Summit Artspace will reopen in early March after a roughly $1M renovation that adds accessible restrooms, new lighting, upgraded HVAC and a reopened marble staircase. The county and local foundations funded the work.

Corey Favor will lead the King Arts Complex after recent leadership turnover. The board called the hire a "bold new chapter" for the Near East Side arts nonprofit.

La Onda, the BottleRock-produced Latin festival in Napa, has been canceled; organizers promise refunds and say they hope to return.

Londzell Hardy converted a shuttered Bally Total Fitness into a 1,200-seat performing arts theater on LaVista Road that opened on Dec. 31 and has already drawn big-name acts and city attention.

NOMA's Art in Bloom returns March 19–22 with "Marsh Madness," featuring floral installations, a lecture, a fashion luncheon, and an online silent auction.

OHA has tapped AEA Consulting to run a six‑month feasibility study for a proposed Native Hawaiian cultural center on its Kakaʻako Makai land. The review will map program needs, costs and community outreach.

After years behind a high brick wall, the Aslan Foundation will open the Eugenia Williams House this spring, offering tours, programming and restored trails across 24 acres.

Somerville is finalizing ArtFarm park plans to cap a major stormwater pump station in Brickbottom. Designers say the surface is slated for 2027 and will fold art into maintenance access points.

Carnegie Hall will debut a three‑day Indian Music Festival in May 2027, backed by a $10 million endowment from Ila and Dinesh Paliwal and featuring classical and contemporary programming.

Tabitha Jackson, the former Sundance director and longtime Greenwich Village attendee, begins as Film Forum’s new director and says preserving the theater’s mission is her priority.

Watermelon Books opened this weekend at Holy Ground in South L.A., billed by organizers as America’s first Palestinian bookstore. The pop-up pairs readings and screenings with fundraising for community projects.

Valley film shoots generated $21.5M in 2025, sustaining local crews and vendors even as totals fell from 2024's $29.1M. The tally was driven by commercials, TV and still shoots.

The North Texas Irish Festival returns to Fair Park from March 6 to 8, featuring three days of Celtic music, Irish dance, whiskey tastings, and family-friendly activities, along with updated cashless concessions, ticket options, and transit access via Dallas Area Rapid Transit.