` The Quilts of Gee's Bend ' de Young Museum San Francisco July 15-Nov. 26 The stretch of land from Texas to Virginia is called the Black Belt and is described as home to ``the richest soil and the poorest people." The area is also home to southern Alabama's Gee's Bend community, named after the first white man to stake a claim in the early 1800s. Gee's Bend women pieced quilts from everyday fabrics, and this exhibit displays more than 60 that were made between 1930 and 2000. The quilts illustrate the innovative use of color and design by four generations of African-American women. You can visit Tuesday-Sunday; adults $10, seniors $7, ages 13-17 and college students $6, under 13 free.
Quilts, spas, minis
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park. 415-750-3614. www.famsf.org.
Sporting Summer Festival Sporting Monte-Carlo Monte-Carlo, Monaco Through Aug. 26 If you're in a Grace Kelly kind of mood, throw on the sunglasses and hobnob with the rich and famous at this hot spot. The music festival of international performers includes George Benson (July 7, 8), Deep Purple (July 17, 18), Texas (July 24), and Isaac Hayes (July 31). Concerts are in the Salle des Etoiles ( Room of Stars). Prices range from $51 for concert tickets to $315 for tickets and dinner.
26 Avenue Princesse Grâce. 011-377-9806-3636. www.sportingmontecarlo.com.
Hot springs and spas Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Once known as Hot Springs, this town renamed itself Truth or Consequences in 1950, in honor of the TV game show. Because of the hot mineral springs, the Southwestern Indians considered the site neutral grounds and came to cure what ailed them. In the late 19th century, cowboys built the first adobe bathhouse over Geronimo Springs. The mineralized water has no unpleasant odor, and since chloride is the main ingredient, germs are not a worry. Services include aromatherapy and mud baths.
www.spa-town.com.
A little Dutch city The Hague Permanent Madurodam is an amusement park that is a miniature model (1:25 scale) of a Dutch town. It was built in 1952 and named after George Maduro , a student from Curaçao who died as a prisoner of war at Dachau in 1945. Amsterdam's canal houses, the Alkmaar cheese market , and Dutch landmarks are replicated in miniature. Trains travel the city on the world's largest miniature railway, windmills turn, and ships sail. Daily 9 a.m.- 10 p.m.
George Maduroplein 1, between the center of The Hague and the seaside resort of Scheveningen. 011-31-70-416-2400. www.madurodam.nl.
` She Made It ' The Museum of Television& Radio New York Through Sept. 3 Behind every great woman on TV and radio are many other great women behind the scenes. ``She Made It: Women Creating Television and Radio" recognizes the writers, directors, producers, journalists, sportscasters, and executives who have greatly influenced those mediums. Screenings and listening series are arranged by theme and include ``Landmark Daytime Serials" (through July 30) and ``Two Singular Sensations: Alison Steele and Terry Gross" ( through Sept. 3). The former screens episodes of ``Dark Shadows," directed by Lela Swift. Tuesday-Sunday noon-6 p.m. (Thursday until 8). Adults $10, students and seniors $8, children under 14 $5.
25 West 52 d St. 212-621-6800. www.mtr.org .
Events sometimes are canceled, rescheduled, or sold out; call or check online to confirm.
Contact June Wulff at jwulff@globe.com.
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