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In this season of film festivals celebrating all manners of traditional films, the new age of filmmaking will be celebrated at the 3D Film Festival in Los Angeles. Hosted by the Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood , it is billed as a festival for the next generation of filmmakers. The event mixes 3D films by both independent filmmakers and major studios. The festival, which was founded in 2007, includes both feature and short films as well as screenings of 3D music videos. The event runs September 30th – October 3rd, so there’s still time for visitors to Los Angeles boutique hotels to get tickets to screenings at the RealD 3D Theater at the Los Angeles Film School.

The main event at the Festival is the US premiere of Vertigo Films’ Streetdance 3D. Other featured screenings include Iron Doors, Dark Country and the closing night film, Joe Dante’s The Hole. Families will want to check out How to Train Your Dragon, Despicable Me, and Legend of the Guardians. And horror lovers will want to attend midnight screenings of Piranha 3D and My Bloody Valentine.

3DFF will provide a variety of 3D intensive filmmaker training classes. A unique event is the 72 Hour 3DFF Short Film Festival which gives LAFS students 72 hours to produce a short 3D film.

For the serious music lover, finding one’s favorite recording on vinyl is the gold standard in the field. It’s been an interesting transformation, where the move to a totally-digital sound scape in the atmosphere has threatened the old school notions of sound in general. Now anyone can find their way back to these original pops and crackles, and in South Florida, the place to find the gold is at Radio-Active Records . Locals can find something worth looking for, and even guests staying at a five star Fort Lauderdale hotel might decide to trade in a day at the beach for some time browsing the selections.

The shift has come long after the wide availability of mp3 releases, and that comes after the move from cassette to cd. With the compact disc, listeners were promised an untold quality that was both reproducible, and not subject to the same decay of time that other forms contained. Still, in all of the excellence of quality, there were some essential notes and tones that got lost. The return to vinyl has been a kind of caviar for the music world, and those who have a keener ear for sound are finding new grooves within the physical grooves, and moments when time stands perfectly still.

Sydney is known for its iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge. What many don’t realize is that Australia’s largest city is also home to numerous parks and wildlife refuges offering unique glimpses of the continent’s wild animals. Tourists will want to get out of their Sydney hotel and see some of the region’s wild life firsthand.

The Tarango Zoo was the first public zoo in New South Wales. Opened in 1884 at the Billy Goat Swamp in Moore Park. After several reinventions and relocations, the Taronga Zoo was officially opened in 1916. Today the Zoo features animal encounters, guided tours, and daily presentations by various animal keepers. There is also a daily Bird Show and a Seal Show. Animal Encounters, which require separate tickets, include koalas, reptiles, giraffes and owls. Visitors can also attend overnight events.

Other wildlife attractions in Sydney include the Koala Park Sanctuary in the Outer West, the Featherdale Wildlife Park in Western Sydney, and the Sydney Aquarium and Sydney Wildlife Park, both in Darling Harbour. Those willing to trek an hour north of the city will get to explore the Australian Reptile Park which features wallabies, dingos, and kangaroos as well as reptiles and other animals.

Corfu is an incredible island that is absolutely beautiful in its geographic features and amazing scenic views and also amazing in its cultural heritage and certain social dynamics. The island has a long tradition of support for the arts and the theatre is one of the standard entertainment options. This is appropriate considering that Western theatre originated with Greece and some of the greatest tragedies and comedies remain associated with it.

Tourists in one of the beautiful Corfu hotels may not be able to experience one of the popular annual festivals that were common to the mainland country in ancient times, though they can enjoy a great contemporary production of a classical favorite. The Municipal Theatre and other popular cultural establishments are excellent places to catch a great performance.

Popular Greek theatre began almost five hundred years before the birth of Christ and was well established by the middle of the fifth century BCE. Aeschylus , Sophocles and Euripides are the three primary tragedians whose works still survive and are produced today. Aristophanes was one of the most popular and acclaimed comedy writers and his humor continues to be appreciated by contemporary mainstream populations. Attending a production by one of these ancient greats would be one of the most incredible experiences a tourist could hope to have while visiting Corfu.