PHILADANCO returns to the Kimmel Center this weekend with world premieres and repertory that mix urgency and tradition.

More than 60 galleries, pop‑ups and public installations open across the Third Ward, Walker’s Point and East Town on April 17–18. Find MIAD senior shows, outdoor paintings and an interactive map.

Hollywood leaders point to a 23% spring bump in moviegoing and are pushing incentives and cost cuts to turn audiences into more local shoots and jobs. The Chamber framed its board installation as a launchpad for that plan.

TEDxPortland co‑founder David Rae unveiled plans for a sneaker museum in Portland, setting a target opening in March 2030 and pitching private and public funding. The proposal names possible sites near the Moda Center and downtown.

A new documentary traces Dead City Punx’s rise from stolen gear to viral outlaw ragers. The band’s shows have sparked both fierce devotion and serious damage in parts of L.A.

Downtown Fort Worth turns into an 18-block outdoor gallery this Thursday–Sunday as the 39th MAIN ST. festival brings 200+ juried artists, live music and food courts.

Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown plays the Orpheum for a one‑week run April 21–26 with access performances and multiple showtimes. Tickets are available through ATG.

Sting will star in a reworked version of The Last Ship at the Metropolitan Opera House for a nine-performance run this June. Shaggy joins him in the cast.

Shreya Ghoshal will play Nationwide Arena on Sept. 9, 2026. Tickets go on sale April 17 at 10 a.m. ET as part of her global Unstoppable Tour.

Tête de Femme, a 1941 Picasso, is the prize in a charity raffle to benefit Alzheimer research. Tickets are €100 and the drawing is set for April 14 in Paris.

A 25,000-square-foot museum honoring Carolina Marines will open June 8 at Lejeune Memorial Gardens, arriving with a Huey, an LVT and nearly 200 wartime artifacts. The project has been more than 25 years in the making.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame named its Class of 2026 on American Idol, with Phil Collins, Oasis, Wu‑Tang Clan and Iron Maiden among the honorees. The ceremony is set for Nov. 14 in Los Angeles and will be taped for a December broadcast.

A $100,000 gift and matching pledge from the W.D. Kelley Foundation has pushed the Georgetown Palace Theatre closer to reopening after winter damage.