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Peter Max, psychedelic artist and 1960s icon, dies at 88

Peter Max, the artist best known for his colorful, psychedelic paintings that became synonymous with the flower power movement in the 1960s, has died. He was 88.

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Sep 16 • 8:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
The psychedelic pop artist Peter Max has died at 88, his son says

The artist Peter Max has died at age 88.

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Sep 16 • 6:57 PM EDT • Entertainment • seattletimes.com
Madonna Is Opening the VMAs for the First Time in 23 Years

The Queen of Pop is the most-nominated artist of the night

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Sep 16 • 6:02 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
WALKDONTRUN to fill downtown Seattle streets with over 200 artists

WALKDONTRUN arts marathon returns for its second year, with more than 200 artists expected.

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Sep 16 • 4:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
ARTECHOUSE to bring ocean-themed exhibit to Chelsea Market

ARTECHOUSE, an innovative artistic organization, is bringing "Twilight Zone: Hidden Wonders of the Ocean" to the Chelsea Market as an immersive

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Sep 16 • 3:20 PM EDT • Entertainment • amny.com
New artist residency program at MIT expands views of the cosmos

MIT’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research is launching a pilot artist-in-residence program to facilitate cross-disciplinary dialogue between art, science, and the public. Contemporary artist Amy Karle will be the inaugural artist, working with MIT students, faculty, and staff in 2026-27.

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Sep 16 • 2:30 PM EDT • Science • news.mit.edu
Ed Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutrality

By standing behind support act Macklemore, who was removed from the tour for his vocal support of Palestine, these artists are demonstrating the self-sacrifice necessary to stand against those crushing free speech

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Sep 16 • 12:43 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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Has the cultural tide finally shifted on Palestine?

Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour sparked a wave of solidarity from fellow artists – and exposed how much the cultural politics around Palestine have changed

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Sep 16 • 10:08 AM EDT • Politics • dazeddigital.com
Nature Coast Exhibit No. 1: Call for artists

The Art Center of Citrus County has announced its Nature Coast Exhibit No. 1, the first exhibition of the 2026–27 season. Continuing its mission of promoting and showcasing the work

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Sep 16 • 9:50 AM EDT • Entertainment • chronicleonline.com
Karol G, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Rosalia and Drexler are the most nominated for the Latin Grammys

A fight of titans is coming up for the 27th edition of the Latin Grammys with Karol G, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Rosalia and Jorge Drexler as the most nominated artists revealed on Wednesday

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Sep 16 • 9:34 AM EDT • Entertainment • washingtonpost.com
Karol G, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Rosalía and Drexler are the most nominated for the Latin Grammys

A fight of titans is coming up for the 27th edition of the Latin Grammys with Karol G, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Rosalía and Jorge Drexler as the most nominated artists revealed on Wednesday.

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Sep 16 • 9:29 AM EDT • Entertainment • seattletimes.com
Karol G, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Rosalía and Drexler are the most nominated for the Latin Grammys

A fight of titans is coming up for the 27th edition of the Latin Grammys with Karol G, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Rosalía and Jorge Drexler as the most nominated artists revealed on Wednesday | Talk Radio 1210 WPHT

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Sep 16 • 9:28 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
Karol G, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Rosalía and Drexler are the most nominated for the Latin Grammys

A fight of titans is coming up for the 27th edition of the Latin Grammys with Karol G, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Rosalía and Jorge Drexler as the most nominated artists revealed on Wednesday.

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Sep 16 • 9:28 AM EDT • Entertainment • ksat.com
Kora and guitar meet in cross-cultural collaboration

BAR HARBOR — Mandingue musician Ballaké Sissoko and British folk artist Piers Faccini share the College of the Atlantic Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Community Center stage in musical conversation and

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Sep 16 • 8:42 AM EDT • Entertainment • mdislander.com
Columbus returns to direct 'The Getaway Driver' at Trinity Rep

PROVIDENCE – Curt Columbus retired as Trinity Rep’s artistic director at the end of the theater’s last season, but he’s already returned. “Only directing,” he said with a chuckle, “which

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Sep 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • valleybreeze.com
Watercolor artist shares how she does and doesn't use AI in her work

Artist Sara Wilczynska, who previously was a software engineer at Google, reflects on the strict boundaries she has for AI usage in her work.

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Sep 16 • 5:15 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Best of Detroit 2026 readers’ picks: Arts & Entertainment

Metro Times readers picked their favorite festivals, theaters, artists, music venues, film events, and more across metro Detroit.

