Go catch a show

Tony Clayton-Lea with some suggestions for culture vultures who want to spread their wings.

Brussels

Jazz Those who like their jazz sprinkled with a variety of beers, bars and restaurants should pay a visit to the Jazz Marathon Weekend.

May 23rd-25th. www.brusselsjazz marathon.be.

Film festival Brussels's European Film Festival presents a wide-ranging programme. June 28th- July 6th. www.fffb.be.

Music Any musical genre you can think of, from classical to hip hop, is featured in the citywide Féte de la Musique. June 19th-22nd. www.conseil delamusique.be.

San Francisco

Exhibition Glass artist Dale Chihuly has a display of his work that includes items from his private collection. De Young Museum, Golden Gate Park. From June 14th. www.famsf.org.

Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, 1990-2005 features portraits of popular icons, as well as images from Sarajevo, Jordan and the American west. Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park. Until May 25th. www.famsf.org.

Visual art Women Impressionists: Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzalès, Marie Bracquemond is the first US exhibition to show these four women artists together. Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park. From June 21st. www.thinker.org.

London

Design China Design Now focuses on Chinese digital media, photography, fashion, graphic design and architecture. Victoria & Albert Museum, South Kensington. Until July 13th. www.vam.ac.uk.

If you're a fan of Doctor Who (above), then get thee into your Tardis and set the controls for Museum Hall, Earls Court, where props, costumes and models of monsters from the TV series are on display. Until September 18th. www.eco.co.uk.

Roots One of the best exponents of British roots music over the past 40 years is Richard Thompson, who performs solo at the Royal Festival Hall. May 24th. www.southbank centre.co.uk.

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