northwest
EMERALD EMPIRE DOLL AND
TOY FESTIVAL.
grounds. Eugene. Oregon. November
13-14 Some of these creations for kids
made the covered-wagon trip over the
famous Applegate Trail Others are newly
crafted, thanks to a handicrafts move
ment that has burgeoned in Oregon for
more than a decade
CHRISTMAS LIGHTING FESTI
VAL, Leavenworth Washington De
cember 4 and II Once a dying town
Leavenworth decided in the Sixties to
cash in on its Alpine scenery Town
Mothers (and Fathers) decreed a Bavarian
theme for all building fronts, a policy that
has by now been fully realized Comes the
winter. Santa Claus hits town at I pm on
Festival Day and goofs until early evening
when, simultaneously. Christmas lights
go on throughout town
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS
TREE SHOW, Western Forestry Center
Portland. Oregon December
18-31 On opening day.
costumed repre
sentatives of
twenty _ ___
southwest
22ND ANNUAL WURSTFEST, New
Braunfels. Texas. October 27 to Novem
ber 7 On IA 35 between Austin and San
Antonio From the people who brought
you our nations i6th President, this is
Hill Country German cuisine at its finest
Wurst-on-a-stick. assorted strudels, and
kartoffel pancakes, plus polka dancing,
oompah music, and a dachsund contest
You never sausage a spectacle1 Lots of
beer, continuous activity and a smatter
ing of old-country costumes
TEXAS RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL,
outskirts of Magnolia. Texas (north of
Houston) November 7-8 A weekend of
Renaissance on the open prairie, replete
with 16th-century village architecture,
wandering minstrels, meandering was
trels, dramas, pageants, and perhaps an
elephant or two (9 am till dark, adults
$8 95 children 5-12 $4 95 under 5 fret1)
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
FEAST DAY, Tortugas Village outskirts
of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Decern
-ber 10-12 Indian religious
ceremony, opening
with a sunrise
ascent of
Tortugas
or more
various eth
rue croups decorate
trees in the fashion of their an
cestors Ever wondered wh.it Lithuanians
put on the top bough? For photog
raphers. here's a study in contrasts and
tradition For information, phone 50V
228-1367
WINTER SKI CARNIVAL, and Point.
Idaho, lanuary 15 16 The whole megillah
of snowtime fun snow sculpture con
test, a snowshoe softball tournament a
torchlight parade down the ski slopes
sled rat ing broom hockey, arm wrestling
tourney for the helplessly macho and the
Snow Ball dance for the relentlessly
romantic Contact number 208/261 2161
Kcn Doctor
The Crami
Canyon
Perennial
Southwest Heauty
Mountain followed by vcsjwms Indian
dancers. mass, a bonfire at dusk and dr
scent from the mountain (iter admis
sion )
FIESTA DE LAS LUMINARIAS.
Antonio. Texas, mid i)ecemher The ! »•••
tival of the I ights is a Christmas fiesta
which culminates in I as Posada - a
candlelight pnxession down the famed
San Antonio nverwalk the single most
beautiful city scene in Texas There will l>e
■i re enactment of the Holy lamilys
search for an inn followed l»v a pinata
party
TOURNAMENT OF ROSES, Pavi
dcna, California, January I The apex of
Silly Americana with more chrysanthe
mums than you can shake a zinnia at
Yes. and roses too Float your way to pa
geantry heaven frame after color-satu
rated frame More photographable sub
jects here than there are decapods in the
Atlantic
ELEPHANT SEAL MIGRATION,
Ano Nuevo Point, north of Santa Cruz
California, late December until the seals
get finished (generally a couple of
months) Nearly extinct a few decades
ago because they made a great, blubbery
consolation prize for out-of-luck whalers
these massive seals are now again using
a mainland rallying point for their muting
and birthing rituals First come the pon
derous bulls with their fleshy, trunk like
noses, to argue loudly and sometimes
bloodily over choice domains on the
beach Later females arrive to birth their
calves and mate for the current year With
Park Service reservations, the public can
walk up very close to the creatures Phone
21 i/670-2311 for reservations
SURFING Strongest waves (and most
picturesque rides) on the California coast
arc breaking around thr time
DESERT HIKING It , , . lot t .
