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New Orleans, Louisiana
“Wine & Food” features five days of seminars, dinners, live music
The 16th annual “New Orleans Wine & Food Experience” will be held May 23-27 throughout the city, with vintner dinners, seminars, tastings and a Royal Street Stroll. Visit the website for schedule and tickets. 504-529-WINE or nowfe.com
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Springs Preserve offers 180 acres of peace 5 minutes from the Strip
Opening in June, the Springs Preserve will include live animal exhibits, a museum, hiking trails, a botanical garden and a desert wetland. Also look for seasonal concerts and educational classes. Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-822-8344 or springspreserve.org
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Kansas City, Missouri
“American Girl” series explores what it meant, means to be a girl
By displaying American Girl historical dolls and essays from modern- day girls, the Toy & Miniature Museum will celebrate girlhood through Aug. 31. Toy & Miniature Museum, 5235 Oak St., 816-333-9328 or umkc.edu.tmm
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New York, New York
“Contemporary American Art” 182nd show at National Academy
The nearly 200-year-old National Academy hosts the “Exhibition of Contemporary American Art,” 196 members’ works, May 16-June 24. National Academy, 1083 Fifth Ave., 212-369-4880 or nationalacademy.org
– Denver Post staff and wire reports
