Chase's Calendar of Events 2006 - Chase - Paperback

9780071461108

0071461108

Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe! "An exhaustive guide to the country's ideals and passions."--Washington Post "Considered the national resource for identifying special days, weeks, and months. . . . Librarians and patrons will find this work indispensable."--Library Journal "The bible of special occasions."--Los Angeles Times If you're looking to tie a promotional event into a historical milestone, schedule your next vacation to coincide with a festival halfway around the world or plan a party around your favorite celebrity's birthday, Chase's Calendar of Events is the one resource that has it all. For broadcasters, event planners, librarians, editors, writers or simply the curious, this is one reference you can't do without! Also included is a completely searchable CD-ROM. With a few simple clicks of the mouse, you can find out about the celebrations surrounding the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth and the 250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or when you should don your tiara for International Tiara Day. Whether you want to target specific information or browse a category, a variety of search options and context-sensitive help make for hassle-free research. This package also includes an installer that allows you to load Chase's directly onto your hard drive. What you'll find in this updated Chase's includes: Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Eastern Orthodox holidays International and civil holidays Major sporting events--from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, to the World Cup 2006 in Frankfurt, Germany More than 100 new birthday listings of noted people, from Will Farrell (July 16) to Pope Benedict XVI (April 16) Local and national festivals, including state fairs, food and film festivals and more Important historical and birth anniversaries, including space milestones, TV and film premiere dates, war battle dates and more With 12,000 fascinating entries, Chase's makes the everyday extraordinary!