Summertime, and the living is easy. Sit back, relax and enjoy some clams in Maine, or maybe a little poetry on the Amalfi coast. We present a list of July’s most tempting reasons to travel.
BARCELONA
European Hot Air Balloon Festival
Just outside of Barcelona, in the quiet Catalunyan town of Igualada, more than 50 hot air balloons from around the world take the Spanish sky.
July 6–10
PHOENIX
The 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The line-up is still under wraps, but chances are that at least one of your favorite players will end up in this year’s game at Chase Field.
July 12
YARMOUTH
46th Annual Clam Festival
The Yarmouth Clam festival lays claim to the state of Maine’s official clam shucking contest and its largest parade.
July 15–17
BROOKLYN
Toots & the Maytals
A little slice of Jamaica lands in Brooklyn when Toots & the Maytals take the stage at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg.
July 17
COPENHAGEN
David Hockney’s “Me Draw on iPad” at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Hockney has created more than 400 drawings using the Brushes app, ranging from doodles to detailed portrait.
Through August 28
VIETRI SUL MARE
Poet Marie Howe at the Amalfi Coast Music and Arts Festival
Italy’s Amalfi Coast hosts this week-long experiment in the arts. Noted American poet Marie Howe will lead the festival’s poetry workshop.
July 17–24
SAN FRANCISCO
The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant Garde at SFMOMA
Writer Gertrude and her brothers Leo and Michael recognized early on that Matisse and Picasso had the potential to drastically impact the future of visual arts. This in-depth look at their collection and the birth of modern art is not to be missed.
Through September 6
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