1. 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 Arctic
The 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.
toptobottom,courtesyoftheartist;courtesy:DetroitZoo/JennieMiller