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Sep 16 • 2:24 AM EDT • Entertainment • metrotimes.com
More artists drop out of Ed Sheeran's tour in solidarity with rapper Macklemore

Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga, Denmark's Lukas Graham, and Finneas posted separately on social media that they would withdraw from the tour.

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Sep 15 • 5:31 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Universal Music Group sues DistroKid for spreading "AI slop"

Universal Music is suing DistroKid, alleging the distribution service spreads AI-generated and copyright-infringing tracks that divert royalties from human artists.

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Sep 15 • 3:40 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Rice materials science brings hidden history into view at Menil Collection

Pages from a once-classified U.S. government document appear and fade from view on glass walls at renowned museum, the Menil Collection, as part of artist Jitish Kallat’s installation, “Wall Drawing/Redux A119.” Researchers from Rice University collaborated on this dynamic display, helping to bring the installation to life.

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Sep 15 • 3:14 PM EDT • Science • eurekalert.org
Local Russian-Speaking Artists Exhibition Debuts at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health

Brooklyn, NY – NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, in partnership with Be Proud Inc., recently hosted the God Bless America art exhibition, a

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Sep 15 • 3:06 PM EDT • Health • nychealthandhospitals.org
GTA 6 soundtrack: Travis Scott, other artists share cryptic 'GTA 6' messages on Instagram

Starting to get a better idea of who is on this soundtrack.

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Sep 15 • 1:45 PM EDT • Entertainment • mashable.com
From idea to final frame: Where Autodesk can shorten the production loop

AI in media and entertainment production can speed iteration and feedback while giving artists control over editable creative work.

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Sep 15 • 11:59 AM EDT • Entertainment • adsknews.autodesk.com
NoMa neighborhood transforms for annual mural festival: NoMa in Color

Seventeen artists will paint 16 new murals in NoMa from September 11-18, raising the neighborhood's total to 75 large-scale works.

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Sep 15 • 11:59 AM EDT • Business • bizjournals.com
Art, surveillance and the politics of memory in Southeast Asia

Moral policing and repression across SE Asia increasingly target artists, especially queer and trans creators, threatening cultural expression.

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Sep 15 • 5:20 AM EDT • Politics • japantimes.co.jp
An artist captures how summer’s heat waves hit Paris and its homeless so hard

Paris has been grappling with intense heat and illustrator Marina Antonova captures this in her series “Chronicles of a Heating Planet.”.

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Sep 15 • 1:29 AM EDT • Entertainment • seattletimes.com
The Boyz’s Eric opens up on future plans in first Grid Entertainment video

In his first video with Grid Entertainment, Eric reflects on hardship, his fans and the artist he hopes to become.

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Sep 14 • 11:10 PM EDT • Entertainment • koreajoongangdaily.com
Business Owners Undervalue Creative Thinking As A Leadership Skill

Employers say 39% of job skills will change by 2030, and creative thinking is what they will miss most. Artist Neha Shah on leading when the playbook stops working.

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Sep 14 • 9:53 PM EDT • Business • forbes.com
Patriots Day remembrance at Morley VFW Post No. 5368

Morley VFW Post No. 5368 honored Sept. 11 victims and first responders with a Patriots Day event featuring local artists and a “Hee-Haw”-styled concert.

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Sep 14 • 4:16 PM EDT • Entertainment • semissourian.com
Forget AI. Social media already ruined comic book art.

“Bored. Bored. Bored.” This is me, scrolling through Instagram feeds while looking for an artist who breaks the mold. Finding something truly original is like finding a diamond-encrusted unicorn.

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Sep 14 • 1:11 PM EDT • Entertainment • fredericknewspost.com
Abbie Callahan goes from Iowa City to Grand Ole Opry

Pop-Americana artist and Iowa City West graduate Abbie Callahan returns home to play Elray’s Live & Dive this week ahead of her new album release and her Grand Ole Opry debut.

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Sep 14 • 1:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • thegazette.com
14 South Artists Regional Art Tour is Sept. 19-20

Attention Art Lovers! The 14 South Artists Regional Art Tour returns in 2026. Mark your calendars and make plans for a road trip to visit with some of Wisconsin’s finest artists in their home studios located throughout South Central Wisconsin. Tour dates and times are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 and Sunday, Sept. 20.

