Worldwide 2007 travel festivals & events calendar

By Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
06:34 PM PST, February 02, 2007

JANUARY 2007

Amsterdam: Through March 4. The Van Gogh Museum presents "Van Gogh and Expressionism," in collaboration with the Neue Galerie in New York. It features 20 paintings by Van Gogh and 40 by other expressionist artists. http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/

New York: Through April 29. At the Met, "Discovering Tutankhamun: The Photographs of Harry Burton." Vintage photos of every stage of the excavation of the tomb of King Tut. http://www.metmuseum.org

New York: Through Feb. 12. "Doug Aitken: sleepwalkers." The project is the first to bring art to the exterior walls of the Museum of Modern Art. http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2007/Aitken.html

February

Ashland, Ore.: Feb. 16-Oct. 28. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. http://www.orshakes.org/

Bend, Ore.: Every February. WinterFest. Ice carving, fireworks, skating, snowboarding, live music, polar plunge. http://www.bendwinterfest.com

Berlin: Feb. 8-18. Berlin International Film Festival. http://www.berlinale.de

Boston: Feb. 10-11. Boston Wine Expo. Billed as the largest trade and consumer wine event in the U.S. The Grand Tasting showcases more than 440 international and domestic wineries from 13 countries and more than 1,800 wines. http://www.wineexpoboston.com

Hong Kong: Feb. 18. Chinese New Year parade. Dragon dancers at the Wan Chai Harbourfront with myriad floats for the year of the boar. http://www.hkta.org/eng/showtime/mega/cnyc/cny_02.jhtml

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Feb. 26. Thaipusam celebration. A day of penance and thanksgiving. Deity Lord Subramaniam's jeweled chariot is led in a mass procession through the streets, culminating at the Batu Caves in Selangor. Thousands of Hindu devotees in a trancelike state. http://www.heritage.gov.my

Longyearbyen, Norway: Every February. Polarjazz. Billed as the northernmost jazz festival. On the Svalbard islands, due south of the North Pole. http://www.polarjazz.no

New York: Every February. The National Black Fine Art Show. Billed as the only such fair in the world showcasing original artwork by African, African American and Caribbean artists. http://www.nationalblackfineartshow.com

New Brunswick, N.J.: Feb. 16-18. U.S. Super 8 Film and Digital Video Festival. Its claim to fame: the longest-running, nationally recognized, juried 8 millimeter film/video festival in North America. http://www.njfilmfest.com/ New Orleans: Feb. 20 is Mardi Gras. Legendary street party. http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/

Ottawa, Canada: Feb.911, 16-18. Winterlude. Said to be North America's largest winter festival with the world's largest skating rink in the form of Rideau Canal. Shows, snow sculpture, skating. http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca

Pismo State Beach, Calif.: February is prime time at the Monarch Butterfly Grove. http://www.morrobaymuseum.org/pismo_butterflies.html

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