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.

Northlight Theatre cut the ribbon on a new 285-seat home at 1012 Church Street in Evanston, a roughly $33 million project that returns the company to its birthplace. The 2026–27 season opens this fall with The Front Page.

The California State Fair has opened the California First Peoples Art Showcase in Building 8, bringing Native art, cradleboards and a healing lodge memorial to Cal Expo.

The 40th Red Earth Festival returns to downtown OKC Aug. 1–2 with a juried Native art market, dance showcases and awards events. Organizers say the milestone year will bring artists and collectors from across the country.

The stage adaptation of Prince’s Purple Rain will begin previews at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre March 12, 2027, with an opening on April 12 after a Minneapolis run.

A herd of 100 life‑size lantana elephants will fill Commonwealth Avenue Mall Aug. 8–Sept. 13 as part of a traveling public‑art fundraiser for conservation. The display is free and open to the public.

Marvin "Marvelous Marv" Taylor, a longtime WGPR DJ and TV host, has died. The Detroit broadcaster was known for championing local R&B and early hip‑hop acts.