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Sep 14 • 2:00 AM EDT • Business • fitchburgstar.com
Arts Weekend Haywood celebrates creative spirit of Haywood County

The arts take center stage Sept. 18–20 during Arts Weekend Haywood, a countywide celebration bringing together the Haywood County Studio Tour, local galleries, artist demonstrations, exhibitions, live theatre, music and

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Sep 14 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • themountaineer.com
Clapp, Williams to discuss featured exhibitions at TAG

TAG/The Artists Gallery’s September featured exhibitions pair Colleen Clapp’s atmospheric paintings with Joe Williams’ exploration of the artistic possibilities of figure photography.

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Sep 13 • 3:33 PM EDT • Entertainment • fredericknewspost.com
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UNMC’s Saxena Health Center to Display Chihuly Sculpture Formerly at Joslyn

Crews will install a recognizable sculpture by world-renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly inside the Nebraska Medicine Saxena Health Center, currently under construction on the southeast corner of 42nd & Farnam street. The piece, “Dale Chihuly: Inside & Out,” will be visible through the 3-story glass-enclosed lobby on the building’s northwest corner. It was previously on […]

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Sep 13 • 12:55 PM EDT • Health • growomaha.com
What Is Dub Music? Reggae's Studio Science Explained

What Is Dub Music? Reggae's Studio Science Explained - DancehallMag. Dub music is one of recorded music's most consequential inventions, and yet it remains one of the least understood. At its simplest, dub music is a. DancehallMag is an independent news outlet that covers all things Dancehall and Reggae music, the artists, and culture.

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Sep 13 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • dancehallmag.com
Scientists are building a microscope powered by a quantum computer

Scientists are combining an electron microscope with a quantum computer to squeeze far more information from each electron. The approach could reveal faint details with fewer electrons, helping protect fragile samples that conventional microscopy can damage.

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Sep 13 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Business Owners Undervalue Creative Thinking As A Leadership Skill

Employers say 40% of job skills change within five years, and creative thinking is one they can least afford to lose. It is a leadership muscle, not artistic talent.

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Sep 13 • 7:59 AM EDT • Business • forbes.com
5 divided cartoons about the $5,000 Trump ploy

Artists take on missing DOGE checks, cash for votes and more

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Sep 13 • 2:00 AM EDT • Politics • theweek.com
When politics invades art, an Israeli artist seeks common ground at the Venice Biennale

Belu-Simion Fainaru, our representative at the Venice Biennale, struts his creative stuff and rolls with the anti-Israel punches.

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Sep 12 • 9:05 PM EDT • Politics • jpost.com
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Scientists Detect a Mysterious Signal That Could Be Dark Matter

A mysterious signal deep underground may offer LUX-ZEPLIN its most intriguing clue to dark matter yet. For nearly a century, scientists have been trying to identify dark matter, the mysterious material believed to account for about 85% of all matter in the universe. Despite its enormous influence on galaxies and cosmic structure, dark matter has

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Sep 12 • 5:22 PM EDT • Science • scitechdaily.com
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ENTERTAINMENT: Prize-winning mezzo-soprano on weeklong state tour

Mezzo-soprano Claire McCahan, winner of the 2025 National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artist Competition, kicks off this year’s Young Artist Tour.

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Sep 12 • 1:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • arkansasonline.com
How a single mom affords NYC working as a broker and makeup artist

Violetta Kruglyak, a single mother and NYC broker, navigates financial challenges and career growth from makeup artistry to real estate.

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Sep 12 • 5:30 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Friends of Acadia’s Auction for Health & Hope

View this email in your browser Hello Friend, We are excited to announce our Auction for Health & Hope, hosted as part of our 25th anniversary celebrations. All proceeds will directly support Healthy Acadia’s vital community programs and resources. Mark your calendars to join us September 14-19. Bidding opens at 5 A.M. on Monday, September 14th and closes at 5 P.M. on Saturday, September 19th. This auction highlights the arts and experiences across our region and features themes of health & hope. We have received an abundance of donations from local artists and community members - thank you! All funds raised will support Healthy Acadia’s wide array of health programs and resources, helping to make health happen! We have a variety of items to bid on, including: a handcrafted bowl sculpted by Maria Chamber; a bird lover’s birding basket and membership; a $100 gift card to Union River Lobster Pot; Robert E. Goodier prints; a Cadillac Mountain painting by Roberta Sprague; a winter tulip CSA from Eden Street Flowers and so much more! View this email in your browser There is so much more to check out, and every winning bid helps those in our communities who need health supports the most. It is a win-win! For early viewing of the auction, please visit: **bit.ly/auctionforhealthandhope**If you have any questions, please email: **development@healthyacadia.org.**The auction will culminate on September 19th at our 25th Year Anniversary Celebration at TunkJoy Bakery in Steuben, where we’ll announce the winners live! We would love to see you there. If you haven’t RSVP’d yet, please click here. We are grateful for everyone’s support so far, and we are looking forward to celebrating our auction winners! With Gratitude,The Healthy Acadia Team Don’t want to bid, but want to donate? Click here. Subscribe Share Leave a comment

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Sep 11 • 1:51 PM EDT • Health • barharborstory.substack.com
Newtown Music Festival: A toast to free music, local business and the Athens community

Starting at 4 p.m. this Saturday, the Newtown Music Festival will host eight musical artists for an evening of live music, community and entertainment.

