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MIL-WACKY THE Wii-ification of America has come full-circle with the Milwaukee Art Museum‘s motion-driven installation “Act/React”, running Oct. 4-Jan. 11. Interact with exhibits without keyboards or touchscreens – just your body’s own motion (mam.org).

BAHA’I ON LIFE ESTABLISHED in Persia sometime in the 1800s, the Baha’i faith is the youngest of all the major Abrahamic religions. But a bush-leaguer it ain’t. Not only does it have 5 million+ followers, but Haifa’s Baha’i Gardens have just been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site

(goisrael.com).

VROOM, VROOM AND you thought they drove crazy in SE Asia before. Singapore’s first-ever Formula One Grand Prix takes place Sept. 28 – part of a three-weekend fest (singaporegp.sp).

SMALL SCREEN RHODE Island’s 12th annual Int’l Film Festival arrives Aug. 5-10 with 289 flicks in tow. Providence has a plethora of hotel deals centered around the event (goprovidence.com).