaggio played spring-training ball together.
playballexperience.com
January 10–25
London International Mime Festival
London
Founded in 1977, this event is recognized as one of the world’s best showcases for visual theater. Performances take place at venues across the city.
mimefest.co.uk
January 10–25
National Western Stock Show
Denver
No livestock to buy or sell? No problem. This annual event also includes professional bull riding, dancing horses, the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza, and catch-a-calf and sheep-shearing contests.
nationalwestern.com
January 14–February 1
SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival
San Francisco
Tickle your funny bone with performances from sketch comedy acts, improv groups, stand-up comedians, and musical comedy acts at venues across the city.
sfsketchfest.com
January 15–May 3
America I AM: The African American Imprint
Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center will be the first U.S. stop for this exhibit, which traces 400 years of African American history, from the roots of slavery in West Africa to the black experience in America. Conceived by PBS talk-show host Tavis Smiley, the show comprises 12 galleries and 150 artifacts, including the writing table of 18th-century African American poet Phillis Wheatley, materials associated with Motown, and Muhammad Ali’s boxing gloves.
constitutioncenter.org, americaiam.org
January 20–January 3, 2010
Presidents in Waiting
Washington, D.C.
The National Portrait Gallery showcases the 14 American vice presidents who have gone on to the presidency. The exhibit focuses on the men — who represent almost a third of America’s presidents — and how they got to the Oval Office.
npg.si.edu
January 29–February 1
World Circus Festival of Tomorrow
Paris
Up-and-coming performers from circuses around the world compete to see who will be the next big star. Now in its 30th year, the event gives spectators the rare opportunity to see some of the world’s best circuses under one roof.
cirquededemain-paris.com
February
