Experience a Great 360-Degree View of Knoxville, TN at World's Fair Park!

Visit the site of the 1982 World's Fair Park and enjoy lovely landscaping, wide, open spaces and wonderful water features to celebrate life in Knoxville. In 2007, the Sunsphere Observation Deck has been opened to the public and features everything from interactive fountains to a stories-high geyser!

Echoing the wide variety of natural waters in the area of Knoxville, Tennessee, the man-made lakes, streams and cascading waterfalls add visual interest, auditory pleasure and important focal points to an impressive and highly functional landscape design. The interactive and kid-friendly fountain located in World's Fair Park operates seasonally for the enjoyment of visitors to the park. The fountain will open again on March 15th and will operate until the end of October.

Experience a great 360-degree view of Knoxville and the surrounding Tennessee countryside! The deck also features displays titled "The Faces of Knoxville" detailing everything from the city's history, culture and attractions, unique neighborhoods and the University of Tennessee.

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NASCAR racing in Bristol, Northeast Tennessee

Be there to see the quickest laps in NASCAR! Be there when 43 cars take the green in the biggest, best Nationwide Series race on the circuit. Be there when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to the high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway in Northeast Tennessee!

On Friday, March 14th 2008 the POLE DAY will open the three days of racing in Bristol, Northeast Tennessee! Additionally to the POLE DAY, the racing weekend will include the SHARPIE MINI 300 on Saturday, March 15th 2008 and the FOOD CITY 500 on Sunday, March 16th, 2008.

POLE DAY - FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008

It's a full day of action, as in addition to Food City 500 qualifying, fans can enjoy a full day of Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series practice. Spectator gates open at 9 am, followed by Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series practice, with Food City 500 Qualifying set to get under way at 3:40 pm. Tickets are only $15 and kids until 12 years get in free!

SHARPIE MINI 300 - SATURDAY MARCH 15, 2008

It's the Sharpie MINI 300, featuring a mix of Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series drivers in a 300 lap dash for the highly coveted Bristol checkered flag. Carl Edwards returns as the defending Sharpie MINI 300 winner and he'll be competing again on March 15, hoping for another chance to do his backflip on the Bristol start/finish line. Tickets start at $45. Kids to the age of 12 get in for only $10! Gates open at 9 am and the race starts at 2:30 pm.

FOOD CITY 500 - SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2008

One Dale is in a new ride and another Dale is competing in his final season. The spectator gates for the FOOD CITY 500 open at 9 am. The race will start at 2:00 pm. The last two Sprint Cup races saw two first-time Bristol Cup Series winners, in Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards. Who'll take home that big ol' Bristol Food City 500 trophy this year?

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Baroque Concertos at the Spivey Hall in Clayton County, GA

After their first US tour in May 2005 with concerts in New York (Carnegie Hall), Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, DC, Clayton County is happy to welcome the Akademie fuer Alte Musik (AAM) Berlin's in the Spivey Hall on Sunday, April 6th 2008.

The Akademie began as a courageous display of musical solidarity against the East German socialist regime. Now, more than 20 years later, the AAM Berlin's musical glories extend far and wide. The ensemble records exclusively for Harmonia Mundi and in addition to their series at the Berlin Konzerthaus, they appear regularly in the great concert houses of Europe: London's Wigmore Hall, the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, the Zurich Tonhalle, and the Vienna Musikverein!

To learn more about the Baroque Concertos and other musical events at Spivey Hall, visit the Clayton County, GA Vacation Guide.

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The Ginn Championship in Palm Coast, Florida

On March 24-30, 2008, the Ginn Championship returns to the Jack Nicklaus design Ocean Course in Palm Coast and Flagler County. The Championship will once again feature one of the largest purses on the Champions Tour at $2.5. In its inaugural year, the Championship quickly became one of the most anticipated stops on Tour.
Like in the year 2007, when the Championship raised $250,000 for local charities, in 2008 the Ginn Resorts and the Champions Tour are committed to giving back to the community. A portion of all ticket sales will once again benefit local charities in the community of Palm Coast and Flagler County! Tickets start as low as $10!

To learn more about the Ginn Championship and other golfing opportunities, visit the Flagler County and Northeast Florida Vacation Guide.

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Winter Days, Orchid Nights in Columbus, Ohio

From January 12th – February 24th 2008 orchids will transform the Conservatory’s Pacific Island Water Garden in Columbus, OH with thousands of bright pink, yellow, orange, lime-green, and purple blooms.
Each year, the orchid’s beauty and mystique is highlighted in a special way!
Visitors will be able to view the orchid up close along the rocks, water features, and tropical foliage. The exhibition will show several species including vanda, masdevallias, oncidium, dendrobium, cymbidium, and phalaenopsis.
Featured in the Grand Atruim galleries are works celebrating the orchid by Gunter Schwegler, a fiber artist specializing in silk painting.
The popular two-part course, The Orchid Series and Orchid Forest Tours are scheduled in January and February. Orchids, plant books, and gardening tools for all ages are available at Botanica, the Conservatory’s gift shop and greenhouse.
A new feature this year, Winter Days, Orchid Nights will be held on Wednesdays, January 16, 23, and 30 from 5 until 8 p.m. Each evening will feature island themed music, tropical refreshments, and the warmth and color of orchids. The Winter Days, Orchid Nights is the perfect event to fight back the winter blahs and to spend an evening with friends, coworkers, or family with warm, tropical, orchids. It's a unique way to spend a mid-winter evening!

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