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Drop-In Meditation: Shape, Ground, Shadow: The Photographs of Ellsworth Kelly

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Intimate Impressions: Art, Wine, and Music

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Blockbuster Exhibitions of Monet, Van Gogh, Matisse and More Now Open

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Mario Giacomelli: La Gente, La Terra

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Allure of the Amalfi Coast

Discovering Italy’s Coastal Beauty, A Value Tour

October 29 – November 6, 2025

Cruising the Adriatic

~ Slovenia & Croatia aboard Queen Eleganza with Eric Frank

May 23 – June 3, 2026

Art, Arboreta, and Estates of England's East Anglia Region

~ Cambridge and Norfolk ~ with Oliver Gerrish

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