Arts philanthropy: Two retired WVU School of Medicine faculty members, Dr. Stephen Wetmore and Dr. Mary Wimmer, gave $100,000 to bolster the WVU Art Museum, backing community art like the National Scrollathon headed to the Kennedy Center. Queer theatre: Pride-month return is coming for the 20th anniversary of “Zsazsa Zaturnnah Ze Muzikal,” with auditions June 7–9 in Quezon City. Music industry & Asia: Music Awards Japan expands its International Special Award to spotlight fast-growing Asian scenes, aiming for a more global, multilingual reach. AI and songwriting: London singer-songwriter Samuel Smith turns to AI music tools to keep making Americana after Parkinson’s limits his guitar work. War and art in Ukraine: Kyiv Art Fair highlights Ukrainian artists whose practices shifted after missile strikes and displacement, using collage, painting and analogue photography to process trauma. Qatar on global stages: Qatari designer Rayan Alami and artist Ghada Al Suwaidi bring contemporary regional storytelling to international platforms via Years of Culture collaborations. Archaeology: Turkey’s Karahantepe moves into a new preservation phase with protective roofing and research facilities, while a Roman-period altar stone is newly studied at an Ottoman complex in Kocaeli. Pop culture: Ariana Grande teases the “Hate That I Made You Love Me” video ahead of her July 31 album “petal.” Heritage & community: Derry tourism is surging, and a Belfast Charitable Society anniversary story spotlights how one charity helped bring piped water and built early social services.