10 Picks for the Week Centre Pompidou-Metz Paris’ gorgeous center of modern art, The Pompidou, has opened its first extension—in Metz, a small city 170 miles east of its home-city. Why travel to Metz, you say? The new ...

10 Picks for the Week RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London, May 25 - May 29 Gardeners and flower lovers of this world unite every spring at the world's most famous flower show on London's Royal Hospital Road. Prince Charles usually pitches ...

10 Picks for the Week A Patch on My Evil Eye, May 6 - May 26, The Arab-British Centre, London A showcase of paintings, photographs, prints, and sculpture by young artists from the Middle East and Britain. A Patch on My Evil Eye ...

Festival de Cannes, May 13 - May 23 Founded in 1946, this festival is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious. This year the President of the Jury is American film director Tim Burton, and actress Kristin Scott Thomas has ...

10 Picks for the Week Marriage of Figaro, Lisbon, April 24 - May 8 Mozart's great comedy opens at El Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon. The magnificent 18th century theater is in the historic Chiado district. If you are ...

10 Picks for the Week Birth of Rome, April 21 Not every city celebrates its birth, but of course proud Rome does—and why not? It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Romulus, who was suckled by a she-wolf as an ...

10 Picks for the Week Expo 2010 Shanghai China, May 1 - Oct 31 Better grab your Purell if you want to make the trip to what looks like the busiest place on earth; 70 million visitors are expected. The theme is “Better City, ...

10 Picks for the Week MLB Baseball 2010 April 4 was the official opening day. We wonder how A-Rod will perform this year without his lucky charm, Kate Hudson. Go Yankees! Not a fan? Well, get out there and support your favorite team. ...

10 Picks for the Week Sondheim on Sondheim This musical revue dedicated to legendary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim"€”starring Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, and Tom Wopat"€”blends fifty years of archival footage with live ...