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Contents
November/December 2011

ARRIVEMAGAZINE.COM

Christie’s at the
Forty 10 North in
Rhode Island

FEATURES

Page 70

It’s no accident that
Kingsley is drawn to
dark, complicated,
downright villainous
characters. — page 62
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Being Ben Kingsley
The Academy Award-winning actor’s
brilliant career continues to soar—and
surprise.

The Best Hotels in the
Northeast

The best-designed, finest boutique and
most luxurious hotels on the East Coast.

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Contents
November/December 2011

DEPARTMENTS

ALL ABOARD

28 Happy Holidays from
Amtrak

ARRIVEMAGAZINE.COM

Page 58

Page 82

“Most companies choose to learn in the
marketplace—they get out there and sell
it. That is sort of an open model; you’re just
spending a lot of money to get it out there.”
— page 58

BUSINESS CLASS

58 Let There Be Light
Is it time your company stopped
keeping secrets?

FOOD & DRINK

82 Family Style
The region’s top chefs—and wine
sommelier—share their favorite holiday
meals and traditions.

FINAL STOP

132 Why I Love ...
Baltimore

Comedian Wanda Sykes reminisces
about her hometown.

Contributors, page 26
Station/Route maps, page 128
Puzzles, page 130

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FIRST CLASS

CITY GUIDE

Holiday action •
A healthy day in
Waterbury, Vt. •
A Howard Pyle
exhibit in Wilmington
• Good games for the
holidays • Investment
mistakes to avoid
in 2012 • Whiskey
fever • Opera
classics take the
stage • Diplomatic
Reception Rooms ...

Archimedes comes
to America • Train
festival • Garrison
Keillor trades Lake
Wobegon for Boston
• Charles Dickens at
the Morgan Library •
A Longwood Christmas • Providence Art
Club • “30 Americans
exhibit” in D.C. • A
holiday tradition in
Brandywine Valley ...

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UP TO SPEED

North Pole Express •
The Rat Pack lives in
Delaware • George
Hamilton’s star
turn in La Cage
Aux Folles • New
Year’s Eve at the
Top of the World •
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featuring the collections of

contributors
Unwrap a weekend
in Washington, DC.
30 AMERICANS

Corcoran Gallery of Art
Through Feb. 12

NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE
AND PAGEANT OF PEACE
White House Ellipse
Early December–Jan. 1

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John F. Kennedy Center for the
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Through Jan. 8

WHITE HOUSE HOLIDAY TOURS
The White House ★ December

MERRIMENT IN GEORGETOWN
Georgetown ★ Dec. 9-20

Liz Johnson is the awardwinning food editor of The
Journal News in Westchester,
N.Y., and a blogger and producer at Small Bites on lohud.
com. She lives in Nyack, N.Y.,
on Sour Cherry Farm, a tiny suburban plot where she and her
husband grow fruit, herbs and
vegetables, and chronicle their
gardening, cooking and dining
on sourcherryfarm.com.

Alison Prato is a writer and
editor specializing in entertainment journalism. Her work
has appeared in an array of
publications, including Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar U.K.,
Women’s Health, Men’s Fitness,
Watch, New York, Maxim, Page
Six Magazine, Playboy and
The Daily Beast. She lives in
Brooklyn. 

Peter Murphy, a New Jerseybased photographer, has
shot for Time, Wired, GQ,
The New York Times and
other publications. For this
issue of Arrive, he photographed Sir Ben Kingsley in
New York City. His past Arrive
covers include James Blake,
Robert Kennedy Jr. and Ricky
Gervais.

Joseph Ciardiello has been
drawing for as long as he can
remember. He was born and
raised on Staten Island, a short
ferry ride to Manhattan, where
he attended The High School
of Art and Design and college
at Parsons. During his 35-plusyear career, he has worked
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newspapers, as well as for corporate and advertising clients,
book publishers and record
companies.

SEPTIME WEBRE’S
THE NUTCRACKER

The Warner Theatre ★ Dec. 1-24

SCULPTURE GARDEN ICE RINK
National Gallery of Art
Opens mid-November
(weather permitting)

WARHOL: HEADLINES
National Gallery of Art
Through Jan. 2

ZOOLIGHTS

National Zoo ★ Dec.2-11, Dec. 16-Jan. 1

Find more holiday happenings
and events at Washington.org

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DELIGHTFUL

ENCHANTING
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Happy Holidays from Amtrak
We are pleased to have you aboard
Amtrak today, as more and more travelers in America are choosing to travel
by rail.
Approximately 30 million passengers chose Amtrak last fiscal year, a
testament to the rising popularity of
passenger rail. As America’s Railroad®
Amtrak comprises a national network
of high-speed, corridor and longdistance services that connect communities and modes of transportation
coast-to-coast. Even in these tough
economic times, many policymakers
recognize that passenger rail is not
only an important part of national and
regional transportation systems, but is
also part of the solution to our nation’s
dependence on foreign oil and an economic driver for communities across
the country.
In many communities, the railroad station is an anchor for the downtown area. We help the growth of
residential communities, spur local
economic activity, bring commuters
to work, fuel local tourism, connect
to other modes of transportation, and

provide a travel option for many who
have few alternatives.
Amtrak’s popularity is clearly evident this time of year, when friends
and family travel to celebrate the holidays. Thanksgiving is our busiest season, and while we add cars and extra
departures to meet the demand, trains
do sell out. Our busiest travel days are
the Wednesday before and Sunday
after Thanksgiving, so book early and
allow plenty of time at stations prior to
your train’s departure.
I wish you and your family safe and
happy holidays. Please let our on-board
crews know if there’s anything we can
do to make your trip more enjoyable.
We hope you’ll join us again soon.
Sincerely,

Joseph H. Boardman
President and Chief Executive Officer

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Notable events along the Acela line

Clinton Global Initiative
President Bill Clinton presided over the
annual Clinton Global Initiative conference Sept. 20–22 in New York City. Since
its inception in 2005, the CGI has brought
together hundreds of world leaders, Nobel
Prize laureates, philanthropists and others
to help alleviate poverty, create a cleaner
environment, and increase access to
healthcare and education. This year’s
meeting focused on job generation,
sustainable consumption for our planet,
and “What Works” for girls and women.

Clockwise, above: A panel including José Manuel
Barroso, Danilo Türk, Tillman Thomas, Sheikh
Hasina Wazed, Felipe Calderón, Jacob Zuma,
Jens Stoltenberg, Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
and President Bill Clinton; Tony Hsieh, CEO
of Zappos; Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi
with Simonida Cvejic, founder and CEO of Bay
Area Medical Academy; Rahm Emanuel, mayor
of Chicago; President Clinton; and the president
with Timothy
Geithner, U.S.
Secretary of
the Treasury.

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Art, History and
Fashion in D.C.
On Sept. 12, the Silk Road
Society of the Freer and Sackler
galleries in Washington, D.C.,
hosted a select group of art
enthusiasts at the Georgetown
home of the Hon. C. Boyden
Gray, raising support for the
upcoming fashion-themed
“China Couture” gala scheduled for Dec. 3. The gallery
launched the Silk Road Society for young professionals
earlier this year, with a mission
to offer members a deeper
understanding of the many
wonders of Asia.

Left: Elise and Marc Lefkowitz

Right: Sara
Alvarado,
Executive
Chef Scott
Kroener,
General
Manager Nick
D’Ambrosio
and Mark
DelBene.

Del Frisco’s
Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group recently welcomed an exciting new
restaurant concept to the Del Frisco’s family with the August launch
of Del Frisco’s Grille in New York’s Rockefeller Center. At the grand
opening, each guest was welcomed with a glass of wine in addition to Del Frisco’s signature cocktail, The VIP.

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venerable James Beard House. Bedford Post Inn co-owner Richard
Gere (above) was on hand for the occasion. In other gastronomic
news, Food Network
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Holiday
Action
When a smash Broadway hit like
The Book of Mormon steals the
spring season, does that leave
any thunder for the holidays?
Charlotte St. Martin says a
resounding yes.
“A rising tide lifts all
ships,” says St. Martin, the
executive director of the
Broadway League, the national
trade association for the Broadway industry. “If people hear
about a lot of great things on
Broadway, it makes them want
to come and see, and once they
see a great show, they want to
see another one.”
This season, seeing a great
show—on Broadway or OffBroadway—shouldn’t be a
problem.
“It’s looking very exciting,”
she says. “With a good mixture
of plays and musicals and
small plays and big plays, and
star-studded plays and nonstar-studded plays.”
Indeed, all the hallmarks
for a successful theater season
are there: well-known musical
revivals (Stephen Sondheim’s
Follies and Godspell); thoughtprovoking dramas (The Mountaintop, about the night before
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s

Bernadette Peters stars as Sally
Durant Plummer in the revival of
Stephen Sondheim’s Follies.
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assassination,
and Wit, about a
professor having
an experimental
cancer treatment);
light comedies (Private Lives, a Noel
Coward classic);
and a whole bunch
of marquee names.
Samuel L. Jackson and Angela
Bassett are the stars
of The Mountaintop.
Private Lives has
Samuel L. Jackson
Kim Cattrell. On
portrays Dr. Martin
Luther King in The a Clear Day You
Mountaintop.
Can See Forever
stars Harry Connick Jr., Follies has Broadway darling Bernadette Peters, and Frank
Langella will play the man in Man and Boy.
And that’s not to mention one of the most
highly anticipated dramas of the season,
Relatively Speaking, in which John Turturro
makes his Broadway directing debut with
three one-act comedies: Honeymoon Hotel by
Woody Allen (about a wedding day), Talking
Cure by Ethan Coen (about family insanity)
and George is Dead by Elaine May (about the
humor of death).
“There’s always the question about star
power,” says St. Martin, “and we have a lot
of star power coming.” But there are plenty
of shows that have succeeded without them.
“The big hits of the spring don’t have any
stars in them.”
She’s talking about The Book of Mormon,
in particular. The runaway hit—a foulmouthed, hilarious musical about two young
Mormon missionaries by South Park duo
Trey Parker and Matt Stone and composer
Robert Lopez—was nominated for 14 Tony
Awards and won nine.
Seats are nearly impossible to get, but
tickets are selling briskly for most of Broadway as well. For the 2010 to 2011 season,
which began May 24, 2010, and ended May
29, 2011, Broadway shows yielded more than
a billion dollars, $1,080,562,880 to be exact,
in grosses, and total attendance reached
12,534,595. Both are up more than 5 percent,
giving Broadway its best year ever.
Certainly, it seems, there is a lot of thunder left for the holidays.
“We broke all records this year,” says St.
Martin. “And I think next year we may do it
again.” —Liz Johnson

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New This
Season
Bonnie & Clyde
A musical about
the infamous bank
robbers-lovers
Schoenfeld,
opens Dec. 1

Chinglish
From Chicago, a play
about an American
businessman trying
to expand into China
Longacre Theatre,
on now

Follies
Bernadette Peters
in the Tony Awardwinning musical
about a revue’s cast
members reuniting
on the eve of the
theater’s demise
Marquis, on now

Godspell
The 1970s musical
based on the Gospel
of Matthew
Circle in the Square,
opens Nov. 7

Man and Boy
A businessman
(Frank Langella) and
his musician son
clash about ideals
American Airlines,
closes Nov. 27

The Mountaintop

Private Lives

Samuel L. Jackson
stars in this fictional
re-creation of events
the night before Dr.
Martin Luther King’s
assassination
Bernard B. Jacobs,
closes Jan. 15

Kim Cattrell in Noel
Coward’s comedy
about a divorced
couple who discover
they are honeymooning with their
new spouses in the
same hotel.
Music Box,
opens Nov. 17

On a Clear Day
You Can See
Forever

Seminar

Harry Connick Jr. in
a refigured revival
musical about love,
music and a past life
St. James, opens Dec. 11

Other Desert
Cities

A dark comedy with
Alan Rickman as the
mentor to four young
writers
Golden Theater,
opens Nov. 20

Stick Fly

Rachel Griffiths plays
the daughter of a
Republican back
home with the family
(Stockard Channing,
Judith Light) for the
holidays
Booth, opens Nov. 3

Relatively
Speaking
John Turturro directs
three one-act plays,
written by Woody
Allen, Ethan Coen
and Elaine May
Brooks Atkinson,
on now

A well-off African
American family is
home in Martha’s
Vineyard
Cort, opens Dec. 8

Venus in Fur
At an audition, where
sex is as important
as the tryout
Samuel J. Friedman,
closes Dec. 11

Steve
Guttenberg,
Marlo Thomas
and Mark
Linn-Baker
star in
Relatively
Speaking.

War Horse: The Best Play of the Year
What can you say about a boy and his
horse? For theatergoers this season,
the answer has been a resounding
round of applause. War Horse, based
on a novel and now a feature film
directed by Steven Spielberg, won
this year’s Tony for best play, and continues to astonish audiences with its
fantastic scenery and puppetry. What
is so clearly a puppet in the opening
moments of the play quickly becomes,
or so it seems, a real live horse, prancing around the stage at the Vivian
Beaumont Theater. You have to see to
believe. warhorseonbroadway.com
horse: paul kolnik; Joan Marcus

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forests. Take the train to historic Waterbury Station and
warm up with a mug of Green Mountain Coffee (with
antioxidants). Then hit the trails!
Explore a Winter Wonderland
The Green Mountain Club is dedicated to protecting 35,000 acres hugging the Long
Trail, the oldest long-distance trail in the country. “It starts at the Massachusetts
border and goes up to Canada,” says Stewardship Director Pete Antos-Ketcham. If
that’s a bit too long, he suggests the Short Trail, a new half-mile interpretive hike near
the club’s visitor center, with stations highlighting the area’s history, plants and animals, including the beaver. greenmountainclub.org

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Independent bookstore Bridgeside Books offers a selection of current fiction and
nonfiction as well as books about canning and raising your own chickens. “We have
a lot of customers into the back-to-the-earth movement,” owner Hiata Defeo says.
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house-cured bacon, topped with a farm egg. There are only 40 seats in the 200-yearold subterranean dining space, so make reservations. henofthewood.com
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Fine Artists
Small cities get big art shows in Wilmington,
Lancaster and Richmond

In the 1800s, when photography was new,
it was imaginative illustrators who gave
publications their visual and, let’s face
it, sales appeal. Howard Pyle, once considered the father of American magazine
illustration, created our iconic image of
the pirate. The drama of his battle scenes
made history leap from the page and his
visions of Robin Hood and King Arthur
continue to engage young readers today
through e-books. Nonetheless, art historians tend to exclude illustrators like Pyle
from serious discussions about fine art.
A new exhibition, “Howard Pyle:
American Master Rediscovered,” Nov.
12–March 4 at the Delaware Art Museum
in Wilmington, challenges that assessment with superb examples from Pyle’s
prolific pen and palette, from monochromatic medieval scenes to colorful corsairs, highlighting similarities between
the illustrator and the “fine” artists of
his milieu.

