The Singles Guide to A Fun Labour Weekend in Auckland
... every 4th Monday of October, this three-day weekend of freedom is the marketing ticket for marketing promotions of vacation getaways, club Events, and parties!
If you are single, 18 years old and older, then, the upcoming Labour Weekend is good enough excuse to hit the party scene at RnB SuperClub at the Waterfront Café and Bar , Maritime Museum, Viaduct Harbour, Auckland CBD on 23 October 2010, 10pm to 6am.
This is also the RnB Superclub Album Launch Party and their special guest for the event...
October 17th, 2010 | theaucklandguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Auckland, Events, labour weekend
Festa Italiana 2010
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... treats that make the Italian festival so special. Festa Italiana is also offering wine education, cooking classes, and wine and cheese tasting Events.
Festival Details
Dates & Times: Friday 10.15 & Saturday 10.16, 11 AM – 10 PM; Sunday 10.17, 11 AM – 6PM.
Parking: Parking at the event is in the Moran Parking Garage at the corner of West Alabama and Mt. Vernon (map); $2 per vehicle.
Links: Connect with the festival on Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.
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October 14th, 2010 | Christina Uticone | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Events, festivals, italian
Houston Wine Fest
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This weekend kicks off the inaugural Houston Wine Fest, a two day event that will feature food and wine from Texas, and all over the world. More than 200 wines will be available for tasting and some of the city’s finest restaurants will be contributing offerings from their menus to provide the perfect pairings. Musical entertainment will be provided all weekend, including performances from such favorites as Son Tumbao, Rickey Ford, and Luther and the Healers.
In case you need extra incentive,...
September 20th, 2010 | Christina Uticone | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Events, featuredarticle, wine
Get Up to Half Off the Chicago Half Marathon
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It’s never too early to start planning your New Year’s Resolutions for 2011. And, if running a half marathon (13.1 miles) is a goal, here’s good news: Now through September 21, be one of the first to register for the Chicago Half Marathon and receive up to 50 % off the registration fee.
Deals for the Chicago Half Marathon include:
- The first 200 registrants get 50% off.
- The second 200 get 40% off.
- And everyone else gets 30% off.
About the Chicago Half Marathon
This year’s Chicago Half...
September 15th, 2010 | Lisa Davis | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Events
Shoot a Film in Just 72 Hours
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... Launch Party. Completed films are screened at the 72 Film Festival on October 8 and 9.
Tickets – $10.00 for each event or $17.00 for both Events. Tickets are available online, by phone at 301-600-2828 or at the box office. Team fees (to create/submit a film): Pros – $75.00 per team, Amateur teams – $65.00 and Student teams – $55.00.
Parking – Use the Court Street parking garage one block from the center for $1.00.
Image – courtesy of 72 Film Fest.
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September 2nd, 2010 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Events, featuredarticle, festival, film festival, movies
Labor Day Weekend in Houston
... Info: You can find the HLDC on Facebook.
Houston Labor Day Classic
The Houston Labor Day Classic is in its 26th year. Five days of Events celebrate the rivalry between Prairie View A & M University and Texas Southern University. It’s a party starting Thursday and rolling straight through Monday!
Schedule of Events
Thursday September 2: “Pre-Labor Day Mixer” at The Spot Lounge & Bar, 4709 B Dowling St. (map); 5 PM – ?
Friday September 3: “Happy Hour Social”...
September 1st, 2010 | Christina Uticone | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Events, featuredarticle, Labor Day weekend, things to do
September Outdoor Festivals in Chicago
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With summer coming to an end in Chicago that doesn’t mean the end of the city’s street festivals.
September is still prime time for Chicago’s outdoor parties with several outdoor festivals including:
September 3 – 5 is the free Chicago Jazz Festival at Grant Park (500 S. Columbus Drive; map) that is considered to be one of the best jazz fests in the country due to the Jazz Institute of Chicago’s ability to book a talented lineup of artists.
September 10 – 11 is the Windy City Wine...
August 31st, 2010 | Lisa Davis | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Events, food, music
CONTEST: Win a Free Chicago Half Marathon Registration
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One of Chicago’s biggest races is upcoming: the 14th annual Chicago Half Marathon on Sunday, September 12. If running a half marathon is one of your goals for 2010, you are in luck. PlanetEye in partnership with the Chicago Half Marathon is giving away a race registration valued at $80.
To enter the Chicago Half Marthon contest all you have to do is leave a comment below on this blog post and answer this question: What is projected finish time for the half marathon?
Deadline for comments is Monday,...
August 31st, 2010 | Lisa Davis | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Events, featuredarticle
Chicago Jazz Festival 2010
... year’s Chicago Jazz Festival. The Grant Park portion of the festival will be three days instead of two (September 2 – 5). There will be major Events throughout the festival at Millennium Park (55 N. Michigan Avenue; map), the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington Street; map) and the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies (610 S. Michigan Avenue; map), which is hosting the Pride of Trumpets: Celebrating Chicago’s Jazz Trumpet Legacy – the Jazz Institute of Chicago’s 8th Annual...
August 26th, 2010 | Lisa Davis | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Events, featuredarticle, festival, music
The Ko Olina Taste of Kapolei
... of Kapolei has brought together top chefs to presents their finest signature dishes. Now in its 11th year, it is one of the most popular culinary Events in West Oahu, drawing a sell-out crowd every year.
Among the restaurants participating in this year’s event are Formaggio Grill, Indigo Restaurant, Auntie Pasto’s, Souvaly Thai Cuisine and Big City Diner. Among the chefs in attendance at the VIP tent will be Chai Chaowasaree from Chai’s Island Bistro, Ed Kenney from Town, and...
