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What to do all year long: Mt. Vernon by candlelight, left; Chinese New Year in San Francisco; A music festival in Savannah; New Year's at the Brandenberg Gate, Berlin. (HANDOUT)


2:10 PM EST, February 21, 2008

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March 20-April 5: Savannah, Ga. - Savannah Music Festival. A full spectrum of sounds, from country to classical. (savannahmusicfestival.org)

March 25-May 17: Greensboro. N.C. - Greensboro Bicentennial Celebration. Town toasts its past and future. (greensboro200.com)

March 29-April 13: Washington - National Cherry Blossom Festival. Our nation's capital is in the pink. (nationalcherryblossomfestival.org)

March 30-April 5: Hilo, Hawaii - Merrie Monarch Festival. Topped off by "World's Largest Hula Competition." (merriemonarchfestival.org)

APRIL

April 5-13: Grand Forks, S.D. - World Men's Curling Championship. Twelve teams with brooms romance the stone. (worldmenscurling2008.com)


April 12: Oslo - Opening of New Opera House. King Harald heralds Norway's answer to Sydney. (oslooperahouse.com)


April 19-27: Virginia, statewide - Historic Garden Week in Virginia. The 75th anniversary of "America's Largest Open House." (vagardenweek.org)


April 25-27: Nebraska City, Neb. - Arbor Day Celebration. Parade and tours in the town where Trees "R" Us. (nebraskacity.com)


April 25-Sept. 28: Belgium, nationwide - The Art of Folon in Belgium. Cover artist Jean Michel Folon is the focus of widespread exhibits. (visitbelgium.com)


MAY

May 11-18: St. Paul and statewide - Minnesota Statehood Week. The 32nd state turns 150. (mn150years.org)


May 13: Echternach, Luxembourg - St. Willibrord 1,350th Birthday. Medieval hopping procession honors local saint. (www.willibrord.lu)


May 23-26: Somerville, N.J. - Tour of Somerville. Bicyclists get in gear for four days of racing. (tourofsomerville.org)


May 24-25: Decatur, Ala. - Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic. Sixty-five pilots on the rise. (www.alabamajubilee.net)


May 31-June 22: Amsterdam - Holland Festival. Chinese opera and French drama keynote 60th anniversary. (hollandfestival.nl)


JUNE

June 7-29: Austria and Switzerland, eight cities - UEFA Euro 2008. European soccer's sweet 16 take the road to Vienna. (uefa.com)


June 12-22: Owensboro, Ky. - International Mystery Writers' Festival. Unveils U.S. premiere of "Chimneys," Agatha Christie's lost play. (newmysteries.org)


June 13-21: Bartlesville, Okla. - OK Mozart International Festival. Mozart and more, indoors and out. (okmozart.com)


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