wildflowers, but these cooler months are
|K*rfect for desert trekking Vistas are
more varied than you might imagine So
.ire the photographic challenges as the
day moves frpm dawn to sunset and the
topography from basin to mountain
WHALE MIGRATIONS All along
the coast, from IHvemher through Fehru
ary whales are migrating to then wintei
birthing territories in lt.i|.i -California
Early on they travel in pods (large
groups) but a-. February nears and
they re determinedly, headed back ninth
ward they often swim alone or in
mother and calf groups sometimes the
proud parents nudge then youngsters up
to the boat for everyone to see Most
areas with a harbor have regularly sched
ulisf whale watching excursions check
with the Chamber of Commerce wherevei
you re headed
I mnui Hotfiu hfi'sky
rocky mountain
20.000 WHISTLING SWANS
ItKiis your lens on half a million duck*,
and .’0 000 whistling swan, a! thr Hoar
Klver Migratory Refuge on lire edge of the
Cdeat Salt t ake One »'l the largest hud
sanctuaries in the* countiy it is temporary
home to .MX) bird spec ir equipp'd with
a 100 fool observation platform foj
picture taken. fVak season tor ducks is
rally Novembei I .satis) is mile-, west of
Brigham Utah on'Beal River Bay of the
Great Salt lake*
SPIT, POLISH. 1. MUSIC With A,
rug Colorado s main event In the win
tel months the test reason to avoid the
weekend -ki crowd*, on a pleasant Indian
■’iimmci Sunday is a visit to the Ur. Air
Force Academy in Colorado Springs on
the edge of the mountains Setvices are
held each Sunday at II 00 am in the I.'
spire Cadet Chapel, followed by cadets
on-parade and free band concerts i.n.the
afternoon
MESSIAH SING IN Bum:
Sc hi r'met' editions if you plan to sing
along with 2 8(X) plus voices as the and;
ence joins the Utah'Chorale in then an
nual ivrlormaiue of Handel*. Messiah
at Symphony Hall in Salt lake city
Novembei 28th
CHRISTMAS IN THE ROCKIES
l stesp.uk Colot.ido annoutkes its C?nd
annual l ights On cetemonv IVcembei
1 feat tiling not only piettv lights but
caroling chons and Christmas cheer Al
comm.indeoted by the Chnstmas King
and Queen
CEL l UI.OID |AM ! vntl
from all I ovrt the glotv duett themselves’
to the snowy slofx*'. ol Patk c ity Utah
duflhg the last two wivk*. nv laiUiaty fot
the United States f ilm and Video lestnai
The l*esj talent in film directing, writing
•acting and photogtaphv present work
•hops scteenings and s‘fx*« ial' event-,
throughout the week Have luikh with
boh k’edfOfd yit almost,
SCRATCH AN ELK SEAR h : g.
Utah take a flee sjr*igh tide to a field of
MW of mote elk to watch then dally
handout of alfalfa It happens eveiy aftei •
tH*on in the snows month*, from January
through mid Match at the Hardware
Ranch 1/ miles southeast of Logan on
Us 8lA u| to Hyrum thiough blacksmith
fork Canyon J
EHt iMUrsen
midwest
THt ST. PAUL WINTER CARNI
VAl,. Ian J8 ieu r. a over -t Paul
Minnesota ha*, a top drawer hard core
winter and it has a winter fete to match
For one week the
hardy souls revel in what
most people consider to be the
I'wm Cities one weakness the climate
t verything from slow pitch soft ha 11 on ice
(pictured above) to hot air balloon races
weie feat lift'd last yeat IV ready to shiver
and heat the name Km*; Boreas a lot
ROCK CUT WINTER CARNIVAL.
