Events

NOVEMBER EVENTS

NOV. 13-23
STARZ DENVER
FILM FESTIVAL
In its 31st year, this film extravaganza will get you off the slopes and into the theater—and with good reason. About 150 filmmaker guests show up for more than 200 screenings and an awards ceremony.
www.denverfilm.org

NOV. 5-9
NEW YORK
Comedy Festival
The Big Apple loosens up with big laughs from Tracy Morgan, Sarah Silverman and Carlos Mencia, to name a few. Shows will be all over the city, at venues including Carnegie Hall and the Apollo Theater.

And you can get the inside scoop at forums with writers from “The Daily Show” and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.” www.nycomedyfestival.com

NOV. 19-23
BLOOMINGTON, IL
Festival of Trees
More than 10,000 people turn out for this warm-up to the holiday season. In its 15th year, this festival auctions off celebrity trees for charity (everyone from Helen Mirren to the Indianapolis Colts donated last year). And magicians and clowns help kids get in the spirit at the Jingle Bell Junction. www.festoftrees.org

NOV. 29
BUFFALO, NY
The World’s Largest Disco
If the event’s name isn’t enticing enough, how about this: It’s a chance to dance on the largest dance floor in New York, packed with more than 200 bartenders and where-are-they-now celebrities (think Erik Estrada and Danny Bonaduce)—all to benefit cancer research. www.worldslargestdisco.com

 

… COMING UP: DEC. 4-7

Art Basel Miami Beach
Billed as the most important art show in the US, Art Basel is to art what Fashion Week is to style. Collectors and aficionados flock to Miami to see what’s hot among selections from more than 220 galleries worldwide. www.artbaselmiamibeach.com

 

Turkey Day Twists

There are plenty of ways to celebrate Thanksgiving (Nov.  
27) that don’t involve sitting at home and stuffing yourself with turkey and all the fixings.

Go back in time at Plimoth Plantation (www.plimoth.org) in Plymouth, MA (40 miles from BOSTON), where interactive recreations of a Wampanoag Native American home site, a 1627 English village and the Mayflower II provide a historic backdrop to meals of butternut squash, pumpkin pie, wood-pressed cider and, of course, turkey.

Fast-forward to 1910, when PHILADELPHIA’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (www.6abc.com) became the first in the nation. Although it gets less attention than its New York City counterpart, dancers and larger-than-life floats have kept this parade going strong.

And no Thanksgiving would be complete without a football game. This year marks the Detroit Lions’ (www.detroitlions.com) 75th anniversary, and the 69th time they have played in a Turkey Day game. They will take on the Tennessee Titans at DETROIT’s Ford Field.

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