Marooned, 1909
Howard Pyle (1853–1911)
Oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches
Delaware Art Museum, Museum purchase 1912

The Mermaid, 1910
Howard Pyle (1853–1911)
Oil on canvas, 57 7/8 x 40 1/8 inches
Gift of the children of Howard Pyle in memory of their mother, Anne Poole Pyle, 1940

The museum has drawn upon its
extensive collection of works by Pyle,
who spent most of his life writing and
illustrating for New York publishers from
his Wilmington studio. November marks
the centenary of Pyle’s death in 1911 in
Florence, Italy.
This visual feast features both familiar
and rarely seen works, a documentary
exploring the artist’s influence on contemporary popular culture, and a delightful holiday display of 3-D miniatures
based on Pyle’s paintings. Don’t miss the
museum’s American illustration galleries
with paintings and sketches by Pyle and
other prominent illustrators, including
his students—most notably, N.C. Wyeth.
Through Nov. 17, Pyle and his protégés
also are the focus of two exhibits at the
nearby Brandywine River Museum in
Chadds Ford, Pa. —Josephine Eccel

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Lancaster, Pa.

Madame Butterfly, courtesy of the Lancaster Museum of Art

The “Don Perlis: Narrative Reborn” exhibition at the
Lancaster Museum of Art in
Lancaster, Pa., celebrates the
career of Perlis, a well-known
New York figurative painter
who was associated with the
New Realism school of art in
the 1970s. His lushly painted,
large-scale canvases draw
inspiration from contemporary events, literature, theater
and, most recently, opera. In
this exhibition Perlis’ paintings address urban issues
such as the subway vigilante
Bernard Goetz, literary characters such as Florentino Ariza
from Gabriel García Marquez’s
Love in the Time of Cholera,
and scenes inspired by Don
Giovanni, Tosca, La Traviata
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Richmond, Va.
The Poe Museum in Richmond,
Va.—yes, Edgar Allan Poe lived in
Richmond as well as Baltimore—
hosts the U.S. debut of a contemporary art exhibit devoted to Poe’s
1845 poem, The Raven. “The Raven,
Terror & Death” opened in Mexico
earlier this year. Featuring more than
60 contemporary artists from the
United States and Mexico, it showcases a variety of artists’ responses
to Poe’s poem. The gathered works
provide excellent examples of art
that transcends borders—as well as
a rare opportunity to see new art by
some of Mexico’s most respected artists. Through Jan. 1. Poemuseum.org
—Martha Steger
Luis Enrique Betancourt Santillán
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The volatility experienced by investors over the past couple of
years has underscored at least one thing: the importance of financial planning. With the coming start of the new year, now is the
ideal time to map out both short- and long-term goals for your
financial future. Mike Periu, a financial educator and principal at
EcoFin Media, a company that produces financial literacy content,
shares how to sidestep six common investment mistakes heading
into 2012.

1. Don’t ignore the big picture.
“People tend to look at specific investments in isolation,” Periu says,
comparing this approach to selecting tools before knowing what you plan
to build. In fact, investors should start by understanding their current
situation and financial goals. “From there, they can determine which
investments are best,” he says.
2. Don’t put too much emphasis on diversification.
Everybody knows the risks associated with putting all your eggs in one
basket. Although the adage remains true, Periu cautions, “If you have perfect diversification, you won’t make any return.” Instead, he advises clients
to minimize the risk of specific investments, such as a particular stock.
3. Be wary of the commodities market.
Historically, commodities have been high performers, but they’ve
already seen a tremendous run-up in cost, Periu says. “We see lots of large
institutional investors, like hedge funds, moving capital in and out of the
commodities market. That translates into volatility and significant risk for
individual investors,” he notes.

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In some markets, property is inexpensive enough that investors can
charge enough rent to cover the mortgage, taxes and maintenance, he
says. “But remember that it could take 10 years for property to appreciate,
so you need patience.”
5. Don’t be paralyzed by fear.
It is a mistake to make future investments on the basis of past investments, Periu reminds. “Gun-shy investors are contributing to the Wall
Street sell-off. However, just because you had a bad time with stocks
recently doesn’t mean they are forever a bad investment.” If you lack the
time or knowledge to research stocks, Periu suggests choosing a mutual
fund or relying on an investment professional.
6. It’s not all about Retirement.
When deciding where to put your money, strike a balance between
general investments and retirement funds, Periu says. Families paying a
mortgage or subsidizing a child’s college education simply can’t save as
much for retirement. “My recommendation is to maximize tax-advantaged
retirement accounts and employee matches,” Periu says. “Then use the
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This corn-sweetened Tennessee whiskey from Jack Daniel’s is similar to
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Holiday
Joys

High
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Opera classics
abound this holiday
season throughout
the Northeast

Once a popular pastime for aristocrats,
opera has become decidedly more
mainstream since it debuted four centuries ago. This holiday season, there
are options aplenty for experiencing
operatic splendor. Need a reason to go?
A recent study found that people who
participate in cultural pursuits are less
stressed. Bravo!
Although some opera companies
are dark at year’s end, the curtain at the
Metropolitan Opera in New York City
goes up nearly every day in November
and December. Among the array of performances is a turn by star tenor Jonas
Kaufmann in Gounod’s Faust, along
with Siegfried, the third installment in
Wagner’s Ring cycle. (The fourth and last
begins in January, followed by complete
cycles of the 16-hour opera in the spring.)
First-time operagoers might want to
catch revivals of two of the most popular
productions in the Met’s repertory: Puccini’s La Bohème and Madama Butterfly. For
cultured kids, this year’s annual holiday
series feature—presented in English—
is Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and
Gretel. Tickets for the whimsical interpretation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale
are available at special prices.

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The opening scene from Act I
of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly
at the Metropolitan Opera.

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More musical drama is unfolding
elsewhere in the Northeast. At the
Washington National Opera in the
nation’s capital is Donizetti’s Lucia di
Lammermoor, a psychologically compelling story about a woman ensnared in
her brother’s scheme to regain the family fortune. Attendees get insider details
during the complimentary artist Q & A
after select performances. Those with
children age 6 and up are invited to the
Family Look-In, an hour-long performance that entertainingly explains the
various elements of opera.
OperaDelaware in Wilmington is
staging Mozart’s last opera, the romantic comedy The Magic Flute, while Lyric
Opera Baltimore has two offerings:
Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress (in collaboration with the Peabody Institute of
Johns Hopkins University) and Verdi’s
La Traviata. In the spotlight at Boston
Lyric Opera is Macbeth, another timetested score by 19th-century Italian
composer Verdi. The operatic rendition
of Shakespeare’s dark tale of power and
ambition is performed at the centuryold Shubert Theater, originally a venue
for the Bard’s plays.
—Shannon McKenna Schmidt

Jonas Kaufmann
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The unassumingly modern facade of the Harry S. Truman Federal Building, home of the U.S. Department of State, conceals one of Washington,
D.C.’s, most important—and beautiful—collections of early American
art, furniture and historic artifacts. The department’s 42 Diplomatic
Reception Rooms are (partially) open to the public, but they are not a
museum per se. Rather, they are, in the words of Ambassador Capricia
Penavic Marshall, U.S. chief of protocol, “a living museum” that is used
“every day, all day, to set the stage for diplomacy at the highest level.”
This is where Secretary of State Hillary Clinton does her work, as
her predecessors have since 1961. That’s when the formerly austere
seventh and eighth floors of the State Department’s headquarters
were remade with interior details that celebrate and reflect the era of
America’s founding generation.
When the elevator opens to the eighth floor, visitors find themselves in another time and place—specifically, 18th-century Virginia,
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The collection is, to be sure, “fine art in service to the diplomatic art,”
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Let There Be Light
Tech companies are
increasingly turning
to open product
development to spur
innovation and cut
costs. Is it time your
company stopped
keeping secrets, too?
By John Patrick Pullen
illustration by brock davis

D

Despite Apple’s meticulous nature and
infamous secrecy, the unveiling of the
iPhone 4 did not go as planned. A California brewpub was likely not the place
the company intended to reveal its latest
game-changing device to the world. But,
in March 2010, months before launch,
that’s where engineer Gray Powell mistakenly left it.
As the story goes, Powell got a little
tipsy on the night of his 27th birthday
and left the device on his bar stool. A fellow barfly discovered it and realized the
phone was no run-of-the-mill mobile—
the unreleased prototype was one of the
most advanced pieces of technology on
the planet. Weeks later, the handset was
sold for $5,000 to website Gizmodo,
which leaked the first photos of the
smartphone to the world.
In contrast, Google’s Android phone
received a different introduction. On
Nov. 5, 2007, the company’s then-CEO,
Eric Schmidt, held a press conference,
flanked by chief executives of HTC,
Motorola and other members of the
34-company Open Handset Alliance, to
outline their plans to provide free software to smartphone makers.
“It’s incredibly important to say
this is not the announcement of the
Google phone,” Schmidt said. In fact,
the world’s first Android phone, the
HTC Dream, didn’t hit the market until
almost a year later.

The two devices are similar, but after
an idea is born, which is the better way to
bring it to market: in a closed shop or an
open environment?
“This is a central question in the field
of product development and one that is
challenging corporations everywhere,”
says Brad Barbera, executive director of
the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA), a nonprofit
aiding new product developers and manufacturers. The open-vs.-closed issue
may seem black and white, but Barbera
sees it as a spectrum of gray on which
companies can position themselves
wherever they’re most comfortable—
from fully open to completely closed.
“The challenge is for corporations to
find where they have the most success
along that continuum,” he says.
Risks and Rewards
Barbera says there are no solid figures
on how much development is either
open or closed. This is partially due
to the continuum (some companies
are partially open, whereas others are
relatively closed), but it is also because
companies that run closed shops don’t
necessarily participate in external
research. Nonetheless, despite the
Googles and Wikipedias of the world,
Robert Brunner estimates that between
80 and 90 percent of today’s innovation
is still done behind closed doors.

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How to Innovate
in the Open
Any organization can reveal its inner
workings, but it’s not as simple as
opening the door and letting everyone in.
“To move from closed to open
requires a mind-set change, and that
can be very challenging,” says Brad
Barbera, executive director of the
Product Development and Management Association. To start running
a more open operation, try these
PDMA-approved best practices.

STAGE 1: Discover
Start by developing an understanding of what consumers need, but
beware: The solution to their problems may reach beyond their wildest
imaginations.
“Ten years ago, no one could’ve
articulated an iPhone to you,” says
Barbera. “It takes a special insight on
combining what is technologically feasible with what a consumer wants—
and what they might not even know
they want yet.”

STAGE 2: Develop
Solve the problems necessary to
execute your insight. These days,
product development teams must
pay particular attention to technology and design.
“We’re seeing the effect and
impact that design has on the success of products,” says Barbera.

STAGE 3: Deliver
Set up the proper distribution channels, find the right suppliers, and get
the goods in the hands of consumers.
Then, return to step one by studying
how your product can be improved.
“We think about it as a circle,” says
Barbera, “because if you’re looking at
a stage, you’re already learning what
the next stage ought to be.”

Brunner is a partner at Ammunition
Group, a San Francisco–based design
firm that has helped launch such products as the Beats by Dr. Dre headphone
line and the Barnes & Noble Nook
e-reader. He also worked with Apple
from 1985 to 1997.
“Most companies choose to learn
in the marketplace—they get out there
and sell it,” Brunner says. “That is sort
of an open model; you’re just spending a
lot of money to get it out there.”
Firms that close off development
can maintain an edge over competition
by keeping their building methods and
product road maps secret. Simply put,
says Brunner, “you’re not giving away
information that you gleaned in your
development to other people.”
In addition, closed operations usually wait until inventory is available to
make new product announcements,
so as not to cannibalize existing sales.
If a customer knows a new product is
coming, he or she may wait instead of
making an impulse purchase of the current model today. In the case of Apple’s
iPhone 4, it’s unclear how much money
was lost after the prototype leak, but it
was probably in the millions of dollars.
On the other hand, it can be much
more lucrative for businesses to throw
open their doors and develop products
in the public eye. According to Barbera,
PDMA has been examining open innovation for the past 10 years, and numerous studies have shown that the method
helps get products to market faster and
generates higher-quality innovation.
The key to maximizing external
input is capturing it early, says Brunner, because that’s when it can have an
impact without being disruptive. But
the problem with being open so far in
advance is that your competition may
scoop you. “That’s kind of the rub,” he
says. “A year before you launch something would be the time when it would
be of benefit to be open.”
Home theater PC maker Boxee had
a hand-in-hand relationship with its
users for years prior to launching. The
company refined its software as a beta
release before packaging and selling it
in a hardware device, all the while gathering feedback from users on how they
used the media-playing interface.

So, when Boxee was ready to
manufacture and sell its hardware, an
eye-catching sunken cube, customers
weighed in on the design of the product.
Specifically, users influenced the elimination of a USB port from the front of
the device and a change to the text color
on the remote control. “On the other
hand, some people really didn’t like that
the Boxee Box doesn’t fit in their current
media arrangements,” says Idan Cohen,
Boxee’s head of product development.
“We decided that the first product we
were going to put out was going to be a
looker, and this is what we were going
to come out with. … It was definitely the
right decision.”
Who Should Open Up?
Boxee is young, small and tech savvy, so
it makes sense that it has adopted open
innovation, but companies of all stripes
have embraced the standard.
“It isn’t necessarily old versus new
that defines whether you’re open or
closed,” Brunner says. Certainly, new
companies have an easier time being
open because they can build their foundation that way. But pharmaceutical
companies Eli Lilly and Procter & Gamble are both over 100 years old and have
embraced collaborative practices with
great results. Eli Lilly developed insulin
in collaboration with the University of
Toronto back in 1923. But, more recently,
it built and spun off an online network
called InnoCentive, which enables scientists to post problems on the Web
and reward the experts who help solve
them. Procter & Gamble, meanwhile, has
increased its product success rate by 50
percent since switching to open development methods and has made its research
and development department 60 percent more efficient in the process.
The decision to be open or closed
is based on several factors, including
research and development needs, manufacturing investment and the value of a
company’s intellectual property. In the
computer hardware industry, says Brunner, the machinery required to build
products is expensive, and the longer
a product is in development, the more
difficult it is to change the designs. “It
takes tens of millions of dollars to build
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Despite the
Googles and
Wikipedias
of the world,
Robert Brunner
estimates that
between 80 AND
90 PERCENT of
today’s innovation
is still done behind
closed doors.

protective of that because they want to
get the best result,” he says.
This is why most computer hardware
manufacturers work in private. It’s also
the fundamental difference between
Apple, which sells devices, and Google,
which sells advertising. To get the most
users (and traffic) possible, Google operates more openly, hoping to build excitement. That said, although Apple is more

closed, its App Store, which relies on
outside programmer and partner contributions, is an open system, showing that
a company can be secretive in one area
but sharing in another, occupying multiple spots on the continuum.
Small companies with fewer resources
find open innovation attractive because
they can learn without conducting expensive trials and market research. Also,

Barbera argues, by being open and working without blinders on, open firms are
more perceptive to advances discovered
outside their walls. But the decision to
operate openly might simply depend on
the product’s value. For example, a corner
bakery that gives away its recipes could
be popular for sharing and might even
get ideas for new treats in return. But if
it has created a radical new recipe, says
Brunner, it may not want to tell the world
until the product is ready to sell, so a huge
brand doesn’t steal the idea.
“When we launched the Beats by
Dr. Dre line, we actually announced the
product six months in advance,” he says.
“We weren’t concerned about losing
sales. Our bigger concern was getting
the product out close enough to launch
so that the momentum of telling people
about it didn’t die.”
One thing is certain: Open innovation
will become even more popular. With the
changes in information flow during the
past five years, it’s become harder than
ever to keep secrets. Also, the concept of
sharing hasn’t just become accepted. In
many ways, it’s now expected.
“It’s not just taking a tool that someone else developed and starting to use it
yourself. It involves a change of mindset that has evolved from the way that
people thought 20 or 30 years ago,” Barbera says. “Open innovation is the way
of the future.”