Ian .’J -Rock-Cut. State Park Kte IJ v
■•i\/nnievnorth' of Kockfofo, Illinois
Chi> ago s mavoi lane Byrne has vet to
devise a mniof winter txH'stiva so the
K«N k Cut \ arnival is the closest thing In.
h>s: -ts.iH.Hf people wedged them selves
into the puik (o watvh mk)i Midwest ta
. vontes a-> dofi sled racing or sculpting
and lunatic under the ue scuba diving
BROWN COUNTY WINTER FESTI
VAL, ) eh \ f* Ya ’a *. ■ : a Brown
countv a favorite summe: weekend spot,
foi suburban Chicagoan*. sj»otlights such
unusual events as .now ulpture . sled
racing, and ice skating at"this chillebra
lion
INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAY FOLK
FAIR, Y.w I'1 e■ v ■ .v d 'ist 'weekend ..
in Novembei ) colorful garb dancing
fcHcl arid Beer
HOLIDAY FOLK FAIR. Nov N 20.
Milwaukee Wi-.von-.ir! .Coiort.ul garb.:
dancing fc»Oci and lots of beer
GREATER INDIANAPOLIS CA
RAGE SALE. -I*» IP indi.inapo
Convention Centei This, event is billed as
the world's biggest garage sale., and it
couldonly happen in Indianapolis Not
particularly wintery but one could
perhaps unload some unwanted Christ
mas presents for second-semester cash
CHICAGO BOAT & SPORTS
SHOW, second week of January.
McCormick Place Chicago Chicago is
still the trade show capita! of the world,
and the bc>at show is a big one The show
offers the opportunity to think about all
of the warm summer thing* you won t be
able to do for quite a while
MILWAUKEE DOMES CHRIST
MAS FLOWER SHOW Dec 11 Cm 9
Mitchell Park Domes Milwaukee Yes, it's
a flower show, and not geared to the av
erage cynical college student hut during
the Milwaukee winter it has several brg
pluses 1 You re indoors 2 You re not in
a shopping mall > It smells ure.it
CHRISTMAS AT THE ZOO
* 12 Indianapolis Zoo \ .-oo might not
spring to mind as the ideal place for eatl\
lX\'ember but anv event that divert;**es
appearances by not oniv Mr ana M-.
v’l.uis but a So dabby the l'a kmg Pack
age must have something going tor it
DOWNHILL SKIING
a shvvk. but the Midwest s- not enow•’ for
g.ieat downhill skiing The are short
and the lilt lines long Several bright
spots include Indsanhead and Pow
del horn in Upper Mk hig.au Mt IV emark
in northern Wisconsin and Chestnut
Mountain in Galena II tsporting a great
view ot the Mississippi! rhev ie not \a
or Stowe but if you ve ever bvn to \V:
mot ia popular southern Wiscous-n
molehill) on a crowded weekend van.
appreciate the tour aforementioned
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING. ICE
FISHING. SNOWMOBILING ETC
The Midwest is . lamniivl tu of p.u.es tor
these sorts of things Ye listing is neces
sary rust walk ten feet in anv direction
Rit hard IvWnsen
southeast
FLORIDA \ rvot Center orated 1
Centra! Honda! W alt. Idis' >ev s greatest
diearn is dies*.nbetl as a little bit better
than a world s tai: on a permanent
basis Pavilions representing .major
countries, and companies (China
Fiance Exxon Italy Spet-rv Kand; lupan.
