Community events Bingo hosted by Manchester American Legion Post 208 will take place at 6:45 p.m. every Thursday at 225 Old Sulphur Spring Road in Manchester. For more information, call (636) 391-9424.

Yeah, there is an actual art scene here. 755 E. Flamingo Road, 794-5161, www.atomictestingmuseum.org . Amusement Park Science exhibit, through July 16. $6, $4 ages 7-17. Mon-Sat, 9a-5p; Sun, 1p-5p. $12, discounts for seniors, youth and military.

ANTELOPE ISLAND - When couples think of something different to do on a Saturday night in northern Utah, a dinner cruise on the Great Salt Lake dinner often isn’t the first thing that comes to mind.

An adjacent room contains more wonders. A bejewelled, golden headdress designed to be worn by a man and a golden sword sheath decorated with various gemstones stood out from the rest of the exhibits.

I write from Marques de Urquijo in Madrid, from the home of the Lorente family. This family who fraternally has received me in their home and house since eleven years ago, when I started my adventure in the Himalayas after the quest of the highest summits of the world.

A patriotic bike rally is sort of like a patriotic toilet-papering or patriotic graffiti.

In his 2007 book, Land of Lincoln, Andrew Ferguson described Springfield as “an exhausted city of liquor stores and parking lots but to me a place full of wonders.”

Last April 21, the 2008 S. Pellegrino’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants list was revealed at the Freemason’s Hall in London. The list is compiled by The Nespresso World’s 50 Best Academy, a pool of prominent food writers, critics, publishers and commentators—almost 3,410 votes in all.

The “Gateway of the West” welcomes a new educational adventure this summer as the “Exploring Trees Inside and Out” traveling museum exhibit plants its roots at the world-renowned Missouri Botanical Garden. This three-year environmental education project encourages kids of all ages to explore the beauty of the great outdoors through the incredible wonders of trees. [...]

Ever since the concept of designating the wonders of the world became a reality in the fifth century B.C., making such a list has no doubt been controversial and arbitrary. Do you include all the wonders or separate them into natural wonders and those constructed by people? Who is the final arbiter?