The Writers Guild says it has a tentative four‑year deal with studios that lifts streaming pay, bolsters health and pension funds and adds limits on AI training — pending a member vote.

A clip showing Jonathan Majors and a co‑star falling through a window helped push more than half the below‑the‑line crew to walk off, organizers say. Producers say filming continues with replacements.

Samuel R. Harris, a child survivor who founded the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie and helped preserve survivors’ testimony, has died at 90. Museum leaders and local officials praised his decades of public education.

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival returns with more than 100 free concerts, dance, circus and family shows in downtown San Francisco from May through November.

The DIA's Contemporary Anishinaabe Art survey closes this weekend after topping attendance projections; the museum is seeking to buy pieces and may tour the show.

James Gadson, whose drumming powered hits from Bill Withers to Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross, has died at 86. Colleagues praised his indispensable, understated grooves.

Segerstrom Center marks its 40th season with a Hispanic initiative, naming Arturo O’Farrill artist-in-residence and launching a multi-genre ¡VIVA! series. New commissions and dance, jazz and education programs aim to center Latino traditions in Costa Mesa.

Brent “Doc” Watkins has opened Doc's at the Tower Theatre in Montrose, pairing live jazz with a full dinner menu under the building's historic marquee.

The Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival returns to Fifth Avenue this Sunday with handmade hats and a participant-led promenade centered near St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

The New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival returns April 9–13 with more than 40 shows, workshops and two neighborhood parades across the Bywater and Marigny.

Midwest Film Festival's 2026 'Midwest Royale' season launches May 31 at the Chicago Cultural Center and expands into a multi-day July festival showcasing Midwestern filmmakers.

Mayor Mary Sheffield's team will recruit a new arts director and is considering a standalone, budget-neutral culture office reporting to the mayor.

Tom McCarthy has staged a star‑studded shoot at the Don CeSar in St. Pete Beach; local extras and period vehicles are being sought for scenes April 6–8.