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JULY 15 2007
AMERICANWAY
We searched and searched forways tofill up your day planner. The least you
cando is check out some of these you-won’t-be-sorry-you-went events, have
agreat time, and send us apostcard. Souvenirs are good too.
By JohnCarroll
SceneandBeSeen
BoStoN
BostonBlues Festival
September 22and23
It’snot theoldestblues festival in theworld,
but this party on the Charles River Espla-
nade features some of the best musicians.
The free two-day concert caps off aweek of
theblues at local venues.
theFisherman’s Feast of theMadonna
del Soccorso
August 16 to 19
At the end of this four-day street blowout
of foodandmusic in theNorthEnd, a child
dressed as an angel descends from a third-
storywindow to the statueof theMadonna.
BuENoSAIRES
openPolotournament
Weekends inNovember andDecember
For more than a century now, people have
gone to polo matches to see and be seen.
(Well,notus.We’veboycottedall equestrian
events ever since our parents refused to get
us thatpony forourfifthbirthday.But that’s
our
baggage—youhavenoexcuse formiss-
ing this spectacular show of four-hooved
graceandathleticism.)
LaRural
July26 toAugust 7
This is no ordinary livestock show: It’s an
epic salute to all farm and ranch animals
that now consumes a 50-block portion of
thePalermoneighborhood inBuenosAires.
It’s also the single most prominent social
event for the country’s
estancieros
(farm-
ers),whohaveflockedhere thefirstweekof
August for the past 120 years. They put on
demonstrations of everything from gaucho
equestrian skills to the tango.
ChICAgo
ChicagoJazz Festival
August 30 toSeptember 2
Oneofthepremierannualjazzfestivalsinthe
world, Chicago draws in everyone, whether
they’re from the SouthSide or Europe. Per-
formanceswill takeplaceat thePetrilloMu-
sicShellStage, theJazzandFamilyHeritage
Stage, and theJazzonJacksonStage.
Maps: Findingour Place in theWorld
November 2 to January27
(312) 922-9410
A unique collection of more than 100 re-
markable maps from around the world is
hosted at the Field Museum. This exhibit
shows how the technology of cartography
hasdevelopedover theyears— from clay to
digital directions.
Jasper Johns: gray
November 3 to January6
(312) 443-3600
If you’re into various shades of gray, check
out this exhibit of more than 100 Jasper
Johns works at the Art Institute of Chica-
go. It explores his use of gray in paintings,
sculptures, prints, anddrawings during the
last 50 years.
DALLAS/FoRtWoRth
StateFair of texas
September 28 toOctober 21
(214) 565-9931
The corn dogs always get top billing at the
StateFair of Texas inDallas, but as thebig-
gest state fair in the United States, it also
comes with plenty of wild rides as well as
performances from some of the country’s
most popularheadliners.
Picassoat theKimbell
June 17 toSeptember 16
Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum often
steals the artistic limelight in DFW, and
with
The Mirror and the Mask
, the mu-
seum does it again, showcasing about 100
paintings of some of the greatest artists of
the twentieth century as a way to help put
Picasso inperspective.
EDINBuRgh
Edinburgh International Festival
August 10 toSeptember 2
Opera, ballet, theater, classicalmusic— the
