Diversity News

The Northern Liberties Business Improvement District in Philadelphia announces the return of Northern Liberties Restaurant Week from Friday, February 2 to Sunday, February 11, 2024.

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with a spectacular Lunar New Year performance by Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company at Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture. Don't miss this festive production!

 The New York Pops will celebrate the hits of Motown on Friday, March 15, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall joined by guest artists Bryan Terrell Clark and Valisia LeKae.

Celebrate Black History Month with a free jazz concert at Idyllwild Arts Academy on February 17.

Sullivan Rep presents STEEL PIER, a captivating musical set in 1933. Follow Rita Racine's journey as she competes in a Dance Marathon on the Atlantic City boardwalk.

Join Mayor Freddie O'Connell, MNPS Director of Schools Dr. Adrienne Battle, T Bone Burnett, and more for dynamic discussions at OZ Arts Nashville's annual signature benefit, 'Conversations at OZ' on February 21, 2024.

This week, the NEA announced $32 million in grants to institutions across the country, and while these grants are going to be vitally important to the groups that received them, it is just a drop in the bucket to the economic impact that arts organizations have on their local communities.

Nine-time GRAMMY Award winner Joni Mitchell will perform at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards. This will be Mitchell's first-ever performance at the GRAMMY Awards; she is currently nominated for Best Folk Album (Joni Mitchell at Newport [Live]). Previously announced GRAMMY performers include Billie Eilish, Billy Joel, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, and U2.

 In December, the CreativeOhio Board of Directors voted to add four new board members to its 25-person board.

The Ishara International Puppet Theatre Festival is set to captivate audiences once again with its 20th edition. The festival is scheduled to run from 16th to 25th February 2024 at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi and Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh. It is produced by Teamwork Arts and is largely supported by the Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust. 

Sphinx Organization, the largest and longest-standing organization dedicated to diversity and inclusion in classical music, announces the winners of the 27th Annual Sphinx Competition in Detroit, MI, which took place from January 25-27, 2024 in the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center. 

The Masque will host its Valentine's Soiree 'A Lifetime of Love' on 14 and 16 February, which promises to be a magical evening, guiding audiences through the beautiful journey of love with a musical twist. Learn more here!

BUGLISI DANCE THEATRE, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Artistic Director, has announced Leaping into the Future with Visions of Spring - a Celebratory 30th Anniversary Season, February 29 through March 2 at the Chelsea Factory, 547 West 26th St. Learn more about the season here!

Join Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre for a choreography workshop based on the motifs and structures of 'Habit Formed.'

New York City Opera presents Caruso and His Songs, a recital by tenor Mark Milhofer and pianist Marco Scolastra, paying homage to the legendary Enrico Caruso. The program features songs written for Caruso, including compositions by Caruso himself.

WE BRIDGE music festival and expo returns to Las Vegas with Hwasa, Jessi, Dynamic Duo, and more. K-Pop sensations Cravity, Kiss of Life, Ampers&One, and others will be performing on April 26 & 27. The Grammy Museum will host their own stage with Q&A panel discussions.

Pegasus Opera Company and Hagemann Rosenthal Associates are proud to present a double bill featuring the gripping female driven stories of Roman Fever by Philip Hagemann and The Human Voice (La Voix Humaine) by Francis Poulenc, play by Jean Cocteau at Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London.

Lene Kongsvik is back with her new solo show 'K for Kongsvik' where the talented comedian/actress has used her own written encyclopedia from elementary school as a basis to show a wide range of both new mixed with well-known characters that define both the extreme and diverse types of personalites.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts welcomes vocal powerhouses to the stage in 2024 with a variety of entertaining concerts for all, including a performance of greatest hits from Australia's Ten Tenors on Saturday, February 24. 

Today, Portland Art Museum (PAM) in Oregon and SITE Sante Fe (SITE) in New Mexico, the commissioning institutions of the U.S. Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, announced that the Mellon Foundation will serve as the presenting sponsor for Jeffrey Gibson: the space in which to place me thanks to a lead gift of $1 million.