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40th anniversary of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, along the Delaware River.
Nearly 12,000 river miles are protected by legislation that Congress enacted in 1968, including big sections of the recreation-rich Delaware River.
New Jersey will mark the anniversary June 22-28 with its annual week-long Sojourn that begins in Barryville, N.Y., and ends in Mount Holly, N.J. Participants canoe and kayak the river and camp along the way. You can sign up to do the entire trip or a portion.
More info: 609-883-9500,http:/
30th anniversary of the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayette County, W.Va.
Extreme: Leaping off a 16-foot-long aluminum diving board from an 876-foot-tall bridge. Even more extreme: Having four seconds to open your parachute, lest you become fish bait.
It'd be goose-bump-raising for most, yet hundreds of jumpers do it off the New River Gorge Bridge, making this the largest so-called BASE jumping event in the world. (BASE stands for building, antenna, span and earth.) Thousands of spectators attended last year's one-day festival, and 2008's edition on Oct. 18 will mark the bridge's 30th anniversary. (The event began in 1980.) The festival includes rappelling, whitewater rafting, rock climbing and food and craft vendors. The bridge is about 300 miles southwest of Washington.
More info: 800-927-0263,http:/
25th year of Musikfest in Bethlehem, Pa.
Many events call themselves music festivals merely because they nab one big name or call a heartthrob out of retirement to croon a hit or two. But true music fests are akin to this one: The 2007 Musikfest lineup included artists from Ludacris to Joan Osborne to the Black Crowes to B.B. King.
As per tradition, the 2008 fest won't be pegged to one genre. Here's why: The variety -- blues, tropical, rock, hip-hop, polka, etc. -- has helped the once-small concert grow into a 10-day event (Aug. 1-10) with 13 stages, nine of which hosted free shows in 2007. Schedules and prices will be posted online as soon as they're confirmed. Bethlehem is 200 miles northeast of Washington.
More info: 610-332-1300,http:/
20th anniversary of the DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival in Wilmington, Del.
Organizers call the week-long event (June 15-21) the largest free jazz fest on the East Coast. Committed to the notion that access to good tunes need not be pricey, the festival is named in honor of a hometown trumpeter who died in a 1956 car accident at age 25.
Most of the lunchtime and evening performances are around Rodney Square in downtown Wilmington, which is a little more than two hours northeast of Washington. The 2008 lineup isn't yet available, but the past year's included guitarist Stanley Clarke, singer Peabo Bryson and classic, smooth, Latin and even Afghan jazz.
More info: 302-576-3095,http:/