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Ben
Kingsley
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The award-winning actor’s
two new films find him collaborating
with an unlikely duo in Martin Scorsese
and Sacha Baron Cohen
By Alison Prato
Photography by Peter Murphy
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“I would imagine
that working with
Chaplin must have
been exhausting and
thrilling, and working
with Sacha must be
like working with
Chaplin at the height
of his career.”

he inimitable Sir Ben Kingsley, looking
more like an affable literature professor
than the guy who portrayed Gandhi, is
tucked away at a back table in the goldaccented Peacock Alley lounge of Manhattan’s storied Waldorf Astoria, wearing a
plain gray shirt and casual slacks. He’s in
town filming the latest Sacha Baron Cohen
political satire, The Dictator, and he has
chosen to stay at the hotel—a landmark
building that spans an entire city block—
for a very specific reason.
“I deliberately chose this ambience
because I love Old New York,” Kingsley says, running his finger along
the swanky placemat on the table in front of him as piano music fills
the air. “I love the architecture of New York—when it vertically shot
out of the granite into the sky. I love New York’s energy, its architecture. I find it very elegant.”
Elegant is also the perfect word to describe Kingsley, who at 67 has
appeared in nearly 100 films, including Gandhi, Schindler’s List and
Sexy Beast. He is sophistication personified: perfect manners, a calming voice that could soothe even the most colicky baby and a speech
pattern that eschews “ums,” “likes” or “ya knows.” Every word he says
is deliberate. Every answer he gives is thoughtful. He is graceful and
respectful. He’s never heard of TMZ. They don’t make movie stars like
Sir Ben anymore.
So what in the world is such a stately figure—a distinguished actor
who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2002—doing in a movie with
the guy who created the neon green singlet-wearing, “Sexytime” spewing, gross-out character Borat? The short answer is that although Kingsley couldn’t be more serious about his acting and the projects in which
he chooses to appear, he would never dare to take himself too seriously.
To him, a good script is a good script.
“Sacha is very intelligent, and I like him very much,” he says. “I
would imagine that working with Chaplin must have been exhausting
and thrilling, and working with Sacha must be like working with Chaplin
at the height of his career. Where he’s full of brilliant ideas, he’s very
persuasive, he’s not a control freak but has exquisite comedy taste, and
knows exactly how far to push things and when to pull back. He’s a very
gracious man.”
In the film, which is directed by Larry Charles (Borat, Bruno), Kingsley plays the minister of security to Cohen’s ruthless dictator. “I am
also his procurer of women,” he says with a chuckle. “It’s a dual role. I
can’t say too much about the story, but my role is quite nasty.” It’s also
a role that allows Kingsley to improvise, which he loves. “I don’t improvise vocally, I don’t improvise verbally, but I will improvise physically.
I’ll change tone, or add a certain irony. I love playing. I really do.”
Kingsley and Cohen also got to play together on the set of Hugo,
Martin Scorsese’s first family-oriented movie, in which Kingsley
plays real-life filmmaker George Mélìes, who, after World War I, was
assumed dead until he was discovered in a toy shop by a young boy
named Hugo.
“What’s very appealing about my character is that he did exist,”
Kingsley says. “And there are hours of footage of his films, which
he made from the early 1900s to about 1940 when the First World

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War killed his fi lmmaking career. He
destroyed most of his studio—nearly
all the negatives and all his props and
costumes in an act of rage and grief
that his career had ended.” (Mélìes’
most famous fi lm, the eight-minute
1902 work A Trip to the Moon, includes
a before-its-time visual effect of a rocket
landing in the eye of the moon.)
“It’s my second fi lm with Marty, who
everyone calls Mr. Scorsese, and quite
rightly,” Kingsley continues. “He brings
to the set what one imagines has completely disappeared. He actually wears
a suit and tie or a beautiful cashmere
sweater. You look at photographs of
great directors from the ’20s and ’30s in
their beautiful suits and that big camera
next to him, and that’s Marty. There’s
not a lazy bone in his body, and there’s
not a millimeter of laziness on his set.”
In the fi lm, Mélìes’ downtrodden
character says, “My life has taught me
happy endings only happen in the movies,” until Hugo shows him otherwise.
Out Nov. 23, it’s sure to be a lively,
lovely, beautiful family fi lm. “Hugo
is classic mythology—the little boy

guiding the blind man back into life.
And in Marty’s hands, it’s exquisite.”

A PERFORMER IS BORN
t’s no accident
that Kingsley is
drawn to dark,
complicated,
downright villainous characters
(Massoud Behrani,
the former colonel
struggling to maintain his family’s lavish lifestyle in House of Sand and Fog; Don
Logan, the ruthless criminal in Sexy Beast).
Born Krishna Bhanji on Dec. 31, 1943, in
Yorkshire, England, Kingsley has a lot to
draw on from his unhappy early life.
“I had a dismal childhood,” he reveals,
gazing into his water glass. “Very unhappy.
I was completely unloved as a child. It
was quite affluent, middle class, totally,
totally neglected. I have very few childhood memories. The one memory I do
have is the house being so depressed that
I felt I was duty bound to entertain and
make people laugh. And I used to go to

“I didn’t go to
drama school.
I went straight
into the deep end:
Shakespeare.”

Kingsley (right) received the 1982 Best Actor Academy Award for
his performance in Gandhi, directed by Sir Richard Attenborough
(left), who won for Best Director. The film garnered eight Oscars,
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bed exhausted. I neglected my academic
life, although I went to a very good school.
But I felt an enormous pressure to lighten
the house, because both my parents were
depressives. I was called the Danny Kaye
of the family. And we become our nicknames. We really do.”
And thus, a performer was born. At the
age of 19, he visited the Royal Shakespeare
Company to watch Ian Holm portray
Richard III, and he was so riveted that he
passed out cold.
“It was absolutely hypnotizing,” he
recalls. “His ambition, his twisted body,
his amazing voice. I didn’t have a seat so
I stood at the back of the auditorium. It
was a very hot June day, and I just keeled
over. And I was revived and given a glass of
water by one of the ushers, and I watched
the rest of the show. Then I went to the
stage door and spoke to a lot of the actors
afterwards. I was able to have a drink with
them in the pub opposite the theater. I
just said, ‘I’ve got to do this.’ They were
gods to me. Gods.”
Unlike most wannabe actors who
struggle to get their foot in the door, Kingsley never spent time waiting tables or
donning chicken suits outside of fast-food
joints. He was a success from start.
“I’ve never done anything else other
than act,” he says. “I didn’t go to drama
school. I went straight into the deep
end: Shakespeare. And the miracle was
that maybe two or three years later, I
was actually standing on that stage as a
professional actor. With a wage packet
at the end of every week. Working with
amazing people.”

BECOMING SIR BEN
n 1982, he won the
Best Actor Oscar
for his second film,
Gandhi, beating
out Dustin Hoffman for Tootsie,
Paul Newman in
The Verdict, Peter
O’Toole in My Favorite Year and Jack Lemmon in Missing. Vincent Canby wrote in
The New York Times, “In Ben Kingsley,
the young Anglo-Indian actor who plays
the title role, the film also has a splendid
performer who discovers the humor, the
frankness, the quickness of mind that
make the film far more moving than you
might think possible.”
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“I’m swimming under the stars or
the moon in this amazing garden,
and I have to pinch myself. I can’t
believe how beautiful it is, and
how good life is.”

In his acceptance speech, which can be
watched on demand thanks to the magic of YouTube, he is clearly stunned.
“I was overwhelmed to be mentioned in the
same breath as the other four gentlemen who
were nominated with me,” a 39-year-old Kingsley says in his acceptance speech.
“Good heavens!” he says today, then he
immediately launches into self-deprecation:
“I looked like a mad wine waiter. Dreadful. I
was the worst dressed. I got the white jacket
in the sale, and it was an odd looking white
jacket. And then I remember the night before
at the Beverly Hills Hotel, going to the barber’s
downstairs and he said, ‘Would you like a little
tan?’ And I said ‘Yes, I would.’ So he gave me
this artificial tan, so I had an orange face. And
a white jacket. And I was in shock holding my
Academy Award as if to say, ‘Who ordered the
Chablis?’ It was a complete shock.”
Since that fateful night, Kingsley has continued to choose roles with difficulty, racking up
accolades along the way. His fourth Academy
Award nomination came in 2003 for House of
Sand and Fog. (To be fair, he’s also been nominated for some Worst Supporting Actor Razzies,
including a trifecta in 2008 for War, Inc., The
Love Guru and The Wackness.) He’s appeared in
17 of Shakespeare’s plays.
He spends most of his time living in Oxfordshire, England, about 17 miles north of London,
in a lovely, “very rural” country house with his
wife of four years, Brazilian actress Daniela Lavender. He’s been divorced three times, and has
four children that he absolutely adores. (“Yes, I
tell them I love them. I’ve broken the cycle,” he
says of being openly affectionate with his children.) In his free time, he loves gardening and
cooking vegetables and herbs that have grown
on his land. He swims every day in his heated
outdoor pool—even if it’s snowing.
“It’s always in the evening, at dusk or in the
night,” he says dreamily. “I’m swimming under
the stars or the moon in this amazing garden, and
I have to pinch myself. I can’t believe how beautiful it is, and how good life is.”
He’s still pinching himself about the day in
2002 when he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
“That was really beautiful,” he says. “You have to
put it into context: My own mother never said,
‘You’re wonderful, I love you, you’re a wonderful actor.’ And there’s this extraordinary thing
called the Honor’s List, where the government
and the palace say, “We’ve seen you, and we
really like you.” I’ve never had an embrace like
it in my life. The Queen is the great matriarch
of our kingdom. I honestly felt like stopping
people in the street and saying, ‘You know
what? My mum does love me.’ ”

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KINGSLEY’S LIST

The actor has spent three decades embracing a variety of eclectic roles, disappearing into each
character’s distinctive look. Here are some of his most memorable on-screen transformations.

1982 GANDHI
“I could not have had the audacity or
the courage or the stamina to walk
onto that film set had I not played
Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare
Company. The epic nature of that
man’s destiny is like a combination of
King Lear and Hamlet, and the most
intelligent man that history’s ever
produced, and if history
didn’t create him, he
would’ve been a novel
by Tolstoy or a play
by Shakespeare. I
think, ‘How did
I multiply my
brain cells
between
action
and cut?
Because
that’s
really
[expletive]
clever
what
you’re
doing.
Wow.’ ”

1993

SCHINDLER’S
LIST
“I’m very often asked to
play geniuses, people like
Itzhak Stern, who wrote
Schindler’s List. He died
recently, that wonderful
guy. He actually typed
the list. I watch certain
moments of that film, and
think, ‘I don’t know how
I got there.’ Other than
trusting Steven, trusting where he’s put the
camera, loving my fellow
actor, Liam [Neeson], and
being completely vulnerable to the forces at play.”

2000 SEXY BEAST
“Sexy Beast is an absolute original. It’s the cinema’s
version of Othello and my character is Iago. He’s determined to bring everything down if it doesn’t work for
him. And determined to be loved, as Iago is. I cannot
remember how I got to that rage in Sexy Beast. Even if
I’m screaming as a man in pain or loss, I’m deeply happy
because I’m expressing myself. It’s as if the lid that was
kept on is taken off and the stories come through me,
and it makes me very happy.”

2008

THE WACKNESS
“This is a very sweet film. There’s
that male vulnerability again.
I can name a lot that I’m very
proud to have been in. Elegy is
one of my favorites, too. That’s
a study of male vulnerability and
terror of intimacy. I’m not aware
of my chronology, but it will just
be wonderful to be able to tell
stories from the grave and have
people watch my work and think,
‘Oh, that’s my dad,’ or ‘There he
is,’ way after I’m gone.”

2011 HUGO
“This is classic mythology. I can
recognize a genuine myth, and
I can also recognize a bad Xerox
of a myth–a copy of a copy of
a copy. It’s the fifth and sixth
copies that I’m just not interested
in. I can smell them.”

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Best

Hotels
of the
Northeast
2011

Arrive’s annual roundup of our favorite hotels
and resorts in the region—from boutique and luxe
properties to new and classic options for travelers
By Jessica Merrill

Luxury
Maine
Hidden Pond • Kennebunkport

The Treehouse Spa
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One of southern Maine’s newer
resorts is also the most lavish.
On 60 wooded acres in the seaside town of Kennebunkport,
Hidden Pond is all about rustic
luxe. The 36 rambling cottages
nestled across the property
have stone fireplaces, verandas
and hammocks. There is plenty
to do besides whiling away the
afternoon; the resort has a pool,
treehouses that function as spa
treatment rooms and an organic
garden, and it hosts yoga and art
classes. Doubles from $399;
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Interior of one of the threedozen cottages at
Hidden Pond.

