Black women take center stage at Harriet Tubman museum event

AFRO American Newspapers: The Harriet Tubman Spirit Awards honored local leaders March 21 at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis during a two-part program that also featured an artist discussion on history, memory and Black women’s stories.

MY FIRST EVENT OF THE YEAR 2026

Time Traveling in Costume: My group of ladies in the Historical Dressers had our first fashion show of the year at a new location: the New Frontier Senior Community. I was excited about doing yet another senior community and one of our models, Jeanette, lives there. She pretty much was a major part in making this a perfect event and having our fashion show as the entertainment for an afternoon tea for the residents there.

Brands Swap the Runway for Pop-up Events During NYFW 2026

www.eventmarketer.com: Twice a year, the fashion elite gather in Manhattan for couture runway shows and exclusive soirees during New York Fashion Week (NYFW). But sponsors and brands are increasingly showing up with approachable experiences that help democratize the high-profile event and unchain those velvet ropes. From Sensodyne to Jinx to the Idaho Potato Commission (no, really), see what kind of experiential action was in store from Feb. 11-16 during the fall/winter edition of NYFW 2026.

Evolution Dome US Revs Up Ford’s Historic F1 Return in Detroit

Event Industry News: As Ford Motor Company roared back into Formula 1 with the reveal of its new racing lineup, inflatable structure specialist Evolution Dome was on the ground to ensure the event infrastructure was just as cutting-edge as the cars.

Harlem’s Free Holiday Lights Parade Happens Tonight in NYC

www.timeout.com/newyork: Harlem is flipping the switch on the holiday season tonight and doing it with more flair than a midtown window display. At 6pm sharp, the 125th Street Business Improvement District (BID) will roll out New York City’s only parade of holiday lights, turning the neighborhood’s main thoroughfare into a mile-long glow show complete with music, giveaways and community performances.

Cheryl Porter Gives Voice Lesson to & JULIET Audience Before Sing-Along Show

www.broadwayworld.com: Who better to warm up the audience at & Juliet than famed voice teacher Cheryl Porter? Before their recent sing-along performance, Porter – who currently plays Angélique in the hit musical – led the audience in some of her signature warmups. watch as she gets the crowd ready for a special performance of the hit musical.

The Vessel in NYC Hosts Its First-Ever Holiday Lighting Ceremony

www.timeout.com/newyork: For the first time since first opening in 2019, the Vessel is set to host its very own holiday lighting ceremony on Monday, November 17. The celebration will mark the start of Shine Bright at Hudson Yards, the neighborhood’s annual tradition that turns the west side into a sea of twinkling lights.

Colin Jost, Pete Davidson and the Staten Island Ferry Fiasco

The New York Times: At a Staten Island shipyard, workers were busy on a recent morning repairing the Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican Navy sailing ship that smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in May, killing two crew members. Docked nearby was a problem vessel of another kind: the Staten Island Ferry owned by Colin Jost and Pete Davidson.

LIBERATION Will Host Mother-Daughter Matinee Performance

www.broadwayworld.com: A special Mother-Daughter Matinee will be held for Liberation, the new play by Tony Award nominee Bess Wohl, and directed by Tony Award nominee Whitney White.

Ed Sheeran album launched at Lightroom immersive event

AV Magazine: London’s Lightroom hosted an immersive visual experience to celebrate the launch of Ed Sheeran’s new album, Play. The event, which was staged in collaboration with Spotify and Atlantic Records, saw 59 Studio work with Sheeran’s team to design and produce the imagery that was projected on to Lightroom’s 360° screens.

dBTechnologies Reports Busy Summer Festival Season In Italy

ProSoundWeb: dBTechnologies is reporting a busy summer season on Italy’s festival circuit for systems headed by the company’s VIO Series loudspeakers and subwoofers, with applications ranging from historic piazzas to coastal stages, from forested parks to sun-drenched southern landscapes.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in September

Folger Shakespeare Library: Fall is coming and with it the return from vacation to school and work, clubs and community meetings, and a new theater season. Check out what’s playing at our theater partners across the United States this month. What do you hope to see?

Yamaha Delivers The Art Of Sound In Los Angeles

ProSoundWeb: In a fusion of art, architecture, and sound, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) recently staged a musical experience inside the unfinished David Geffen Galleries before any artwork was installed, with Yamaha mixing consoles playing a key role in the project.

DramaWatch: Let the season begin! Fall shows are lighting up theaters

Oregon ArtsWatch: This weekend, Bag&Baggage’s reimagined "The Glass Menagerie" and Speculative Drama’s immersive "Pericles" are opening. Plus other new and continuing shows and theater news.

Job diary: A day in the life of a professional bridesmaid

Business Insider: When I often tell people that I work as a bridesmaid for hire they almost immediately think that's just a fancy word for wedding planner.

But wedding planners are very different: They work on setting up the wedding and coordinating details of the look and feel of the whole celebration.

Health Expert Warns Concerts Won't Return Until “Fall 2021 at the Earliest”

metalinjection.net: One topic of discussion regarding "return to normalcy" is when can we expect live concerts to start happening again. Last week, a renowned metal booking agent predicted that tours won't really get back to normal until early 2021. Today, a health expert offered a much less optimistic prediction. Shows wouldn't be back until fall 2021 the earliest.

Coronavirus Pandemic Could Erode Movie Theater, Concert Turnout

Variety: After a month of increasing anxiety and self-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic, audiences in the U.S. are largely not eager to return to public events once the crisis subsides, according to a new study.

Olympics Organizers Mull Postponement of Tokyo 2020 Games

Variety: The IOC said Sunday that it will mull scenarios that “relate to modifying existing operational plans for the Games to go ahead on 24 July 2020, and also for changes to the start date of the Games.” Still, the group said that “a cancellation of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 would not solve any of the problems or help anybody. Therefore, cancellation is not on the agenda.”

IAAPA’s Euro Attractions Show 2018 breaks multiple records

InPark Magazine: Hosted by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), Euro Attractions Show (EAS) 2018 was one for the record books. It took place 25-27 Sept. 2018, at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre in the Netherlands and set new EAS records for the number of exhibiting companies (570), the size of the exhibit floor (15,000 square meters), and the total number of participants (15,800).

BIG architects' mirrored orb among installation highlights at Burning Man

www.dezeen.com: Instagram images confirm that BIG's Bjarke Ingels and Jakob Lange have inflated the huge reflective sphere they crowdfunded for this year's Burning Man festival, which is well underway in the Nevada desert.