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OCTOBER <strong>2009</strong> | UNITED.COM<br />
AUTO FOCUS // To the Batmobile! After that, take a look at the Scooby-Doo Mystery<br />
Machine and the General Lee from Dukes of Hazzard. The Picture Car Museum, the newest<br />
addition to the Warner Bros. Studio VIP Tour in Burbank, California, it puts you within<br />
inches of the actual vehicles used in the movies. warnerbros.com<br />
TRUNK SHOW // Life-size technicolor<br />
elephants on the streets of<br />
Amsterdam? You’re not hallucinating:<br />
Dutch artists have painted pachyderm<br />
sculptures and placed them around<br />
town. Proceeds help Asian elephants.<br />
The pieces will be auctioned off<br />
on November 12, and you can buy<br />
miniatures—so you’ll never forget.<br />
elephantparade.com<br />
THE 10TH MUSE // Born out of an art-science<br />
curriculum at Harvard, new iPhone application<br />
MuseTrek takes the ho-hum out of museum tours<br />
via a social networking platform that helps visitors<br />
experience artwork through the eyes of someone else.<br />
Starting this month, trek through the Louvre—among<br />
other European museums—listening to commentary<br />
by an 11-year-old, a Hitchcock obsessive or a fashion<br />
junkie, or create your own. Expect treks at museums<br />
around the world by year’s end. musetrek.com<br />
PARTY LIKE A ROCK STAR //<br />
Celebs love The<br />
Setai in Miami Beach<br />
because it’s serene<br />
and exclusive. Regular<br />
folks like it because<br />
they feel like celebs<br />
there, and never more<br />
so than when they<br />
splurge on the Rock<br />
Star package. The<br />
three-night deal<br />
includes Veuve<br />
Clicquot upon arrival,<br />
airport pickup in a<br />
Range Rover and<br />
(here’s where the rock<br />
star really comes in)<br />
12 hours in an onsite<br />
recording studio<br />
designed by Lenny<br />
Kravitz. The total cost<br />
is $6,000. Throwing<br />
your TV out the<br />
window is (defi nitely)<br />
not included. setai.com<br />
CALENDAR<br />
OCTOBER<br />
8-11<br />
NEW YORK CITY // Giada<br />
DeLaurentiis, Tom Colicchio,<br />
Paula Deen, Rachael Ray—the<br />
Food Network gang will be<br />
passing on their secrets at<br />
the New York City Wine<br />
and Food Festival. Plus:<br />
Dim Sum & Disco Brunch<br />
and Meatball Madness!<br />
nycwineandfoodfestival.com<br />
10-11<br />
WAYNESVILLE, OHIO // The<br />
Ohio Sauerkraut Festival will<br />
supply seven tons of the<br />
German staple, along with<br />
crafts for sale and live music.<br />
You bring the antacids.<br />
sauerkrautfestival.com<br />
14-29<br />
LONDON // Unlike that<br />
snooty fest in Cannes, the<br />
Times BFI London Film<br />
Festival welcomes the hoi<br />
polloi. Though if you happen<br />
to bump into confi rmed<br />
guests Meryl Streep or<br />
George Clooney, remember<br />
to say “Excuse me.” bfi .org.uk/lff<br />
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SAN FRANCISCO // Sniff,<br />
swirl and sip—no gulping!—<br />
more than 200 varieties of<br />
high-end fi rewater at the<br />
San Francisco WhiskyFest.<br />
maltadvocate.com<br />
21-22<br />
LAS VEGAS // The subject of<br />
Monopoly may be Atlantic<br />
City real estate, but the<br />
world championships are<br />
in Vegas, baby. Rich Uncle<br />
Pennybags will be there, and<br />
so will art inspired by the<br />
game. monopoly.com<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: PHOTOGRAPHS BY EVERETT COLLECTION, COURTESY OF NYC WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL, COURTESY OF<br />
HASBRO, COURTESY OF MUSE TREK, COURTESY OF NETHERLAND BOARD OF TOURISM AND CONVENTIONS, COURTESY OF THE SETAI
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