Delaware
Hotel du Pont • Wilmington
This grande dame hotel, built in 1913,
is the plushest property in downtown
Wilmington and just a short drive from
the Brandywine Valley’s best attractions.
The hotel is opulently adorned, with
marble floors, oak paneling and chandeliers throughout. The 206 guest rooms
and 11 suites are spacious (the average
room is 550 to 650 square feet) and some
have oversize bathrooms with soaking
tubs. Adjacent to the hotel is the DuPont
Theatre, a Victorian stage that welcomes
traveling Broadway shows. Doubles from
$199; hoteldupont.com

Classic
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New York

Budget

New

New

Ace Hotel • Manhattan

Bedford Post Inn • Bedford

Mondrian SoHo • Manhattan

There’s no shortage of style at this
rock ’n’ roll–themed hipster hotel,
the first Northeast opening from the
Portland, Ore.–based hotel group.
Rooms, which range from affordable bunk bed units to spacious
700-square-foot lofts, are outfitted
with vintage furniture, turntables
and acoustic guitars. The 12-story
building dates to 1904 and is near
leafy Madison Square Park. But it’s
just down the stairs to the Breslin,
the hotel’s cozy gastropub, where
chef April Bloomfield serves her
signature pâtés, lamb burgers and
thrice-cooked french fries. Doubles
from $300; acehotel.com

Tucked in the quiet country enclave
of Bedford, N.Y, about 50 miles
north of Manhattan, the Bedford
Post Inn is an escape for New Yorkers who prefer panache even in
the country. Actors Richard Gere
and Carey Lowell transformed the
historic 1860s farmhouse into an
eight-room luxury inn and yoga loft
in July 2009. Inn guests are invited
to a complimentary yoga class in the
light-drenched studio. There are
two restaurants, the Barn for casual
fare and the fancier Farmhouse
for dinner. Doubles from $395;
bedfordpostinn.com

The Mondrian SoHo, unveiled in
February, is Manhattan’s splashiest hotel opening this year. The
interiors, envisioned by designer
Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz, are playful—powder blue seating vignettes
are offset by pale oak flooring in the
lobby. The 270 guest rooms have
excellent city views and marble
bathrooms. The restaurant, Imperial No. 9, is a scene, with house
music on the sound system and Top
Chef reality TV alumnus Sam Talbot
in the kitchen. Doubles from $270;
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Crosby Street Hotel • Manhattan

Luxury

With a tony address on a cobblestoned side street in SoHo, chic interiors and eclectic public
spaces, including a sculpture garden and film screening room, the Crosby Street Hotel is a
soothing respite from Manhattan’s busy streets. All 86 light-filled rooms have warehouse-style
floor-to-ceiling windows and are individually decorated by owner Kit Kemp. The hotel, which
opened in September 2009, is the first U.S. opening from the London hotel group Firmdale.
Doubles from $496; firmdale.com
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The lobby
of the
Ames in
Boston.

Boutique
Massachusetts

Ames • Boston

Charlesmark Hotel • Boston

Since opening in late 2009, the Ames
has become Boston’s most stylish hotel.
The team behind it is the Morgans Hotel
Group, known for design-conscious
hotels such as Miami’s Delano. The
downtown hotel’s architectural character comes from the gorgeous 1893
Romanesque building (there is a
dramatic vaulted ceiling and marble
staircase in the lobby), but the interior
design is all modern minimalism. The
114 rooms are outfitted with bare oak
floors and custom-designed furniture;
suites have arched windows, original
fireplaces and walk-in showers. Doubles
from $114; ameshotel.com

The Charlesmark Hotel—with its great Back Bay location, comfortable, contemporary rooms and reasonable price—is a smart choice for
business travelers. With just 40 rooms, the hotel has an intimate vibe.
Standard rooms are on the snug side at 140 to 180 square feet but they are
contemporary and comfortable, and it’s hard to argue with a rate that can,
on occasion, drop to as low as $119 a night. A funky lounge specializes in
martinis and Thai food. Doubles from $169; charlesmarkhotel.com

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Liberty Hotel • Boston
Not many hotels have as colorful a
history as the Liberty Hotel, which
was once a prison. Elements of the
building’s past remain throughout.
The original catwalks are still in the
lobby, and there are vestiges of jail
cells in the lobby bar, but the 90-foot
central rotunda and cupola are lovely.
With five sultry restaurants and bars
with tongue-in-cheek names such as
Clink and Alibi, no one would mind
being locked up here for a night.
Doubles from $299; libertyhotel.com

Classic
District of Columbia

The Normandy Hotel • Washington

Boutique

Intimate and off the beaten track, the Normandy Hotel is on a residential street with
embassies for neighbors. Despite the restful
location, it’s only a short walk to D.C.’s happening Dupont Circle neighborhood and the
Metro. After a renovation in 2009, the hotel’s
interiors are simple and elegant. There is a
working fireplace in the lounge, original artwork on the walls and handcrafted furniture
in the 75 guest rooms. Doubles from $199;
doylecollection.com

Donovan House
Washington

Budget
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Donovan House breaks
the conservative D.C.
mold, offering designer
accommodations at a
reasonable price. The
hotel was opened in
2008 by the New York
City–based Thompson
Hotels group, known for
its hip properties. The
smallish lobby and 193
guest rooms, outfitted
with modern furniture
by Studio Gaia, would be
at home on a Star Wars
movie set. The heated
rooftop pool, available
exclusively to hotel
guests by day, transforms
into a trendy D.C. lounge
by night. Doubles from
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Rhode Island

Forty 1° North •
Newport
Virginia

You don’t have to sail
a yacht up to the dock
of the Forty 1° North
marina to take advantage of the resort’s
superb waterfront
setting. The hotel and
marina, which opened
in 2010, is a modern
addition to the historic
harbor town of Newport. Some of the 28
rooms have balconies
and bay views; all have
gas fireplaces and come
with iPads loaded with
the daily newspapers.
The hotel is just steps
from the restaurants
and shops on Thames
Street. Doubles from
$395; 41north.com

Keswick Hall • Keswick

Luxury

This sprawling Tuscan-style villa
has the glamour and romance to
match its Virginia hunt country
surroundings. The 48-room hotel
is on a 600-acre country estate but
is just a short drive to downtown
Charlottesville and historic sites
such as Monticello. There’s plenty
to do on-site: play a round of golf
on the 18-hole Arnold Palmer
course, lounge by the infinity edge
pool on the piazza, sip a glass of
sherry by the library fire or play a
late-night game of snooker in the
snooker room. Doubles from $395;
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The Jefferson •
Richmond

Classic

The Jefferson Hotel is
Richmond’s most regal
hotel. The grand Renaissance-style building, complete with a clock tower,
porticos and rotunda, was
built in 1895. Dozens of
famous guests, including
several former presidents,
have stayed there since.
The hotel’s interiors
are meant to impress,
from the marble statue
of Thomas Jefferson to
Tiffany stained-glass
windows in the Palm
Court lobby. The 262
guest rooms are stately in
style. Doubles from $250;
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Classic

New Hampshire

Wentworth by the Sea • New Castle
For historic grandeur in a New England seaside setting, Wentworth by the Sea
can’t be topped. The rambling resort is a national treasure, built in 1874 with three
Victorian-style mansard roof turrets as a signature. Next to the Atlantic Ocean, just
minutes from Portsmouth, the 161-room hotel has been a Marriott hotel since a
$30 million renovation was completed in 2003. For an ultra-unique experience,
book one of the three turret suites that crown the hotel and offer dramatic ocean
views. Doubles from $199, wentworth.com
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Pennsylvania

Boutique

Hotel Palomar
Philadelphia

The Rittenhouse Hotel
Philadelphia

When Kimpton Hotels
opened its first property in
Philadelphia, in November
2009, the city got its first
highly stylized boutique
hotel. The setting for the
Hotel Palomar is a 24-story
landmark art deco building,
dating to 1929, transformed
through a $92.5 million
renovation. The hotel’s 230
rooms are done in soothing
earth tones accented with
animal print. Artwork by
local artists hangs in the
lobby, where the Kimpton’s
signature wine happy hour
is served. Doubles from
$199; hotelpalomarphiladelphia.com

The Rittenhouse Hotel has
a stellar address on one
of Philadelphia’s loveliest
squares, a reputation for topnotch service and some of
the most comfortable rooms
in the city. All 98 guest rooms
either overlook Rittenhouse
Square or have city views,
and they are the roomiest
around—the smallest ones
start at 450 square feet.
Sunday brunch at Lacroix
restaurant is an extravagant
Philadelphia tradition, offering everything from a raw
bar to prosciutto-and-ricotta
croissants as well as a Bloody
Mary bar. Doubles from $259;
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Food & Drink

Family Style
The region’s top chefs
and wine director
share their favorite
holiday meals and
traditions
By Liz Johnson
Illustrations by Joseph ciardiello

On Thanksgiving morning, the streets
of New York are lined with happy people
cheering on the Macy’s Thanksgiving
Day parade. By noon, though, the crowds
have gone home to their families and the
streets are litter-strewn and eerily quiet.
José Andrés, a Spanish immigrant who
is now one of America’s foremost chefs,
found himself wandering those empty
streets in 1991, on his first Thanksgiving
in America.
“My first Thanksgiving, in terms of
sitting down with a lot of friends and
cooking,” Andrés recalls, “that didn’t
happen. And when you are away [from
home], you are very lonely. From then
on, I made sure for Thanksgiving I was
going to be with someone.”
Togetherness, of course, is a universal
theme for the holidays—regardless of
which you may celebrate. But when we
asked three of the Northeast Corridor’s
top chefs and one of its best wine directors to give us advice on making our
holiday meals the best they can be, we
never thought their answers would lead
us back to the camaraderie at our own
tables. That’s not to say we didn’t learn
quite a bit along the way.
All four of our food and wine gurus—
Andrés, Tony Maws, Michael Solomonov
and Belinda Chang—have something
to celebrate this year: Each was named
top in his or her field or region at the

James Beard Foundation Awards in May.
In a competition that is considered the
Oscars of the food world, Solomonov,
owner of Percy Street Barbecue, Xochitl
and Zahav in Philadelphia, won Best
Chef Mid-Atlantic; Maws, owner of Craigie on Main in Cambridge, won Best
Chef Northeast; and Chang, the current
GM and wine director of Monkey Bar
in Manhattan, won the Outstanding
Wine Service award for her work at The
Modern restaurant. Andrés, who owns
America Eats Tavern, Jaleo, minibar,
Oyamel Cocina Mexicana and Zaytinya, all in Washington, D.C.—and who
recently expanded his empire to Las
Vegas and Beverly Hills—was named
Outstanding Chef.
But even with their quasi-royal status in the food world, these chefs aren’t
calling for foie gras and truffles. Instead,
their holiday meals, just like ours, are
based on tradition, culture and childhood memories. Unlike most of us, however, they have the talent to turn a simple
family dish into something spectacular.
“I spend pretty much every day cooking for people, and a lot of them I don’t
know,” says Maws. “And that has its own
joy—to put a smile on someone’s face is
the best part of my job. But when I get to
do it for people that I really do know and
love, then that’s a treat, and I really look
forward to it.”

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Belinda Chang
New York City

Michael Solomonov
Philadelphia
Michael Solomonov recently opened a
restaurant in Philadelphia called Federal Donuts, and when we spoke to him
earlier this year he was testing recipes.
The light, fluffy doughnuts bubble away
in oil, turning from pale white to golden
as they cook. Appropriate, then, that
the aroma of frying oil fondly reminds
Solomonov of the holidays of his youth.
His mother would make oodles of latkes
for Hanukkah parties, and afterward the
house would smell like oil for a week.
“Which, I guess, is actually the
point,” he says. “That’s the point of
Hanukkah, is to signify the oil burning
for eight nights, and celebrate. So, for
our tiny kitchen in Pittsburgh to smell
like a deep fryer was a good way for us to
celebrate.”
But rather than latkes, he’s taken up
the tradition of another of his mother’s
signature holiday dishes: brisket cooked
in coffee.

“It’s something I’ve been
working on for
years,” he says.
And the variations he’s tried
will have you wishing you had a place at
his holiday table every year: brisket with
Turkish coffee and black cardamom;
brisket with espresso and caramel; brisket with dried fruit and prunes.
A variation of that last one is on the
menu at Zahav, his modern Israeli and
Mediterranean restaurant in Society
Hill, a comfortable, inviting place with
rough-hewn wood tables, flickering
candles and tiles in muted tones. For
Passover, Solomonov soaks matzo in
water, presses it into a pan, then mixes
smoked brisket from his casual barbecue restaurant, Percy Street, with
onions, carrots and Turkish coffee.
“It’s the same stuff I grew up on,” he
says. “It’s super crunchy on the outside,
and on the inside ...” He pauses, imagining. On the inside, it’s moist, succulent
and a little exotic.

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Match Solomonov’s brisket with a garnethued wine that catches the light with a
sparkle, and you’ve got the makings of a
beautiful holiday dish. Belinda Chang recommends Sustenance, a cabernet franc
from Washington state that reminds her
of herbs, chocolate and mocha. But, honestly, she doesn’t much care what
you drink.
“If your favorite aunt always
loved pinot noir from California,
have a bottle!” says Chang, whose
breezy manner puts you so at ease
that you would feel confident
unscrewing a peach wine cooler for
Christmas dinner. “Holiday menus
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Chang has a vast knowledge about and passion for
wine, including a “freakish
love” for German Rieslings, which may have been
instilled by the bottles of
Blue Nun her parents used to
serve at parties in her childhood home in New Jersey in
the 1970s. She doesn’t even
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and again.
“You serve it with enough
chill, and you have
a little Chinese takeout,” she
says, “it’s perfect. Sure, I’d
love to have some venerable
cru, but this will do in
a pinch.”
Chang’s parents are immigrants from Taiwan,
so wine was never a big part
of their culture, but they
did have a bottle of wine
on the top shelf of the
fridge for what felt to Chang
like a decade: a “brown, crazy-looking”
bottle of Mateus rosé.
“That’s the one bottle that sticks in my
head,” she says. “And it was opened for a
holiday and served in etched glasses that
are kind of horrifying to me today.”
Her childhood holiday meals were
more Peking Duck than roast turkey,
and the sides were stir-fried noodles or
fried rice. Today, she would recommend
a sparkling shiraz for such a meal, but to
get the most out of wines served at your
own holiday meal, Chang says not to
think too hard.
“You think about who you’re typically
spending time with during the holidays
and it’s family—you might not spend
time with voluntarily—but also
friends and treasured loved ones,”
she says. “You’re trying to make
everybody happy.”
For her dinner parties with friends,
Chang asks everyone to bring a bottle
and then plops them all on the table.
“Someone might say that the
Spanish Tempranillo is great with
the carrots and you have to try it,”
she says. “It adds another layer of
fun to loosen the ties a little and
stop being so type A about it. Just be
relaxed and enjoy.”

