An international parade of ships will sail into Baltimore on June 13 for Star-Spangled Sailabration, the national launch of the three-year commemoration by the U.S. Navy and the State of Maryland of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the penning of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Star-Spangled Sailabration features seven days of free entertainment including [...]

Super Bowl Sunday marks the evocative spot when Universal Studios Hollywood’s inaugural consumer awareness effort for launching “Transformers:  The Ride-3D.”  When NBC’s Super Bowl game coverage once again transcends sports to captivate the nation, Universal Studios Hollywood’s spot will capture consumer imagination as the movie-based theme park sets the stage for its epic new ride, [...]

In March 1995, representatives from the public sector, private corporations and various ethnic associations in Japan and Hawaii joined to create the very first Honolulu Festival.  Since then, the Honolulu Festival has grown into a premier cultural event, featuring ethnic performances, events and exhibits at various venues throughout Honolulu.  The three-day Festival culminates on the [...]

On Christmas Day this weekend, The Rink at Rockefeller Center celebrates its 75th anniversary.  Since 1936, skating on The Rink has been one of New York’s traditional ways to usher in each winter season and enjoy a session of timeless, smile-inducing family fun.  Both a symbol for the spirit of American family and an international [...]

The Grinch™ and Max the Dog heralded the arrival of Universal Studios Hollywood’s festive “Grinchmas™” holiday celebration with the presentation of the “Who-Manitarian of the Year” award to actor, producer, writer and women’s health advocate Fran Drescher. “Grinchmas” begins this weekend, Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11, then continuing daily from December 17 to [...]

‘Tis the season! From Alaska to Georgia, there are countless holiday activities to enjoy in America’s national parks. Today, the National Park Foundation, the official charity of American’s national parks, revealed some of the not-to-be-missed holiday festivities to check out this season. Each year, the National Park Foundation and National Park Service kick-off the holiday [...]

Lyndsey Haraguchi-Nakayama is a young and articulate woman. Even dressed in muddy boots and jeans, she has the entire tour group hanging on her every word. It’s not every day you get to meet a fifth-generation farmer from Kauai’s lush Hanalei Valley. The wetland taro fields that stretch out green and glimmering as you cross [...]

Step back in time as you walk through the dinosaur garden. Look up to a full-size replica of a 20-foot tall Tyrannosaurus with six-inch knife-like teeth or look down on a ferocious four-foot meat-eating Coelophysis. Seventeen life-size prehistoric animal replicas line the garden paths. Ancient fossil skeletal reproductions, archaeological and geological exhibits, fluorescent minerals and [...]

The 31st Annual Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) will be held from October 13-23, 2011 in Honolulu, Oahu with the majority of films being shown at the Regal Dole Cannery Theatre. Select screenings will also be held at the Hawaii Theatre Center and on Waikiki Beach. Featured movies will number over 200 from over 40 [...]

The T’nalak Festival is named after a woven cloth created and woven by the women of the province’s T’boli tribe, T’nalak is an indigenous team for a colourful way of weaving the abaca cloth.The abaca cloth is chosen as the festival icon and it symbolizes the blending of culture, strength and unity of the various [...]