Polar World at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History will close June 28, 2026 after more than 40 years. A farewell weekend runs June 26–28 with family activities.

Taste of Minnesota will highlight only Minnesota bands July 3–4, 2026, with Brother Ali and Poliça among the headliners. Free downtown shows will include food vendors, family activities and fireworks.

Salisbury says funding shortfalls forced it to pause the Maryland Folk Festival for 2026. City officials are exploring a possible fall 2027 replacement.

Palm Springs will host Marilyn 100 on May 30, aiming to gather roughly 500 Marilyn Monroe lookalikes for a Guinness World Record while the Academy Museum opens a Monroe exhibition the next day.

Bill Morrison's new short stitches court‑ordered Border Patrol bodycam clips with neighbors' cellphone video to reconstruct a tense, warrantless arrest in Albany Park and reopen questions about Midway Blitz.

Facing mounting deficits, the Chicago Sinfonietta will pause most programming for 2026–27 and lay off its administrative staff as it seeks to rebuild.

The Evel Knievel Experience opens June 27 in the Arts District, bringing Big Red, VR jumps and a heavy‑metal pizza parlor to downtown Las Vegas.

New renderings and a video tour show The Dalí Museum’s $65M, 35,000‑sq‑ft expansion, adding interactive galleries, a K–12 learning center and event spaces to its waterfront campus. Construction is slated for fall 2026 with a 2028 opening.

Doors Open Minneapolis returns May 9–10 with free access to 75 venues across the city — family activities, theater centennials, Fed tours and brewery stops. Here’s how to map the weekend.

Millennium Park's free Summer Music Series returns June 15–Aug. 6 with Sheila E., Arrested Development and local favorites headlining free nights at the Pritzker.

The Cove Theater in downtown Copperas Cove will close on May 31 after owners say a lease expiration and other business priorities forced the decision. The couple hopes a new operator will step in, but they plan to sell equipment if no taker emerges.

Bank of America has awarded CAPA $500,000 to help convert the historic Central Presbyterian Church at 132 S. Third St. into a mid‑sized music hall, with work set to begin in May 2026.

Xian Zhang has become the Seattle Symphony’s first female music director, leading programs at Benaroya Hall and shaping a season that mixes core repertoire with new commissions. Her appointment is being viewed as a milestone for representation in classical leadership.