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Sep 11 • 12:30 PM EDT • Business • redandblack.com
Mercury may not need an ancient dynamo to explain its magnetic crust

New analyses of MESSENGER data find that present-day magnetic field can explain most of its crustal magnetism

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Sep 11 • 10:45 AM EDT • Science • physicsworld.com
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Art and science exhibit relays plight of amphibians, fishes

Flagler College welcomes interdisciplinary artist, biologist, environmental researcher and educator Dr. Brandon Ballengée as the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum’s (CEAM) Artist-in-Residence now through …

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Sep 11 • 10:43 AM EDT • Science • pontevedrarecorder.com
Can a Live Nation-backed Atlanta label be a musician’s ‘reset?’ This exec thinks so.

Music executive Kei Henderson, who formerly served as 21 Savage's manager, started Third & Hayden to help boost musical artists' careers while maintaining their mental health.

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Sep 10 • 3:51 PM EDT • Entertainment • ajc.com
Grammy-winning country singer admits to being drunk during concert, didn’t want to cancel

The 36-year-old Grammy-winning artist made the confession during a recent appearance on Entertainment Tonight’s “Sip or Spill” game.

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Sep 10 • 3:10 PM EDT • Entertainment • syracuse.com
Entertainment: Hawaii Theater Project launches

A local theater lover is helping other passionate artists connect by launching the Hawaii Theater Project.

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Sep 10 • 1:47 PM EDT • Entertainment • hawaiinewsnow.com
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Iconic grain elevator headed to auction

A Tri-Cities landmark that has guided travelers, served as an inspiration to artists, and, more recently, played a role in the region’s communications network is up for grabs.

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Sep 10 • 11:00 AM EDT • Business • tricitiesbusinessnews.com
Superstruct Entertainment launches ‘Artistic Code’ for festivals

Superstruct Entertainment has been at the sharp end of artists’ political views in recent times, particularly with boycotts and protests about other business interests of its owner, investment firm KKR.

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Sep 10 • 8:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • musically.com
EDM Star Deadmau5 Signs with Independent Artist Group

Deadmau5, the EDM star who has become an event and lifestyle powerhouse, has signed with Independent Artist Group for representation.

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EDM and Business Dynamo Deadmau5 Signs With Independent Artist Group (EXCLUSIVE)

Canadian electronic musician Deadmau5 has signed with Independent Artist Group for representation in all areas across music, film, television, digital content, gaming and technology and intellectual p...

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Kentucky crafters build business space for disabled, neurodivergent artists

Mystic Zebra Crafts is working toward a storefront where disabled and neurodivergent crafters can sell work and build community.

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Sep 10 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • spectrumnews1.com
Kentucky crafters build business space for disabled, neurodivergent artists

Mystic Zebra Crafts is working toward a storefront where disabled and neurodivergent crafters can sell work and build community.

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Sep 10 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • spectrumnews1.com
Kentucky crafters build business space for disabled, neurodivergent artists

Mystic Zebra Crafts is working toward a storefront where disabled and neurodivergent crafters can sell work and build community.

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Tri-State Rodeo celebrates 78 years with musical talent and bull-riding entertainment

This year’s rodeo event has new additions to its event list like musical performances from artists like Niko Moon Wednesday night, following the Jim Baier Chute Out.

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Sep 10 • 12:23 AM EDT • Entertainment • wgem.com
Tri-State Rodeo celebrates 78 years with musical talent and bull-riding entertainment

This year’s rodeo event has new additions to its event list like musical performances from artists like Niko Moon Wednesday night, following the Jim Baier Chute Out.

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Sep 10 • 12:12 AM EDT • Entertainment • hawaiinewsnow.com
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Tri-State Rodeo celebrates 78 years with musical talent and bull-riding entertainment

This year’s rodeo event has new additions to its event list like musical performances from artists like Niko Moon Wednesday night, following the Jim Baier Chute Out.

