Sentences with phrase «descend upon the city»

Every year, those who don't already live in Montreal descend upon the city for what I like to call «summer movie camp.»

Movies about giant monsters descending upon cities are a common sight, as are movies about chronic screwups trying to get their lives back on track.

Walking along the narrow cobblestone Rue Saint - Jean today, you will mostly see small cafes, English - style pubs, restaurants and few dozen or so ice cream shops catering to the masses of visitors that descend upon the city during the summer months and the city's large University population.

This May, Venice will once again undergo its biannual transformation, temporarily becoming the capital of the global art scene as members of the art world descend upon the city for the opening of «Viva Arte Viva.»

Miami, Florida During the first week of December, Miami becomes the global center of the art world, as thousands of the best - known galleries and artists (not to mention some seriously discerning collectors) descend upon the city for what has become known as Miami Art Week.

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The Brewers Association's 2018 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) & BrewExpo America will descend upon Music City USA for four days of education and networking.

Through digital content displayed on LED portals surrounding the interior of the lounge, guests are able to enjoy evolving panoramic views of sunsets descending upon Dubai, fireworks exploding over New York City and rainstorms approaching Shanghai from the plush leather banquettes within the lounge.

Hundreds of low - wage workers and advocates descended upon Albany today to urge the Senate and Assembly to pass legislation that would raise the state minimum wage to $ 10.10, index it to inflation, and allow cities and counties to set their wages 30 percent higher than the state's minimum.

One of my annual summer rituals in recent times has been to descend upon an English cathedral city during the school holidays and spend a week with like - minded enthusiasts singing cathedral services while the regular choristers enjoy a holiday.

Kalinichenko was among the more than 1,000 UFT members who descended upon Albany on March 9 to advocate for the city's public schools.

Especially when some of North America's best comics descend all at once upon this humble city each spring.

We're just a day away from the big sheet pulls at the 2018 Chicago Auto Show, and as each of the major automakers descend upon the Windy City, we're gearing up and getting ready for all the good things to come with the following preview article.

Every year, hundreds of motoring journalists from all over the world descend upon New York City for the New York International Auto Show.

Then Luis Secunda, a well - to - do and educated fellow from the city descends upon them.

Undiscovered by the Western world until the 1970s (some say that locals knew of its presence for hundreds of years), this ancient lost city is visited by a handful of tourists compared to the hoards that descend upon Machu Picchu each year.

If you need a break from the city lifestyle, descend upon the Costa del Sol where you can add a much needed beach break vibe to your sunny Spanish escape.

As the midday heat descends upon the Cuban capital city, Havana, everyone heads to the water or inside to keep cool.

Every yr, community executives descend upon New York City to satisfy with advertisers and showcase their upcoming exhibits.

A lone craft descends upon the glorious city of an unknown civilization.

Guests descended upon a virtual tent city erected in downtown Aspen on the grounds of the former museum.

Fiona Rae, a Jackson Pollock for the digital age, is about to descend upon Leeds, bringing her vibrant spins on contemporary culture to the city.

Another flurry of art fairs has descended upon New York City this past week, primarily Frieze New York, Collective Design, and 1:54 African Contemporary Art.

Twenty - one exceptional visual artists collaborate with New York Cities finest musical and design talent descending upon a truly unique underground venue in the heart of TriBeCa.

If you know anything about native americans from the southern tip Argentina to the northern tip of Canada, (both which are farther in either direction then Chile and Alaska,) there's two things that are striking very few city civilization like ancient Egypt or ancient India, and very few farmers up until the white men descended upon their poor ar — .

To find out just what general consumers — including both Android and iPhone users — think of these flagships, we descended upon the streets of New York City, armed with nothing but the phones, a camera and a microphone.