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Experience a diverse range of art during the Miami Beach Festival of the Arts from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. February 7-8.

The festival will showcase the juried artwork of more than 100 artists from across the nation, including paintings, sculpture, glass, ceramics, jewelry, and photographs. While there, enjoy entertainment by local arts groups, international food court and children’s activities. No admission is required to attend the festival.

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More than 1,000 national and international exhibitors will bring their antique collections to the Miami Beach Convention Center January 22-26.

Considered one of the most prestigious antiques events in the country, The Original Miami Beach Antique Show has the reputation of being a virtual Mecca for serious and casual collectors. National and international exhibitors will be bringing their collections from London, Paris, Rome, Beverly Hills, Milan, New York, Geneva, Tokyo, Munich, Brussels, Vienna, Madrid, Buenos Aires, Sydney (Australia), and much more.

Included in the selection are thousands of the finest antiques in the most relaxed and vibrant ambiance in Miami Beach. Beautiful 18th, 19th and 20th century furniture; Asian art; fine prints; American and European 19th and early 20th century; mid-century modernism; Russian Impressionist paintings; antique jewelry; textiles and rugs; sterling silver and ceramics; and objets d’art.

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Sports fans can start planning for the 2009 ESPN The Weekend at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios. The event runs from February 27-March 1 and will put you up close and personal with star athletes and ESPN personalities at a live telecast of NFL Live, Baseball Tonight and more.

Several ESPN shows will film and air from Hollywood Studios including Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg from Mike & Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio airing live Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 27 and Baseball Tonight airing live on Sunday, March 1.

Among those scheduled to appear include: Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg from Mike & Mike in the Mornings, Tedy Bruschi, Jason Campbell, Jim Kelly, Warren Moon, Aaron Rodgers, Hines Ward, Kurt Warner, Brian Westbrook, Roy E. Williams and Adam Vinatieri.

During the weekend, an inaugural ESPN The Weekend 5K race will be held. The race will benefit the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

Regular daily theme park admission is your pass to enjoy all that The Weekend offers.

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Walt Disney Parks and Resorts have created an American Idol attraction that will bring the television and pop culture phenomenon to life at Walt Disney World in Florida.

The American Idol Experience, slated to debut January 2009, will be located at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park and will follow the model of the high-energy show. Disney guests will be able to experience the challenge of auditioning, the rush of performing on stage in competition, or the thrill of judging the performances in a live interactive entertainment setting with all the glitz and glamour of the distinctive American Idol set.

That experience will include an audition process, open to all eligible to register, where guests perform “live” in front of a Disney’s Hollywood Studios producer for the chance to be cast in a theme park show. If shown to have that star quality during the screening process and after backstage preparation – working with a vocal coach, hair and make-up – it’s lights up and showtime for the lucky guest in front of a “live” audience and a panel of judges.

Guest performers with the highest votes will compete in an end-of-day Grand Finale show at Walt Disney World , and the winner of the Grand Finale show will receive a guaranteed reservation for a future regional stadium audition – to ensure no waiting in long lines – for the American Idol TV show. 

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The 16th annual Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot is known for providing breathtaking views. However, this yearly event at Walt Disney World also provides for one-of-a-kind activities that can only be experience during the festival from March 18-May 31, 2009. Check out the events below that will make your trip to the festival complete!

• Flower Power Concerts - Popular bands will rock the open-air America Gardens Theatre every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 5:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. The concert lineup is slated to include new acts like Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, plus pop favorites like Davy Jones, Chubby Checker & The Wildcats, Tony Orlando, Jose Feliciano, Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone and other top acts.
• Minnie’s Magnificent Butterfly Garden - Hundreds of butterflies will flit inside a walk-through screened enclosure that includes a live exhibit showing how caterpillars form a chrysalis and emerge as butterflies.
• Disney Gardening at Home presentations - Disney horticulturists will share gardening tips and lead guests in a hands-on, take-home activity.
• The Great American Gardeners Series - Gardening celebrities and authors from across the country will reveal their gardening secrets.
• The Garden Town Festival Center - Guests can shop for festival merchandise, attend speaker presentations and demonstrations and ask gardening questions of the experts.
• Simba’s Birthday Celebration - A lineup of topiary characters straight from Walt Disney Pictures’ “The Lion King” will greet guests at World Showcase Plaza.
• Poster Signings - Artist Heather French will sign festival posters each Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. at Canada Garden Retreat.
• More Festival Celebrations - An Art in the Garden celebration of plein air artists and a Kids Paint Out will occur March 27-29; a Florida Farmer’s Market celebration will take place May 8-10.  More celebrations will bloom throughout the festival.

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