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 Now in it’s 5th year, DesCours will be holding its annual event in New Orleans from December 2nd-December 11th, 2011. DesCours is a free, public, ten-day contemporary architecture and art event looks towards the future in displaying experimental, cutting-edge new media and interactive art installations, accompanied by nightly changing entertainment provided by local musicians. It is a celebration of contemporary architecture and visual arts. The event showcases the city’s unique architectural and cultural identity while exploring the latest in design and technology.

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The New Art Center,located near Times Square and The New York Times building in NYC,is dedicated to exhibit the work of emerging and mid-career artists. It collaborates with galleries and cultural institutions, including a major art center Espace Beaujon, Paris, France.

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Despite the tragic events of Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans is still a must. Proud of its multicultural legacy – to which it owes its striking architecture, exotic Cajun food, voodoo folklore and omnipresent jazz music – the ”Big Easy” has oodles of character. However, the party town known for its wild Mardi Gras also has a quieter side: charming residential streets whose buildings are adorned with trademarks beautiful balconies, as if wrapped in lace ironwork.

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In Audubon Insectarium you can watch Formosan termites through a wooden skyline of the city or stick your head into a transparent dome in a kitchen closet swarming with giant cockroaches and watch dung beetles plow their way through a mound of waste.

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Universal Orlando Resort is a world all it’s own, with two breathtaking theme parks side-by-side, a wealth of exciting nightlife venues, a vibrant entertainment center, luxurious resort hotels and plenty of fine shopping and dining. Bigger and more

elaborate than Disney-MGM Studios, Central Florida’s other Hollywood-style theme park thrills visitors with an impressive line-up of high-tech rides based on blockbuster movies. Motion simulators, wide-angle projection technology, state-of-the-art sound systems and other special effects combine to create startlingly realistic scenes inspired by the likes of Jaws, Back to the Future, Men in Black, Terminator and Revenge of the Mummy. Other thrill rides simulate a major earthquake and a raging tornado, and there’s a live audience-participation show based on the gross-out television series, Fear Factor. At Universal Orlando you’ll find Universal Studios Theme Park, the only place on earth where you can Ride the Movies. You’ll experience innovative thrills and unexpected adventures that challenge all your senses at Universal’s Islands of Adventure Theme Park. You can enjoy Orlando’s hottest spot for entertainment, Universal CityWalk.

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