Editor’s Note: This story is an excerpt from WBUR’s weekly arts and culture newsletter, The ARTery. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. In less than a year, Fabiola Méndez found herself playing NPR’s famous Tiny Desk not once, but twice. First, she performed her own music for a…

Arts & Entertainment From West African Music to Campy Drama, Here Are 5 Arts and Culture Picks for the Weekend Red Clay Dance Company. (Michelle Reid Photography) Between Easter, Passover and 4/20, there will be a lot of foodstuffs consumed this weekend. But bread alone won’t sustain you, so make a meal for your mind…

Opera Colorado has announced its new director and CEO. Meanwhile, students in Routt County are learning about opera in a new way. FoCoMX, Fort Collins’ annual two-day music festival is back this weekend. Plus, there are new initiatives in Grand Junction and the Roaring Fork Valley to support local creatives. Read on for your weekly…

In partnership with the LA County Department of Arts and Culture, LA County Library invites all County residents to explore public art in their communities through its Civic Art Passport. This fun and interactive Arts Month experience encourages residents to visit 22 library locations featuring artworks from LA County’s Civic Art Collection—and collect passport stamps long the way. Residents can pick…

Despite a drop in cigarette sales in Cuyahoga County in the first quarter of this year, tax revenue is up, creating more funding for Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. Only 121 million cigarettes have been sold in Cuyahoga County this year, less than the first quarter of last year. But there will be a larger pool…

From Tolstoy to Shostakovich, Russian culture helped shape the world. We must not lose it. Andrew Marr Apr 17, 2025 – 5.00am Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? We are the willing prisoners of the chances of our lives…

UNLV Jazz and Commercial Music presents its annual Spring Jazz Festival April 28 – 30 in Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall. Tickets for each evening are $10 and available at the UNLV Performing Arts Center Box Office, online, or by calling 702-895-ARTS (2787). 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 28: Jazz Ensemble III, directed by Lukas Hutchinson, Harmon Avenue…

KUOW is pleased to announce the launch of a new weekly podcast Meet Me Here, covering arts and culture events across the Puget Sound region. The first episode is available now on the KUOW app and all major podcasting platforms. In each episode of Meet Me Here, listeners will get a rundown of recommendations for…

The Museum of Surrey will host an Indigenous culture fair in May. The Cloverdale museum will welcome Indigenous artists and performers from across B.C. on Saturday, May 3. Last year, the annual event ran for two days (in July), but this year’s event will only run one day. “We are so happy to be at…

SAN ANTONIO – City officials have just unveiled some beautiful new lighting to brighten up downtown! On Wednesday, The City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts and Culture announced the completion of ‘City Lights,’ beautifully lit sculptures placed at around City Tower by artist team Robert Diaz de Leon, Ronny Eckels and Ryan Takaba. (R&R&R)…