UP to SPEED
NEWS and SPECIALOFFERS from AMTRAK
All aboard
the
mountain
for a ski
weekend in
Vermont
Cold Weather Paradise
Just when you thought High School Musical mania was winding down, a live stage incarnation—
from the producers of The Lion King, no less—is keeping the franchise alive and kicking, with a
stop at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre in February. If you’re the parent (or aunt, uncle, grandparent) of a ’tween, you better book those tickets, fast (and remember to bring your earplugs). If you’re
’tween-free, take a look at some of the other offerings on the fun menu during the first part of 2008:
a cabaret performance by music man Brian Stokes Mitchell; a symphony of Broadway favorites;
some AA hockey action; climb aboard the snow express for a ski weekend you’ll never forget;
and so much more. Be sure to mention Arrive for special rail fares and discounts. There’s no end to
where Amtrak can take you. — COMPILED BY MICHAEL HAMMETT
DELAWARE
Frida Kahlo: Nickolas
Muray was a successful New
York fashion and commercial photographer known
for his portraits of celebrities. An Annie Leibovitz of
his day, he shot for Vanity
Fair, Vogue and The New
York Times. He is best remembered for his portraits
of Kahlo, however, which
celebrate her life, loves and
passion for her Mexican
heritage. “Through the Lens
of Nickolas Muray,” 50 portraits, 1937– 41, exhibits at
the Delaware Art Museum
Feb. 3-March 30. delart.org.
Green gurus: Longwood
Gardens hosts the 19th
Annual Today’s Horticulture Symposium, a daylong
Frida Kahlo and Nickolas
Muray. The photographer’s
work is on exhibit at the
Delaware Art Museum.
event featuring lectures,
demonstrations, refreshments and a plant sale. A
roster of well-known experts
offers tips and information
on topics including the basics of water gardening; the
use of native ferns; tropical
plants that thrive in Mid-Atlantic summer gardens;
and hardy terrestrial orchids
that can be grown in the
region. Feb. 1.
longwoodgardens.org.
Tony winner: Art, the 1998
Tony Award winner for Best
Play, takes a scathing look
at male friendship. When
Serge buys a high-priced
piece of modern art, his
buddy Marc finds himself
driven mad by what he sees
as an unfathomable act of
frivolity. And poor Yvan is
the guy stuck in the middle,
trying to keep his friends
from tearing each other
apart. An award winner in
Paris, London and New
York. Delaware Theater
Company. Jan. 23–Feb. 10.
delawaretheatre.org.
For each of the Delaware
events, save 50 percent off
the best available rail fare for one
companion traveling in coach with
a paid regular (full) adult rail fare
ticket on Amtrak travel to Wilming-
ton, DE. Valid for sale through
Dec. 10, 2008, and for travel
through Dec. 13, 2008. Request
discount code V256 when you
book by calling 800-USA-RAIL.
See page 80 for blackout dates
and other restrictions.
NEW JERSEY
Brian’s songs: Dubbed
“the last leading man” by
The New York Times, Brian
Stokes Mitchell is the quintessential musical theater
performer, with a Tony
Award for the revival of
Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate
and three Tony nominations for Ragtime, Man of
