Venice Art Biennale: China’s pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale, themed “Dream Stream,” showcases works ranging from robotic calligraphy to pop-culture references like “Black Myth: Wukong.” Music Education & Youth Voice: In Windsor, a music teacher is letting students vote on songs and even help run rock shows—posters, tickets, set lists, recording, and streaming releases. Community Through Music: New Mexico’s Sock Out Cancer benefit returns Oct. 17 at the Forum Theatre, with proceeds aimed at non-medical costs for local families. Local Programs That Open Doors: Brockton’s Rose Conservatory is giving kids strings training and original-music experience they may not otherwise get. Arts Funding & Industry Moves: The UK’s Music Export Growth Scheme backs 29 acts in its 25th round, while Warner Music names Mateusz Smółka as MD for Eastern Europe. Culture, Faith & Identity: A Sikh leader in Canada stresses shared values across Hindu and Sikh traditions, while in India an Urdu academy chairman says he won’t sing “Vande Mataram” on religious grounds. Public Art & Community Space: Tampa’s “Between Words and Colors” brings painting and literature together, and Minnesota’s Chroma Zone mural festival returns with free street art events. Safety & Accountability: Durham police charge a Pickering art teacher with sexual assault involving two girls, and a city audit clears San Francisco’s African American Arts & Culture Complex of wrongdoing, citing accounting and management gaps instead.