craft and food booths, five
pubs, 10 major stages, a
jousting arena and games.
Weekends, Aug. 29-Oct. 25.
800-296-7304; rennfest.com.
Baltimore Book Festival:
The mid-Atlantic’s premier
celebration of the literary
arts offers 200 local and
celebrity authors, bookstores, publishers, children’s writers, storytellers,
author signings, crafts, food
and entertainment. Mount
Vernon Place centered on
the 600 block of North
Charles Street. Sept. 25-27.
877-BALTIMORE;
promotionandarts.com.
B&O Railroad Museum
in Baltimore: It’s “Toddler
Time” at the museum on the
first and third Wednesdays
of the month at 10: 30 a.m.
Children enjoy a classic
railroad story, create a craft
and take a kiddie train ride.
“Thrifty Tuesday” is the
first Tuesday of the month,
10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Roundhouse
Turntable Demonstration
Aug. 8, at 11: 30 a.m. & 1: 30
p.m. Witness museum staff
moving locomotives in
and out of the historic 1884
Roundhouse as they operate
the 60-foot round turntable.
borail.org.
B&O Railroad Museum’s
Ellicott City Station: The
grand opening of “Roads
to Rails” exhibit, July 3
and July 5, from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Experience the
story of our nation’s drive
to improve travel, from the
horse-drawn wagons of
the National Road to the
steam engines of the B&O
Railroad. Through Nov. 4.
ecborail.org.
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For the Maryland events, save 40 percent on the
available rail fare for one
companion traveling in coach
with a paid regular (full) adult rail
fare ticket on Amtrak travel to
Baltimore Penn Station. Request
discount code V828 for this sta-
tion. Valid for sale through Dec. 13,
2009, and for travel through Dec.
16, 2009. Request discount code
V722 by booking online at Amtrak.
com or calling 800-USA-RAIL for
travels to Annapolis, Md. (BWI).
See below for blackout dates and
other restrictions.
CONNECTICUT
Pilot Pen Tennis: Pilot
Pen Tennis, presented by
Schick, an Olympus U.S.
Open Series on the ATP
World Tour 250 and Sony
Ericsson WTA Tour, will
be held at the Connecticut
Tennis Center at Yale, featuring top-ranked international stars. The Pilot Pen
is the first combined men’s
and women’s summer tournament leading into the U.S.
Open. The 2008 Pilot Pen
champions are Marin Cilic
and Caroline Wozniacki.
Aug. 21-29. 888-99-PILO T;
pilotpentennis.com.
MASSACHUSETTS
Summer deals in
Boston: The city is alive
with museum exhibitions,
theatrical performances,
star-studded concerts and
performances under the
stars. Walking tours, harbor
cruises, al fresco dining
and festivals of all kinds.
Check out GREAT DEAL$
at BostonUSA.com/visit and
see how Boston is all the
more rewarding. Or call
800-SEE-BOSTON.
(full)
Save 20 percent on the best available regular
adult rail fare for coach travel
to Boston, MA. This offer is valid
for sale through Dec. 12, 2009,
and valid for travel through Dec.
15, 2009. Request discount code
V221 by booking online at Amtrak.
com or calling 800-USA-RAIL. See
below for blackout dates and other
restrictions.
PENNSYLVANIA
City of Nutterly Love:
Philadelphia Theatre Company and Second City comedy theater join together
to create a world premiere
revue called “City of Nutterly Love: Funny as Bell.”
The troupes’ lauded wit,
irreverence and audience
interaction are showcased
in a hilarious spoof of all
things “Philadelphia.”
Philadelphia Theatre Company. Tickets $39 each, $34
for subscribers. July 8-26.
215-985-0420; Philadelphia
TheatreCompany.org.
Galileo 400 years later:
The Franklin, the most-visited museum in Pennsylvania, presents the
world-exclusive exhibit
“Galileo, the Medici and
the Age of Astronomy.”
The exhibit, running during the 400th anniversary
of Galileo’s astronomical discoveries, as well as
the International Year of
Astronomy, explores the
extraordinary effect that
Galileo’s work, as well as
that of other luminaries
during the age of the Medicis, had on science and the
world. The exhibit features
one of only two remaining
telescopes built by Galileo.
The one-time special
exhibition was created
in partnership with the
Istituto e Museo della Sto-ria di Scienza of Florence,
Philadelphia’s Sister City,
and the Medici Archive
Project, and is presented
by the Italian fine watch-making company Officine
Panerai, in recognition
of its Tuscan origins and
tradition linked to the
measurement of time.
Visit fi.edu/galileo or call
877-TFI-TIXS and use code
“G-Amtrak” to receive
$2 off tickets (up to four
adults). Includes Sci-Pass
and Fels Planetarium
Show! Does not include
IMAX, Franklin Theater or
other special exhibitions.
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Save 40 percent on the best available rail fare for
companion traveling in coach
with a paid regular (full) adult rail
fare to Philadelphia. This offer
is valid for sale through Dec. 13,
2009, and for travel through Dec.
16, 2009. Request discount code
V553 when you book by calling
800-USA-RAIL. See below for black-
out dates and other restrictions.
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Terms and conditions: Blackout dates apply: Sept. 4; Sept. 7; Nov. 24-25; Nov. 28-30. Reservations must be made at least three days in advance of all travel for reserved
and unreserved trains. Limited seating, may not be available on all trains at all times. Qualifying adult and discounted companion must travel together at all times and have
ets issued at the same time. Travel on Acela Express is prohibited. Book by calling 800-USA-RAIL. Up to two children ages 2–15 may accompany each paid adult at half of the
full regular adult rail fare. Other restrictions may apply. Amtrak is a registered service mark of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.
