State and local burn bans mean no campfires at MerleFest this week; the festival will proceed with adjusted camping rules.

Historic Downtown Sanford hosts the St. Johns River Festival April 25–26 with roughly 150 juried artists, live demos, a food and craft-beer court and about $15K in awards.

Safdie Architects unveiled designs to remake the long-closed Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah as a 43-acre campus of pavilions, water and preserved seminary columns.

Alamo Drafthouse will rename its Aspen Grove theater the Pam Grier Cinema and kick things off with a May 15 event featuring the actress and a 35mm double feature.

A rare look inside the Rock Hall's 50,000‑sq‑ft expansion shows a new PNC‑branded performance hall, added galleries and a fall 2026 completion target.

HNL quietly added AI-generated island songs to its terminal soundtrack. Travelers, musicians and lawmakers are split over whether the tracks reflect Hawaiian culture or undercut local artists.

Public tickets for Ravinia's 2026 season drop Thursday at 8 a.m. CT. Organizers warn some shows will sell out fast.

Jennifer Gilbert is consigning major works to Sotheby’s, with proceeds to fund Lumana, the new Detroit arts nonprofit planned for Stanton Yards. The lineup includes Joan Mitchell and Kenneth Noland.

Change Agent Adventure opens this Saturday at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, completing the museum’s $58M expansion with hands‑on exhibits for kids.

Richard Flowers, founder of The Events Company and the planner behind Houston's most lavish galas, died April 20 at 75. His designs and fundraising touch left a mark on the city's arts institutions.

Lagging ticket sales and an old renovation loan have pushed the Capitol Theatre into a fiscal squeeze, prompting a stewardship board to try to steady Gordon Square’s evening economy.

Blumenthal Arts unveiled a stacked 2026–27 Broadway season today — Phantom, Harry Potter and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast top the list. Season packages and exclusives promise another big year for Charlotte stages.

Cleveland officials will present a full accounting next Monday of the $3M Transformative Arts Fund after reporting raised questions about payments and oversight.