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Nashville Symphony suspends 2026-27 season, furloughs all orchestra members
The symphony’s board of directors unanimously approved to suspend operations amid growing financial struggles.
Kennedy Theatre’s upcoming season: Little Shop of Horrors, moʻolelo, belly dancing
Kennedy Theatre hopes to inspire audiences to discover wonder in the familiar and possibility in the unexpected. The post Kennedy Theatre’s upcoming season: Little Shop of Horrors , moʻolelo, belly dancing first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News .
The Amazing Digital Circus: Everything has impact
“The Amazing Digital Circus” is a nine episode, independently produced Australian-American computer-animated web series that ran from 2023 to 2026. Created and written by Gooseworx and produced by Glitch Productions,... The post The Amazing Digital Circus: Everything has impact…
East Bay Express
Published 15 hours agoDestiny Muhammad reinvents jazz harp
When Destiny Muhammad was a 9-year-old living in Compton, she saw Harpo Marx playing the harp on the beloved sitcom, I Love Lucy. She knew instantly in her heart that that was her future and her destiny. A $400 layaway plan, classical lessons and unwavering belief later, Muhammad…
City of East Lansing
Published 15 hours agoEast Lansing Art Festival Announces Call to Artists for 64th Annual Event
The 64th annual East Lansing Art Festival is seeking fine artists and craftspeople for next year’s event. The festival is set for the weekend of May 22-23, 2027.
ACM Celebrates 59 Years Of Community Stories
This September, the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum (ACM) turned 59. The museum opened its doors in 1967, and it has spent nearly six decades preserving and celebrating the stories of communities across the greater Washington, DC, region.
Dick Van Dyke’s Boyhood Home Demolition Completed by Noon Hour Tuesday
THE FOLLOWING ARE PORTIONS OF AN UPDATED NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY ABOVE: By the noon hour on Tuesday the entire tear down of the D...
Schackman memoir captures musical life with Nina Simone
There is nothing like playing music with an accomplished and brilliant professional guitar player like Al Schackman, writes Sun editor Norm Wheeler. For the past 10 years I have been lucky enough to sit in with him, Chris Skellenger, and Patrick Niemisto every summer at Cherry…
How Two Clay Pots In Milwaukee Became A Test Case For Restitution For Enslaved Artists
The deal over David Drake’s ceramics could shape how museums treat the work and heirs of enslaved artisans nationwide.
Historic science museum in Philadelphia to close
Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences is set to close down thanks to financial pressures. The 198-year-old museum houses important scientific specimens and a beloved dinosaur exhibit.
Alachua Chronicle
Published 16 hours agoMatheson History Museum hosts graphic novelist Andre Frattino on Oct. 1
The Matheson History Museum welcomes historical graphic novelist Andre R. Frattino to the Museum to discuss the experience of researching and writing WE ARE PAN. The program is at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, and is free with registration.
Lexington celebrates fourth annual Twelve Lions Film Festival
Lexington, Kentucky celebrated the fourth annual Twelve Lions Film Festival on Friday, Sept. 25-27, as residents and visitors got an inside look into the local and international independent film scene. The festival was held at the Kentucky Theatre in downtown Lexington and…