Here’s something sure to get engines running for racing aficionados: For two days, Orlando-based Exotic Driving Experience will unleash a fleet of exotic supercars on the Daytona International Speedway in a first-of-its-kind driving experience at the World Center of Racing. Featuring supercars by Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche and Audi, Exotic Driving Experience will offer various driving and ride-along experiences on 1.06 miles of the infield road course at Daytona International Speedway on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. The two-day event will include six-lap driving experiences, starting at $169, and two-lap thrill rides, in which participants ride shotgun with a professional driver for $99. For reservations or more information, call 855-822-0149 or visit www.ExoticDriving.com.

MIAMI

Artfully designed pianos part of Art Basel

During the week of Art Basel Miami Beach, Dec. 6–9, Steinway & Sons Miami will sponsor Pop Up Piano Miami 2012, a public arts project that premiered during last year’s Art Basel. Eight pianos crafted by artists will be on display. Spectators will have access to play piano between three scheduled “pop-up” performances by musicians. After Art Basel, the pianos will be donated to local charities. This year, PUPM will benefit Friends of the New World Symphony and the Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra, Central Africa’s only symphony. The special fundraising concert event featuring two internationally recognized musicians is on Dec. 5. For information, visit www.popuppianomia.com.

COCOA BEACH

Magic and Mayhem dinner show

Magic isn’t limited to Mickey’s kingdom in Orlando. Cocoa Beach will host a weekly show by Magic & Mayhem at International Palms Resort on Saturday nights. A troupe with more than 20 years of performances in Florida, Magic & Mayhem will be entertaining at the beach resort during family-friendly dinner shows. For $19.95 ($15.95 for children 12 and under), guests receive a full barbecue dinner buffet along with iced tea and coffee at the Captain’s Grill restaurant and the magic and comedy show by Magic & Mayhem at the adjoining Commander’s Club Lounge. For information or reservations, call 800-206-2747.

AMELIA ISLAND

Union holiday encampment at Fort Clinch

Ever wonder what the holidays were like during the Civil War? You can get some insight Dec. 1-2 during the Fort Clinch State Park Holiday Encampment, a gathering of volunteers in Civil War era costumes as they decorate the fort for Christmas. Volunteers place fresh greenery on the mantle, put up and decorate a period Christmas tree, and portray daily life as it was in the winter of 1864. Ladies wearing period costumes will string berries and popcorn on the tree. Soldiers will answer questions about what it was like to be stationed at Fort Clinch. 904-277-7274 or visit www.floridastateparks.org/fortclinch.

TALLAHASSEE

Storied football rivalry game to promote tourism

Visit Florida, the state’s tourism marketing corporation, teamed up with Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles to harness the passion associated with the teams’ annual football rivalry game and direct it toward promoting travel throughout the Sunshine State. The Nov. 24 matchup game in Tallahassee will be the signature event of the partnership to display the importance of the travel industry to a uniquely Florida audience – millions of Gator and Seminole fans. The game is being branded as the “Share a Little Sunshine Showdown.”

Mary Thurwachter is a West Palm Beach freelance writer and founder/producer of INNsideFlorida.com (www.innsideflorida.com). Email: INNsideFlorida@me.com