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Meet The Hyangle, the San Diego art gallery dedicated to mental health

Artist Stephen Williams focuses his abstract paintings on mental health and wellness topics, and he opens his gallery to a variety of organizations and events that support San Diegans’ well-being. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp Author’s Note: This story includes mention of suicide. If

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Sep 9 • 1:17 PM EDT • Health • daylightsandiego.org
Los Angeles Public Library Celebrates Latino Heritage Month With Eighth Annual L.A. Libros Festival Featuring Authors, Artists, Workshops, and Entertainment

Bilingual Family Event Set For Saturday, Sept. 26, at Central Library, Downtown L.A. Los Angeles Public Library Celebrates Latino Heritage Month With L.A. Libros Festival on Sept. 26, 2026 Families enjoy crafts inside the Central Library rotunda during the Los Angeles Libros Festival. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In celebration of Latino Heritage Month, the Los Angeles Public Library will present the Eighth Annual Los Angeles Libros Festival, the city’s largest celebration of

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Sep 9 • 12:48 PM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Quantum Theatre names next artistic director as founder prepares to retire

Katie Brook to take over as artistic director of Quantum Theatre in Pittsburgh, succeeding founder Karla Boos who is retiring after 36 years.

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Sep 9 • 10:51 AM EDT • Business • bizjournals.com
Superstruct Entertainment Launches Artistic Code Laying Out Programming Principles

Superstruct Entertainment today, Sept. 9, launched its Artistic Code at the International Festival Forum in London, bringing together the principles that

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Sep 9 • 8:49 AM EDT • Entertainment • news.pollstar.com
Indigenous Arts Initiative will offer workshops on arts, entertainment industry

The Indigenous Arts Initiative, which includes partners from the University of Kansas, will bring two distinguished Indigenous artists and educators to Lawrence this September for a series of free public workshops exploring art, culture, storytelling and filmmaking.

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Sep 9 • 8:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • news.ku.edu
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum opens a major Yayoi Kusama exhibition after her death last month

Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum is hosting a major exhibition of Yayoi Kusama's work, two weeks after the celebrated Japanese artist's death at 97 | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM

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Sep 9 • 7:18 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
PROJEKTIL | 10th anniversary & the future of immersive

The founders reflect on a decade of immersive storytelling, from artist collective to international touring studio

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Sep 9 • 7:18 AM EDT • Entertainment • blooloop.com
DIA to open first Georgia O’Keeffe exhibit devoted to famed artist’s architectural paintings

The Detroit Institute of Arts expects the show will draw 125,000 or more visitors at $20-$30 per ticket.

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Sep 9 • 5:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • crainsdetroit.com
Nonprofits Are Helping Musicians Pay for Insurance in Austin, Texas, and Beyond

A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin music artists, even as shifting marketplace conditions make the program a more expensive proposition. It’s becoming a model for other cities and sectors.

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Sep 9 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kffhealthnews.org
Exclusive: Two of gaming’s biggest names are making a big investment in gaming’s future

