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MATTER OF STYLE MALTA BIENNALE March 13–May 31 Malta presents its first art biennial, featuring 72 local and international artists, including Tania Bruguera, Guadalupe Maravilla, and Cecilia Vicuña. The work on view focuses on themes that apply to the Mediterranean region at large—such as decolonization, piracy, and women's rights—and is hosted across several historic sites that dot the archipelago. CANNES FILM FESTIVAL May 14–25 The Cannes Film Festival, now in its 77th year, is one of the most glamorous, celebrity-filled events of the spring, and anchors the cinematic world's cultural calendar. Its global selection includes future blockbusters, experimental art-house films, and soon-to-be cult classics—which is likely to include one of this year's most buzzed about films, Francis Ford Coppola's 30-years-in-the- making Megalopolis. HEALDSBURG WINE & FOOD EXPERIENCE May 16–19 One couldn't conjure up a more idyllic setting for a wine and food festival than the charming wine country town of Healdsburg, California. But the founders of this event want guests to look beyond the postcard-perfect views, and connect with the people behind this region's most prized provisions. According to co- founder Karissa Kruse, "There's no better way to appreciate the connection between the land and the people who work it than to walk the vineyards, touch the soil, and sip the wines along with the makers." Festivalgoers will have the chance to do that, as well as attend more than 20 events and seminars led by celebrated chefs, winemakers, and other leading culinary personalities. Considering summer destinations but don't know where to start? From art to sports, this season's global calendar oers plenty of must-attend events—all worth planning a holiday around. BY ELIZABETH FAZZARE PENCIL IT IN Inside Eynsham Baths, a multi-level wellness pavilion at Estelle Manor. A red carpet arrival at Cannes Film Festival RALLYE DES PRINCESSES RICHARD MILLE May 25–30 In the male-dominated sport of rally car racing, the Rallye des Princesses Richard Mille stands out. This May, all-female teams will take their vintage vehicles, dating from 1946 to 1990, to the quaint French roads in Tours, Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Sarlat-la- Canéda, and Carcassonne in an event that celebrates more than 20 years of tradition. SOTHEBY'S IMPORTANT DESIGN AUCTION May 31–June 6 While Sotheby's has plenty of history- making design lots to drool at—and bid on—all year, the global auction house marks the beginning of summer with its Important Design Auction at its New York headquarters. The pieces are exhibited for nearly a week before the live sale on June 6; last year's treasures included a pair of chairs from Eileen Gray's E-1027 villa, several 1930s floor lamps by Alberto Giacometti, and a George Nakashima dining set. This year: a gold-leaf fish sculpture by François-Xavier Lalanne, seats by Donald Judd, and more. 2024 UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP June 14–July 14 One of soccer's biggest events of the year, the UEFA European Championship will take place in Germany this summer for the first time since the country's reunification. The opening match at Munich Football Arena on June 14 will see Germany head off against a to-be-determined opponent; a month later, the final game will take place at Berlin's Olympiastadion. MOON & STARS FESTIVAL July 11–21 In Locarno, located in Switzerland's charmingly Italian-speaking Ticino region, the annual Moon & Stars Festival taps some of today's biggest artists for a series of nighttime concerts in the city's landmark Piazza Grande. This year's roster features 14 acts across genres, including Lenny Kravitz, Snow Patrol, and Calum Scott. François-Xavier Lalanne's Carpe d'Or, 1987, from Sotheby's A scene from the 2023 Rallye des Princesses Richard Mille Locally sourced fare at the Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience François-Xavier Lalanne's d'Or, d'Or, d'Or 1987, Sotheby's hanks to the enduring romantic appeal of Jane Austen, Downton Abbey, and Bridgerton, hoteliers like Ennismore founder and co-CEO Sharan Pasricha are snapping up England's palatial countryside estates—in his case, to create a rural extension of his extravagant Maison Estelle private members club in Mayfair. Estelle Manor, a 1908 neo-Jacobean hall in Oxfordshire that sits on 60 acres, offers 108 hotel rooms, four restaurants, a clubhouse with gym and workspace, and an outdoor pool for members and guests to enjoy in and around its historically preserved, Grade II –listed building, extravagantly renovated by New York's Roman and Williams for last year's opening. This spring, deep in the estate's woodland, Pasricha inaugurated the Eynsham Baths, a multi-level wellness pavilion inspired by nearby Roman ruins. The spa offers thermal pools, sauna, steam, and private treatment rooms, and a vast tepidarium with carved marble details, as well as a lounge and open-air bar decorated with stone columns, pilasters, and hand- shaped bricks. Eiesha Bharti Pasricha, Maison Estelle's artistic director and Pasricha's wife, had a significant role in steering the Baths' neoclassical look and feel. And with an Estelle product line and signature scent also in the works, the hospitality power couple is quickly developing a full lifestyle offering. T At Oxfordshire's exclusive Estelle Manor, a new bathhouse taps into ancient history. BY DAN HOWARTH SPLASH PAD 20 BAL HARBOUR MAY 2024 SPECIAL EDITION P H OTO S BY A N T H O N Y F OX (M A I S O N E S T E L L E); CO U R T E S Y H E A L D S B U R G W I N E & F O O D E X P E R I E N C E; © AU R É L I E N V É L I A /F D C (C A N N E S); CO U R T E S Y O F S OT H E BY 'S (L A L A N N E); © M AT H I E U - B O N N E V I E (R I C H A R D M I L L E)

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