Sounds Like Collierville returns April 23–25 with free bluegrass, workshops and food trucks on the historic Town Square. The three‑day festival ties into America 250 programming.

A $7.5 million gift from Room & Board founder John Gabbert creates the Walker’s first endowed exhibition fund to back two shows a year. The move arrives as the museum adds new acquisitions.

Interlochen Arts Academy students will perform with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall on March 10 in a semiquincentennial program featuring a new Marsalis cello concerto and Reena Esmail’s RE|member.

Lehman High's new $53M fine-arts complex includes an 800-seat auditorium and a scene shop. The facility opened Feb. 28 with student performances and community tours.

Two national writing residencies — a Playwright Lab and the Sundance Episodic Lab — will take place at Dunaway Gardens this spring as owner Tena Clark advances restoration plans. The programs bring mentorship and writers' rooms to Newnan.

Ernest House Jr. will guide planning for Denver’s $20M American Indian Cultural Embassy near Peña Boulevard. The appointment puts a longtime tribal leader in charge of design and community outreach.

The Basement in Sylmar ratified a first collective bargaining agreement with Actors’ Equity, securing higher pay, new safety rules and scheduling protections for performers.

After 25 years at the New World Symphony, Howard Herring will step down June 30, 2026, leaving a Frank Gehry–designed center and a strengthened endowment.

The Van Cliburn has signed a 20‑year partnership with SMU and the Dallas Symphony to keep its Young Pianists competition in Dallas; the next edition runs June 10–19, 2027.

New renderings show Citizens Live at The Wylie’s interiors, Teenie Harris exhibits and a rooftop lounge as the 4,000‑seat venue nears a fall 2026 opening.

The 60th Festival of the Arts takes over Bicentennial Park April 23 626 with hundreds of artists, live music and major downtown street closures.

Warehouse215, a 28,000‑square‑foot events hub in downtown Phoenix, will stop hosting events in July, the owners say. Several spring shows remain on the calendar.

The touring production of Wicked returns to the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis July 8–Aug. 9; tickets go on sale March 6 at 10 a.m. Central.