The first thing to know about the Nova Games Foundation is that it isn’t about The Game Awards. And it’s not about PlayStation. The ambitious new grant program is the brainchild of Geoff Keighley and Mark Cerny. Keighley is the host of The Game Awards, Summer Game Fest and Opening Night Live. Cerny is a game designer of some 45 years and the lead architect for the PlayStation 4 and 5. But this new thing, which they’re revealing through Game File, isn’t about their day jobs. It’s an unaffiliated, standalone philanthropic project. It’s a bet on the artistic future of video games and a way, they tell me, to give back. “I’m nearing the end of my career,” Cerny recently told me over email. “I’m not done yet, but paying it forward—in the best way possible—is very much on my mind these days,” The Nova Games Foundation is a university-affiliated fellowship program, intended to offer six-figure grants to 20 young game designers each year, potentially for decades to come. It will offer no-strings-attached funding along with mentorship from games industry leaders, a combination intended to aid the development of groundbreaking new games, Cerny and Keighley told me. Nova will begin accepting applications in December, from class of 2026 and 2027 students from 13 affiliated gaming programs at universities in eight countries. The schools working with Nova include the New York University and the University of Southern California in the U.S., along with Abertay University in Scotland, Cnam-Enjmin in France, TH Köln in Germany, and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia, Cerny and Keighley said. The plan: $100,000 per recipient, with about a quarter of Nova fellows eligible for up to $500,000 more for projects that are shaping up particularly well. Payments will be delivered based on development milestones, and recipients will own their games. Nova will help promote the work, and developers will be free to pursue the publishers and platforms of their choice. Nova can help introduce fellows to publishers, but won’t take a cut. “I’ve always wanted to give back, but given my role in the industry, I’ve never felt it appropriate to commercially invest in games,” Keighley told Game File. “I’ve never owned stock in a game company or taken a financial stake in a game. Nova is philanthropy: we aren’t taking equity or looking to recoup the grants. The return we’re hoping for is creative—helping new voices make games and find their footing. “Mark and I have each made multi-million-dollar donations to establish the foundation, and we intend to keep contributing. We hope others will join us.” Cerny and Keighley have already hired an executive director, John Maconga, and a head of grants, recent Game Developers Conference director Ashley Corrigan, to help launch the effort. They’re working to recruit game industry leaders to join the effort. Keighley says “dozens of leading game directors have already expressed interest in contributing their time.” To name one, they’ve already gotten Josef Fares, lead designer from It Takes Two and Spit Fiction studio Hazelight on board with a donation and pledge to help out. “I’m proud to support Nova because it gives the next generation of creators the freedom to explore their creativity and hopefully bring their unique visions to life,” Fares told Game File. A plan forged from a friendship Keighley and Cerny have known each other a long time. It’s been so long, Cerny isn’t even sure exactly when they met. “We travel in much the same circles and I’m sure first intersected in the 90s or early 2000s,“ Cerny said. Keighley thinks it might have been during his stint writing a column about the mid-’90s console 3DO for a gaming magazine while Cerny was working on games with Crystal Dynamics or on Way of the Warrior with Naughty Dog. They became genuine friends about a 10 years ago, Keighley said, as they bonded over a shared love of games and a hope to improve the industry. “About a decade ago, we started having dinner a few times a year in LA,” Keighley said. “Just to catch up on life and the industry. Those conversations continued over Zoom during COVID. Nova grew out of that friendship and a question we kept coming back to: ‘What could we do to help the next generation of game directors get started?’” Keighley credits Cerny with the idea to figure out a way to put their money and time back into the industry. At one of those dinners, Keighley proposed the idea of a fellowship program. He’d recalled applying for a Rhodes Scholarship when he was younger. “Spoiler: I didn’t get it,” he said. He’d admired the MacArthur Foundation’s so-called “genius grants.” He liked these kinds of programs that recognized people’s talents and gave them the financial boost and the freedom to realize their potential. With Cerny, he had pondered what a game industry version of that could be. Keighley liked the idea of centering the fellowship on students, drawing inspiration from the accomplishments of Jenova Chen, the USC game design graduate who went on to lead the creation of gently moving, ambitious games such as Flower and Journey. Keighley also thought it could be useful to help promising graduates bridge the transition from student to professional. “Joining an established studio isn’t always possible—especially in today’s market—and even then, it isn’t the right path for everyone,” Keighley said. A fellowship, he realized, could give “graduates the time, resources and guidance to pursue a game of their own and not worry about the commercial viability.” As the idea took shape, Cerny also saw an opportunity to enable more games of a certain type: “The target with the grants is games as an artistic medium,” Cerny told me. “We like to say games with ‘artistic, literary and societal value.’” He added: “I’m a pretty big gamer myself, though I tend to gravitate towards the smaller and more unique or artistic titles, games like Neva, Abzu, Gorogoa, Stray or Outer Wilds. I was just playing and Roger on a flight to Japan, and was getting misty eyed to a degree that I was concerned that a flight attendant would ask me if I was OK. “So one fun benefit here is the games that will come out of the Nova Games Foundation – I can’t wait to play them myself.” Cerny believes it will also be useful for Nova fellows to hone their craft and team leadership skills. “We are looking for the next generation of visionaries,” he said. “The trick is that they will also need to have the executive function necessary to drive a small project to completion.” Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my reporting, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Going big with this Keighley and Cerny may have started Nova and may be the ones primarily backing it right now, but they’re dreaming of something that goes beyond them. “Mark and I may have helped get it started, but one of our measures of success is that Nova grows into something the entire games industry feels a sense of ownership in,” Keighley said. “Our ambition is to build a lasting endowment supported by people and companies across the industry, and an equally broad community of creators willing to give their time and experience to the next generation.” The industry has a lot of knowledge that it can pass to the next generation, Keighley said: “Nova can hopefully become a way to connect that generosity with talented young creators at the moment when it can make the biggest difference.” Cerny, who told me he believes Nova can mature “over the next 10 or 20 years,” sees an opportunity to give generations of game makers momentum. “The industry has changed immeasurably since I started in games in 1982,” he said. “These graduates have talent, training and tools that outclass what we had back in the day by an astonishing amount. But they face a tough road ahead getting traction in the industry, and many could benefit from our support. We want to be there to give it to them.” “There’s a personal side to this, too,” Keighley said. “I don’t have children, and I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what I can do for future generations. Games have been my entire career. I’ve been incredibly fortunate, and helping someone else build a life in this industry feels like a meaningful way to give back.” Cerny’s oeuvre dates back to Marble Madness and Sonic the Hedgehog 2. He has stood on stage multiple times to reveal the future of PlayStation hardware. He’s been an executive producer for a string of modern PlayStation classics such as The Last Guardian and Marvel’s Spider-Man. Nevertheless, of Nova, he said, “It’s certainly not like anything I’ve done before.” Nova Foundation applications will be due in December and the first wave of fellows will be announced in March 2027. A full list of participating universities and steps students and recent graduates can take to apply to become a Nova Fellow is forthcoming.

