march 2016 AlAskA beyond MAgAzine 25

Journal

Through Sept. 11

“kings, Queens and

Castles,” interactive,

kid-friendly chess exhibits;

World Chess Hall of Fame,

St. Louis, MO; 314-367-

9243; worldchesshof.org

Through Dec. 31 “dylan,

Cash, and the nashville

Cats: A new Music City,”

American music icons and

evolutions in Nashville’s

sound; Country Music Hall

of Fame, Nashville, TN;

615-416-2001; country-

musichalloffame.org

March 12 kona brewers

Festival, craft beers, food,

more; King Kamehameha’s

Kona Beach Hotel,

Kailua-Kona, HI;

konabrewersfestival.com

March 12–Aug. 28 “our

City, our Collection:

building the Museum’s

lasting legacy,” tracing

the museum’s history;

Oklahoma City Museum of

Art, Oklahoma City, OK;

405-236-3100; okcmoa.com

March 25–27

WonderCon, a major

pop-culture event;

Los Angeles Convention

Center, Los Angeles, CA;

comic-con.org/wca

April 1–30 skagit Valley

Tulip Festival, fields bloom

through the month (timing

nature-dependent); Skagit

Valley, WA; 360-428-5959;

tulipfestival.org

Calendar

Acacia Johnson, driving into night (The last Time

We saw The sun), Baffin Island, Canada (2014).

deTroiT, Mi

A Penguin Paradise

Gentoo penguins are among the four species that will be featured at a new facility at the Detroit Zoo.

AnChorAge, Ak

Art of the ArcticThe exhibition “Portraits of Place: The Arctic in Photographs,” on display through april 24 at the anchorage museum, focuses on representing the arctic as an entire region, and the groups of people who live there as culturally powerful communities. historical and contemporary lifestyles are depicted in various photographers’ portraits of people in arctic alaska, Greenland, Norway, canada and russia. While showing the complexity of the North and differences across arctic cultures, the images also highlight how people are connected by places and environments. call 907-929-9200; visit anchoragemuseum.org. —Anna Jacobson

Penguins, those naturally “tuxedo-clad”

creatures, should feel at home in their

new, upscale, $30 million home

scheduled to open april 18 at the

Detroit Zoo. The Polk Penguin Conservation Center will provide a

haven for penguins and an exciting

experience for visitors. The building is

modeled after a tabular iceberg and will

feature effects that simulate the icy

climate of antarctica. The PPcc was

carefully researched and designed to

encourage penguin behaviors seen in

the wild, such as nesting, and porpois-

ing out of the water. The exhibit will

feature a 326,000-gallon, 25-foot-deep

aquatic area, with viewing opportuni-

ties from above and below. a total of 83

penguins will call the new center home,

including gentoo, macaroni, rockhop-

per and king species. call 248-541-5717

or visit detroitzoo.org. —Bridget Hill

Also At the AnchorAge museum: “stick and Puck,” through April 10; photos, sculptures and films by artist Michael Conti; hockey from different social, cultural and gender perspectives; with support from the Alaska Airlines Silver Anniversary Fund.

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