August 25th, 2010 | byun | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Events, food
Vintage Crystal – Wine, Tapas & Jazz Festival
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The Vintage Crystal food, wine and jazz festival returns to Crystal City for its 4th year. The one-day festival brings more than 30 different wines hailing from Spain, Chile, and Argentina along with live jazz, dancing and food from 25 Crystal City restaurants for an afternoon of Latin-inspired fun, food and wine.
Local Latin American dance groups lead the Latin-themed festival by taking the stage to entertain guests, along with live jazz musicians. And don’t miss the opportunity to take a...
August 22nd, 2010 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: dining, Events, featuredarticle, festival, wine
Photo Friday: Funkwatch Finale at HMNS
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If you had been following my “Funkwatch” series, you will want to know that Lois – the corpse flower that kept Houstonians on the edge of our seats during her multi-week blooming process – has gone into a dormancy period. I was thrilled to be invited to see her one last time at a special re-potting ceremony at the Houston Museum of Natural Science yesterday. I took photos and notes during the short presentation, during which Lois was removed from her old home and placed...
August 20th, 2010 | Christina Uticone | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: botany, Events, featuredarticle, museum
100th Anniversary of the PNE
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There’s a big celebration this August as the Pacific National Exhibition celebrates it’s 100th Anniversary. This popular fair, known as the PNE, takes place from Saturday, August 21 to Monday September 6, 2010 and kicks off the a revival of the PNE Parade on Friday, August 20 at 7 pm.
The parade route has been changed from past times, and will proceed along picturesque Beach Avenue in English Bay from Stanley Park to Sunset Beach. The organizers say this will be the biggest and best...
August 15th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Events, exhibitions, fairs, Family Friendly, featuredarticle, festivals
23 Family Activities for the Remaining Seattle Summer
... to do in Seattle regardless of the time of year, but it’s especially wonderful in the summertime. With a wealth of activities and special summer Events you’ll find plenty to do. Or just wander and enjoy – my preferred way to visit. Visit the Rose Garden, pack a picnic lunch, and make this a full day experience.
Enjoy free music and movies at the Seattle Center (map). Add in a visit to the Pacific Science Center (map), the EMP (map), Science Fiction Museum (map), and/or the Seattle...
August 14th, 2010 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: Events, family activities, kids, museum, outdoors, parks, summer, top-feature
Films in Under 20 Minutes at DC Shorts Film Festival
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The DC Shorts Film Festival brings together 97 short films from 11 countries, all ranging from just one minute to upwards of 20 minutes in length. The themes include just about every genre of film, including drama, comedy, animation, sci-fi, documentaries and experimental films, along with one really great short about a young man and relentless phone calls from his mother in Banana Bread, the short which will open this year’s festival.
Additionally, “Music by Prudence,” the 2010 Oscar-winning...
August 13th, 2010 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Events, featuredarticle, festival, film
Yoga Retreat at the Elysian Hotel
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The Elysian hotel in Chicago is adding a dose of Hollywood glamour to its urban oasis. The new luxury hotel is partnering with celebrity yoga instructor Mandy Ingber to host a restorative three-day/two-night Yoga Retreat Weekend September 10 – 12 at the hotel.
Ingber will teach the same wellness principles and yoga poses that have made her Hollywood classes fiercely popular, especially among well-toned stars such as Jennifer Aniston, Brooke Shields, and Helen Hunt who credited Ingber on the...
August 12th, 2010 | Lisa Davis | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Events, featuredarticle, hotel, spa
Chicago Air and Water Show 2010
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This coming weekend marks of Chicago’s most popular Events: the Chicago Air and Water Show 2010. It’s the largest and oldest free show of its kind in the U.S. and attracts more than 2 million people to the shores of Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach (1603 N. Lake Shore Drive; map) each August.
This year, the Chicago Air and Water Show will take place Saturday, August 14, and Sunday, August 15, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day. If you happen to hear fighter pilots overhead on Friday, that...
August 10th, 2010 | Lisa Davis | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Events, featuredarticle
Knights & Wenches at the Maryland Renaissance Festival
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It’s 1543 and you can join King Henry VIII and his Court at the small village of Revel Grove, in Oxfordshire, England, for his annual summer escape from the tedium of ruling England from London at the annual Maryland Renaissance Festival in Annapolis, Maryland, near Washington DC.
The huge Ren Fest runs over 9 weekends from late August, until mid-October and draws over 250,000 attendees, including many of the finest of English noblemen and women, knights, pirates, friars and wenches. With over...
August 9th, 2010 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Events, featuredarticle, festival, Maryland
Weekend Roundup: August 6-8
... Houston is still offering up action-packed weekends. If you are sick of hiding in the air conditioning or lying around the pool, try one of these Events happening this weekend, August 6-8.
Need a laugh?
Kathy Griffin brings her fun, celebrity-obsessed brand of humor to the Verizon Wireless Center on Saturday, August 7th. There are two evening shows, 6:30 & 9:30 PM, and ticket prices range from $39.50 to $69.50. Doors open one hour before show time and tickets can be purchased online. ...
August 5th, 2010 | Christina Uticone | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Events, theater, things to do
Lollapalooza Kicks Off in Chicago This Weekend
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Chicago’s music scene gets a major boost this weekend when big-time acts like Lady Gaga make their way to the Windy City to perform during Lollapalooza August 6 – 8.
The 2010 Lollapalooza will take place in Grant Park (500 S. Columbus Drive; map) with 130 bands performing on eight stages. The festival’s dates and times include:
Friday, August 6 : 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday, August 7 : 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday, August 8 : 11 a.m. – 10 p.m
On Friday, Lady Gaga takes center...
August 5th, 2010 | Lisa Davis | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: concert, Events, featuredarticle, music
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