Philadelphia's BlackStar Film Festival returns next week with 91 films, major premieres and a packed lineup of local events.

New Orleans is the only city named to a new national list of irreplaceable American heritage places. The honor highlights both its cultural power and mounting preservation threats.

Westwood’s historic Bruin Theater is expected to reopen in mid-October with restored 35mm and 70mm projection under new management.

Baltimore’s Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance is shutting down immediately after 25 years, citing dwindling cash and a difficult fundraising climate. Its Baker Artist program will continue under new management.

Yo-Yo Ma is headed to Helzberg Hall for the Kansas City Symphony's classical opener. The booking brings instant marquee pull to the new season.

Mariachi USA returns to San Diego’s Rady Shell on September 26 with a stacked lineup, folklórico ballet and fireworks over the bay.

El Paso is mourning Benjamin Alire Sáenz, the award-winning author of <em>Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe</em>, who died at 71 after a lengthy illness.

Art Basel wants Miami Beach to cut its convention center bill. The city wants a longer commitment before it gives ground.

Café 333 opened in May as Kansas City's first alcohol-free jazz listening room, blending zero‑proof cocktails with nightly live music and shareable plates.

Sarah McLachlan says she’s “mad as hell” and finds singing “incredibly cathartic” as she brings her Better Broken tour to the Rady Shell this Sunday. Her new record mixes intimate ballads with pointed, political songs.

The Cici & Hyatt Brown Museum announced a roughly $145 million expansion and a rebrand as The Brown that aims to turn the Daytona Beach campus into a statewide draw. Plans are now in permitting and backed by major donor commitments.

Betye Saar, the Los Angeles assemblage artist who reclaimed racist ephemera into powerful art, has died at 99 as centennial shows and archival projects were already underway.

Phamaly's world‑premiere of 504 revisits the 1977 disability‑rights sit‑in as a recent DOJ move raises fresh questions about community care.