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Tony Maws
Boston
“The whole point is to have fun with your
friends and family,” says Tony Maws.
“Who doesn’t want to sit around the table
with family and friends and have a great
time and a lot of laughs?”
To make cooking less of a chore, he
suggests thinking like a chef in a restaurant: Do as much as possible ahead and
edit the menu well.
“Don’t be overly ambitious. How
many times do you have so much food
left over? We don’t need 12 things on
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Between 15 and 25 people gather at
Craigie on Main, his bustling, warm bistro.
A few of his relatives and in-laws come
from as far as Persia, Africa “and all over
the map, so there’s a whole bunch of things
that can come to the table at any one time.”
Maws has loved being around food
for as long as he can remember, and
his childhood holidays became even
more important in retrospect because
he was spending time in his grandmother’s kitchen.
“Cooking was a way to be close to her,
which was very special to me,” he says.
“The smells and the thrill of being asked
to help—it made the holidays more fun to
look forward to because you get to do all
this great stuff.”
And today, he can’t help but do great
stuff. He makes one traditional roast
turkey each year, but “the other one, I’m
always screwing around with,” he says.
“I’ve smoked it. I’ve cooked it sous vide.”
The family pulls together all the tables
at the restaurant to make one long one,
and the dishes are served family style.
“I don’t want to dis the kids’ table,” he
says, “but there’s something that’s really

emotional. Here I am at the end of the
table, I’m looking down and looking at all
these phenomenal people all together, all
the people that have meant so much to
me over the years—it’s a great moment.”
Like most people in the hospitality
business, Maws also gets a great deal of
satisfaction from feeding people who
really appreciate it. Last year, he walked a
homemade turkey across Massachusetts
Avenue to his neighborhood firehouse.
He says that to make your own holiday
meal even more special, there’s nothing
like helping others enjoy one, too.
“It’s a treat to be able to walk into a
firehouse and bring turkey to a bunch of
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“I had 14 or 15
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he says. But the situation was a little
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to feed the hungry.
Andrés’ holiday
stories are full of
happy accidents.
Like the time he
was celebrating
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Diego and they put
the potatoes in the
oven and went out
for a walk in the
warm sunshine.
When they got
back, they realized
the oven temperature had been set
too high.
“The potatoes were the best potatoes I ever ate in my life,” he says.
“Outside they were unbelievably
brown and crispy, and inside they
were soft and yellow. We call them
the walking potatoes. You walk, and
when you come back, they are almost
cooked to perfection.”
Or the time he and his wife were
up until the wee hours stuffing 24 tiny
quails with a heavenly recipe of sausage, pine nuts, almonds and sausage
mixed with apricots, prunes and raisins soaked in brandy.
“And then we made the pecan
pie,” he says. “It was 4 or 5 in the
morning and we fell asleep on the
floor.” When they awoke, the pie
was as hard as a rock and “fragile
like a diamond,” he says. He cracked
it and tasted it. He had accidentally
created the most elegant brittle he’d
ever tasted.
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In Spain, where
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family would gather
in the picturesque
home of his grandparents in Catalonia
to make stew every
Christmas.
“Potatoes, cabbage, carrots, three
or four different
meats—like cow’s
feet and a little bit
of shank,” he says.
“And we’d make a
big meatball with
pork and veal and
garlic and cinnamon and parsley
and salt and egg
and bread. And this
was a big family
tradition—on the
25th. And this one, I re-create in the
States. But I don’t do it every year.
I’m a guy who gets bored sometimes.
“My culinary traditions are very
broad,” he says. “Maybe because I’m
a chef, everyone knows I cannot sit
still. But what has always remained
true and strong is the understanding
of Thanksgiving to unite people and
unite cultures.”
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Not too long after that first
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He was already “madly in love” with
his wife, Patricia, but work was forcing him to spend the holiday away
from her. He bought three or four
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Baltimore
Archimedes’
Mysteries
A daring tale of genius
that saved the lost work of
the great mathematician
If you’ve ever rocked on a teeter-totter, then
you already are familiar with Archimedes,
one of the most brilliant mathematicians in
history. And though we know and use some of
his inventions (the Archimedean screw still
pumps water at locations around the world),
his greatest writings, until recently, were
thought lost, because of the recycling efforts
of a 13th-century monk.
The monk, needing material for a prayer
book in an age when materials were scarce,
cut apart the parchment pages from an old
book and scraped off the ink, then reassembled
the pages and wrote over the previous text,
obscuring forever, it was thought, the last of
the best from Archimedes.

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The Archimedes Palimpsest in 1999, bound and
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at Camden Yards,
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However, during
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Camden Station
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The monk’s palimpsest, as such recycled
books are called, survived. But could the erased
writing be resurrected from under a layer of ink
and more than 2,000 years of decay?
The Walters Art Museum, renowned
worldwide for its specialists in ancient manuscripts, has been working on that problem for
more than a decade, and the gripping story of
its detective work is told in “Lost and Found:
The Secrets of Archimedes,” an exhibit on
view through the end of the year. It’s a fascinating story stretching far beyond what can
be said here. 410-547-9000; thewalters.org.

This year is the 40th
annual lighting of the
Washington Monument,
which stands 178 feet
tall. This is a special
night of activity, ending
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The B&O Railroad
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display of toy and
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by annie b. copps

Boston
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go to arrivecityguides.com

ZooLights
makes the
holidays
sparkle.

flamingos, eagles and snow leopards living in
the park, St. Nick (and a reindeer or two from
his sleigh team) will be there, along with a fairy
tale castle filled with theme characters and a
carousel. zoonewengland.org
In the city, some 20,000 people gather
on Dec. 1 for the 70th Boston Common Holiday tree lighting ceremony—the lights stay
lit through Jan. 1. On the waterfront, the
switch is flipped Dec. 22 for the Bright Lights
for Winter Nights light displays at the Rose
Kennedy Greenway parks, running through
March 20, 2012. And at the Old North Church,
the Christmas Manger and Tree Lighting
Service is Dec 19.

Gold-throated
master storyteller
Garrison Keillor
takes the stage
at Symphony Hall
for an afternoon
performance, Nov.
13. Multicharacter,
multilayered stories
of small-town living
from his Minnesota
homeland weave
politics (national,
local and marital),
history and humor
with an easygoing
cadence, which has
led some to refer
to Keillor as the
Mark Twain of
our generation.
celebrityseries.org.

Seaport

Seaport

Fenway

Cambridge

30th Boston
Globe Ski &
Snowboard Expo
Nov. 10–13

The Untitled
Still Life
Collection
Nov. 18–20

Holiday Pops
Dec. 7–24

41st Christmas
Revels
Dec. 16–29

All the latest in gear and
fashion at the World
Trade Center. Highlights
include interactive
exhibits and discounts
on winter vacation packages. bewisports.com/
expos/boston

The Institute of Contemporary Art hosts the
world première of the
collaboration between
choreographer Trajal
Harrell and sculptor
Sarah Sze. 617-478-3100;
icaboston.org

Twinkle,
Twinkle
Greater Boston lights up to fete
the holidays
In support of Rudolph and the gang of reindeer,
the animals at the Stone Zoo are getting into
the spirit of the season with a family favorite,
ZooLights. From Thanksgiving through Jan.
11, the zoo is festooned with thousands of
twinkling lights lining the paths around the
park and exhibits. In addition to the jaguars,

Save
the Date

Theatre District

Moby Dick
Nov. 7–12

It’s the Boston
première of Conor
Lovett’s captivating
reading of Herman
Melville’s classic epic
tale of Captain Ahab’s
obsession with the
mythic white whale.
artsemerson.org

Our
Companion from
Lake
Wobegon

Conductor Keith Lockhart leads the beloved
Boston Pops (as well as
a surprise celebrity or
two) for its 37th year
of holiday concerts at
Symphony Hall.
617-266-1492;
bostonpops.org

If Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa aren’t
enough, partake in a
celebration of the winter solstice, including
international singing,
dancing and storytelling
troupes. 617-496-2222;
revels.org

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city Guide

by leah reisman-senes

New York
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restaurant and hotel information,
go to arrivecityguides.com

Big things are afoot
at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art.
Nov. 1 marks the
opening of the new
Galleries for the Art
of the Arab Lands,
Turkey, Iran, Central

Asia and Later
South Asia. The
project took eight
years to complete
and comprises 15
galleries housed
in almost 19,000
square feet. The

galleries span 13
centuries in chronological order and
contain the museum’s astounding
collection of more
than 12,000 works
of Islamic art.
Don’t miss the
Damascus Room,
an example of
Ottoman design
from 1707 that
illustrates the way
wealthy Syrians
lived at the time.
Exceptional works
include the worldfamous Emperor’s
Carpet from 16thcentury Persia,
recently restored,
and a 14th-century
mihrab (prayer
niche) from Isfahan, covered in
intricately detailed
glazed ceramic
tiles. 212-535-7710;
metmuseum.org.

Upper West Side

Various locations

Midtown

Upper West Side

Frogs: A Chorus
of Colors
Through Jan. 8

The New York
Comedy Festival
Nov. 9–13

The American Museum
of Natural History gives
frogs of every imaginable hue their due in this
eye-popping presentation, where the prettiest
are often the most poisonous. 212-769-5100;
amnh.org

Get ready for big laughs
as the New York Comedy Festival, now in its
eighth year, presents
its uproarious lineup.
Past performers have
included Ricky Gervais,
Louis C.K. and Aziz
Ansari. newyorkcomedy
festival.com

Radio City
Christmas
Spectacular
Nov. 11–Jan. 2

Monty
Alexander: The
Music of Frank
Sinatra and Nat
King Cole
Dec. 9–10

What the
Dickens!
An exhibit worthy of
a literary giant
“Charles Dickens at 200,” an exhibit now at
the Morgan Library & Museum, reveals a stunning wealth of information about one of the
world’s greatest novelists. The Morgan is home
to the country’s leading collection of Dickens’
handwritten manuscripts and letters (more
than 1,500). It also contains the full manuscript
of Our Mutual Friend, the only manuscript of
a Dickens novel in America. The author once
climbed back into the wreckage of a deadly train
crash to recover part of this very manuscript.
Through this vast collection, the exhibit
examines Dickens’ literary, theatrical and

Save
the Date

Upper East Side

Stieglitz and
His Artists
Through
Jan. 2

Renowned photographer Alfred Stieglitz
was an avid art collector
and amassed an impressive array of paintings,
drawings, sculptures
and prints, which form
the basis of this exhibit
at the Met. 212-535-7710;
metmuseum.org

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philanthropic pursuits. Among the highlights
are portions of Dickens’ novels as they first
appeared in monthly installments, original
illustrations that accompanied them, and letters between the author and philanthropist
Angela Burdett-Coutts, with whom he corresponded about his fight to save the poor,
particularly women who had fallen into prostitution. Also on display are playbills from
some of Dickens’ amateur productions, manuscripts of three of his Christmas stories—
including A Christmas Carol—photographs
and first editions of his books. Through
Feb. 12. 212-685-0008; themorgan.org.
Robert Hindry Mason (active 1858–1872)
Charles Dickens, 1863
Purchased for The Dannie and Hettie Heineman
Collection as the gift of the Heineman
Foundation, 2011.

Arabian Art

The holiday classic
gets a makeover as the
Rockettes are enhanced
with 3-D technology.
The show combines live
action with digital projections throughout the
theater for an interactive treat. 866-858-0007;
radiocity.com

Jazz at Lincoln Center
presents pianist Alexander, accompanied by
singers James De Frances and Allan Harris, in
a tribute to Sinatra and
Cole. jalc.org

morgan library & Museum

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is no exception: warm, inviting and at once modern and rustic. Visitors are welcomed by the sight of the gorgeous, brass-topped bar–­an echo of the plaza’s
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where New Yorkers and tourists from around the world mingle and meet.
As you watch chefs bake the grille’s superlative flatbreads fresh in the bar’s
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classics are well represented: Del Frisco’s
prime New York strip, prime ribeye and
filet are all here, in cuts every bit as succulent as you’ll find at the nearby Double
Eagle. But it’s in the eclectic new dishes
on offer that Del Frisco’s Grille really sets
itself apart: ahi tacos with tuna tartare,
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ideal starter. White clam flatbread with
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Another standout that demands
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stroganoff with pappardelle, which may
be the perfect expression of how the
grille has elaborated on its steakhouse
heritage and strengths. And don’t pass
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roasted tomato broth, shrimp, mussels,
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city Guide

by caroline tiger

Al Capone’s cell

Philadelphia
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go to arrivecityguides.com

The Coldest
Months
Solitary, but not confined,
behind the 30-foot walls
of a historic prison
Until 2009, Eastern State Penitentiary always
shut down for the winter. “We couldn’t figure
out how to keep our visitors and staff from
dying,” jokes Sean Kelley, director of public
programming for the historic site, referring
to the fact that the sprawling, 11-acre prison
complex is unheated. Still, he was determined
to please the tourists who walked up to the
massive doors in the colder months and threw
up their hands when they found them locked.
“There was so much interest,” says Kelley, so the staff thought up Winter Adventure
Tours. The one-hour guided tours are short

Save
the Date

Bucks County

Apple
Festival
Nov. 5–6

The 40th annual celebration of apples at Peddler’s Village includes
pie eating contests and
attempts to answer the
question: How many
old-fashioned foodstuffs can you make with
an apple? 215-794-4000;
peddlersvillage.com

Man-Made Moon

and a comb-over
technique to create an intricately
textured, craterlike surface. The
accompanying
neon sculpture,
Visither I, casts a
blue/purple light.
“It looks almost like
dusk,” says Lowe.
As for the exhibition’s title, says
Lowe, “We are all
under the influence
of the moon.”
philamuseum.org.
Lunacy, 2010
Tristin Lowe, American (born 1966)
Felt, PVC vinyl inflatable armature
Dimensions variable. Commissioned
by the Museum of Art, Rhode Island
School of Design.

“Under the Influence” lives up to
Philadelphia artist Tristin Lowe’s
reputation for
creating evocative, larger-thanlife installations.
The centerpiece is

Lunacy, a moonlike sculpture
made from a giant
inflatable sphere
covered with a
patchwork of white
felt. Lowe worked
the felt with tweezers, small brushes

Convention Center

Brandywine Valley

Center City

Avenue of the Arts

Philadelphia
Museum of Art
Craft Show
Nov. 10–13

A Longwood
Gardens
Christmas
Nov. 24–Jan. 8

Private Lives
Dec. 8–31

The Nutcracker
Dec. 10–31

The Philadelphia
Museum of Art’s 35th
annual craft show, presented by the museum’s
Women’s Committee,
is a juried show and sale
of contemporary craft
from the United States.
215-684-7930;
pmacraftshow.org

The horticultural
showplace is at its best
(and that’s saying a lot)
during the holidays.
Ice skaters and seasonal
music entertain.
610-388-1000;
longwoodgardens.org

This 1930 comedy by
Noël Coward tells the
story of a divorced
couple who happen
to be honeymooning
with their new spouses
at the same hotel.
215-829-0395;
lanterntheater.org

The classic holiday story
is brought to life by the
Pennsylvania Ballet performing choreography
by George Balanchine.
The opulent score, set
and costumes will surely
surpass those visions of
sugarplums dancing in
your head. paballet.org

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enough that people don’t freeze, and there are
two or three heated oases. Plus, after people
are inside, they forget they’re cold.
“It’s really amazing to be in there in the
winter,” says Kelley. “You’re the only people,
and it feels desolate, eerie and beautiful.”
A dusting of snow accentuates how removed
the place feels from the rest of the city. The
tours, he adds, are “more intimate and much
more personalized.”
One thing you’ll surely learn on the tour is
that the prison, when it opened in 1829, had
the world’s most state-of-the-art heating system and flush toilets. Both went to seed when
the site was abandoned, from 1970 to 1994.
Happily, the toilets, if not the heat, were reinstated. easternstate.org.

