Art & Culture

Dearborn, Michigan – September 13, 2026 -- The Henry Ford will open Artemis Adventure with LEGO® Bricks on October 18 at its Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, giving visitors a hands-on space exploration exhibit that runs through January 3. Members get an exclusive preview on October 17, one day before the public opening.

The interactive exhibition, inspired by NASA's Artemis missions, lets guests build and test their own designs using LEGO bricks. Visitors can construct lunar landers, race rovers over rugged terrain, and design habitats for future Moon and Mars missions.

Large-scale LEGO sculptures recreate real NASA spacecraft

The exhibition features large-scale LEGO sculptures of the Orion spacecraft, International Space Station, Space Launch System, Lunar Gateway, Apollo Lunar Module and Mars habitats. A full-scale Axiom Space Suit photo station lets visitors picture themselves as part of future missions.

Munich – September 13, 2026 -- Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) will broadcast live coverage of the 191st Oktoberfest from September 19 through October 4, 2026, across BR Television, radio, online platforms and the ARD Mediathek streaming service.

The traditional keg-tapping ceremony opens live coverage on September 19

"O'zapft is!" airs live starting at 11:15 a.m. on BR Television, Das Erste and ARD Mediathek, with radio coverage on Bayern 1 and BR24 beginning at noon. Hosts include Susanne Wiesner, Michael Sporer, Dominik Glöbl, Sophie Grund and Andi Christl, with guests Mitsou Jung and Alessandro Capasso.

New York – September 12, 2026 -- During NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, two-time NBA All-Star Baron Davis and NBA player Mo Bamba sat down for a conversation linking basketball, jewelry and the value of natural diamonds.

Davis says jewelry reflects personal identity, not shortcuts

"What you choose to wear is a representation of your personality, your brand," said Davis, who has spent years designing custom jewelry and sourcing natural diamonds himself. "Champions aren't made in labs."

Both players tie basketball excellence to time and repetition

"It's hard to value things that haven't gone through the process," Davis said. "If you're not trying to get to excellence, you're never going to get there. There's never a perfect basketball player. We're always striving, and we're not cutting corners."

Seoul, South Korea – September 12, 2026 -- The Amorepacific Museum of Art (APMA) has opened "Sol LeWitt: Open Structure," the first large-scale survey in Korea dedicated to the American Conceptual artist Sol LeWitt (1928–2007).

The exhibition, which opened September 1, runs through February 28, 2027, and brings together 45 works spanning wall drawings, structures, paintings, photographs, prints, and archival materials.

Thirteen wall drawings are recreated on-site from LeWitt's original instructions.

A signature feature of LeWitt's practice is that his wall drawings are not physically transported but rebuilt for each new venue based on written instructions left by the artist. For this presentation, 23 art students from universities and graduate schools across Korea, forming a group called "APMA MAKERS," executed the 13 wall drawings under the guidance of trained representatives from The LeWitt Estate.

New York – September 12, 2026 -- A new 10-episode series called "The Hunt for Rolling Treasure" will hold a premiere showcase on Sept. 30 at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, featuring six rare American muscle cars valued at up to $1.5 million each.

The show tracks three collectors hunting down rare 1960s and 1970s muscle cars

Co-created by Chris Mazzilli, executive producer of "Downey's Dream Cars" and "The Lost Corvettes," and Larry Hochberg, producer of "Pimp My Ride" and "The Curse of Oak Island," the series is produced by Bungalow Media + Entertainment with Dream Car Restorations. It stars Mazzilli, Dave Weber of Dream Car Restorations, and collector Greg Lotko, who traveled across North America -- including Texas, Las Vegas, Florida, California, Colorado, and Canada -- to locate the vehicles, with exclusive filming access at Mecum Auctions.

Nashville – September 12, 2026 -- Dolly Parton's SongTeller Hotel and Dolly's Life of Many Colors Museum will officially open together on September 29 in downtown Nashville.

The hotel offers 245 unique rooms and two live music venues

Created in partnership with Dolly Parton and Herschend, the hotel features 245 guest rooms and suites alongside two entertainment venues: Jolene's on the top floor and Parton's Live on the second floor. Jolene's hosts nightly performances from Nashville songwriters paired with cocktails and small plates, while Parton's Live offers writers' rounds and songwriter sessions.

Beckley, W.Va. – September 12, 2026 -- Wedding flowers do more than fill a bouquet, according to Steven Webb, a floral expert with Dias Floral Company, who says thoughtful bloom selection can shape the entire mood of a ceremony.

Venue and gown style dictate the right floral texture

Webb advises that rustic weddings pair well with garden-fresh bouquets and textured greenery, while sleek indoor ceremonies call for clean, hand-tied arrangements. The goal is to match flowers to both the gown and the setting, whether the atmosphere is natural and relaxed or modern and refined.

Personal keepsakes turn bouquets into family heirlooms

Couples often incorporate lace from a family wedding gown around a bouquet handle, add herbs or seasonal berries for fragrance, or tuck in heirloom jewelry. These details link a bridal bouquet's design to personal history rather than just aesthetics.

Oldenburg, Indiana – – September 12, 2026 -- Clinical psychologist Claire Hillenbrand Sherman has released "Discover Wholeness with Carl Jung and His Red Book," a guide that translates Carl Jung's analytical psychology into practical exercises for readers unfamiliar with his original texts. The book is available in softcover (ISBN 9781665780834) and electronic (ISBN 9781665780827) formats through Archway Publishing, Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

New York – September 12, 2026 -- The Algonquin Hotel, Autograph Collection, has completed a full renovation of all 181 guestrooms, elevators, and corridors at its Midtown Manhattan property, unveiling a redesigned interior anchored by exclusive artwork from legendary caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. The multi-year, phased project was carried out while the hotel remained fully operational.

Brooklyn-based CRÈME led the design without altering the hotel's historic footprint

Interior design firm CRÈME / Jun Aizaki Architecture & Design worked with LUCID, the design arm of Highgate Hotels, to reshape the guestrooms around their original scale and proportions. Willis Loughhead, General Manager of The Algonquin for six years, said the team aimed to honor the hotel's past "without being beholden to it," building timeless rooms meant to spark creativity.

Monterey – September 11, 2026 -- Monterey Bay Aquarium opens a new bilingual exhibition, "Ocean in Motion / La Danza del Mar," to the public on Saturday, November 7. The exhibit is designed primarily for children ages 2 to 6, though it is open to visitors of all ages, and uses movement and role-play to build empathy for marine animals.

The exhibit features an expanded African penguin habitat as its centerpiece

Visitors can watch penguins dive, swim, preen, waddle, and rest on a rocky beach in the newly enlarged habitat. Nearby digital interactives project silhouettes of penguins in motion, inviting children to waddle, flap, and shake their tails. The Aquarium notes that African penguins are a critically endangered species affected by climate change and overfishing.