ASAP GETAWAYS\Denver offers a bit of scandal.Byline: Daily News With Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. fast approaching, it may be the time to learn about some of the passionate love affairs in Denver's past. On Feb. 9 and 10, visitors can tour some of the sites of the city's most infamous love affairs and learn how flirtatious flir·ta·tious adj. 1. Given to flirting. 2. Full of playful allure: a flirtatious glance. flir·ta Victorians signaled their intentions to each other circumspectly cir·cum·spect adj. Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent. [Middle English, from Latin circumspectus, past participle of circumspicere, to take heed : . The three-hour bus tour begins at 1 p.m. at the Colorado History Museum at 13th Avenue and Broadway. Cost is $20; reservations are required. Information: (303) 866-4686. El Dorado County: The annual Gold Discovery Day Celebration at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a U. S. state park in California, USA. It marks the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall in 1848. The park grounds include much of the historic town of Coloma, California, which is now considered a ghost town. will be staged Jan. 24, featuring skits, gold-panning demonstrations, speakers, videos, music and historic house tours. Information: (916) 622-6198. Sacramento: The Bustamante Antiques Show will run from noon to 7 p.m. in the Convention Center Exhibit Hall at 14th and J streets. Information: (209) 358-3134. Holtville: The town will celebrate its annual Carrot Festival Jan. 20-28, marking the area's agricultural heritage with carrot recipes and food, arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. and a parade. Information: (619) 356-2923. Turlock: Jan. 27 and 28, visitors can sell, buy or trade classic and modern cars, parts and accessories at the Model A Club Auto Swap Meet. Information: (209) 632-2221. Long Beach: The Radio-Controlled Hobby Expo, Jan. 19-21, showcases action model hobbies, trains, boats, planes and kites. The show is in Exhibit Hall A at the Long Beach Convention Center. Tickets are $6 for adults, $3 for children. Information: (310) 436-3661. Arizona: Jan. 22-24, Cave Creek/Carefree will host County Ho Down Week in honor of Super Bowl XXX Super Bowl XXX was the 30th championship game of the modern National Football League (NFL). The game was played on January 28, 1996 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona following the 1995 regular season. , featuring rodeo and bull riding, clogger contests, chili cookoff, fast-draw contests, square dancing, fiddlers and cowboy poetry contests. Information: (602) 488-9129. |
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