Penitentiary/Tom Berault

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city Guide

by julie tremaine

Providence

An Artful
Season
Appreciate Providence’s
vibrant arts scene at these
unique events
In the fall, Providence’s arts scene is in full
swing, and there’s no better way to experience
it than on Gallery Night (gallerynight.info).
On the third Thursday of the month, the free

Save
the Date

East Side

Weekly Wine
Tasting
Ongoing

Check out this weekly
wine tasting at Bottles
Fine Wine and Craft
Beer on Thursday
nights. Admission is
free. bottlesfinewine.com

Jake Chapman and Dinos Chapman, Like a
dog returns to its vomit (No. 68), 2005. From
the portfolio, reworked and improved etching
from Francisco de Goya’s Los Caprichos.
Richard Brown Baker Fund for Contemporary
British Art. © Jake Chapman and Dinos
Chapman.

Warm Up
on Cold
Nights
When the weather
turns chilly, it’s time
to get moving to stay
warm. The Roots
Café, run by Providence Inner City
Arts, offers live music
and cultural entertainment nightly. On
Wednesday nights,
get a salsa lesson
from 8 to 9 p.m. and
then dance the night
away to Latin jazz
and salsa. Sunday
evenings, check
out the weekly Jazz
and Blues Jam,
where local musicians join the Roots
Café Who Dat Band
in an open jam session. rootscafe
providence.com.

Downtown

Downtown

Pawtucket

Downtown

Hit the Ice
Ongoing

A Classic
Reinvented
Through Nov. 13

To Be, or Not to
Be?
Nov. 3–Dec. 11

Swinging
Holidays
Dec. 13–18

Visit Clybourne Park,
winner of this year’s
Pulitzer Prize for drama,
is a comic response to
A Raisin in the Sun, at
Trinity Repertory
Company. trinityrep.com

Answer life’s greatest
question at the Gamm
Theatre’s restaging of
Hamlet, the Bard’s great
tale of murder, melancholy and revenge.
gammtheatre.org

The acrobatic feats at
the fantastically imagined Cirque Dreams
Holidaze will have you
feeling better about
your own holiday juggling act. ppacri.org

Last year was a great
year for New England
hockey; see what develops this season with the
Providence Bruins, Boston’s AHL minor league
outpost in Rhode Island.
providencebruins.com

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Art Bus brings patrons to destinations such
as Federal Hill, to see the five member galleries, and the Rhode Island School of Design
museum (risdmuseum.org), where the star
exhibition this fall is “Made in the UK,” showcasing contemporary British works from the
Richard Brown Baker collection.
The exclusive Providence Art Club (providenceartclub.org) holds its 107th annual Little
Pictures Show on Jan. 3–13, where small works
by accomplished artists are all priced under
$250. Dec. 1–4 and 9–11, the Foundry Artists
Holiday Show (foundryshow.com) takes place
at the historic Pawtucket Armory. Now in
its 29th year, the sale brings together emerging and established artists working in media
from jewelry to woodworking to glassblowing.
On Dec. 3, alumni of Rhode Island School of
Design, the country’s foremost art school,
take over the Rhode Island Convention
Center for their annual Holiday Sale
(risdalumnisales.wordpress.com), where
the works are practically guaranteed to
be one of a kind and unforgettable.

Photography by Erik Gould. Courtesy of Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design.

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city Guide

by monica bhide

Washington, D.C.
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restaurant and hotel information,
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The Corcoran Gallery of Art presents
“30 Americans,”
a selection from
the Miami-based
Rubell Family Collection, featuring
exemplary work of
African-American
artists over the

past 30 years.
Featured artists
include legends
such as JeanMichel Basquiat
and David Hammons as well as
emerging artists
such as Kehinde
Wiley and Shinique

Smith. In the
exhibited works,
each artist portrays the notion
of being black in
America. The art
reflects issues
surrounding civil
rights, racial and
sexual identity.
“30 Americans”
comprises 76
paintings, sculptures, drawings,
photographs and
videos, including
spectacular works
of art such as
Leonardo Drew’s
massive cotton
and wax sculpture
Untitled #25, Mickalene Thomas’
Baby I Am Ready
Now and a largescale silhouette
by Kara Walker.
Through Feb. 12.
corcoran.org.

Bethesda

Penn Quarter

Downtown

Downtown

Garrick Ohlsson
Nov. 8

Cirque du Soleil
Nov. 16–20

Come listen to the
American pianist
performing Brahms,
Chopin and Handel.
wpas.org

Enter the world of
Quidam with 52 worldclass acrobats, singers
and more.
verizoncenter.com

Oregon
Shakespeare
Festival’s
Equivocation
Nov. 18–Jan. 1

Claire Healy and
Sean Cordeiro:
Are We There
Yet?
Opens Dec. 3

A political thriller set
in the 1605 of Shakespeare and King James.
arenastage.org

The Australians’ first
exhibition in the United
States explores the aspirations of space travel
through a look at the
daily necessities of life.
corcoran.org

Aladdin the
Christmas
Camel.

Christmas
at Mount
Vernon
Gingerbread and camels
Mount Vernon decks the halls once again for
Christmas at Mount Vernon, a special daytime program offered from Thanksgiving Day
weekend through the 12 days of Christmas. The
holiday event includes 12 Christmas trees decorated in Mount Vernon–related themes, historical chocolate-making demonstrations and
18th-century dancing. The third floor of the
mansion, where Mrs. Washington lived after
her husband’s death, opens only for Christmas,

Save
the Date

Kennedy Center
Concert Hall

Idina Menzel
Nov. 6

The star of Rent,
Wicked and now Glee
performs live. wpas.org

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and “Mrs. Washington” herself will be on hand
to greet visitors. Her Great Cake, possibly the
mother of all American fruitcakes, will take
center stage, and visitors can take home the
original recipe, which calls for 40 eggs, as well
as a version adapted for modern ovens.
A special attraction is Aladdin the Christmas Camel. George Washington was fond of
unusual animals and plants and, apparently,
in 1787 he paid 18 shillings for a camel to temporarily live at Mount Vernon and entertain
his guests during Christmas. Nov. 25–Jan. 6.
mountvernon.org.

A Whole Lotta
Americans

Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association

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Experience Arlington & D.C.

Navy-Merchant
Marine Memorial
Sweet treats from
CakeLove in Shirlington

Artisphere in Rosslyn

Live music at Clarendon’s
IOTA Club & Café

Spirited performance by
Bowen McCauley Dance

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city Guide

by paul gaita

Wilmington
For additional event, attraction,
restaurant and hotel information,
go to visitwilmingtonde.com

Centuries of
Christmas in
Brandywine
Valley
A holiday tradition returns to the
venerable arts museum
Since 1978, horticulturalist Henry Francis
du Pont’s home—known around the world

Save
the Date

Downtown

A Hero on
Canvas
Opens
Nov. 12

The Delaware Art Museum’s exhibition “Howard Pyle: American
Master Rediscovered”
continues the preservation of Pyle’s works by
presenting his images
within the context of
the art and culture of his
time. delart.org

Gil
Shaham

A Little
Music
Between
Friends

Acclaimed violinist Gil Shaham
pays tribute to the
power of friendship with pieces by
Brahms and Elgar
in a pair of performances titled
“Between
Friends,” at
the Grand
Opera House.
A preconcert lecture,
sponsored by
the Delaware
Humanities
Forum, is
included.
Nov. 18–19.
delaware
symphony.org/
classical.htm.

New Castle County

Kennett Square, Pa.

Downtown

Chadds Ford, Pa.

Historic Houses
of Odessa
Nov. 17–Dec. 31

A Longwood
Gardens
Christmas
Nov. 24–Jan. 8

Christmas at
Hagley Museum
and Library
Nov. 25–Jan. 2

A Brandywine
Christmas
Nov. 25–Jan. 8

Hundreds of floral displays as well as 75-foot
lit trees and dancing
fountains spread across
a 4.5-acre heated indoor
conservatory bring the
light and warmth of the
holidays to vivid life.
longwoodgardens.org

The focus of this year’s
Christmas at Hagley
festivities is winter pastimes, which is reflected
in every aspect of the
celebration. hagley.org/
events.html

A turn-of-the-century
Christmas awaits
visitors to this longrunning walking tour
of this former colonial
village and its homes.
historicodessa.org

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to decorative arts and nature aficionados as
Winterthur—has celebrated the December
holidays with a dazzling array of decorations
and displays that reflect the way Americans
celebrated the season from the mid-1700s to
the present. This season’s yuletide, which takes
place from Nov. 19 through Jan. 8 continues in
the grand tradition of its predecessors. Visitors
are immediately transported via their senses
to Christmases past: fragrant evergreens and
songs of the holidays fill the air while dozens of
the estate’s 175 rooms reflect the du Ponts’ lavish holiday festivities and Christmas customs
from centuries past. Winterthur’s collection of
nearly 90,000 pieces of American decorative
art and lush, 60-acre
naturalistic garden
will be on display.
In addition, the
Delaware Antiques
Show, featuring
60 top dealers from
across the country,
takes place Nov. 4–6.
800-448-3883;
winterthur.org.

Fanciful beasts frolic
at the Brandywine
River Museum’s annual
holiday celebration,
including 38 imaginary
creatures illustrated
by Royal Lacey Scoville.
brandywinemuseum.org

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plus changing exhibitions
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Boston Ballet

19 Clarendon St.
Boston
617-695-6950
bostonballet.org
Boston Ballet’s 2011–’12 season
celebrates artistic director Mikko
Nissinen’s 10th anniversary. The
season begins at The Boston Opera
House Oct. 29 with Night of Stars
followed by Cranko’s Romeo and
Juliet, Nov. 3-13, and Nissinen’s
The Nutcracker, Nov. 25–Dec. 31.
The company returns to the
stage in 2012 with Simply Sublime, Feb. 9-19. Play with Fire
continues the season with three
cutting-edge works including a
company premiere of Christopher
Bruce’s Rooster, featuring music of
The Rolling Stones, March 1-11.
Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote takes
the stage next, April 26-May 6,
and Fancy Free, featuring Jerome
Robbins’ Fancy Free, Peter Martins’

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Barber Violin Concerto, and Harald
Lander’s Etudes, May 10-20, concludes the season.

Cambridge CVB
Just across the river from Boston,
Cambridge offers an exciting setting with a dynamic energy uniquely its own. Visitors from around the
world mingle in the shadow of two
of the world’s premier educational
institutions, Harvard University
and the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT). Teeming with
cafes, bookstores, music clubs,
street performers and boutiques,
Cambridge is often referred to as
“Boston’s Left Bank.” As Bon
Appétit magazine notes, “Cambridge wears its traditional Ivy
League tweediness with splashes
of bold color.”
Cambridge is a city where counterculture still lives, classic culture
thrives, and multiculturalism is a
way of life.

Freer Gallery of Art and
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Washington, D.C.
202-633-1000
Asia.si.edu

As the Smithsonian’s museums of
Asian art, the Freer and Sackler
galleries are linked through the
study, exhibition and sheer love of
Asian art. Located on the National
Mall, the exquisite exhibitions
and innovative programming allow
visitors to move through a vivid
timeline of world cultures. The
Freer Gallery also contains an important collection of 19th-century
American art, punctuated by James

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McNeill Whistler’s iconic Peacock
Room. Current exhibitions include:
“Power|Play: China’s Empress
Dowager” and “Cranes and Clouds:
The Korean Art of Ceramic Inlay.”

Guggenheim Museum

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
5th Ave at 89th St.
New York City
212-423-3500
guggenheim.org
Home to a world-renowned collection of modern and contemporary
art, plus special exhibitions that are
always significant and intriguing,
the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed
landmark is itself a masterpiece.
From Nov. 4–Jan. 22, don’t miss the
dramatic, site-specific installation
for “Maurizio Cattelan: All.” Hailed
simultaneously as provocateur,
prankster and tragic poet of our
times, Cattelan has created some
of the most unforgettable images
in recent contemporary art—from
unsettling sculptures to installations
that reveal contradictions at the core
of society. This retrospective marks
the first time nearly 130 works from
around the world encapsulating the
artist’s career will be assembled into
a single exhibition.

Howard County, Md.

from the Port of Baltimore

Gateway to your Getaway!

8267 Main St., Side Entrance
Ellicott City
410-313-1900
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Find your Holiday Happiness in
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all the fixins, local artisan crafts,
ol’ fashioned shoppes, drive thru’
holiday lights display, train gardens,
candlelight mansion tours, and more
for a Dickens of a good time! Find
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The John & Mable
Ringling Museum of Art

5401 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, Fl.
941-359-5700; ringling.org

“...the MIT Museum pulsates with the intellectual and creative energy
that defines the world-famous research institute.”
—The Boston Globe

MIT Museum
265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
Open daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Shop for unique gifts at the MIT Museum Store!

The John and Mable Ringling
Museum of Art is the legacy of its
namesake circus entrepreneur and
art collector. The 66-acre estate
in Sarasota includes the Museum
of Art, Circus Museum, Ca’ d’Zan
mansion, Historic Asolo Theater and
bay front gardens. The Museum of
Art displays European, American,
Asian, modern and contemporary
art. A special exhibit, “The Amazing American Circus Poster: The
Strobridge Lithographing Company,”
is on view until Jan. 29, 2012. The
newly expanded Circus Museum
and Tibbals Center features the
Howard Bros. Circus Miniature and
interactive displays and exhibits.
Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursdays until 8 p.m.

Cruise Maryland

866-427-8963
cruisemaryland.com
Cruise Maryland from the Port of
Baltimore. Serviced by Carnival

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An exhibition exploring the social ritual of the
cocktail party through the lens of fashion and design.
Featuring decorative arts, photography, advertising,
accessories, and fashionable cocktail attire from the
‘20s to the present.
on view dec. 15, 2011 – mar 11, 2012

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local presentation of this exhibition is made possible in part through the generosity of mr. bruce beal, jean s. and frederic a. sharf, and wilmington
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MIT Museum

256 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, Mass.
617-253-5927
Only in Cambridge can you find
the MIT Museum! World-renowned
holograms, robots in cases, gestural
sculptures and interactive programs
attract visitors to the emerging LOMA
District (Lower Mass. Ave.) in Cambridge. New restaurants and bakeries, local bands, and Cambridgemade ice cream can be found within
a few minutes walk of the museum,
where the culture of an MIT education is unlocked and on display in
galleries on two floors. Don’t mind
the musical stairs; they’ll transport
you to a host of robotic devices
developed just a few blocks away in
this hub of invention and innovation,
found only in Cambridge, Mass. web.
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Mount Vernon: George
Washington’s Estate & Gardens
South end of George Washington
Parkway
Alexandria, Va.
703-780-2000
MountVernon.org

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Discover the real George Washington through his restored riverside
estate. Explore his iconic mansion,
gardens and farm with heritage

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breed animals, and visit his final
resting place. Mount Vernon now
includes a working whiskey distillery, gristmill and blacksmith
shop, and galleries that feature
inter­active exhibits, hundreds of
personal artifacts—like Washington’s dentures—and original movies,
including one with falling snow!
Open 365 days a year.

