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Niagara's Fallen. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the historic siege of Niagara during the French-Indian War. Old Fort Niagara is planning a large-scale commemoration of the battle from July 3 to 5, with a living history encampment, fireworks, a naval forces demonstration, and more than 2,300 re-enactors suiting up to portray British, French and American Indian soldiers in battles and a nighttime artillery bombardment. For kids there are 18th-century children's games, woodland skills workshops, soldier's drills and other activities...
...trip, which includes tours of a whisky distillery and castles and a Loch Ness boat trip, running July 20 to 27. If you book the tour on Tartan Day, you'll get 10% off plus complimentary tickets to the Gathering, an international get-together of the clans on the 250th anniversary of the birth of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns. The Gathering happens July 25 and 26, and the city of Edinburgh is going all out, with a Clan parade down the Royal Mile, a pageant in Edinburgh Castle depicting Scotland's history, as well as the Highland Games...
...though, in the pivotal second period, and it was the 7-6 Crimson advantage in penalty corners that ended up pushing the game in Harvard’s favor. “This was a huge team win,” captain Jana Berglund said about the 250th victory in team history. “We had a great showing from our freshmen and the corner offense, but I couldn’t single out one part of the field that stood out more than the others.” The well-rounded Crimson looks for its second team victory...
...Only Turn 250 Once. Sunday, April 23 at 8:00 p.m. Memorial Church. Tickets at the Harvard Box Office. $10; $5 students and seniors. How else could Mozart celebrate his 250th birthday year but by having his music performed by practically every classical music group in the world? There have been entire concert seasons dedicated to him and tons of his lesser-known works have surfaced. Birthday cakes have even been frosted lovingly with his portrait. What’s more, he only hit the big day in January, which means—fortunately for audiences everywhere—that...
...Arts B-52: “Mozart” that he taught last semester. His technical and musical skill enabled him to infuse the music with beautiful phrasing and even improvise stunning cadenzas on the spot. Although there have been numerous classical concerts on campus this year commemorating the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth, Levin truly steals the show in the performance, showcasing his extraordinary gift for making the music of Mozart come alive, especially after the spellbinding cadenza at the end of the first movement. In addition to making piano concertos look effortless, Levin never failed...