UP to SPEED
Bryan. Williams, a member
of the Smash in 2005, plays
for the rival Philadelphia
Freedoms, while the Bryans
are members of the Kansas
City Explorers. The Smash
opens the season at home
at the DuPont Country
Club on July 3 against the
2007 WTT Championship
runner-ups, the New York
Buzz. Venus Williams leads
the Freedoms July 8 and
the Bryans visit July 17.
delawaresmash.com.
stone viaduct to raise the
train tracks above street
level, eliminating dangerous street and pedestrian
crossings. The raised tracks
provided Furness with the
design challenge of supporting the weight of the trains
above the concourse level
of the station. His solution
was to build a grid of steel
columns and truss work
that he left exposed in the
otherwise decorative Victorian interior. Find out more:
friendsoff urness.com.
Frank Furness designed the
Wilmington Amtrak station, currently
celebrating its centennial.
Picnic with a view: Enjoy
a picnic lunch in the tranquil Winterthur Garden.
Pack a lunch or let the Winterthur chefs do the work
for you. Ride the tram to
the conservatory lawn and
enjoy a cooking demonstration and informal concert
while you enjoy your lunch.
Winterthur Museum &
Country Estate—known
worldwide for its preeminent collection of American antiques, naturalistic
garden, and research library
for the study of American
art and material culture—
offers a variety of tours,
exhibitions, programs and
activities throughout the
year. Picnic lunch is Aug. 2 at
11: 30 a.m. Route 52, six miles
northwest of Wilmington.
winterthur.org.
Did you know? The
Amtrak Station in Wilmington is the last major train
station designed by the
renowned railroad architect
Frank Furness (1839–1912).
The station, completed in
1908, was part of a major upgrade by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co. that included
building a four-mile-long
For 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 Wilmington, 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 86 for blackout dates
and other restrictions.
RHODE ISLAND
Providence Restaurant
Week: Nibble your way
through the best of Providence’s famous restaurant
scene without breaking the
bank. Local eateries offer up
select three-course meals
on a prix-fixe menu. Come
hungry! July 15– 21. Providence
restaurantweek.com.
The tops in tennis: Head
to Newport for Campbell’s
Hall of Fame Tennis
Championships July 7– 13.
See the top men in profes-
sional tennis, direct from
Wimbledon, compete
for the Van Alen Cup and
$385,000 in prize money on
the Hall of Fame’s legendary
grass courts. French Open
Champion Michael Chang
will be inducted into the
International Tennis Hall
of Fame on July 12. Then get
ready for the International
Tennis Hall of Fame Champions Cup—a five-day,
highly competitive singles
tournament featuring eight
former tennis champions,
including John McEnroe
and Jim Courier, playing for
$150,000 in prize money.
Aug. 13-17. tennisfame.com.
Sailing, sake and sushi:
The 25th Annual Black Ships
Festival is extra special because it also marks the 50th
anniversary of Newport’s
sister city relationship with
Shimoda, Japan. The festival
is a celebration commemorating the establishment
of friendly trade relations
between the U. S. and Japan,
when Newport’s own Commodore Matthew C. Perry,
USN, secured the Treaty
of Kanagawa in 1854. The
four-day festival features
over 50 exciting events that
provide the opportunity
to see, sample and experience authentic Japanese
arts, foods, performances
and traditions. July 17– 20.
Blackshipsfestival.com.
Save 20 percent off the
best available regular
(full) adult rail fare for coach travel
to Westerly, Kingston or Providence, RI, on reserved regional
trains (Boston/Springfield, MA–
Washington, DC). Valid for sale
through Dec. 9, 2008, for travel
through Dec. 12, 2008. Restrictions
and blackout dates may apply.
Request discount code V731 when
you book by calling 800-USA-RAIL.
See page 86 for blackout dates
and other restrictions.
NEW JERSEY
Newark Museum: This
summer’s exhibitions at
New Jersey’s largest museum include “Glass Beads
of Ghana,” a close-up look at
this wonderful but sometimes overlooked art form;
“Embodying the Sacred in
Yoruba Art,” exploring the
relationship between art
and the spiritual world in
Yoruba culture; and “The
Beaded Prayers Project,”
composed of over 4,000
beaded prayers inspired by
amulets made by people
