There’s a scene midway through Francis Ford Coppola’s exhilarating, crazily ambitious “Megalopolis” during which an architect and city planner played by Adam Driver is giving a press conference to an unseen room of reporters. At the advance IMAX screening I attended earlier this week, it was at this point that the house lights came up…

The City of San Jose’s Cornerstone of the Arts awards will be held Oct. 3, 2024, at the Hammer Theatre Center in downtown San Jose. (Sal Pizarro/Bay Area News Group) When Rick Holden died suddenly in April, it became clear very quickly to many people that he should be honored with the city of San…

Supporters of a $10 million arts and culture bond gathered to launch a kickoff campaign Wednesday morning at Trinity Repertory Company in Providence. Question 5 on the November ballot asks voters to approve or reject bonds supporting construction and renovation projects at Trinity Rep, the Tomaquag Museum and Newport Contemporary Ballet ,along with funding matching…

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage has announced millions of dollars in new arts and culture funding for the Philadelphia region. Paula Marincola, executive director of the Pew Center, says the organization has awarded $10.2 million in grants to 39 Philly-area artists and cultural groups. One-third of the funding will…

BENNINGTON — The red-hot musical “Million Dollar Quartet” will raise the rafters of the Monument Arts & Cultural Center (MAC Center) with six performances, including two matinees, Nov. 14 through Nov. 17. The rollicking show recounts an extraordinary event that took place on the night of Dec. 4, 1956, when four young artists — Elvis Presley,…

Charles Dance is set to play Italian artist Michaelangelo in new BBC docu-drama “Renaissance: The Blood and The Beauty.” Dance’s casting in the three-part series came as the BBC unveiled its arts and culture slate across television and radio at a dedicated event in London on Wednesday evening. “Renaissance: The Blood and The Beauty” is…

Best Museum Treasure Coast Elliott Museum A visit to the Elliott is always a home run, with permanent exhibits on baseball and classic cars. Plus, the exciting rotation of new exhibits keep visitors coming back time and time again. 825 NE Ocean Blvd., Stuart; 772.225.1961 Jupiter Area Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum, 500 Captain Armour’s…

Plano is looking for residents to contribute ideas to the city’s first Cultural Arts Plan. The plan aims to enhance arts, culture and creativity for all residents, cultural organizations and visitors, according to a statement by the city, to keep arts and culture “a core value” of Plano. Advertisement The Cultural Planning Group, a company…