2/25-3/15 Fans of #Music + #dance #Flamenco Festival #NYC flamencofestival.org @flamencofest @NYCityCenter GalaFlamenca: JuanTomás de la Molía 3/5-8 Sara Baras

3/1 #NationalPigDay #pigs are the best…pigs that paint (@pigcassohoghero), pigs that swim (@visitthebahamas)…

3/1/34 #Art fans fab #Belgian #artist Jean-Michel #Folon born. Worth a visit 2 @fondationfolon #Brussels #Belgium 2 c more of his stunning artwork! tinyurl.com/4bukzd3r His compatriot #Magritte gets all the buzz but Folon’s work is way-cool, plus both liked painting men in hats!

March 1-31 #Foodies great excuse 2 @VisitAC #AtlanticCity #NJ #RestaurantWeek is now a month-long celebration “Taste AC” tinyurl.com/2npuzva4 + lots more cool stuff 2 do tinyurl.com/d64htapj @visit_atlanticcity

Til 3/29/26 @publictheaterny Fans of #Theater & #GreekTragedy Playwright Anna Ziegler gives Sophocles a run for his money in ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) thepublic.nyc/Antigone #Antigone Susannah Perkins, Celia Keenan-Bolger “The Chorus” & Tony Shalhoub “Creon”

2/26-3/1 #Art & #Crafts fans #COLLECT #ceramics #glass #jewelry #textiles The International Art Fair for Modern Craft & Design #London @SomersetHouse + online @artsy @CraftsCouncilUK I: @craftscouncil www.craftscouncil.org.uk

2/28-3/1 #Culture fans Gasparilla Festival of the #Arts @GasparillaArts 10+ Artsy & Cool Reasons To Visit #Tampa #Florida bit.ly/1OvfZgA @Tampasdowntown @VisitTampaBay

2/28-3/8 #Flower & #Garden lovers once again the fab annual #PhillyFlowerShow since 1829 @phsgardening @visitphilly Theme 2026: “Rooted: Origins of American Gardening” bit.ly/2NSyc3g

2/28-3/19 Experience the fantastic #LasFallas festival www.visitvalencia.com/en/fallas + more cool reasons 2 visit #Valencia #Spain tinyurl.com/5n73v99w @ValenciaCity

2/28 Happy Bday to one of my fave contemporary #artists Kehinde Wiley! @kehindewiley 1) "Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo" #artist #KehindeWiley 2) @BarackObama #portrait

2/28-3/1 #Foodies & #Music fans #GarlicFest #ThePalmBeaches #FL garlicfestfl.com & more cool stuff 2 do tinyurl.com/yc6btcdm

2/28-3/1 World of Nations Celebration, sample the #cuisine + #culture of 25+ countries tinyurl.com/59sf8y37 + more Artsy & Cool Reasons To Visit #Jacksonville #Florida tinyurl.com/3462mcxh #WorldofNations @CityofJax @CityofJaxEvents @DTJax

2/28-3/15 Fun 4 #kids + adults #NewYork Int’l Children’s #Film Fest @NYICFF nyicff.org

2/27 #InternationalPolarBearDay Sadly #climatechange is also affecting #PolarBears’ habitats & food sources @polarbearsinternational.org artist: @helgastentzel.bsky.social

Til 3/29/26 Fans of #Theater #musicals NIGHT SIDE SONGS at LCT3, Claire Tow Theater @lctheater tinyurl.com/432xb3k7 Hard to believe a show about illness could be so uplifting, but it’s not just a musical--it’s a sing-along! GO! Music & Words: The Lazours. Outstanding ensemble cast.

2/25-3/1 #Birdwatchers #SanDiego Bird Fest #CA @sdaudubon tinyurl.com/ktmdavyz

2/25-3/1 Fans of #Music + #dance #Flamenco Festival #NYC flamencofestival.org @flamencofest @nycitycenter.bsky.social

15+ Ways To Get The Most Out of a #Greek Isles' #Cruise tinyurl.com/27ezhdff

2/23 #NationalTileDay 10+ Artsy & Cool Reasons to Visit #Valencia #Spain tinyurl.com/5n73v99w

2/23-25 Plan your trip #Basel #Switzerland Fasnacht #Carnival ‪@baseltourism bit.ly/2kLfPgh

#WorldWhaleDay Fossil evidence shows that #whales’ ancestors once emerged from the ocean & walked on land, eventually returning to the ocean…maybe we’re all headed that way…

2/21-22 #Art lovers #streetpaintingfestival @LakeWorthBchPBC spf.lakeworthbeachfl.gov + more cool stuff 2 experience #ThePalmBeaches #FL tinyurl.com/yc6btcdm

2/20-22 39th National #Arts&#Crafts Conference @NatlArtsCrafts bit.ly/1W8hSUz @OmniGrovePark #Ashville #NC

2/19-22 #Art fans #Melbourne Art Fair @MelbArtFair 70+ contemporary art galleries from #Australia #NewZealand & #Asia Pacific region bit.ly/1qm9b9v Artist: LeShaye Swan, ceramics

2/18-21 #music fans #Paris the one-the-only, #French #singersongwriter Alain Souchon is on tour! (with his sons Ours & Pierre) @sallepleyel www.alainsouchon.net + more reasons to visit tinyurl.com/57deau9h

"Keep hope alive" rallying cry from Rev. Jesse Jackson's 1988 Democratic National Convention speech. Boy, do we need that optimism now! (R u sure u-know-who hasn't had this portrait removed from the Smithsonian?)

