TRAVEL SHORTS
A 2008 traveler's calendar
JANUARY
Jan. 11-13: Liverpool, England -- Cultural Capital Opening Weekend. Starring Ringo Starr, with a little help from his friends. (liverpool08.com)
Jan. 17-27: Park City, Utah -- Sundance Film Festival. The pick of indie flicks. (sundance.org/festival)
Jan. 20-27: St. Paul, Minn. -- U.S. Figure Skating Championships. America's sharpest blades battle on the ice. (xcelenergycenter.com/saintpaul2008)
Jan. 24-27: Quesnel to Wells, British Columbia -- Gold Rush Trail Dog Sled Mail Run. Trailblazer for B.C.'s 150th anniversary. (dogsledmailrun.ca)
Jan. 25-Feb. 5: New Orleans -- Mardi Gras. America's ultimate street party. (neworleanscvb.com)
FEBRUARY
Feb. 1-10: Saranac Lake, N.Y. -- Saranac Lake Winter Carnival. "Hooray for Hollywood" in snow and ice. (saranaclakewintercarnival.com)
Feb. 2-24: San Francisco -- Chinese New Year Festival & Parade. Blocklong golden dragon clears the way for the Year of the Rat. (chineseparade.com)
Feb. 7-10: Plaster Rock, New Brunswick -- World Pond Hockey Championships. Four-on-four teams face off on 20 rinks. (worldpondhockey.com)
Feb. 17: Daytona Beach, Fla. -- Daytona 500. 50th running marks start of NASCAR season. (daytona500experience.com)
Feb. 21-23: Cable to Hayward, Wis. -- American Birkebeiner Race. Traditional togs set the style at 35th annual ski marathon. (birkie.com)
MARCH
March 14-30: Budapest, Hungary -- Budapest Spring Festival. Puccini takes center stage. (btf.hu)
March 20-April 5: Savannah, Ga. -- Savannah Music Festival. A full spectrum of sounds, from country to classical. (savannahmusicfestival.org)
March 25-May 17: Greensboro. N.C. -- Greensboro Bicentennial Celebration. Town toasts its past and future. (greensboro200.com)
March 29-April 13: Washington -- National Cherry Blossom Festival. Our nation's capital is in the pink. (nationalcherryblossomfestival.org)
March 30-April 5: Hilo, Hawaii -- Merrie Monarch Festival. Topped off by "World's Largest Hula Competition." (merriemonarchfestival.org)
APRIL
April 5-13: Grand Forks, S.D. -- World Men's Curling Championship. Twelve teams with brooms romance the stone. (worldmenscurling2008.com)
April 12: Oslo -- Opening of New Opera House. King Harald heralds Norway's answer to Sydney. (oslooperahouse.com)
April 19-27: Virginia, statewide -- Historic Garden Week in Virginia. The 75th anniversary of "America's Largest Open House." (vagardenweek.org)
April 25-27: Nebraska City, Neb. -- Arbor Day Celebration. Parade and tours in the town where Trees "R" Us. (nebraskacity.com)
April 25-Sept. 28: Belgium, nationwide -- The Art of Folon in Belgium. Cover artist Jean Michel Folon is the focus of widespread exhibits. (visitbelgium.com)
MAY
May 11-18: St. Paul, Minn., and statewide -- Minnesota Statehood Week. The 32nd state turns 150. (mn150years.org)
May 13: Echternach, Luxembourg -- St. Willibrord 1,350th birthday. Medieval hopping procession honors local saint. (www.willibrord.lu)
May 23-26: Somerville, N.J. -- Tour of Somerville. Bicyclists get in gear for four days of racing. (tourofsomerville.org)
May 24-25: Decatur, Ala. -- Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic. Sixty-five pilots on the rise. (ballooningal.com/jubilee.htm)
May 31-June 22: Amsterdam -- Holland Festival. Chinese opera and French drama keynote 60th anniversary. (hollandfestival.nl)
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