Torches, Fireworks Light Aspen’s Winterskol
Winterskol, Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 in Aspen, Colo., will be timed to the Olympic Torch Relay, scheduled to pass through the town on Feb. 2.
Winterskol highlights include a canine fashion show, Ski Splash with skiers and snowboarders leaping off a ramp into a pool, a hockey tournament, torchlight descent on the slopes and fireworks over Aspen Mountain.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Dec. 20, 2001 FOR THE RECORD
Los Angeles Times Thursday December 20, 2001 Home Edition Part A Part A Page 2 A2 Desk 1 inches; 32 words Type of Material: Correction
Philadelphia parade time--In the January Events column that appeared Dec. 16 in Travel, an incorrect starting time was given for the 101st Mummers Parade in Philadelphia. The correct starting time for the Jan. 1 event is 10 a.m.
For the Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday December 23, 2001 Home Edition Travel Part L Page 3 Travel Desk 1 inches; 31 words Type of Material: Correction
Time of Philadelphia parade--In the January Events column that appeared Dec. 16, an incorrect starting time was given for the 101st Mummers Parade in Philadelphia. The correct starting time for the Jan. 1 event is 10 a.m.
Contact Aspen Chamber Resort Assn., 425 Rio Grande Place, Aspen, CO 81611; (970) 925-1940, www.aspenchamber.org.
Florida
The 24th annual Art Deco Weekend, Jan. 18 to 20 in Miami Beach, celebrates the style of the south Florida city. Visitors can take guided tours of the historic district. The Ocean Drive Street Festival draws crowds to shop among more than 100 dealers in vintage jewelry, clothing and furniture of the Art Deco period. Also planned: an antique car parade, big band concerts, street theater and entertainers impersonating Art Deco-era personalities.
Contact the Miami Design Preservation League, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139; (305) 672-2014, www.mdpl.org.
Massachusetts
Looking for calm on New Year’s Day? Go to Old Sturbridge Village, which will re-create the typical First Day of a New England village in the early 19th century, when people did not take the day off work. Visitors can watch craftsmen shoemaking, coopering and weaving, make fence posts or bind a book. Reserve early for New Year’s brunch at Bullard Tavern.
Contact Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MA 01566; (508) 347-3362, www.osv.org.
Pennsylvania
The 101st Mummers Parade will begin around 7 a.m. Jan. 1 in Philadelphia and runs, unofficially at least, for 14 hours. Four divisions (comics, fancy clubs, string bands and fancy brigades) will strut their way up Market Street. A great viewing spot is near the judges’ stand at City Hall. The only rules: no live animals, no ads and no throwing water on the crowd.
Contact the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp., 123 S. Broad St., Suite 2180, Philadelphia, PA 19109; (888) 467-4452, www.mummers.com.
Tennessee
The Elvis Presley Birthday Celebration, Jan. 5 to 8 in Memphis, is billed as a condensed version of August’s Elvis Week: fewer days, people and events--but lower temperatures. Visitors can take special nighttime tours of Graceland, which will still have its Christmas decorations up. Other activities include a gospel brunch, dance party, visits to Elvis’ grave in Graceland’s Meditation Garden and performances of Elvis’ hits.
Contact Graceland, P.O. Box 16508, Memphis, TN 38186; (901) 332-3322, www.elvis.com.
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