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Sep 8 • 3:12 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Father-Son Duo Launch A Talent Discovery And Entertainment Ecosystem For Independent Performers

Father-son duo launch a talent discovery and entertainment ecosystem for independent artists because likes alone don't pay the bills.

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Sep 8 • 3:09 PM EDT • Entertainment • afrotech.com
Artist creates pop art paintings for charity

Quiet conversation intermixed with smooth jazz piano at Asbury United Methodist Church on Friday evening, the old sanctuary providing shelter from the pounding rain for the art enthusiasts gathered within.

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Sep 8 • 3:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • dnronline.com
Mo'Nique Signs With Innovative

Mo'Nique has signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment for representation in all areas, Variety has learned.

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Sep 8 • 1:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com
This Lafayette artist turns mud into the places people never want to forget

Over the years, Kai Drobish has has created items representing a lighthouse in Australia, a castle in Cuba, churches in Spain and Italy, hospitals in the United Kingdom, country houses in England and Scotland and a château in France.

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Sep 8 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • theadvocate.com
The Legacy Business: Estate Management Ensures the Music Never Dies

Artists don’t live forever. We’ve been reminded of that too often lately. But when their time sadly does come to leave this plane, their memory can be more than a blessing. It can live on with the hel...

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Gibson Gives strikes the right chord with Vanderbilt Health for healing

Gibson Gives has donated five Epiphone acoustic guitars to the Vanderbilt Musicians and Performing Artists Clinic.

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Sep 7 • 2:52 PM EDT • Health • news.vumc.org
Deaplaneta Entertainment Appointed as Licensing Agent for Global Merchandising Services’ Music in Iberia, France and CEE

The DeAPlaneta Entertainment portfolio has announced it has been bolstered by the addition of Iron Maiden, Evanescence, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne and Backstreet Boys. The company has reached an agreement with Global Merchandising Services for the former to act as the licensing agent for the artists in its catalogue in Iberia, France, and CEE. This appointment […]

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Sep 7 • 6:11 AM EDT • Entertainment • totallicensing.com
'Everyone has an AI secret': This artist has spent a year collecting and sharing hundreds of anonymous AI confessions

Through her project "What We Tell AI," Olivia Tai has collected over 350 handwritten secrets about how people use AI to navigate dating, work and life.

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Sep 6 • 10:00 AM EDT • Technology • cnbc.com
130-plus artists line streets for Upper Arlington's Labor Day festival

More than 130 artists, live music, food trucks and more will highlight the Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival on Sept. 7.

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Sep 6 • 6:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • dispatch.com
Dancehall artist Beenie Man discusses new music, health struggles

Beenie Man is often called the "King of Dancehall."

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Sep 5 • 5:34 PM EDT • Health • ny1.com
F1rst Friday ArtWalk brings art, music to downtown Myrtle Beach

Downtown Myrtle Beach came alive Friday evening, Sept. 4 as local artists, musicians and community members gathered for the F1rst Friday ArtWalk.

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Sep 5 • 5:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • myhorrynews.com
Colorscape kicks-off with concert

Colorscape Chenango will open with a Friday concert before its weekend festival in Norwich, featuring more than 120 artists, music and activities.

