Lyric Opera, Ravinia and other Chicago arts groups backed an Illinois bill to ban speculative 'ghost' ticket listings after patrons were turned away and venues lost thousands.

Honolulu's 98th Lei Day returns to Kapiʻolani Park this Friday with the Lei Court investiture, Royal Hawaiian Band, lei contests and workshops.

The 42nd Mission Fed ArtWalk turned Little Italy into a weekend-long outdoor gallery, with 250+ artists, live stages and large crowds.

The Natural History Museum's new Orcas exhibition debuts with life-size whales, Indigenous art and 140 artifacts in Exposition Park through April 25, 2027.

Florence + The Machine stop at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale on May 9 for the Everybody Scream Tour. Mannequin Pussy opens and the show features theatrical production.

David Byrne’s Gentilly set mixed Talking Heads classics, a St. Vincent cameo and theatrical brass, a reminder of Jazz Fest’s mix of spectacle and local tradition.

Missouri Botanical Garden marks 30 years of Chinese Culture Days with acrobats, dragon dances and hands-on craft programs across May 2 6 3. The weekend mixes visiting artists, local performers and family workshops.

Bonne Terre’s Space Museum says it’s run out of room and is exploring a move to St. Charles to reach the St. Louis crowd; museum leaders will host an April 30 screening in St. Charles.

After leaving the Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera will stage West Side Story May 8–10 at Lyric Baltimore and May 14–15 at Strathmore. The company retooled sets and orchestra placement to fit the two theaters.

A new visitors' center at Temple Square opens May 18 with a 30‑minute "Inside a Temple" tour, a Carrara marble "Come Unto Me" statue and a Salt Lake Temple model.

Veteran Chicago actor Matt DeCaro has died at 70. He was appearing in Goodman Theatre’s revival of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

The TCM Classic Film Festival lands in Hollywood April 30–May 3 with restored rarities, live orchestras and filmmaker appearances, including a 4K Letty Lynton premiere.

A new Greenwich Village exhibit stages hyper‑real crime‑scene recreations and asks visitors to sign a waiver. Organizers call it education; critics call it exploitation.