STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Three Staten Island institutions have lost more than $500,000 in federal arts and humanities funding, the Advance/SILive.com has learned. Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, the Staten Island Museum and IlluminArt Productions in Livingston were among numerous U.S. organizations that lost out on funding from the National Endowment of the…

The city government has selected internationally renowned street artist Leon Keer to design and install a new mural on the West Avenue Parking Deck near Dickson Street in Fayetteville. Whether it’s a large-scale mural or the beautification of utility boxes, public art involves, well, public employees. Ozarks At Large’s Matthew Moore has more details.

Welcome to the Weekly Mixdown, a curated roundup of music, arts, and culture stories we came across and wanted to share with you. This week’s mix features music news, quirky features, curious insights, local happenings, and other smart reads from across the web. May 9, 2025 Bluebird Music Festival returns to Fort Collins Check the…

Where are we going? Modern bibliophiles have nothing on Gilded Age financier J.P. Morgan, who understood the power of bookshelf wealth long before the term entered the lexicon. His trove of the world’s oldest and rarest tomes grew so vast he needed a separate building for it, which became the Morgan Library & Museum. In…

It’s all about the magic of puppets in the play “Life of Pi,” which opened Wednesday at the Ahmanson Theatre — part of the inaugural North American tour after opening on Broadway in 2023 and later winning three Tony Awards. Lolita Chakrabarti’s stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s bestselling 2001 novel follows a shipwrecked Indian boy…

NEW BEDFORD — On Jan. 18, 1977, a gas explosion shook downtown New Bedford, severely damaging several historic structures including the Selmar Eggers building. On May 8, the building at 1 Johnny Cake Hill, officially reopened after completing its restoration efforts to house new local businesses. “This latest intervention is by far the best, a…

NEW BEDFORD — On Jan. 18, 1977, a gas explosion shook downtown New Bedford, severely damaging several historic structures including the Selmar Eggers building. On May 8, the building at 1 Johnny Cake Hill, officially reopened after completing its restoration efforts to house new local businesses. “This latest intervention is by far the best, a…

Farrells to chair Renaissance Ball

Published on May 09, 2025        Installation reflects the area’s architecture, natural beauty, and community spirit in a four-panel series at the N. St. Mary’s Street police substation. SAN ANTONIO (May 9, 2025) – The City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture, in partnership with the San Antonio Police Department and Council District…

Published on May 09, 2025        Installation reflects the area’s architecture, natural beauty, and community spirit in a four-panel series at the N. St. Mary’s Street police substation. SAN ANTONIO (May 9, 2025) – The City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture, in partnership with the San Antonio Police Department and Council District…