As you may have heard, this month marked the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe, who was born on June 1, 1926. In fact, you very well may have heard about the actress's centenary, because the publishing and art worlds have been busy putting together photo exhibitions and lavish books celebrating what Harper's Bazaar recently called Marilyn's "beauty blueprint" for the ages. Today we're rounding up a number of the notable cultural happenings focused on Marilyn, from a big photographic survey at London's National Portrait Gallery to an "official" centenary book and plenty of "lost" images now on view.

  Saturday, June 20 starting 6pm: Solstice Celebration at Noo Arts/Kingsland Wildflower What happens when you cross contemporary choreography with Nintendo’s Pikmin, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and a cutthroat game of The Floor is Lava? You get New York movement artist Karley Wasaff’s newest interactive creation, Growing Takes Time. Until recently, the intersection of performance art and digital subculture has struggled to break past the spectator barrier. B...