The Decatur Book Festival previewed 16 of more than 70 presenters for Oct. 2–3, including Pulitzer winner Brian Goldstone and Atlanta novelist Tayari Jones.

Festival Betances moves onto La CASA's campus for its 53rd edition, bringing music, parade, vendors and gallery tours to Villa Victoria.

Oil Lamp Theater will move from its 60-seat Glenview Road storefront into the former Ten Ninety Brewing space as part of a $5M "Light the Way" campaign to open a larger theater by 2028.

Ravi Coltrane joins the Philadelphia Orchestra July 22 at Highmark Mann for Coltrane 100: Legacy, marking what would have been John Coltrane’s 100th birthday.

Kimbilio, led by David Haynes, has moved to St. Louis to host retreats, mentorship and a national fiction prize while partnering with the county library and local bookstores.

Neighbors in Bronzeville say the Nat King Cole mural at 43rd and King Drive was taken down during exterior repairs, and residents are demanding a transparent plan for restoration.

Short North will combine HighBall Halloween and Hops on High into a single free festival on Oct. 3, closing High Street for vendors, live music and a Costume Couture runway.

The state awarded Colorado Public Radio a $1.5M tax credit to build a public-facing downtown Denver headquarters at 777 Grant St. The site will combine CPR’s news and music operations and include public performance and meeting space.

A $15 million "Beauty Reborn" campaign aims to shore up St. Francis de Sales Oratory's 300-foot spire and restore stained glass, masonry and interiors.

After 13 years the High Plains Comedy Festival is ending, organizers said — a final blowout is planned and other presenters are already reshuffling the summer calendar.

Pages from Mike McCready’s Farewell to Seasons will be shown at Mutual Arts Collective in Pike Place beginning July 22, with a SMASH partnership and a companion rock‑opera. The graphic novel ships in October 2026.

WKRN reports Taylor Swift has been nominated for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame; NaSHOF’s public pages had not posted confirmation as of July 15, 2026.

OutfestNEXT returns next Thursday through Sunday in Hollywood with Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex and a packed program of new queer features and shorts.