Art museum displays pre-World War II styles

Art museum displayspre-World War II styles
The elegance of cafe society in the years immediately before World War II is captured in "Blithe Spirit: The Windsor Set," on display at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art through Feb. 9.
Dating from 1935 to 1940, the exhibition, featuring a collection of couture by Chanel, Lanvin, Vionnet and Schiaparelli, focuses on the men and women who shaped the fashions and lifestyles of the period.
A centerpiece is the Mainbocher dress worn by Wallis Simpson at her marriage to the Duke of Windsor in 1937.
For more information, visit www.metmuseum.org.
Unitas exhibit
A few months before Johnny Unitas died this year, he donated his memorabilia to the Babe Ruth Museum in Baltimore. It now is part of a new exhibit, "Johnny Unitas: The Babe Ruth of the NFL." The exhibit features more than 200 objects and personal photographs. It will remain on display through 2003.
For more information, visit www.baberuthmuseum.com.
New cruise facility
Alaska has been a hot cruise destination for years, and now a new cruise facility is on the drawing board near Glacier Bay National Park, according to a report in Travel Weekly.
A port that can handle tenders from the big ships will be built near Hoonah, about 22 miles from the entrance to the park.
A picture of the Tlingit village is at www.insidepassage.com/regions/hoonah.cfm on the Web.
Legoland holiday
Legoland California will be decked out with vibrant decorations and the sounds of the season during its fourth annual Holiday Block Party Dec. 19-31.
The 128-acre family theme park in Carlsbad, Calif., will feature daily visits from Santa through Dec. 24 and nightly fireworks shows.
Visitors will have the opportunity to work with master model builders to create Lego holiday ornaments to hang on the park's holiday trees or to take home.
The park also has more than 50 rides, shows and attractions, plus the nation's largest Lego retail store.
For more information, call (760) 918-5300 or visit www.legoland.com on the Web.