Celebrity Life

  JUNE 19 – JULY 1, 2015 Every year Vancouver’s thriving Coastal Jazz and Blues Society brings the city alive with a melting pot of original and exciting music, ranging from jazz, blues, electronica and funk to sounds from diverse musical traditions across the world and innovative fusion performances. The 2011 edition of this much-loved... View Article

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  JUNE 18 – 21, 2015 Art Basel is an international contemporary art fair held each June in Basel, and described as the ‘Olympics of the art world.’ Indeed, Art Basel is the world’s premier international art show for modern and contemporary works, featuring nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia... View Article

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  JUNE 12 – 14, 2015 One of Geneva’s most impressive events of the year. Organized for the first time in 1939, the Bol d’Or has since become the most important inland regatta in the world with more than 3,000 participants. Europe’s largest lake sailing race is always a spectacular event. A true nautical festival... View Article

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  JUNE 13 – 14, 2015 Celebrating its 63rd anniversary this year, the Old Town Art Fair showcases works by 260 nationally acclaimed artists for an estimated 50,000 visitors each year. Along with a music stage, children’s corner and a food court, the fair also includes the popular ‘Gallery of Gardens’, a wonderful walk through... View Article

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  JUNE 11 – 18, 2015 The Tuscan Sun Festival is an arts and lifestyle event with world-class concerts, wine and culinary events along with wellness classes. Some of the world’s finest musicians gather around each year to perform at the Sun Festival. During the day, visitors can take part in Tai Chi, Pilates and Yoga... View Article

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  JUNE 11 – SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 “How many ages hence shall this our lofty scene be acted o’er, in states unborn and accents yet unknown?” asks Cassius in Shakespeare’s Roman tragedy, Julius Caesar, suggesting that, at the beginning of England’s imperial ambitions, the poet confidently expected his plays would survive to be performed across... View Article

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This year’s fundraising event benefiting Stop Soldier Suicide, ‘A Night for Life’, took place on Wednesday, May 28 at 7pm aboard the USS Intrepid. It was an elegant evening full of entertainment and fundraising — with all proceeds benefiting our military and veteran communities. ‘A Night for Life’ held a silent auction through the evening with... View Article

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  JUNE 4 – 7, 2015 Taste of Amsterdam is the Dutch branch of the world famous food festival, and as food festivals go, it’s a delightful way to celebrate Dutch cuisine. Located in the sprawling Amstelpark, the festival featured a number of the Dutch capital’s finest restaurants, as well as live cook-offs, classes, lectures... View Article

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  JUNE – JULY, 2015 The festival that keeps getting bigger and bigger, Proms Prague is an international celebration of classical music that is modeled on the London event of the same name. After only eight years, Proms Prague is now a major yearly event in Prague, appealing to a wide audience with performances ranging... View Article

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JUNE – SEPTEMBER, 2015 Performances from the acrobatic troupe never fail to amaze and, in the summer of 2011, Cirque du Soleil’s newest production Iris moved into L.A.’s Kodak Theatre (now Dolby Theatre). Home to the Academy Awards, the Kodak is an apt location for a show that marries dance acrobatics and live video to... View Article

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  MAY 23 – 31, 2013 Fringe Festival Praha is a festival of comedy, theater, music, dance and other artistic performances based on Edinburgh’s original fringe festival. With five shows per day in theaters across the center of Prague, some in Czech and some in English and over 200 artists, there is sure to be... View Article

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  The Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, held at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, was a celebration of industrial innovation.  Depending on whose version of history you choose to believe, it was Queen Victoria’s response to a similar exhibition in Paris and was designed to make a clear statement of her Empire’s worldwide... View Article

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