Norton Museum of Art
The Norton Museum of Art in West
Palm Beach, Fl. is internationally
known for its collection of American, Chinese, contemporary and
European art and photography.
Throughout the year, the museum
presents exciting special exhibitions, concerts and programs for
all ages. Its weekly Art After Dark
series—Where Culture and Entertainment Meet—has become a
popular Thursday evening destination. One of the museum’s most
highly anticipated exhibitions of the
season is Cocktail Culture, which
runs Dec. 15–March 18, features
more than 150 items and presents
a dazzling, historical review of the
cocktail party through fashion and
design. For details, visit Norton.org.

Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts (PAFA)
118-128 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia
215-972-7600
pafa.org

Visit Philadelphia’s new civic
space, PAFA’s Lenfest Plaza, with
its 51-foot Paint Torch, a sculpture
created by world-renowned artist
Claes Oldenburg, which marks the
start of Philadelphia’s Museum

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Yuletide
at winterthur

Open daily fOr hOliday tOurs
nOvember 19– January 8
Your family and friends will be inspired by Henry Francis du Pont’s
dazzling home decorated in holiday style!
For more information and a full schedule of special events,
call 800.448.3883 or visit winterthur.org/yuletide.
Open New Year’s Day. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Sponsored by

Winterthur is nestled in Delaware’s beautiful Brandywine Valley on Route 52,
between I-95 and Route 1, midway between New York City and Washington, D.C.
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Mile. Designed by recent Rome
Prize recipient David A. Rubin
of the internationally recognized
landscape architecture firm OLIN,
Lenfest Plaza offers public outdoor seating and rotating works of
emerging and established artists
in an urban setting. The installation of Oldenburg’s Paint Torch
makes Philadelphia home to four
large-scale public sculptures by the
artist, more than any other city in
the world.

Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
202-537-6200
nationalcathedral.org

Standing at the city’s highest point,
Washington National Cathedral features soaring Gothic architecture,
stunning stained glass windows
and fanciful gargoyles adorning the
exterior. The cathedral welcomes
people of all faiths and perspectives, and offers both self and
guided touring options, programs
on spirituality, special exhibits,
lectures, monthly labyrinth, organ
demonstrations and musical events.

Yuletide at Winterthur
Nov. 19–Jan. 8, 2012
Winterthur Museum,
Garden & Library
5105 Kennett Pike
Winterthur, Del.
800-448-3883 or
302-888-4600
winterthur.org

Founded by Henry Francis du Pont,
Winterthur is the premier museum of
American decorative arts, reflecting

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both early America and the du Pont
family’s life at this glorious estate.
Enjoy a Yuletide tour of Henry Francis
du Pont’s dazzling home filled with
fabulous antiques and decorated in
holiday style. Discover the evolution
of Christmas in America, experience
traditions of the past, enjoy holiday
shopping and special exhibitions.

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Aloft Hotels
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InterContinental®
Hotels & Resorts
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offer five locations in the northeast U.S.
The InterContinental Boston is within
walking distance of the New England
Aquarium, Beacon Hill and Chinatown. The Willard InterContinental in
Washington, D.C., is situated right on
Pennsylvania Avenue, just two blocks
from the White House. The InterContinental Harbor Court Baltimore is on the
picturesque waterfront of Baltimore’s
Inner Harbor. And, finally, we offer two
New York locations—the classic grandeur of the InterContinental New York
Barclay in Midtown Manhattan, and
the InterContinental New York Times
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Historic Shopping & Dining Attractions

Holiday Shopping at its Best is Just a Train Ride Away
Boston and NYC

Holiday shopping, dazzling Christmas trees, restaurants and cafes, live entertainment, popular exhibitions and great historic sites are
just minutes away from your Amtrak station. In Boston, it is Faneuil Hall Marketplace and in New York City, it is South Street Seaport.
Trendy fashions, unique gift ideas and special holiday keepsake items can be found for you or for anyone on your shopping list.

BOSTON’S FANEUIL HALL
MARKETPLACE
Located in the heart of Boston,
Faneuil Hall Marketplace welcomes visitors to walk through
history and experience what has
become New England’s #1 visitor
destination. Experience the magic
of the holiday season as you find
the perfect holiday gifts at over
75 locally loved boutiques and
specialty pushcarts. Smell and
taste wonderfully diverse ethnic
foods in the Quincy Market Colonnade—the largest international
food hall in New England! Take a shopping break and dine in one of
13 full-service restaurants and pubs. Or stroll the cobblestones, sip
cocoa and be charmed by the 80-foot holiday tree towering over
the marketplace with over 25,000 sparkling lights and 2,000 ornaments! Save the Date: 27th Annual Lighting Ceremony, Saturday,
Nov. 19 from 11 a.m.–7 p.m.

NEW YORK CITY’S
SOUTH STREET SEAPORT
South Street Seaport is your gateway to Lower Manhattan’s rich history and cultural diversity.  Nestled
between the Brooklyn Bridge and
the canyons of Wall Street, The
seaport is a destination for yearround, live entertainment, harbor
cruises, unique shopping, incredible
dining, cultural activities and more. 
Discover the best views of the East
River, Governor’s Island and the Brooklyn skyline while dining and
enjoying cocktails on the water. The South Stree Seaport is home
to hundreds of cultural events and concerts all year long, including the first NYC Holiday Tree Lighting of the season on Friday,
Nov. 25. The Seaport District also boasts a world-class maritime
museum and more than 130 popular shops, cafes and restaurants
along Front Street, Fulton Street and Pier 17.  

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Stylish New Attitude
business center, and more than 13,000 square feet of
ostonians know The Colonnade Boston Hotel
elegant event space. The Colonnade’s 15 conference
as one of the town’s premier spots to see
rooms are appointed with the latest technology, with
and be seen—the hotel with a rooftop pool
the hotel offering professional event support.
that exudes Hollywood glamour and the
Located in the heart of Boston’s fashionable
chic Brasserie Jo, channeling the cuisine and
Back Bay, The Colonnade is ideally situated for just
atmosphere of Paris. Out-of-towners know
about everything the city has to offer, with a concierge
The Colonnade as the boutique hotel with
on duty night and day to help plan excursions big
Boston’s ideal address for both business and
and small. World-class shopping on famed Newbury
pleasure. And if you know The Colonnade
Street is a mere block away and the Prudential stop on
from the days before its recent, $25 million
Boston’s T is just steps from the front door, providing
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easy access to attractions such as Boston Common,
visit—because if you haven’t experienced the new
Faneuil Hall and the Museum of Fine Arts.
Colonnade, you may not know this singular hotel as
If you just want to unwind and savor fine
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historic Back Bay neighborhood and iconic Prudential
Let’s just call it The Best—a place to enjoy any meal in
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Chef
Tony
Foreman
Clockwise, right:
The New Leaf dining room; the restaurant
exterior; apple crisp with ginger ice cream; school children
help out in the garden; Bette Midler attends an Arbor Day
event; hot chocolate; and New Leaf’s pan-roasted chicken.

New Leaf
Restaurant
& New York
Restoration
Project
Celebrating a decade of
doing good by eating well
Ten years ago, New Leaf Restaurant & Bar opened in upper Manhattan’s Fort Tryon Park, bringing an exciting new entry to the ranks
of New York’s most beloved restaurants and signaling the turning
of a figurative new leaf for the city’s parks and green spaces.
It was 1995 when Bette Midler, award-winning actress and
singer, stumbled upon a dilapidated concession stand while she
and friends were cleaning up Fort Tryon Park. Midler had founded
New York Restoration Project (nyrp.org) out of a concern for New
York’s forgotten and neglected green spaces, and the 1930s-vintage
cobblestone structure they found while doing some of the project’s
earliest work possessed substantial charm despite its state of
disrepair. The seed for New Leaf was planted that day.

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In December 2001, after a
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1 Margaret Corbin Drive
Fort Tryon Park New York City
212-568-5323
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Welcome to the Comfort Suites BWI Airport Hotel, your Baltimore suburban gateway location
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Taj Boston
Stay in Boston’s premier location—the corner of
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The Strand
A modern classic, The Strand features custom
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Hampton Inn® Woodbridge
A retreat for shopping and history just outside the
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The Langham
The Langham, Boston features 318 guest rooms
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Hyatt Regency Washington
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Following a $25-million renovation, The Colonnade has re-emerged as one of the most dynamic
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Wyndham Garden
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Element Hotels
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Loews Philadelphia
The City of Brotherly Love’s first skyscraper is
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The Latham Hotel
The renovation of The Latham marks the return
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social spaces and the debut of Urban Enoteca,
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business and leisure travelers alike.

Wilmington Christiana Inn
Just minutes from downtown Wilmington, Newark
and near area attractions, such as the Delaware
Downs Racetrack & Casino, DuPont Theatre,
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302-292-1500

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Saugerties celebrated its bicentennial with the
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Wilmington, DE
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Thomas J. Petrelli, Jr., Esquire

r. Petrelli is the owner of Petrelli Law, P.C. He is an experienced litigator in all areas of
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Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware and Chester Counties. He is an
active member of the Family Law Sections of the Philadelphia
and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Mr. Petrelli has lectured for
professional and civic organizations.
Thomas J. Petrelli, Jr., Esquire
Petrelli Law, P.C.
1616 Walnut Street, Suite 1910
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 523-6900 • (215) 966-8655 (fax)
www.petrellilaw.com
http://philadelphiafamilylawyer.blogspot.com

Stuart J. Reich

T

he Law Offices of Stuart J. Reich
serves the needs of individuals
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Law Offices of Stuart J. Reich
11 Broadway, Suite 615 • New York, NY 10004
212 430-6582 phone • 212 430-6583 facsimile
www.ReichImmigration.com
[email protected]

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Fun and More!

holiday surprises. Special
guest Santa Claus has a treat
for one and all. Reservations
suggested. Essex Stream
Train, Essex. Nov. 18–
Dec. 28. 860-767-0103;
essexsteamtrain.com.

DELAWARE
A Cappella Humana: Created and directed by Kevin
Ramsey, A Cappella Humana
is a musical celebration of
our common humanity that
explores the power and
boundaries of the human
voice. It blends innovative
and uniquely arranged compositions from Baroque to
jazz, from secular to sacred,
from Broadway to hip hop,
and so much more! Nov. 30–
Dec. 18. Delawaretheatre.org.

It’s time to get the holiday season moving, so grab the kids and climb aboard
the Holiday Festival of Trains and Toys at the B&O in Maryland. For the
more mature audience: The Rat Pack is alive and well in Delaware; fourtime Tony Award-nominee Tovah Feldshuh is Gypsy’s Mama Rose in
Pennsylvania; and the legendary George Hamilton takes a star turn
in La Cage Aux Folles in Maryland. There’s fun for the whole family with
Disney’s The Lion King (it’s a new experience every time!). And who doesn’t
like to snoop inside someone else’s home, especially during the holidays?
Reserve your tickets for A Brandywine Christmas, Nemours Mansion &
Gardens’ holiday open house and Christmas at Hagley—all in Delaware.
Plus, the Christmas in the Ballantine House in New Jersey, and a chance to
peek inside some historic private homes during Christmas in Newport. Be
sure to check out event websites for special rail fare discounts and other
ways to save some cash. —Compiled by Michael Hammett

CONNECTICUT
Art, American style: During the last 43 years in each
November and December,
Creative Arts Workshop has
pulled out all the stops for
its annual Celebration of
American Arts. This year’s

event features more than
300 artists from across
America, representing the
finest in glass, ceramics, jewelry, wearable and decorative
fiber, handcrafted furniture
and more. Creative Arts
Workshop, 80 Audubon
St., New Haven. Through

Dec. 24. 203-562-4927;
creativeartsworkshop.org.
North Pole Express: Board
a locomotive-powered sleigh
for a magical night’s journey
to the North Pole, featuring
live readings of Christmas
stories, singalongs and

Nemours Mansion & Gardens: Beautiful throughout
the year, Nemours Mansion
& Gardens is spectacular
during the holiday season.
Built in the style of a grand
Louis XVI chateau and filled
with incredible antiques,
artwork, sculpture and
tapestries, the lush yuletide
decorations add an almost
magical dimension to A.I.
du Pont’s 70-room mansion. Nemours offers guided
holiday tours Nov. 12­­–Dec.
31. Reservations are a must.
visitwilmingtonde.com or
nemoursmansion.org.
Christmas holiday tours:
The Historic Odessa Foundation’s Wilson Warner
House (ca. 1769) is the
centerpiece of the 2011
Christmas Holiday Tours,
when it is transformed into
a magical exhibit inspired by
the beloved children’s book
illustrator Tasha Tudor.

