The Mandel Foundation has given to The Music Settlement’s roughly $12.2M University Circle expansion, a project that rehabs Gries House and adds studios, a tech lab and more teaching space.

MPM spotlights its Rainforest gallery and the Puelicher Butterfly Vivarium May 7–June 6 with family programming, a free Kohl’s kickoff and an adults‑only trivia night.

The Arizona Heritage Center will close May 17 for more than a year to replace aging safety systems and make other upgrades. Galleries will be closed while programs continue.

The Holocaust Museum LA reopens June 14 inside the new Jona Goldrich Cultural Center, doubling its size and adding theaters, classrooms and a boxcar pavilion.

A three‑night, star‑studded celebration of Wes Anderson’s soundtracks hits the Hollywood Bowl July 10–12 with the LA Phil, a house band and guest artists.

Cuts to federal arts funding and a pulled NEA grant have left the 35-year-old Brooklyn Youth Chorus scrambling; leaders hope a May 7 gala and community donors can fill the gap.

A $2.3M push to redesign the 15th & High gateway has prompted an RFQ that asks designers to study the Wexner's basement film theater — and whether it should be altered or removed.

Adams Morgan PorchFest and Passport DC’s embassy tour collide on May 2, filling 18th Street and 68 embassies with music, food and long lines. Plan routes and expect crowds.

The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum in Duluth will close this year as the family's collection is consolidated in Florida and moved online.

BOOM Charlotte returns to University City for a three-day fringe festival with more than 100 performances, free outdoor stages and a marketplace of local artists.

Despite construction at Civic Center Park, Denver's two‑day Cinco de Mayo festival goes on with relocated stages, vendors and new safety and traffic plans.

The Police drummer Stewart Copeland will sit in with Stanley Clarke & Friends at the Santa Monica International Jazz Festival finale in Tongva Park next Saturday.

Lionel Richie will headline The Muny’s summer concert finale in Forest Park on Aug. 29. Presales for subscribers start May 11; public tickets go on sale May 18.