June
June 1, Shanghai, China
Schumaker in Shanghai / The Stir Art Gallery in Shanghai’s Lu Wan District is the venue for I Am Big Heaven, an exhibition of mixed-media paintings on paper by Ward Schumaker. The works derive from Schumaker’s pastepaper books of the past five years as well as his commercial calligraphic work. An opening reception is set for June 9 at 7 p.m., and the exhibition will be on display through June 26. Tel: 86-21-5157-5985 or stir-art.com/index.shtml
June 1, London, England
Dalí & Film / Salvador Dalí saw mass entertainment as an antidote for the pretensions of high culture. This exhibit explores the relationship between Dalí’s paintings and films, with 100 pieces of art alongside his major film projects. Through September 9 at the Tate Modern. Tel: 44-20-7887-8888 or tate.org.uk
June 1, Toronto, Canada
Luminato / In its inaugural year, Toronto’s festival of arts and creativity starts with a bang with world premieres, international artistic collaborations, cutting-edge theater performances, classical and contemporary music, dance, visual arts, architecture, design, film, and literature. Through June 10. luminato.ca
June 2, Portland, Oregon
Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art / During the renovation of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, 90 works by Dutch artists of the 17th century—including Jan Steen, Frans Hals, Pieter de Hooch, and Rembrandt van Rijn—can be seen at the Portland Art Museum. Through September 16. Tel: 503-226-2811 or pam.org
June 2, San Francisco, California
Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga / Regarded in Japan as “The God of Comics,” Osamu Tezuka was the figurehead of the manga and anime industries. This exhibit features drawings and television shows tracing the artist’s development. Through September 9 at the Asian Art Museum. Tel: 415-581-3500 or asianart.org
June 15, Humlebaek,
Denmark
The Boundaries of Architecture I / This exhibit examines the relationship between science and architectural design, looking at new and alternative architectural movements and the boundaries of architecture as they stand today. Through October 21 at the Louisiana Museum for Moderne Kunst. Tel: 45-4919-0719 or louisiana.dk
June 15, Chicago, IL
Darwin / The most in-depth exhibition about the man and his theory of evolution through natural selection includes live examples of the unique animals he observed; his letters, notebooks, and other personal belongings; and interactive displays. Through January 1 at The Field Museum. Tel: 312-922-9410 or fieldmuseum.org
June 15, Aspen, CO
Food & Wine Classic / Educate your palate at this celebration of wine and food. There are cooking demonstrations and winetasting seminars, speakers, and the Classic Cook-Off, an irreverent competition that pits celebrity chefs against each other and the clock. Through June 17. Tel: 877-900-9463 or foodandwine.com/classic
June 15, Baltimore, MD
Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt / For generations, the women of the small, isolated community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, have created amazing quilts that look like bold, modernist, abstract paintings. Forty quilts can be seen through August 26 at the Walters Art Museum. Tel: 410-547-9000 or thewalters.org
June 17, Mashantucket,
CT
50 Years of Powwow / Vivid color and black-and-white photographs, combined with displays of Native American dance regalia, bring the traditional gathering of indigenous people to life. Through September 9 at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum. Tel: 800-411-9671 or pequotmuseum.org
June 24, Minneapolis,
MN
Reflections of Nature / Explore Nordic attitudes toward nature and the significance that landscape has had, and continues to have, in Nordic culture and thinking. A Mirror of Nature: Nordic Landscape Painting, 1840–1910 is an exhibition of 100 paintings ranging from the heroic, romantic wildernesses of the 1840s to the dreamy, inward-looking mental landscapes of the turn of the century. The exhibition, a collaborative venture of the Nordic national galleries in Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, and Copenhagen, makes its sole North American stop at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Through September 2. For more information, call 612-870-3000 or see artsmia.org.
July
July 4, Portland, Oregon
Waterfront Blues Festival / Chicago blues, British blues, blues from the Gulf Coast—you can hear it all at this celebration. There are also workshops, cruises, films, children’s programming, and fireworks. Through July 8 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Tel: 503-973-3378 or waterfrontbluesfest.com
July 12, Sonoma County, CA
Sonoma County Showcase of Wine and Food / Local winemakers, farmers, and celebrated chefs create Sonoma County’s premier wine and food festival, featuring tastings, winemaker dinners, wine camp, and culinary demonstrations. Through July 15 in locations throughout the county. Tel: 707-522-5840 or sonomawine.com
July 14, Erie Canal, PA
Lock 7–12 Canalfest / Celebrate the history of the Erie Canal with music and dance, educational activities, wagon rides, fireworks, water-ski and lumberjack shows, and a boat parade. Through July 15 in six locations along the canal in Schenectady and Montgomery counties. Tel: 800-743-7337 or lock7-12canalfest.com
July 18, New Orleans, LA
A Spirited Festival / The Fifth-Anniversary Tales of the Cocktail celebrates the history and culture of dining and drinking in New Orleans. Taking place in the French Quarter’s finest locations, it includes dinner pairings, mixing demonstrations, and cocktail tastings and features best-selling authors, award-winning chefs, mixologists, and culinary celebrities from around the world. Special packages are available to more than 50 separate ticketed events. Through July 22. Tel: 504-343-4285 or talesofthecocktail.com
August
August 5, Los Angeles, CA
Waterfront Blues Festival / Chicago blues, British blues, blues from the Gulf Coast—you can hear it all at this celebration. There are also workshops, cruises, films, children’s programming, and fireworks. Through July 8 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Tel: 503-973-3378 or waterfrontbluesfest.com
August 10, Lucerne, Switzerland
Lucerne Festival / With the theme of “Origins,” this year’s program invites listeners to see how history, home, and childhood are creatively confronted in works of music. The festival focuses on the symphonic orchestra repertoire of the 20th and 21st centuries. Through September 16. Tel: 41-41-226-44-00 or lucernefestival.ch
August 25, Chicago, IL
Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival / Chicago celebrates its Latin American culture with music and dance (merengue, salsa, tango, mariachi), traditional food, and art at this festival. Through August 26 in Grant Park. Tel: 312-744-3370 or cityofchicago.org/specialevents
September
September 16, Washington, DC
Kalorama House and Embassy Tour / A rare opportunity to visit embassies and residences of diplomats from other countries, this self-guided tour takes place on Embassy Row in the Kalorama neighborhood and includes a map detailing the architecture and history of each stop. Tel: 202-387-4062 or www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org
September 18, New York, NY
The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art / This exhibit of all 230 Dutch paintings in the museum’s collection celebrates the 400th annivarsary of Rembrandt’s birthday and focuses on American taste for Dutch art over the past two centuries. Through January 6. Tel: 212-535-7710 or metmuseum.org
September 21, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Barcelona 1900 / In Barcelona’s golden age (1880–1909), the city nurtured young artists such as Picasso and architects like Antonio Gaudí. This exhibit looks at the city’s artistic diversity through paintings, furniture, jewelry, and architecture. Through January 20 at the Van Gogh Museum. Tel: 31-20-570-5200 or vangoghmuseum.com
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