European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Calendar Belgium festival of Prince carnival genk tin. 24. The National Humour prize will be awarded. La Chambre d1 Antiquaries Antiques Fai atals Del beaux arts Brussels fan. 2b-feb. A the fair is open daily 2 30-1 0 ., sunday 1 1 a.m.-7  Germany puppet show weeks Pader bom through an 14, International boat show de Meldorf fan 24 feb. T. Cut exhibition for camping Stuttgart Jan. 24-feb. T. International Green week Berlin Fin. 38 feb.8. International toy fair Numberg of a. 3-11, International dog sled races Dau Sthal Zell Erfeld fb.7-8. Great Britain London International mime festival various location or London through feb. 1, a Orvit Viking festival. York an.24-fb,2a, up Helly a Lerwick Shetland Ian. 27. Indoor Highland came Falkirk feb. 11. St. Andrews festival St. Andrews feb. 11-21. Cruft dog show Earli court exhibition Center London feb. 12-15. Italy International dog sled races in Rek Chach dozen Jan 24-25. International Cross country ski week Jan. 31-Fefcx Nui International Cross court try ski feb. F. Auto Rai 87, ral building Amsterdam feb. 5-15, Switzerland Alpine world ski championships 1987, crans Montana fan. Is feb a Boole from crans Montana 87, . Bc2l7, ch-3962 Montana Switzerland. 3rd Polo tournament on the Frozen Lake St. Moriz an. 30-feb. I. Indoor outdoor on the Frozen Lake coif tourney atom feb. 8-ts. Swiss Snow sculpture Competition Hoch a Brig feb. 12-15.i t act fear t f terrorism Hurt Flonnye tour Ltd lot Yttri. Florence ardently wooing . Tourists  associated frets smarting from & Sharp decline in tourism last year Florence renowned for its Renaissance Art and architecture is beckoning visitors with a dazzling array of exhibits and special cultural events. American desertions led an is percent drop in the number of tourists who visited the tuscan capital in the first eight months of 1986 As compared to the same period in 1985. Art treasures such As Michelangelo s David and Botticelli s birth of Venus and architectural treasures such As the shop lined Ponte Vecchio a 14th-Century Bridge Drew 111,000 american tourists in the first eight months of 1986 65 percent fewer than in the same period Oil 935. Figures for the final four months were not available. A Siren Call of special events that run the Gamut from Ballet to Art exhibits to sports is helping the City rebound myriad Art exhibits cover such diverse subjects As the time of Ruben the Golden age of Spanish painting German expressionism the age of Galileo Avant Garde european sculpture and 16th-Century italian artist Andrea Del Sarto the dance Calendar this year includes performance by internationally acclaimed troupes such As the Twyla Tharp company from the United slates and the Ballet Roland Petit from France. Named 1986 capital of european culture by the european economic Community Florence 1 benefits Long from special funding for cultural events. Mattiolo said the City received $5.2 million from the dec and $8,9 million from the italian government. Matt Loti wid Italy has an image problem with prospective american visitors who associate the country with terrorism. The plunging value of the . Dollar in relation to the lira it has fallen roughly 30 percent in the past year has also been a deterrent. But the City has hardly become a ghost town. We have people of other countries coming to Italy Mattiolo said. The number of italians visiting Florence actually increased slightly last year. Convention tourism is being pushed As a sure fire Way to bring foreign visitors to Florence. More than 400 conventions Are planned in Florence for the first 11 months of 1907. Maltioli predicts a Bright future for the City As a Magnet for tourists Florence is the Only City where Art culture and life coincide and can All be experienced  gallery Denmark Copenhagen Emile Nolde s works from Sec Bull museum Louisiana until feb. 15. About 60 oils 60 graphics and 90 Aquarelle will be on show. The Art museum is open thursday tuesday 10  ., wednesday to 10  Germany Berlin Texas Berlin Art Exchange amerika Haus until an. 30, the exhibition celebrates the sesquicentennial of the state of Texas and the 750th anniversary of Berlin. Frankfurt French drawings of the 17th and Isth centuries Stadel until feb. 1. Muen5ter August Macke exhibition Westfall iches Landes museum until feb. 2. Munich Carl Faberge exhibition hypo Kultur stifling until mid february. Munich Montezuma Haus Der Kunst. Until March 3, great Britain London Rodin Hayward gallery through an,2s, drawings and sculptures by Auguste Rodin from Public and private collections will include 250 works spanning 50 years. London russian style 1700-1920, barbican Art gallery Jan. 29-Aprll 26. Some 300 items from the dress collection of the Hermitage Wilt be on display including clothes worn by Peter the great and Catherine the great. London master drawings in the Royal collection Queen s gallery Buckingham Palace through january. Italy Naples French impressionists  museum until feb. 8, included Are 47 paintings belonging to the metropolitan museum of new York and the National gallery of Washington. Painting by Manet Courbet Monet Corol Signac Pisarro Eisley Degas Renoir Van Gogh Gauguin and Cezanne will be on show in Italy for the first time and will fill is rooms of he first floor of the museum. Florence ii Tempo i Rubens Setla d arme Pallazzo Vicchio through january. Some 80 drawings and etchings by Rubens Van Dyck tenders from belgian collections. Florence life and theater through costumes Palazzo Patti until february. Some 200 original costumes and accessories from 1700101950. Venice Venice experience centrals Cinema All january. A spectacular Multi Islon show about the history of the City. Nine shows daily with simultaneous translation into English. The Netherlands Amsterdam French drawings from the Fodor collection Amsterdam historical museum until Jan. 25. Amsterdam Rembrandt s portrait etchings museum Het Rembrandt Huis unlit feb. 22. Switzerland Basel gifts and acquisitions historical museum until March 20. Basel Rheinhard Mucha and Gordon Malta Clark Kuns Halle Jan.25-Mardi 1. Basel Basel masks museum for Folk Art fan. 2s-march15. 12 Tripti Mif ulat Luvary 22,1is7