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The fifth Flying Carpet Festival will be returning to the Turkish Syrian border between September 15th-25th, 2023 and be held in remote villages and cities near the border in Mardin, Diyarbakir and Midyat during a 10-day residency for 31 artists from 17 countries.

Photoville, the Brooklyn-based nonprofit that brings breathtaking photography within reach of New Yorkers in all boroughs—free of charge—will present Photoville NYC 2023 (June 3 - 18).

Circus fans of all ages, from near and far, can beat the heat this summer at reasonable prices while experiencing the best of the circus arts, thanks to the continued partnership of The Circus Arts Academy and The Ringling. The Summer Circus Spectacular returns this year, with some of the circus world's most exciting acts signed on for the one-hour, action-packed show.

The risqué ukulele player is back for one night only! D'yan Forest, the 88 year-old comedienne, who has received the Guinness World Records title for Oldest Working Female Comedian in the World, will be bringing an extended version of her naughty one woman show Swinging on the Seine After Dark to the Joe's Pub stage on May 2nd at 7PM.

OL'DAYS, the stylish and charming all-day cafe, opened its second outpost in NYC on Wednesday, April 5th in TriBeCa on 73 Warren Street.

Edward Burtynsky's powerful new photography series African Studies, a seven-year project spanning ten countries, is having its New York premiere with two solo gallery exhibitions. The exhibitions are on view at Sundaram Tagore Gallery from March 2 through April 1 at 542 West 26th Street and at Howard Greenberg Gallery from March 4 through April 22 at 41 East 57th Street. African Studies is the subject of a 208-page monograph of the same title newly published by Steidl (2023).

As Women's History Month draws to a close, Ballet Co.Laboratory will present a ballet that honors the creativity and resilience of women through their relationships to the kitchen.

The great festive opera of Aida is being performed as a celebration performance for the New National Theatre Tokyo's 25th Anniversary. Franco ZEFFIRELLI's resplendent production, premiered in 1998 to commemorate the opening of the theatre, involves a dynamic stage transformation.

The Jewish Museum will present After “The Wild”: Contemporary Art from The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation Collection, an exhibition highlighting contemporary artworks by 47 intergenerational and internationally based artists made between 1963 and 2022.

Edward Burtynsky's powerful new photography series African Studies, a seven-year project spanning ten countries, will have its New York premiere with two solo gallery exhibitions this March. The exhibitions will be on view at Sundaram Tagore Gallery from March 2 through April 1 at 542 West 26th Street and at Howard Greenberg Gallery from March 4 through April 22 at 41 East 57th Street.

Alberta Bair Theater will welcome Harlem Quartet to the stage on Tuesday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. Since its public debut in 2006 at Carnegie Hall, the ensemble has thrilled audiences and students in 47 states as well as in the U.K., France, Belgium, Brazil, Panama, Canada, Venezuela, Japan, Ethiopia, and South Africa.

MUSE/IQUE honors Quincy Jones in performances entitled Quincy at 90: The Power to Produce Change, conducted by Artistic Director Rachael Worby, Thursday, March 2 and Friday, March 3 at the historic Biltmore Bowl at The Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Avenue, in downtown Los Angeles.  

In Sylvia, the subject of the show is potentially fascinating, with much comparison to draw to the current day; echoes of recent police brutality against women, the challenges against the right to protest and the fight for equal pay rumble on 100 years later. The show has so much to say, but ends up muffled. Rose

Television royalty Jonathan Ross, comedian Rosie Jones and actress Michelle De Swarte have joined the Just For Laughs LONDON festival line up, which is taking place from 2nd - 5th March 2023 at The O2 complex.

Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer will helm a production of Giuseppe Verdi's classic opera Aida to open the 2024-25 season at New York's Metropolitan Opera.

On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 3:00pm, EMPAC at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY will present the world premiere of Armenian-American composer and documentarian Mary Kouyoumdjian and South African-American director and writer Nigel Maister's Paper Pianos, commissioned by Alarm Will Sound.

Abel “The Weeknd’ Tesfaye is the first musician to receive both the Allan Slaight Impact Award, and the CWM Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award. Abel “The Weeknd’ Tesfaye received the Allan Slaight Impact honour at Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2014, which is presented to a remarkable musician, duo or group that continues to make a positive impact.

The Africa Institute announces the Indian Ocean region to be the third edition of its 'country-focused season'— an annual initiative exploring one African country or African diaspora community through a range of scholarly and public programs.

The Rubell Museum in Miami announced a slate of new exhibitions opening during Miami Art Week 2022, highlighting work by the Museum's Knight Foundation-supported 2022 artist-in-residence Alexandre Diop, as well as solo exhibitions by artists including Patricia Ayres, Doron Langberg, Jared McGriff, Jo Messer, Clayton Schiff, and Tesfaye Urgessa.

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University has announced additional programming associated with its upcoming production of Life of Pi. Performances begin December 4 at the Loeb Drama Center in Harvard Square.

Colorado-born, Boston-based alto saxophonist, composer and educator Tia Fuller has been one of the most delightful and distinguished musicians on the jazz scene for two decades.

If you haven't been to OL'DAYS in Nomad, what are you waiting for? This cheery farm-to-table café is becoming increasingly popular for its coffee service, breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, anytime cravings, and treats.

Bristol Old Vic begins 2023 with a series of blockbuster titles, produced in partnership with some of the UKs leading theatre companies. Tickets go on sale to members from today. Shows include Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort of), and more!

Flushing Town Hall will welcome Ethiopian band QWANQWA for a performance like no other as they make their debut United States tour with QWANQWA: Ethiopian Supergroup on October 29th. With their roots in traditional East African music, this experimental group is on a mission to further cross-cultural dialogue. 

The Entertainment Community Fund has announced five recipients of the 2022 Alex Dubé Scholarship Program. This year, the Entertainment Community Fund will award $10,000 scholarships to David Gonsier, Himerria Wortham, Matthew Walsh Bade, Theodore Watler, and Yayoi Kambara.