june-2010

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GOLF
SPOTLIGHT
OPEN SEASON //”If I had one more round to play, I would choose to play it at Pebble
Beach.” So says Jack Nicklaus, who knows from rounds of golf. The hallowed
seaside links at Pebble Beach—which host this month’s 2010 U.S. Open—have
witnessed more than a few historic golf moments: the 1982 Tom Watson and
Nicklaus showdown, for instance, and the 2000 U.S. Open, when Tiger Woods
crushed the fi eld by 15 strokes. The Open only comes here every 10 or so years,
but the course is open to the public, so you can play it anytime. pebblebeach.com
JEWEL OF THE NILE //
Cleopatra may have
been the very fi rst
“It” girl—she inspired
a Shakespeare play,
an Oscar-winning
fi lm and generations
of women to wear
heavy black eyeliner.
Perhaps more
important, she was
the last pharoah, so
learn a little about
her at “Cleopatra:
The Search for the
Last Queen of Egypt,”
opening this month at
the Franklin Institute
in Philadelphia.
fi .edu
AMERICAS THE BEAUTIFUL // Denver gets
continental in July as the Biennial of the Americas
celebration kicks off. Public art of all sorts is on
the agenda all month, with musicians, dancers and
artists from North and South America taking part.
biennialoftheamericas.org
SHANGHAI CHIC // Shanghai is a big city that can
seem overwhelming. Make the most of your time
by staying in the center of everything at the Grand
Mercure Shanghai Zhongya, opening this month.
The sleek hotel features an on-site Turkish bath to
help with that stress. accorhotels.com
news
CALENDAR
JUNE
5-27
SAN FRANCISCO // Ballet,
bomba, bharatanatyam and
a bevy of other bouncing
beats will be performed at
the Ethnic Dance Festival.
worldartswest.org
18-20
PARIS // Ever wonder why
people use their phones
to videotape concerts,
babies and everything
else? They’re just hoping
to make something worthy
of the Pocket Film Festival.
festivalpocketfi lms.fr
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DÜSSELDORF // Apparently,
Düsseldorfers are avid
cartwheelers. Find out who’s
the best at this citywide
pastime during the annual
Cartwheel Championship.
visitduesseldorf.de
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: PHOTOGRAPHS COPYRIGHT USGA/JOHN MUMMERT, COURTESY OF RJ MUNA, BY ACHIM SCHEIDEMANN/NEWSCOM,
COURTESY OF ACCOR HOTELS, COURTESY OF BIENNIAL OF THE AMERICAS, COURTESY OF FRANKLIN INSTITUTE