Take Five: Arts & events around the U.S. (November 15)
Check out these art openings and events around the country this coming week:
Fairbanks, Alaska: Athabascan Fiddle Festival (Through November 16)
When the festival began 33 years ago it was a mix of Athabascan musicians from across interior Alaska contributing different styles of fiddle music from their respective villages. At Chief David Salmon Tribal Hall, Fairbanks, AK.
- The Athabascan Fiddlers Association (Facebook)
- Listen live on KRFF 89.1 (7 p.m.-12 midnight local time, 11 p.m.-4 a.m. ET)
Chicago: The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival (November 22-23)
An estimated one million lights on 200 trees brighten the city's Michigan Avenue, Chicago's "Magnificent Mile."
Coconut Grove, Fla.: The Mad Hatter Arts Festival (November 23-24)
Music is always a highlight of the Mad Hatter Arts Festival, plus a participatory drum circle, various contests to enter, and activities for kids of all ages. At Barnacle Historic State Park, Coconut Grove, Fla.
- Mad Hatter Arts Festival (Facebook)
Stuttgart, Ark.: Duck Festival (November 23-30)
Stuttgart annually hosts the World's Championship Duck Calling Contest & Wings Over the Prairie Festival, the largest outdoor expo to promote duck hunting in the Mid-South.
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Auto Show (November 22-December 1)
One of the world's largest auto shows with 1,000 vehicles returns over Thanksgiving week. At the Los Angeles Convention Center.