Eastman Kodak Company, etc ) otter the
latest and future in cuisine fashion, life
enough supplies for overnight vamping
i include patience' Traffic becomes a
cUssk gridlock to and fro and lines for
portable toilets are long
Ar:\,a Honda attractions include two
seafood fesp.va •• iApalachicola and
Made a Beach' Nov o '< the I’ Orange
IV"t va .Vv A' V \ Coral Gabies I and
the Big Orange Festival from mid
lYvembe? to him kmuar\ Mam i Pro
footba. Miami LVIphms Tampa Bay
Buccaneers) and ho idav college classics
* Tangerine Bow Orlando Dec 18
Gator Bow lacksonv i! ie. Dec >0
c''range Bow Miami l\\ dl top the
list of sports attractions
GEORGIA Manetta wi o ay to
the Doc makers Annual Christmas Fair
Nov ‘ 8 Later m the month, the lighting
of the Great Tree at Rich s Department
More m V. anta vv: signai the official be
ginning of the holiday season Also in the
v t\ the first week of December, the
Henrietta b gleston Children's Hospital
will hold the International Christmas Fes
tiva; of Trees New Nears Five will be
marked bv the Peach Bowl match-up of
nationally ranked college football
champs
During the week of Ian 15, Atlanta will
celebrate the birth of Martin luther King
with workshops, seminars, and appear
ances by national figuies
NORTH CAROLINA A 10,000-metre
run in Liberty. NC is scheduled for Dec
5 For entry information, try writing to the
Chamber of Commerce
SOUTH CAROLINA The dictionary
explains that a steeplechase is .a- horse
race run over a prepared course obstruct
ed with artificial ditches, hedges walls,
etc So the Colonial Cup International
Steeplechase in Camden. SC should
Winter in Florida
styles and technology At $'35 per adult,
it should be exciting Epcot Center is
linked by monorail to the original home
of the little guy with big ears, Walt Dis
ney World, in Orlando
On tap November II is the scheduled
launch of Space Shuttle 4 from Cape
Canaveral (near Daytona Beach) Even
Floridians have yet to tire of the incred
ible sight of rockets blasting through the
atmosphere, visible on a clear day
throughout the entire state This time the
big truck will carry a crew of four instead
of two If you plan to be there, figure on
FLORIDA IMACE FILE
offer a field of top competitors being
thrown off their horses and into solid ob
jects Sounds like fun (in mid-November)
Bob Andelman
northeast
MACYS THANKSGIVING DAY PA
RADE - Three hours' worth of march
ing bands, Broadway chorus lines, and
oversize balloons make their way up New
York s Seventh Avenue, starting around 9
o’clock Thanksgiving morning
MAGNIFICENT CHRISTMAS
SPECTACULAR Or \ .»t Radio City
Mumc Ha roar the Rockefeller Center
tree could you catch such a wonderfully
corny Christmas show If you re not up to
an off Broadway show or the latest
Broadway musical smash this Rockette
filled epic plays from December early into
the new year
THE SLOPES From "ow through the
ate winter hardy outdoor folk will
negotiate their favorite ski courses
throughout the Northeast The cogno
scenti all have their out-of-the-way
slopes but some of the more tried-and
true spots are the Berkshires in Massa
chusetts Mt Washington Valley in Ver
mont (which features Mt Stowe and Mt
Mansfield). Killington and Sugarloaf (also
in Vermont!. Squaw Mountain in Maine.
Mt Van Hoenberg in Lake Placid, and the
Lake Winnipesaukee and Laconia region
of New Hampshire
WASHINGTON CROSSING THE
DELAWARE - On Christmas day. a
crew of brave American soldiers will re
enact Washington's unexpected visit to
the British headquarters in Trenton It all
starts on the Pennsylvania side of the
river about two in the afternoon
BOSTON'S FIRST NIGHT CELE
BRATION This city of Brahmins and
baked beans breaks out its best to bring
in the brand-new year Starting on New
Years Eve and continuing through the
next day. Boston shows off its best in the
arts at various places throughout the city
and outlying areas Starring the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, the American Re
pertory Theater and a cast of thousands
NEW YEAR'S DAY PARADE. PHIL
ADELPHIA The colorful mummers
parade up Broad Street And once you
figure out what mummers are. you'll ap
preciate the fact that this is about three
times as long as the average big-city
parade
WINTER CARNIVALS - The North
east seems to specialize in these celebra
tions of snow and ice and every conceiva
ble winter sport Since exact dates
haven t been completely set yet, we
suggest that you check ahead with the
Chamber of Commerce or some similar
authority before you pack your parka and
skis.
Dartmouth Winter Carnival, Hanover.
New Hampshire — Skiing, sledding, skat
ing. parties, and splendid time guaran
teed for all
Middlebury College Snow Bowl — Not
all the excitement is in Hanover Find out
why in Middlebury. Vermont, at the col
lege's answer to the Dartmouth Winter
Carnival
Brattleboro. Vermont — Late February
Wolfeboro, Vermont — First weekend in
February
Newport, New Hampshire - Four days
in mid-February
Franklin, New Hampshire — Last two
weekends in February
Lake George, New York — every week
end in February
Paul Rosta