The peak dates for the anniversary festivities are May 23 to June 1.

But photography's presence in the world is not as unalloyed as the anniversary festivities might suggest.

They threatened to call for a general strike on May 25, the day of the anniversary festivities.

The fans probably were drawn less by the featured race than by Gulfstream's 50th anniversary festivities, which included the sale of 15-cent beers and 30-cent hot dogs.

The building, which is open to tourists during the spring, summer and fall, is being refurbished for the anniversary festivities.

Zachary Stevens has made it clear that he will participate in a 25th anniversary festivities with the band.

The celebration last week of the 25th anniversary of the revolution was much more muted than anniversary festivities of just a few years ago.

So instead of a glitzy inauguration, this month's anniversary festivities are built around music, dance, lectures and exhibitions.

But now, two months before the 400th anniversary festivities begin , the monumental hardly matters anymore, and neither, it seems, does John Smith.

The anniversary festivities included burying time capsules to be unearthed 50 years from now.