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  • The Chelsea Flower Show Opens in London
    From Tuesday through Friday the Chelsea Flower Show will feature some of the world's most beautifully designed gardens and floral and horticultural displays.

  • In Prague, a Beer Festival Branches Out
    Since its founding in 2008, the Czech Beer Festival has become an instant classic, the largest beer event in a country that drinks more beer per capita than anywhere else. This year's celebration takes place through June 2.

  • The Race (the Mille Miglia) Is On in Rome
    Thursday through Sunday, hundreds of vintage and classic cars will race through Italy in the Mille Miglia rally.

  • 75 Food Trucks (Plus Bands and Films) Descend on Amsterdam
    The Weekend of the Rolling Kitchens will take place Thursday through Sunday in Amsterdam's popular urban park, Westergasfabriek.

  • Art in Hong Kong? It Must Be May
    ART HK, gallery openings and more on tap in Hong Kong this May.

  • Dutch Masters Travel to Istanbul
    Turkey and the Netherlands are celebrating 400 years of diplomatic relations this year, and for Istanbul, that means compelling additions to the cultural calendar, including a major exhibit of Dutch Masters at the Sakip Sabanci Museum. "Where Darkness Meets Light -- Rembrandt and his Contemporaries: The Golden Age of Dutch Art" runs through June 10.

  • Bringing the Colors of Church Into a Paris Museum
    Monumenta features Excentrique(s), an installation by Daniel Buren that fills the 14,000 square-meter Grand Palais through June 21.

  • This Prague Spring Features Music
    With a rousing program of local and international music acts, Prague Spring kicks off on Saturday, opening with the Czech Philharmonic at the Municipal House in the heart of the city's Old Town.This year's set list is long and impressive, pulling talent from city orchestras across Europe, including Vienna, St. Petersburg, London, Slovakia, Warsaw and, of course, Prague.

  • In Paris, Honoring the 'God of Manga' in Dance
    La Villette in Paris is home to TeZukA, a performance through May 19 that honors the manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka.

  • Slavic History in Art Hangs in Prague
    The Slav Epic, a massive 20-painting cycle depicting the history of the Slavic people by art nouveau master Alfons Mucha, is settling in for a two-year run at Prague's Trade Fair Palace.