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Cleveland Hopkins International Airport rocks

05/26/09

As part of the transformation of concessions at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), travelers can once again pick up souvenirs and gifts from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum Store. There’s used to be a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum Store at the airport, but this is a new, →

SXSW and live music at Austin airport

03/13/09

Going to Austin for SXSW? The fun – and free stuff – starts at the airport. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has three live-music venues (all post-security) that together offer up at least seven free concerts each week. And since Austin is chock-full of top-notch musicians and the concert organizer, Nancy Coplin, is plugged into the scene, →

Anniversary of Beatles touch-down at JFK

02/07/09

On this day, February 7, back in 1964 the world changed dramatically: The Beatles, those adorable moptops, came to New York. (Photo: The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey) The History.com newsletter describes the momentous day this way: On February 7, 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at →

Sweet Baby James to the rescue at JFK

01/24/09

I love this story and now I love James Taylor (even more). According to this story, officers (and I bet they’ll turn out to be fake officers – or soon-to-be unemployed officers) at JFK airport convinced a tourist to give her $140 iPod to a cab driver in lieu of payment for the $49 fare →

Stuck – and ripped off – at Nashville Int’l Airport?

12/31/08

If you’ve traveled through Nashville International Airport (BNA) in the past few months, hopefully you had a chance to check out the great art and hear some of the free music concerts, which include a noontime performance today by David Anderson. But if you’ve stopped to get something to eat at the airport recently, be →

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Karaoke at the airport? Yes! In Houston.

12/04/08

Sometimes dreams really do come true! In the past I’ve joked (sort of…) that it would be great if airport amenities included speed-dating, tattooing, and karaoke – especially during the busy holiday travel season. Now comes word that Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport is not just hiring choirs and bands to entertain travelers during this →

New art exhibit at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

10/20/08

A realistic bronze cast of a longhorn, 16 engraved and carved miniature limestone and glass chairs, an abstract sculpture created with textured cast aluminum and three whimsically painted sheet metal cats. These are just a few examples of the multi-media art show in the latest exhibit at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. All the work is →

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Film festival celebrates at Nashville International Airport

10/17/08

The theme of this year’s is “Southern Style: Feel Likes Home,” and to celebrate, a variety of musicians are performing at Nashville International Airport (BNA) on Friday, October 17th. Saaneah performs from noon -2 pm on the C-Concourse stage. On the A/B Tootsie’s stage, look for Denitia Odigie from 11 am – 1 pm. And →

Airlines offer early Valentines and free books

10/03/08

Beating up on the airlines is highly entertaining – and way too easy these days. But let’s give credit when credit is due. This week, Alaska Airlines plucked a popular Pacific Northwest jazz festival from the clutches of death. For several years now, Oregon’s Portland Jazz Festival has been one of country’s top jazz showcases, →

A musical summer close-out at SFO

08/28/08

Fridays have been very festive at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) this summer, thanks to the airport’s “You are Hear” concert series. But now that the summer is ending; so is the music. The last concert takes place this Friday (August 29) between 11 am and 3 pm on three stages throughout the airport (two →

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