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Sep 5 • 3:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • romesentinel.com
Column: Enjoying everything Lower Piney has to offer

Jentel Artist Residency, located in Banner, Wyoming, offers artists, writers and composers an opportunity to spend three weeks together in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains producing work and enjoying

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Sep 5 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • thesheridanpress.com
5 meaty cartoons about the politics of beef

Artists take on foreign imports, American farmers, and more

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Sep 4 • 9:00 PM EDT • Politics • theweek.com
Letter from Iranian Former Political Prisoners, Writers, Scholars, Activists

We, the undersigned former Iranian political prisoners, activists, writers, artists, intellectuals, academic scholars, researchers, and members of civil society within Iran and in exile, stand resolutely in support of the open letter published in The Guardian on 20 August 2026,

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Sep 4 • 6:21 PM EDT • Politics • newpol.org
Scientists Push Molecules on a Surface to the Ultimate Quantum Limit

An ultra-clean crystal surface allowed individual molecules to preserve quantum coherence at the fundamental Fourier limit. A molecule placed on a surface should be easier to probe and manipulate than one hidden inside a solid or suspended in vacuum. In practice, however, surface contamination creates an unstable, noisy environment that can quickly degrade the molecule’s

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Art & Science Combine in Digital Art Exhibition in Portland in October

Unlikely Universes is an exhibition of Ann Tracy's digital works on canvas, metal and paper; the show opens with an artist's reception from 5:00 to 8:00

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Sep 4 • 4:48 PM EDT • Science • maineartscene.com
TikTok Star Skyelar Chase Signs With Innovative Artists Entertainment

Skyelar Chase, who has more than 1.7 million followers on TikTok, has signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment for representation in all areas.

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Sep 4 • 11:03 AM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com
Artist-In-Residence Offering Story-based Events In St. Johnsbury

ST. JOHNSBURY — 560 Railroad Community Artist and Vermont Studio Center alum Lori Lee will host several community engagement events in September and October as part of her upcoming St.

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Science uncovers how the brain interprets artistic beauty

An MRI study zeroes in on the brain networks that underline collective appreciation of art.

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Sep 4 • 9:59 AM EDT • Science • theconversation.com
China is boycotting a major Asian art festival over the naming of a Taiwanese exhibition

Chinese artists are boycotting the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea over plans to designate an exhibition space as the “Taiwan Pavilion.”.

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Sep 4 • 7:13 AM EDT • Entertainment • seattletimes.com
Extinct species come to life through art exhibition at Orlando Science Center

“Elegy for the Unseen: The Art of Extinct Species” is now on display with more than 50 works by 34 artists who have painted, photographed, sketched or sculpted extinct species.

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Sep 4 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • orlandosentinel.com
To The Ceiling Entertainment Faces Unpaid Artist Claims

To The Ceiling Entertainment is out at Salem’s Grand Theatre amid unpaid artist claims and more than $100,000 in alleged back rent.

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Sep 3 • 5:54 PM EDT • Entertainment • salembusinessjournal.org
Connor Storrie's Managers Join Linden Entertainment

Nicholas Todisco and Brad Pence left Atlas Artists earlier this week.

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Sep 3 • 2:15 PM EDT • Entertainment • hollywoodreporter.com
Nick Todisco, Brad Pence Join Linden Entertainment

Nick Todisco and Brad Pence have landed at Linden Entertainment following their exit from Atlas Artists, Deadline has learned.

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Sep 3 • 2:15 PM EDT • Entertainment • deadline.com
Gray Gallery Showing Work Of Newark Artist

ST. JOHNSBURY — The Charles M. and Hanna H. Gray Gallery at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) is hosting a new exhibit, “NJB’Z Kreative Khaos,” by Newark painter Nancy Bushey.

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Sep 3 • 11:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • caledonianrecord.com
Cherokee Film brings music to life via cutting edge technology

Advanced virtual production techniques is helping Cherokee Film to not only film local artists but also capture the spirit of the artist’s music through visual applications.

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Sep 3 • 9:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • cherokeephoenix.org
Imagination Library sees enrollment boost after Parton's death

In the week since country music artist Dolly Parton's death, her namesake children's literacy program has seen an influx of support in her memory.

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Sep 2 • 8:54 PM EDT • Entertainment • thesouthern.com
Northern Virginia business faces civil rights lawsuit

A Northern Virginia eyebrow tattoo artist is being sued for alleged harassment by a customer who claims her religion and nationality are at the center of the legal action.

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Sep 2 • 6:22 PM EDT • Business • fox5dc.com
SM Entertainment and Tencent Music establish Beijing joint venture STE, with Super Junior-M’s Zhoumi as CEO

STE will develop and manage artists for the Greater China market, and says it’s preparing a new Chinese idol group for a debut within two to three years…

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Sep 2 • 3:37 PM EDT • Entertainment • musicbusinessworldwide.com