![]() One of the highlights of the celebrations will be the welcoming of the replica ships, when a flotilla of 10,000 sail boats, motor boats and tall ships go out to greet them and escort them into harbor. Hispanic cultural heritage will be explored in cultural programs, including classical and contemporary music and dance, food tastings and historical seminars. Miami's festivities are scheduled throughout the year. A salute of tall ships, fireworks and an outdoor concert are planned. New York's gala celebration is scheduled for the Fourth of July, while the ships are in the harbor. There will be a reenactment of Columbus' landing, a review of modern naval vessels, a tall ship rally and what is touted as the largest-ever fireworks display on the West Coast. San Francisco's celebrations are centered around the appearance of the ships during the Columbus Day weekend. In Washington D.C., a major exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History explores the impact of Columbus' voyages of discovery on both Europe and the New World. Philadelphia's year-long celebrations include the Franklin Institute Science Museum's exhibit of navigational artifacts, a flower show based on Spanish-influenced gardens of the Southwest and a parade on Oct.11 with Luciano Pavarotti as grand marshal. More than 100 events are scheduled, including exhibits of Italian paintings and Etruscan antiquities, Italian wine and food tastings, and a "Viva Italia" concert on May 2. The May International Festival, an annual event in Memphis, Tenn., dedicated to a different country each year, will focus on Italy and Columbus this year. "Columbus '92: A World to Discover," will feature a cultural festival, ethnic food fair and flower show with traditional gardens from a dozen countries. 14 and through the year will work their way around to the West Coast (ports in California only).Ĭolumbus fever is manifesting itself in other forms, too, with events ranging from historical symposia to art exhibits, parades and symphonies.Ĭolumbus, Ohio, which claims to be the most populous city bearing the explorer's name, is planning a six-month, $95 million exposition from April 20 to Oct. The ships are scheduled to arrive in Miami on Feb. ![]() While in port, the ships will be open to the public. ![]() MIAMI - It doesn't make a whit of difference where Columbus landed in the New World 500 years ago - the United States is celebrating throughout 1992 as if for sure he set foot on North American soil.įor starters, copies of the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, Columbus' ships that sailed the Atlantic, will dock in at least 21 cities along both coasts and the Gulf of Mexico.
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