A week of jazz pop-ups leads into two free days of major performances at Madison Square Park, plus a new neighborhood food market.

Spike Lee and BAM are launching a two-day Brooklyn festival featuring films, performances, conversations and a free street fair. The weekend closes with Crooklyn.

Three days of free jazz are coming to Harlem and the East Village, with Joshua Redman, Ravi Coltrane and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on the bill.

ImageNation is bringing an expanded Black film and music festival to Harlem Week, with screenings, live events and filmmaker conversations running through September.

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.

Andrew Durand will lead the Public Theater’s North American premiere of the Olivier‑winning Benjamin Button this fall, with previews starting Oct. 8. The Public’s Newman Theater hosts the limited run.

The Rockettes will stage a record 230 performances of the 2026 Christmas Spectacular at Radio City, adding a new number and immersive staging.

A $1.79M state arts award will help convert the former Lincoln Recovery Center into a community-owned HEArts hub with an auditorium and youth programs.

Tony‑winning Cats: The Jellicle Ball will close at the Broadhurst on Aug. 8 after producers said weekly grosses couldn’t cover the show’s costs.

Ava DuVernay’s 14th will close the 64th New York Film Festival with a world premiere at Alice Tully Hall on Oct. 9; the film examines the 14th Amendment amid recent court fights.

Longtime WABC reporter Lauren Glassberg reportedly left Eyewitness News after 26 years; ABC7 has not yet posted a confirmation. Colleagues shared farewells online.

A multi‑floor Keith Haring exhibition at 60 White reconstructs the DV8 nightclub and gathers works made around the globe. The show reframes Haring as an artist in dialogue with cities from Tokyo to Paris.

WKRN reports Taylor Swift has been nominated for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame; NaSHOF’s public pages had not posted confirmation as of July 15, 2026.