2/17 Happy #ChineseNewYear! Year of the fire #Horse, year 4724 in the lunar calendar. Eat dumplings for wealth, noodles for longevity & fish for abundance!

2/16 Celebrate #Carnival #RoseMonday festivities #Düsseldorf #Germany + more #Artsy Reasons 2 Go @VisitDusseldorf tinyurl.com/273626ek

#ValentinesDay "#Vote Your Heart Out" @moveon

2/14-3/1 #Lemon lovers #Menton last town in #France (before Italy) holds 92st annual @feteducitron_officiel #Lemon Fest bit.ly/1iHJ3FE @villedementon + more cool things 2 do in #France tinyurl.com/mwdpcdy

2/14-15 #Art & #Music fans @ArtiGras #ThePalmBeaches #FL bit.ly/MuYraK & more cool stuff 2 do tinyurl.com/yc6btcdm (artist: diane seeman @dianeseeman24)

2/14-16 #Art #photography #crafts fans Coconut Grove Arts Festival #Miami #FL cgaf.com @coconutgroveartsfestival (Poster: Kenneth Kudulis)

2/14-15 #Foodies #Bacon & #Bourbon Fest bit.ly/2F4HDnV & more cool stuff 2 do in #ThePalmBeaches #FL tinyurl.com/yc6btcdm

2/13-15 Cheer on young #jazz musicians #CharlesMingusCompetition @Mingus tinyurl.com/ykhuu9pj

2/12-22 Lovers of cool #modernism #architecture @ModernismWeek #PalmSprings #CA bit.ly/19HNJbj

2/12-22 #Film fans #BerlinFilmFestival @berlinale bit.ly/1ivFxMd + 4 groovy places to stay bit.ly/J97AQe

2/12-3/15 #Theater fans worth a trip 2 #Pittsfield #MA 4 any show at @BarringtonStage up next 10X10 New Play Fest bit.ly/2TtZJWF + lots more cool stuff 2 do tinyurl.com/4hx446cj

2/12-16 #art lovers #PalmSprings #CA #IntersectPalmSprings Art+ #Design Fair tinyurl.com/mrv8hs6b (artist: Kate Joiner “Palm Springs Door no. 17” )

February is #NationalLibraryLoversMonth! Take out a #book! Attend an event. Discover what's going on at your local #Library #nypl www.nypl.org/events/live-... @nypl.bsky.social ky.social

2/7-4/26 #Flower & #Garden lovers The #Orchid Show #TheBronx #NYBG This yr’s theme: “Mr. Flower Fantastic's Concrete Jungle” in full bloom in the Haupt Conservatory! tinyurl.com/j9kzd76t @nybg.bsky.social

#History buffs @thetenementmuseum story of #immigrants #NewYork late 1800s, beautifully-told; pre-book a variety of tours; for #BlackHistoryMonth an #africanamerican story tinyurl.com/mpdxwpy5 + more on the groovy #LowerEastSide bit.ly/1GEaKqW @lowereastnyc (photo: @khatriroshni @nytimes)

#Foodies Valencia is famous for wonderful food including Spain's most famous dish #Paella & a local drink #horchata 10+ Artsy & Cool Reasons to Visit #Valencia #Spain tinyurl.com/5n73v99w

Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth & #NationalLibraryLoversMonth Visit @SchomburgCenter #NYC Enjoy fascinating events, lectures, concerts, etc. on.nypl.org/2lkFLvw @nypl (artist: Houston Conwill “Rivers” based on a #LangstonHughes poem: bit.ly/31gWB5e) @schomburgcenter

2/7-16-22 #Film fans Pan African Soul Film & Arts Fest #PAFF, the largest #Black Film Festival in the US, features over 200 films www.paff.org

2/7 #MardiGras in #Jacksonville #FL's fab Springfield 'hood becomes "SPARdi Gras" + lots more great reasons 2 @Visit_Jax tinyurl.com/3462mcxh @sparJax

Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències (City of Arts & Sciences) Designed by native-son, architect #SantiagoCalatrava, this stunning complex is an architectural marvel 10+ Artsy & Cool Reasons to Visit #Valencia #Spain tinyurl.com/5n73v99w @ciudadartesciencias @calatravaofficial

#BlackHistoryMonth In the 1920s, the “Harlem Renaissance” came 2 #Paris Learn more on a #BlackHistory walking tour in #Montmartre @jbrowneparis tinyurl.com/3pkyyhmh; prep by watching some cool #documentaries bluelionfilm.com @paris.beyond

“The Island at the Center of the World” In 1624 New Amsterdam was a Dutch West India Company trading post but evolved into a unique, progressive enclave where people of different nationalities, religions & races lived together #NYC @RussellShorto tinyurl.com/2s397dtx

2/5-15 #Theater fans experience #Chicago Theater Week tinyurl.com/4hr464wr @ChicagoPlays @ChooseChicago

Feb 4-11 #Film fans @ParisIntlFest www.parisintlfest.com + lots more reasons 2 head 2 #Paris tinyurl.com/3ea7se4h