Culture Clash headlines Grand Performances on June 27 with a free 'End Times' cabaret. Richard Montoya says the troupe may be nearing the end of its run and intends to go out loudly.

The Austin African American Book Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this Saturday at the Carver Museum with Nikole Hannah-Jones, John Hope Bryant and family programming.

The Washington Monument will be lit nightly July 1–5 with looping projection shows that end with the obelisk glowing as a birthday candle for America's 250th.

Ryman Hospitality has tapped Morgan Stanley to shop its controlling stake in Opry Entertainment Group, the unit that owns the Grand Ole Opry House. The move could reshape ownership of one of Nashville’s best‑known stages.

A free three-day Blues at the Arch festival takes over the Arch grounds Aug. 14–16 with Toronzo Cannon, local bands, kids activities and a fireworks finale.

The Metal Museum has asked Memphis for $800,000 after crews found deferred maintenance at Rust Hall; leaders say donor matches could stretch public dollars.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will offer free Thursday nights starting July 9 with timed reservations 5–9 p.m.; limited spots mean you should reserve early.

Lin‑Manuel Miranda’s Warriors — a 26‑song concept album co‑written with Eisa Davis — will arrive on Broadway next spring at the Lunt‑Fontanne. The one‑act musical is expected to begin previews in March with an April opening.

After listing its 217‑acre Napa campus amid mounting deficits, di Rosa faces board changes and community pushback over a possible land sale and conservation deal.

Brad Hoylman‑Sigal is directing Manhattan’s $50M discretionary capital to renovations, theater upgrades and school arts programs across the city.

Make Music New York’s 20th anniversary filled streets, plazas and piers with free performances and participatory projects across all five boroughs. The day ranged from mass guitar jams to pop‑up orchestral experiments.

Cirque du Soleil's first holiday production, ’Twas the Night Before…, returns to Baltimore's Hippodrome for a multi‑performance December run. The show mixes acrobatics and reimagined carols.

Google’s DeepMind is investing about $75 million in A24 to co-develop AI tools for filmmakers, a move that has sparked industry debate over labor, consent and creative control.