Fees for the programs range from $2,000 to $3,000 and cover food, lodging, ground transportation, and project materials; air fare is not included in the program's price tags.
The programs are offered in 19 countries around the world, including the United States. Service work in the eight US states where the program is offered includes light construction and teaching English. For more information, call 800-487-1074 or visit www.globalvolunteers.org.
Yankee is in Seasons
DUBLIN, N. H. -- Yankee Magazine has a new keepsake publication out on newsstands just for this time of year called Seasons.
The magazine, styled like a coffee-table book, features richly colored, full-page photographs of forests of red- and gold-leaved trees and scenic waterways from around New England, from the top of Mount Katahdin to the cranberry harvest on Nantucket.
In addition to essays on the region, it includes identification guides for leaves, birds, animal footprints, and seasonal produce, as well as listings for vineyards, festivals, foliage vistas, hikes, parks, restaurants, and inns.
The magazine sells for $6.99.
'Shocking' fashion in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA -- Fashion connoisseurs will want to plan a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see "Shocking! The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli."
The exhibit is the first major look at the Italian-born designer who saw fashion design as "the ultimate art form," says the museum's director, Anne d'Harnoncourt. Schiaparelli's clothing and designs from the 1920s and '30s were acclaimed for their architectural silhouettes and their use of modern and unconventional materials like colorful plastic zippers.
The exhibit includes monkey-fur boots and a black sequined dress worn by Mae West and examines Schiaparelli's collaborations with artists such as Salvador Dali and Alberto Giacometti on jewelry, fabric, and advertising.
Tickets go on sale Monday through www.philamuseum.org or by calling 215-235-7469. The show runs Sept. 28 through Jan. 4.
Savoring fests in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Santa Barbara has food and arts festivals galore this fall.