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With nearly 100 books to
her credit, Tudor is known
for her folksy watercolor
illustrations of American
rural life, children, animals,
flowers and Christmas.
Opens Nov. 17. 302-378-4119;
historicodessa.org.
The Rat Pack: Hailed as
the next best thing to seeing Frank, Dean and Sammy
themselves. In this Vegasstyle show, “Frank Sinatra,”
“Sammy Davis Jr.” and
“Dean Martin” are doing it
“just one more time.” They
re-create all of the original
Rat Pack’s raucous antics as
they perform such standards
as You Make Me Feel So Young,
A Foggy Day, That’s Amore
and Mr. Bojangles. Nov. 18­–
20. Duponttheatre.com.
Cirque Dreams Holidaze:
A cast of more than 30 artists costumed as holiday
ornaments comes to life and
performs astonishing feats
of disbelief. Visions of gingerbread men flipping in the
air, a 30-foot tree complete
with acrobats as ornaments
and choruses of angels hovering midair are just a few of
the highlights of this family
treat. Dec. 6–11. Dupont
Theatre. Duponttheatre.com.
Christmas at Hagley: In
the beautiful Brandywine
Valley, Hagley Museum
and Library is where the du
Pont story begins and features the original du Pont
mills, estate and gardens.
Nineteenth- and early 20thcentury lace handkerchiefs
and decorations from the
family collections at Hagley
are displayed. In addition

to lace, Christmas at Hagley
features decorations made
from dried natural materials
and fruits, extensive mantelpiece embellishments,
an elaborate Twelfth Night
display and toys and decorations that date to the early
19th and 20th centuries.
Nov. 25–Jan. 1. Hagley.org.
Symphony of friends:
Experience a musical testament to the power of
friendship: Elgar’s set of
coded variations, Enigma,
written for a cadre of close
confidants, and Brahms’
monumental Violin Concerto written for his friend
Josef Joachim. Maestro
Amado, together with an
old friend of his own, the
brilliant violinist Gil Shaham, creates an unforgettable evening of music.
Nov. 18–19. The Grand
Opera House, Wilmington.
Delawaresymphony.org.
Hollywood & Vienna:
The fabulous New Year’s
Eve tradition continues at
the Delaware Symphony
Orchestra, but this time
with a Hollywood twist, as
the orchestra teams up with
the Delaware Art Museum.
After the concert, featuring favorites of the silver
screen and those wonderful
Viennese Waltzes, celebrate
in style with a party at the
museum to welcome 2012
and kick off the museum’s
centennial year. Come for
the concert or celebrate
all evening long! Dec. 31.
Delawaresymphony.org.
A Brandywine Christmas:
The museum celebrates

the season with fabulous
holiday displays, including
an extensive O-gauge model
railroad, antique dolls
from the collection of Ann
Wyeth McCoy, an elaborate
Victorian dollhouse, and
thousands of whimsical
“critter” ornaments on holiday trees. New this year is a
display featuring McCoy’s
adult-sized dollhouse,
divided into six rooms on
two floors. Decorated displays feature dolls and dollsized furniture that McCoy
collected during her life,
including handmade furniture and rugs. Nov. 25–Jan.
8. (Note: The museum is
closed Christmas Day. The
museum will remain open
until 6 p.m. Dec. 26–30).
Branywinemsueum.org.
For the Delaware events,
save 30 percent on the
best available coach rail fare
for one companion traveling in
coach with a paid regular (full)
fare adult. Valid for travel on the
Northeast Regional service to
Wilmington, Del. Valid for sale
through Dec. 17, and for travel
through Dec. 20, 2011. Reservations are exclusively available
through visitwilmingtonde.com/
amtrak-discount. See page 127
for blackout dates and other
restrictions.

MARYLAND
Holiday Festival of Trains
& Toys: Celebrate the holiday season at Baltimore’s
largest holiday display of
toy and model train layouts. Weekend train rides
and photo opportunities
with Santa through Dec.
18. Weekend train rides
and photo opportunities
with Frosty the Snowman

through Dec. 31. Families
can enjoy carousel rides
inside the historic Roundhouse, making crafts at
Santa’s workshop and much
more! It’s a trainload of fun
that has become an annual
family holiday tradition!
Nov. 25–Dec. 31. Borail.org.
George Hamilton in La
Cage Aux Folles: Winner
of three Tony Awards, this
hilarious new production
of La Cage Aux Folles was
the biggest hit of the 2010
Broadway season, leaving

George Hamilton

audiences in stitches night
after night! The musical
tells the story of Georges,
the owner of a glitzy nightclub in lovely Saint Tropez,
and his partner, Albin, who
moonlights as the glamorous chanteuse Zaza. When
Georges’ son brings his fiancée’s conservative parents
home to meet the flashy pair,
the bonds of family are put
to the test as the feather boas
fly! France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, Baltimore.
Nov. 1­–6. 410-547-SEAT;
800-551-SEAT; broadway
acrossamerica.com

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Up to Speed
Feel the love tonight:
Experience the phenomenon of Disney’s The
Lion King. Marvel at the
breathtaking spectacle of
animals brought to life by
award-winning director
Julie Taymor, whose visual
images you’ll remember
forever. Thrill to the pulsating rhythms of the African
Pridelands and an unforgettable score, including
Elton John and Tim Rice’s
Oscar-winning song “Can
You Feel The Love Tonight”
and “Circle of Life.” FranceMerrick Performing Arts
Center, Baltimore. Dec. 7–
Jan 8. 410-547-SEAT;
800-551-SEAT; broadway
acrossamerica.com.
A monumental occasion: Baltimore’s aglow for
the holiday season with the
official lighting of the Washington Monument on the
first Thursday in December.
Enjoy featured entertainment, fireworks and refreshments. 600 N. Charles St.
Pre-event festivities begin
at 5:30 p.m. with the official
ceremony at 7 p.m. Dec. 1.
promotionandarts.com.
New Year’s Eve Spectacular: Be a part of a giant
holiday celebration with a
night of music, the official
countdown to 2012 and an
amazing, colorful midnight
fireworks display. Dec. 31.
9 p.m.–12:30 a.m. Baltimore
Inner Harbor.
For the Baltimore events,
save 30 percent on the
best available coach rail fare for
one companion traveling with
a paid regular (full) fare adult.
Valid for travel on the Northeast

news and special offers from Amtrak

Regional service to Baltimore.
Valid for sale through Dec. 17,
and for travel through Dec. 20,
2011. Reservations are exclusively
available at Amtrak.com through
visitbaltimore.org/amtrak. See
page 127 for blackout dates and
other restrictions.

Eastport Yacht Club
Lights Parade: Every year
on the second Saturday in
December, magic happens
on the water of the Annapolis Harbor—boats suddenly
appear out of the cold wintry night, illuminated by
thousands of colorful lights.
Families and friends gather
at their favorite viewing
spots along the waterfront
to see this yearly spectacle
and to celebrate the holiday
season. The Eastport Yacht
Club Lights Parade is one of
Annapolis’ signature holiday
events. Dec. 10. 410-267-9549;
Eastportyc.org.
Tug o’ War:
Drawing on
a decadesold
rivalry,
this
annual
charitable
event features the longest tug-of-war
over a body of water in the
world, pitting downtown
Annapolitans against the
rebels of the mock-breakaway Maritime Republic
of Eastport. Dubbed the
“Slaughter across the
Water,” it features a 1,700foot rope, 450 tuggers and a
thousand spectators. Downtown Eastport and Annapolis are transformed into a
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beginning at 11 a.m. Nov.
5. Eastport & Annapolis.
Themre.org.
For the Annapolis events,
save 30 percent on the
best available coach rail fare for
one companion traveling with
a paid regular (full) fare adult.
Valid for travel on the Northeast
Regional service to (BWI) Baltimore Washington International rail
station only. Valid for sale through
Dec. 17, and for travel through Dec.
20, 2011. Reservations are exclusively available at Amtrak.com
through visitannapolisspecials/
amtrak/index.aspx. See page
127 for blackout dates and other
restrictions.

MASSACHUSETTS
Fiber Festival: The Fiber
Festival of New England
features 250 exhibitors from
New England and beyond,
animals, hands-on workshops, shopping and much
more. Fun for the whole
family. West Springfield. Nov. 5–6.
Fiberfestival.org.
Yuletide at Storrowton: Tours of
decorated historic
buildings, musical and storytelling
performances, crafts
for the kids, ice sculpting,
early American craft demonstrations, caroling, a petting zoo and more all make
up this holiday tradition!
Storrowton Village, West
Springfield. Dec. 3–4.
Thebige.com/sv.
Fall Chrysanthemum
Show: Enjoy this festive
collection of brilliant mums
housed in the Botanic Garden at Northampton’s Smith

College, Nov. 5–20. Nov. 4 at
7:30 p.m., Paula Deitz, author
of Of Gardens: Selected Essays
lectures on campus. Smith
College, Northampton.
413-585-2740; smith.edu.
Old Deerfield Christmas Sampler: Exquisite
handcrafted items for sale
to enhance the home or
add to your holiday decorations. Paintings, ornaments,
accessories and more can
be found at this popular
craft fair held at Eastern
States Exposition in West
Springfield. Voted one of
“200 Best” by Sunshine Artist. Nov. 18–20. 413-774-7476;
deerfield-craft.org
For the Massachusetts
events, save 20 percent
on the best available regular
(full) adult coach rail fare. Valid
for travel on the Northeast
Regional and Downeaster
service to all cities within Massachusetts. Note: Travel not
allowed to originate in Massachusetts. Valid for sale through
Dec. 12, and for travel through
Dec. 15, 2011. Reservations are
exclusively available at Amtrak.
com through bostonusa.com/rail.
See page 127 for blackout dates
and other restrictions.

NEW JERSEY
Christmas in the Ballantine House: Step back
in time for a traditional
Victorian Christmas at the
Newark Museum’s annual
exhibition, “Christmas in the
Ballantine House: Feasting
with Family and Friends,” on
view through Dec. 31. Two
floors of the 1885 Ballantine
House, a restored National
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Museum complex, are
transformed into a festive
seasonal occasion complete
with all the trappings and
trimmings for friends and
family to celebrate. While
you’re there, enjoy dozens
of masterpiece quilts in the
museum’s newest art exhibition, “Patchwork from Folk
Art to Fine Art.” Newark
Museum, 49 Washington St.
Newarkmuseum.org.

PENNSYLVANIA
Gypsy: As part of its 25th
anniversary season, Bristol
Riverside presents fourtime Tony Award-nominee
Tovah Feldshuh as Mama
Rose in Gypsy. Featuring
“Everything’s Coming up
Roses,” “Some People” and
“Let Me Entertain You.”
Directed by Keith Baker.
Dec. 6–Jan. 15. brtstage.org.
A Longwood Christmas:
Longwood is transformed
into a Gingerbread Fantasy
this holiday season! Gingerbread takes center stage
throughout the gardens in
fanciful and imaginative
displays. See Longwood
landmarks re-created in
gingerbread splendor, stand
beneath towering trees
adorned with gingerbread
garland and ornaments, and
don’t miss the Gingerbread
Express train as it travels
through a candy-laden Music
Room, overflowing with

sweet holiday cheer. Outdoors, illuminated fountains
dance to holiday music while
more than 500,000 colorful
lights create holiday magic.
Daily and evening concerts
highlight the sounds of
the season. Nov. 24–Jan. 8.
Timed tickets must be
purchased in advance.
Longwoodgardens.org.
For the Pennsylvania
events, save 30 percent on
the best available coach rail fare
for one companion traveling with
a paid regular (full) fare adult.
Valid for travel on the Northeast
Regional and Keystone service
to Philadelphia. Valid for sale
through Dec. 17, and for travel
through Dec. 20, 2011. Reservations are exclusively available at
Amtrak.com through visitphilly.
com/amtrak. See below for blackout dates and other restrictions.

RHODE ISLAND
Christmas in Newport:
The City-by-the-Sea, while
illuminated by twinkling
white lights, toasts the
41st annual Christmas in
Newport, a monthlong, citywide celebration fostering
the historic traditions of
the holiday season. Events
include the Island Moving Company’s Newport
Nutcracker at Rosecliff,
train rides aboard the Polar
Express, tree lightings,
concerts, candlelight tours
of historic private homes
and, for the first time ever,
the Fort Adams Festival

of Lights overlooking
Newport Harbor.
401-849-6454;
christmasinnewport.org.

Gretchen Parlato

VERMONT
Wassail Weekend:
Billings Farm &
Museum and the History Center will be
dressed to the nines
for the holiday season.
Enjoy a traditional
horse and carriage
Parade (at 2 p.m. Dec.
10), plenty of caroling,
more than 400 luminarias, the lighting of
the Memory Tree and
more, all on the Village
Green. Hit the ice for a
Skate with Santa at Union
Arena and enjoy a little
retail therapy at a special
craft sale. Woodstock.
Dec. 9–11. 802-457-3555;
woodstockvt.com.

WASHINGTON, D.C.
American Masterpieces:
Past Midnight Tour:
Gretchen Parlato´s voice
has been called “a thing of
wonder.” Striking the balance between precision
and flexibility, the young
vocalist is never predictable,
blurring the lines between
singer and instrumentalist. The first vocalist to be
accepted into the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
Performance, where Wayne

Shorter, Terence Blanchard
and Herbie Hancock served
as the selecting judges, the
gifted Parlato went on to win
the 2004 Thelonious Monk
International Jazz Vocals
Competition. Parlato is part
of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s Past Midnight Tour.
Dec. 2. Midatlanticarts.org.
For the D.C. event, save
30 percent on the best
available coach rail fare for one
companion traveling with a paid
regular (full) fare adult. Valid for
travel on the Northeast Regional
service to Washington, D.C.
Valid for sale through Dec. 17,
and for travel through Dec. 20,
2011. Reservations are exclusively available at Amtrak.com
through washington.org. See
below for blackout dates and
other restrictions.

Terms and conditions: Blackout dates apply: Nov. 22–23; Nov. 26–28. Advance reservations are required a minimum of three days prior to travel for all trains (including
unreserved). Limited seating; seats may not be available on all trains at all times. Qualifying adult and discounted companion must travel together at all times and have
tickets issued at the same time. All offers are valid for travel on the Northeast Regional service. The Massachusetts offer also includes the Downeaster service and the Pennsylvania offer includes the Keystone service. Travel on Acela Express is prohibited. Up to two children ages 2–15 may accompany each paid adult at half of the regular (full) adult rail
fare. Other restrictions may apply. Amtrak, Northeast Regional, Downeaster, Keystone and Acela Express are registered service marks of the National Railroad Passenger
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Wanda Sykes and her comedic talent continue
to defy categorization. The Portsmouth, Va.,
native spent her formative years in outerlying communities of the D.C. region. She burst
onto the stand-up circuit in Washington and
Baltimore in the late ’80s and later landed in
the national spotlight when Fox gave her a
starring role in the weekly sitcom Wanda at
Large, which she also wrote and produced. A
sampling of her résumé includes hosting her
own late-night talk fest, The Wanda Sykes Show;
appearing in the hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm; playing opposite luminaries such as Jane
Fonda and Uma Thurman in feature films; producing two eponymous HBO comedy specials;
and lending a sardonic touch to cartoon voices
such as that of Gladys Murphy on Comedy
Central’s Crank Yonkers.
Up next for Sykes is a cameo appearance
in The Muppets, out Nov. 23, as well as another
voice role in this summer’s Ice Age: Continental
Drift. But her most cherished art form is

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stand-up, and Sykes returns to her comedic
roots as often as she can. She’s currently in the
midst of a cross-country tour that has her as
one of the headliners in the New York Comedy
Festival (Nov. 9–13) in New York City.
“I love doing live shows and getting that
immediate response from an audience,” says
Sykes. “There’s no script and if something goes
wrong, it’s all on you. It’s the most challenging,
but also the most rewarding.”
The free-falling thrill of monologing isn’t
the only thing she loves returning to. Whenever time permits, Sykes visits her former
playground of Baltimore, where she’ll spend an
afternoon strolling the Inner Harbor and savoring a crab dinner at a waterfront restaurant.
“Growing up near Baltimore, I loved hanging out at the harbor ... and I still do,” she says.
“And especially now with the kids (her 2½-year
old twins), they want to be outside. When we
visit Baltimore, the first place they want to go
is the harbor.” —stacey morris

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