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Celebrate Winter in Quebec City at the 58th Quebec Winter Carnival!
Québec City, January 5, 2012 – In 2012, the Québec Winter Carnival in cooperation with Loto-Québec, unveils a very colourful program indeed. With a new layout specifically designed to intensify the winter Celebration experience, the Carnival offers a vast array of entertaining activities and shows tinged with colourful surprises. From the opening of the 58th
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Travel News
AGO to Present Major Kahlo/Rivera Exhibition in Fall 2012
Art Gallery of Ontario to display 75 of the artists’ key works “Never before had a woman put such agonizing poetry on canvas as Frida did.” – DIEGO RIVERA “His capacity for work breaks clocks and calendars.” – FRIDA KAHLO (TORONTO – January 11, 2012) This fall, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) will present
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The 12th edition of the Hôtel de Glace is now Open for the Season!
Québec, January 6th, 2012 – Today, the Hôtel de Glace opens to the public. For the 2012 season, this masterful structure entirely made of ice and snow will be accessible from January 6th until March 25th, 2012. The Hôtel de Glace offers two distinctive adventures whether you come to visit during the day or in
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Arrive in Royal Fashion at Villa Aquamare in Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
An Elevated Villa Experience with Complimentary Charter Aircraft Transfer to Virgin Gorda B.V.I. Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands – Villa Aquamare’s new “Royal Arrival Package” offers a dramatic way to arrive in high style at the ultimate luxury villa enclave in Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. Guests who book a seven night rental at one
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Deep Snow and Great Deals in Lake Geneva Region of Switzerland
January 5, 2012 Lausanne, Switzerland — While many U.S ski resorts struggle with an unusually dry and warm winter, the Lake Geneva Region of Switzerland is covered in a deep blanket of fresh snow – with more on the way. The ski season has just begun, but Lake Geneva Region resorts are reporting impressive snowfall
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ABC’S ‘The Bachelor Ultimate Getaway Sweepstakes’ Offers Luxe Ski Getaway to Canyons Resort
A Lucky Winner Will Receive a Romantic Retreat to Acclaimed Canyons Resort in Park City PARK CITY, UTAH – Canyons Resort will be among the spectacular destinations included in the 16th season of The Bachelor, which premiered January 2 at 8 p.m. on the ABC Television Network. Fans of the show have the opportunity to
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Lifestyle
Royal Conservatory February Programming Features Stellar Jazz and Classical Artists The month of February kicks off at The Royal Conservatory’s Koerner Hall with a concert by the Ravi Coltrane Quartet and the Christine Jensen Quartet featuring Ingrid Jensen on February 4, as part of The Conservatory’s Year of Great Sax series. Coltrane, son of the legendary tenor saxophonist John Coltrane and jazz pianist Alice Coltrane,
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Festival News
Preeminent guitarist Bill Frisell to perform multi-themed two-night program, ‘For Portland Only’ Solo performance to open second evening, followed by his 858 Quartet @ The Newmark Theatre, Saturday, February 25 @ 7:00pm “The most innovative and influential jazz guitarist of the past 25 years.” – Wall Street Journal PDX Jazz and the 2012 US Bank Portland Jazz Festival Presented by Alaska Airlines announce a two-night special program of
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Arts & Culture
AGO to Present Major Kahlo/Rivera Exhibition in Fall 2012 Art Gallery of Ontario to display 75 of the artists’ key works “Never before had a woman put such agonizing poetry on canvas as Frida did.” – DIEGO RIVERA “His capacity for work breaks clocks and calendars.” – FRIDA KAHLO (TORONTO – January 11, 2012) This fall, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) will present
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Accomodations
The 12th edition of the Hôtel de Glace is now Open for the Season! Québec, January 6th, 2012 – Today, the Hôtel de Glace opens to the public. For the 2012 season, this masterful structure entirely made of ice and snow will be accessible from January 6th until March 25th, 2012. The Hôtel de Glace offers two distinctive adventures whether you come to visit during the day or in
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Destinations
Quebec City – Four-Hundred Years and Counting By Kris King
Quebec City, surrounded by a 4.6-kilometer wall is North America?€?s oldest city; capitol of the province of Quebec and the seat of the National Assembly, it is also one of North America?€?s most beautiful and romantic destinations. Founded in 1608 by French navigator and explorer Samuel de Champlain, it is now home to over 638,000 people who share their effervescent city with over 5 million tourists each year. Every season is the perfect season to visit Quebec City and find out why the citizens have a special ?€?joie de vivre?€?.
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STAN KENTON Centennial Concert at Manhattan School of Music to showcase music made famous by Innovations Orchestra Performed by MSM Jazz Philhamronic Orchestra conducted by Justin DiCioccio December 15th, 2011 marked the centennial of STAN KENTON, who died in 1979. Stan Kenton was an adventurous innovator in 20th-century music who was a prodigious pianist, composer and arranger as well as a fearless bandleader. With a team of composers, arrangers and musicians, an enduring body of work was created that ignored stylistic boundaries,
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