New England Newsbriefs

Dateline: 06/08/98

 

  America's Largest Poetry Festival Opens June 10

The Hartford Courant provides a preview of the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival, which opens June 10 for its seventh season. The annual Festival, the largest free poetry reading event in the United States, features seven poets on seven evenings, beginning with award-winning poet Carolyn Forche on June 10 at 7:30 p.m. To hear a sample of Forche reading one of her poems, call The Hartford Courant's toll-free number, 800 246-8070 and enter 7636 (P-O-E-M) as your source code. Each evening of readings will also feature a special musical performance; flautist Rhonda Larson, who has studied with James Galway, performs at the June 10 event. The Festival site is the Hill-Stead Museum, a 1901 Colonial Revival mansion in Farmington, Connecticut, which has an impressive collection of Impressionist paintings. Directions are available online. Tours of the museum are available at a reduced price on Festival evenings, and you may also stroll the property's beautiful grounds and gardens. Free parking is available near the museum, or you may park on the museum grounds for $3 per car. Admission to the Festival is free. Other dates in the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival series are: June 24, July 8, July 22, August 5, August 19, and September 2. Mark your calendar!

  U.S. Airways Debuts Low-Fare Routes to New England

U.S. Airways introduced low-fare MetroJet service June 1 between Baltimore, Maryland, and two New England destinations in an effort to compete with discounted fares offered by Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines. As part of its announcement, U.S. Airways quoted sample fares between Baltimore and Providence, Rhode Island, as at least $65 one way for last minute bookings and as little as $38 each way based on a round-trip purchase with a 7-day advance and a minimum one-night stay. MetroJet is also flying from Baltimore to Manchester, New Hampshire, at similar discounted rates.

  Smuggler's Notch Resort and Tyler Place Named Among Ten Best for Tots

Family Travel Forum recently surveyed its newsletter subscribers and this month reveals their top choices for hotels and resorts catering to  families traveling with infants and toddlers. Two New England sites were among the Top Ten: Smuggler's Notch Resort in the beautiful mountains of Vermont offers an award-winning children's program, family fun activities, family entertainment, professional child care, and so much more. Their Alice's Wonderland for tots ages six months to six years provides an enchanting experience for young ones with an array of supervised activities. Babies AND romance? If you think the two don't mix, you haven't been to Tyler Place in Lake Champlain, Vermont. This family-oriented resort offers eight different programs for toddlers to teens, plus professional infant care to allow parents to spend time with their youngsters and on their own.

  Sugarloaf Offers Golf & Stay Packages

Now through June 26, Sugarloaf, a well-known winter haven in Maine renowned for skiing, is promoting its summer transformation into a vacation spot for outdoor enthusiasts -- especially golfers! Golf & Stay packages are $94.95 per person double occupancy until June 26. After June 26, Golf & Stay packages are $136.95 per person double occupancy. Packages include lodging at the Sugarloaf Inn or the Grand Summit Resort Hotel, golf and cart, health club, swimming pool, and tennis courts. The golf course at Sugarloaf has been ranked the best course in Maine for 13 consecutive years by Golf Digest, and Golf Magazine has named it the number one course in New England. Call 1- 800-THE-LOAF for information and reservations, or email Sugarloaf for more details.

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