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spotlight the best of AAA.com/viaevents DO TH E H USTLE San Francisco dead heads 13 Reno's Eldorado Hotel & Casino pays tribute to an May unapologetically to gaudy period of American pop culture with Dance Inferno. The proAug duction features a cast of 20 singers and dancers doing '70s-era disco tunes such as "Dancing Queen," "I Will Survive," and classics from one of the period's iconic bands, the Village People. Start practicing your "YMCA." eldoradoreno.com. - e . f . 10 The California Academy of Sciences' Skulls exhibit may seem macabre. But skulls offer insights into animals' lives and evolutionary history. The show features 640 vertebrate heads, ranging from those of tiny shrews to one from a massive African bull elephant. More than 400 sea lion specimens are on disMay play, as well as fish, frogs, walruses, and warthogs (pictured). to Visitors can also see the dermestid beetle in action; the bug's larvae can scour the flesh off a skull in days. OK, Nov maybe it's a little macabre. calacademy.org. -ethan fletcher 16 30 CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: DAVID LIITTSCHWAGER; JOAN MARCUS; GEORGE VETTER Sand castle heaven on the Oregon coast Bring more than a plastic bucket and shovel to this beach party. The annual Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest, one of the oldest of its kind, celebrates half a century of taking the classic summer pastime to the next level. Dozens of amateur and professional artists compete, sculpting everything from sprawling castles (some as wide as 30 by 30 feet) to whimsical mermaids (left). The contest has several divisions, including ones for kids, so all can parJune ticipate. cannonbeach.org. -r achel matsuoka 21 26 29 June to June Utah's artistic spectacle With upwards of 80,000 visitors expected, the Utah Arts Festival is easily the state's biggest cultural event of the summer. The four-day extravaganza in downtown Salt Lake City offers more than 300 visual and performing artists on five stages. A children's Art Yard with face painting and crafts, and activities such as a comic book workshop, let aspiring artists explore their budding creativity. uaf.org. - r . m . Once on stage 20 13 Headed west after a Tony Award-winning Broadway run, Once whisks viewers May to off to Dublin, Ireland, to meet a guitar-toting street musician. The charming July boy-meets-girl tale focuses on the power of music, yet there is no orchestra pit-actors play their own instruments (above), adding to the folksy flavor. Tour stops include Las Vegas, Portland, and San Francisco. oncemusical.com. -jenna valdespino I AAA VIA 65 http://www.viamagazine.com/events?cmp=viavanity http://www.eldoradoreno.com http://www.calacademy.org http://www.cannonbeach.org http://www.uaf.org http://www.oncemusical.com

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