Museums & Attractions
- The National WWII Museum in New Orleans teamed up with Hall of Fame baseball players, baseball historians and authors to present Duty, Honor, Country: When Baseball Went to War, an exploration of baseball’s role on the home front and even the battlefront during World War II. During the war, the baseball commissioner issued the famous Green Light Letter to keep the game going. Baseball continued to be played at home and crowds packed the stadiums as never before. In this exhibit, presented by Humana, visitors can listen to Bob Feller, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, Lou Brissie, Morrie Martin, Jerry Coleman and many others comment on the topic. Also on display are rarely seen artifacts, memorabilia and photographs from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and private collections. The exhibit continues through March 30. For more information, call 504.527.6012 or visit www.baseball.nationalww2museum.org.
- Alabama’s Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is presenting a special exhibit, Yousuf Karsh: A Centennial Celebration. Karsh was one of the world’s most famous and accomplished portrait photographers, shooting everyone from Albert Einstein to Muhammad Ali. This exhibition celebrates a career in which he endeavored to record the faces of those individuals he believed shaped and epitomized contemporary society, specifically in the scientific, political and cultural arenas. The exhibit starts March 27 and runs through June 15. For more information, call 334.240.4333 or visit www.mmfa.org.
Kudos
- Hyatt Key West Resort & Spa is officially the first green-certified resort complex on Key West with its One Palm designation by the Florida Green Lodging Program. The resort initiated 32 improvement projects in the specified areas of communication, water conservation, energy efficiency, waste reduction, and clean air practices, each spearheaded by a Green Team. Projects included purchasing 5 percent of the hotel’s energy from renewable or green sources, implementing property-wide recycling programs in guest rooms and public areas, and installing high-energy-efficient lighting in public areas. The resort’s Jala Spa is also a partner with the Reef Relief Organization (www.reefrelief.org) and generates a contribution for every booking of the spa’s signature Jala Blue treatment. The Florida Green Lodging Program (www.floridagreenlodging.org) was established in 2004 to recognize environmentally conscientious hotels and resorts throughout the state. Two Palm designation potentially lies just one year away for Hyatt Key West. For more information, call 305.809.1234 or visit http://keywest.hyatt.com.