UP to SPEED
CONNECTICUT
Cocktails with the
Whales: Sip a Belugatini
or other inspired cocktails while nibbling hors
d’ oeuvres by Ocean Blue
Catering, and enjoy live
music in front of the outdoor Arctic Coast’s three
20-foot underwater viewing windows. This is your
best view of the aquarium’s
three beluga whales. Ask
about drink specials. Mystic
Aquarium, 55 Coogan Blvd.
May 12 & 26; June 9 & 23;
July 21 & 28; Aug. 11 & 25.
mysticaquarium.org.
Summer’s simple pleasures
When it comes to summing up the joys of summer, country rocker Kenny
Chesney sings it best, “It’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip of wine. It’s summertime.” Nothing says summertime like the simple pleasures waiting to be
experienced along the Northeast Corridor. Let your taste buds transport you
to far-off lands during Italian and Greek festivals in D.C. and Annapolis. Make
your way to Philly for an artful celebration of nature and the urban environment. Experience the work of the designer who dressed Gloria Swanson
and Marilyn Monroe, during the first-ever Capucci exhibit in the United
States. Drink in the music at the Sea Music Festival in Connecticut and the
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival in Maryland. And enjoy that “sip of wine”
during Wine & Jazz Fest at Longwood Gardens. This is just the beginning of
the artful events awaiting you this season Check for rail fare discounts and
other offers at event websites listed below. —COMPILED BY MICHAEL HAMMETT
Sea Music Festival:
Mystic Seaport hosts its 32nd
annual Sea Music Festival,
one of the world’s premier
sea music events. More than
5,000 gather each year to
experience both national
and international performers carrying on the classic
musical traditions of the
golden age of sail. Evening
concerts require special
event tickets. Mystic Seaport. June 9–12.
mysticseaport.org.
Great ideas: Downtown
New Haven comes alive
with the annual International Festival of Arts &
Ideas. The event features
world and U.S. premieres
of ambitious theater, dance
and music performances
and eclectic and inspiring
lectures. Each year the festival offers 80 percent of the
events free to the public.
June 11–25. artidea.org.
DELAWARE
Paris Through the Window, 1913. Marc Chagall
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection
By gift 37.438.© 2010 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
Tenor saxophonist Javon
Jackson on Tour: The
acclaimed former member
