Celebrations
After an Inauguration, the Stars Come out to Play
Ever since George Washington danced after his inauguration, the ceremony has brought big names in the arts to the capital city
January 13, 2009 |
By Katy June-Friesen
Inaugural Firsts
When was the first inaugural parade? Who had the longest inaugural address? A look at presidential inaugurations through time
December 17, 2008 |
By Brian Wolly
Muskrat Love
An annual festival on Maryland’s Eastern Shore celebrates an unlikely mascot
April 21, 2008 |
By Abigail Tucker
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Discover one of the country’s oldest winter festivals—Saranac’s Winter Carnival
February 01, 2008 |
By Mariana Gosnell
Miami Splash
Art Basel Miami Beach is a giant fair that's fueling the city's explosive arts scene
December 2007 |
By Phoebe Hoban
Celebrating St. Patrick
On March 17, everyone's green-even the Chicago River. Yet St. Patrick remains colored in myth.
March 01, 2007 |
By Amy Crawford
Pamplona: No Bull
Forget Hemingway's bovine madness: this charming medieval town hosts the most misunderstood public party in the world - the festival of Sam Fermin.
July 2006 |
By Erla Zwingle
Providential Happening
A fiery installation draws crowds in Providence, Rhode Island, illuminating a "daylighting" trend
November 2002 |
By Fred Hapgood
Palio: Italy's Mad Dash
Pageantry, passion and intrigue are all on display in the no-holds-barred, bareback horse race run twice each summer in the medieval city of Siena
August 2002 |
By Smithsonian magazine
They Turned the Tide
Members of the Doolittle Raiders celebrate the 60th anniversary of the U.S. answer to pearl harbor
August 2002 |
By Robert F. Howe
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