Mayor Cherelle Parker pledged new operating and capital funds for the Dell Music Center as the venue's 2026 season kicked off in Strawberry Mansion.

Boston artists want to wrap the Tobin Bridge in climate‑driven lights, a $10M plan that has drawn civic interest and sharp warnings from dark‑sky advocates. The proposal mixes ambitious design with knotty permitting and wildlife concerns.

New Braunfels adopted a 15‑year arts master plan that calls for new venues, festivals and public art while urging partnerships to carry the costs. The strategy aims to boost local artists and spotlight the city’s cultural heritage.

Bun B will perform UGK’s Ridin’ Dirty in sequence at Smart Financial Centre on Aug. 1, with guest artists, recreated skits and presales beginning May 6.

NBC ordered eight pilots produced by Universal Television, bringing shoots back to L.A. and generating roughly 4,000 jobs across Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta.

Original founding-era documents from the National Archives will be on view at History Colorado Center May 28–June 14. Admission is free but timed tickets are required.

Icons in Ink lands at the Maltz Museum May 7, bringing Superman artifacts, rare originals and a hands‑on comics lab to Beachwood. The show runs through Aug. 23.

Jazz Fest will run April 22–25 and April 29–May 2, 2027 at the Fair Grounds. Organizers hinted a lineup could arrive in mid‑December.

Saher Alghorra’s Gaza photographs, documenting hunger, ruined hospitals and displaced families, won the 2026 Pulitzer for Breaking News Photography.

Doris Fisher, Gap co‑founder and longtime S.F. arts patron, has died at 94. Her business and philanthropic legacies — from Gap to the Fisher Collection at SFMOMA — shaped the city.

The City of Socorro shared photos previewing the Rio Vista Bracero Museum and says construction began in March 2025, following years of research and landmark designation.

Ken Griffin has bought a second first printing of the U.S. Constitution; the Van Sinderen copy will be on view at South Street Seaport Museum beginning May 27. The purchase follows his 2021 record‑setting acquisition.

Boulder City's long‑planned railroad museum visitor center is nearly finished; exhibits will be installed through the summer with a likely September 2026 opening.