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Through June 14,
“Leonardo da Vinci and
the Idea of Beauty,”
drawings by the Italian
master; Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston; Boston, MA;
617-267-9300; mfa.org
Through August 2,
“Richard Avedon: Family
Affairs,” 70-plus portraits
by the famed photogra-
pher; National Museum of
American Jewish History,
Philadelphia, PA;
215-923-3811; nmajh.org
Through September 20,
“Romance in Soviet Art,”
love and marriage as
reflected in Soviet-era
paintings; The Museum of
Russian Art, Minneapolis,
MN; 612-821-9045;
tmora.org
May 7–17, Seattle Beer
Week, 10 days of events to
celebrate local, national
and international brews;
multiple locations, Seattle,
WA; seattlebeerweek.com
May 15–17, Mid-City
Bayou Boogaloo, concerts,
games, food and more,
along Bayou St. John,
New Orleans, LA;
thebayouboogaloo.com
May 28–June 1, San
Francisco Silent Film
Festival, classic cinema
with live musical
accompaniment; Castro
Theatre, San Francisco,
CA; silentfilm.org
Calendar
Top,Courtesy:thePortlandRoseFestivalFoundation/GayleAman;Bottom,MichaelDineenPhotography
Anchorage, AK
Local Market, Global Goods
Guests to the Anchorage Market and
Festival (open on weekends May 9–
September 6) can peruse wood carvings
from Thailand and pearls from China
while tasting local specialties such as
salmon quesadillas, smoked seafood
and baked treats. Vendors sell wares
from Ecuador and Nepal alongside local
artisans offering hand-stitched clothing,
metalwork and other crafts.
With more than 300 vendors in
all, this outdoor market in down-
town Anchorage is billed as the
largest in Alaska. Live music provides
entertainment as locals and visitors alike
find distinctive goods and souvenirs.
Alaska Airlines sponsors the market,
which is open on Saturdays from 10 a.m.
Portland, OR
The Rose Festival
Returns
Celebrating its 108th
anniversary, the Portland
Rose Festival (May 22–
June 7) will showcase
more than 60 lively
events.
Starting with a
fireworks show on
opening day, the Rose
Festival CityFair (May 22–25, May 28–31 and June 3–7) will
feature rides, live music and other attractions on Portland’s
Willamette River waterfront.
Fans of floats and marching bands will enjoy the nighttime
Starlight Parade (May 30), the family-friendly Junior Parade
(June 3) and the festival’s flower-filled centerpiece event, the
Grand Floral Parade (June 6).
The 127th-annual Spring Rose Show (June 4–5) will
be held at Lloyd Center and will feature a colorful
garden with more than 4,000 plants.
Other don’t-miss events: Fleet
Week (June 3–7), which will show-
case Navy ships, and the Dragon Boat Race event (June 6–7) on
the Willamette River.
Alaska Airlines is a premier sponsor of the Portland Rose
Festival. To learn more, visit rosefestival.org. —Katy Wong
The Alaska Airlines float
“Connor’s Quest” won top
honors at the Rose Festival’s
Grand Floral Parade in 2014.
to 6 p.m. and on Sundays from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more
information, call
907-272-5634 or
visit anchoragemar-
kets.com.
—Sophia Lizardi
A vendor holds a jar
of cloudberry jam at
a past summer’s
Anchorage Market.
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