Juraj Valčuha led a semi‑staged Act II of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde at Jones Hall with an international cast and striking orchestral highlights. The run played Saturday and repeated Sunday.

The Forest Theater's executive artistic director left less than a year into the job while Forest Forward pushes ahead with an $80M restoration and a planned November reopening.

Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters will have a West Coast premiere at SFFILM on April 28 with two screenings at Oakland’s Grand Lake Theatre.

James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka on The Wire, died on Dec. 19 in Los Angeles; the medical examiner ruled his death a suicide and a family fundraiser has raised six figures.

Lion dances, temple performances and food trucks drew thousands to the Tacoma Dome for APCC’s 28th New Year Celebration. Organizers spotlighted Cambodian culture and recent community milestones.

Artists and residents say Barrio Logan murals are being painted over without notice, and local groups are pressing the city for an artist registry and firmer legal protections.

Hundreds of Aztec danzantes will descend on Emma Prusch Park next weekend for the 28th Mexica New Year, a three‑day blend of ceremony, drumming and a marketplace.

Patty Glaser has emerged at the center of a dispute between Jeff Shell and R.J. Cipriani over alleged leaks of Paramount deal information, prompting an outside probe and regulatory attention.

DCLA’s FY26 Cultural Development Fund sends $74.3M to 1,171 groups, pairing baseline support with equity, language‑access and safety‑net dollars for neighborhood arts.

SAAACAM has launched a second‑phase capital campaign to convert the downtown Kress‑Grant buildings into a 103,000‑sq‑ft African American cultural center aimed for 2028.

Anne Frank The Exhibition opens May 1 at Chicago’s Griffin Museum with a recreated Secret Annex, 130+ original artifacts, and free school visits.

Patti Smith will play a rare, 360‑seat Parkway Theater show in Minneapolis on March 14, the night after a St. Catherine University book event.

DePaul University will close the DePaul Art Museum on June 30, 2026, citing budget pressures and enrollment declines. The museum's collection and spring exhibitions face an uncertain fate.