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Green Streets Day

27 Nov 2009 (monthly)

With its monthly Green Streets Day, Portland, Maine thinks globally by starting locally. Held on the last Friday of every month, the incentive encourages people to wear something green and get…

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The Super Spinner at the Broward County Fair, Fort Lauderdale. Courtesy of Broward County Fair. Photo by Elaine Fitzgerald.

Broward County Fair

20 - 29 Nov 2009; not Thu (annual)

The long-running Broward County Fair draws thousands to Pompano Park each year for some down-home American fun. Originally such fairs were arenas of competition for farmers and there is still…

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Building at Old Cowtown. Courtesy of Kansas Division of Travel & Tourism

Old Cowtown Museum

25 Apr - 13 Dec 2009; not Mon or Tue (various dates)

Wichita's Old Cowtown Museum recreates life as it was for the first American pioneers. Its collection includes reconstructed buildings, period furnishings, decorative art objects, clothing and…

43.661201
-70.256119

Green Streets Day

Dec 2009 (monthly)

With its monthly Green Streets Day, Portland, Maine thinks globally by starting locally. Held on the last Friday of every month, the incentive encourages people to wear something green and get…

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-122.47884
A youngster is serenaded at Bay Area Discovery Museum's Kwanzaa celebration. Courtesy of Bay Area Discovery Museum

Kwanzaa Celebration

26 Dec 2009 (annual)

The word "Kwanzaa" is a Swahili word meaning "first fruits of the harvest". Every year, San Francisco's Bay Area Discovery Museum hosts this heart-warming celebration of the African-American…

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A Spectacled bear. © AMNH/R. Mickens

Extreme Mammals

23 May 2009 - 3 Jan 2010

Extreme Mammals at the American Museum of Natural History explores the surprising world of mammals. Featuring spectacular fossils from the museum's collections, the exhibition examines the…

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The Annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner

Jan 2010 (annual)

The Annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner, held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Atlanta, is the King Center's primary fundraising initiative. First held in 1983, it honours individuals and…

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Models of Rockefeller Plaza and other New York Landmarks Photo by Robert Benson Photo by Robert Benson. Courtesy of New York Botanical Garden

Holiday Train Show

21 Nov 2009 - 10 Jan 2010; not Mon (annual)

The Holiday Train Show at The New York Botanical Garden is a fantasyland of lights, model trains and recreations of historic New York landmarks. Leaves, twigs and other botanicals are…

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Boats on Exhibit at the New Orleans Boat Show Image Courtesy of New Orleans Boat Show

New Orleans Boat Show

6 - 10 Jan 2010 (annual)

From the luxurious to the practical, the New Orleans Boat Show displays boats, motors, engines, personal watercraft, electronics, fishing gear and marine accessories at the Ernest Morial…

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Northeast International Auto Show

Jan 2010 (annual)

The Northeast International Auto Show is an automobile extravaganza at Providence's Rhode Island Convention Center. It showcases hundreds of new cars, trucks, minivans and sport-utility…

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A King Celebration

Jan 2010 (annual)

A King Celebration is an annual celebration honouring America's greatest civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Held during the week of his birthday, it sees Atlanta Symphony Orchestra…

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Realizing the Dream Concert

16 Jan 2010 (annual)

The Realizing the Dream Community Choir leads the annual Martin Luther King Jr Realizing the Dream concert at the University of Alabama's Moody Music Concert Hall.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Southern Christian Leadership Conference Offices while he led the non-violent campaign in St. Augustine. Courtesey of the Freedom Trail Project

Freedom Trail Tours

Jan 2010 (various dates)

Absorb some history on the Freedom Trail, with a narrated tour of St Augustine's Civil Rights landmarks. Historian David Nolan reveals the stories behind St Augustine's pivotal role in the…

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Photo credit to Stanford University

Martin Luther King Day of Service

Jan 2010 (annual)

Philadelphia leads the way in transforming the national holiday into a day of action with the annual Martin Luther King Day of Service, organised in the city since 1996.

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Martin Luther King Kingdom Day Parade

Jan 2010 (annual)

The Martin Luther King Kingdom Day Parade has been celebrated for the last 20 years and over a million people take to the streets of Los Angeles to remember the life and works of the great man.

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The bronco competition

National Western Stock Show

9 - 24 Jan 2010 (annual)

People have come to Denver for nearly a century to buy, sell and see the finest in ranching stock during the National Western Stock Show. Over 600,000 visitors enjoy today's event at the…

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North American International Auto Show

11 - 24 Jan 2010 (annual)

The North American International Auto Show fills the Cobo Conference and Exhibition Center in Michigan and manufacturers from all over the world come together to show their latest designs and…

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Louisville Boat, RV & Sportshow

20 - 24 Jan 2010 (annual)

The Louisville Boat, RV & Sportshow is the place to be if you know the difference between your fishing boats, bass boats, water ski boats, offshore race boats and pontoon boats. Fishing…

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Birmingham Boat Show

21 - 24 Jan 2010 (annual)

Held at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex, the Birmingham Boat Show presents the latest in boats, motors, fishing gear, guides and related outdoor gear. There are numerous free…

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-70.256119

Green Streets Day

29 Jan 2010 (monthly)

With its monthly Green Streets Day, Portland, Maine thinks globally by starting locally. Held on the last Friday of every month, the incentive encourages people to wear something green and get…


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Broward County Fair

Fort Lauderdale Stadium Festival Grounds, Fort Lauderdale

20 - 29 Nov 2009; not Thu (annual)

Old Cowtown Museum

Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita

25 Apr - 13 Dec 2009; not Mon or Tue (various dates)

Kwanzaa Celebration

Bay Area Discovery Museum, San Francisco

26 Dec 2009 (annual)