Arts News

Toronto - Under the motto “anchored in our culture, focused on our future”, Gashanti Unity, a trail-blazing, Toronto-based group of young Somali-Canadian women is taking girl empowerment, leadership development and cultural production to new heights.

San Francisco - Polk Street for all its eclectic stimulation is always busy with people and activities. Yet, seldom has this reporter seen any artists with easel, canvas and color palate in hand painting on the street.

Los Angeles - The Grammy Awards will get its own treatment in February, but the Hall of Fame is celebrating now. The Hall has announced new songs, recordings and albums to be honored.

It should be another busy weekend at the box office even though Friday is still a few days away. As a holiday approaches, what is deemed a weekend is thrown to the wolves. Or in this case, the turkey.

New York - The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is being sued over its admission policies. The lawsuit contends the museum misleads the public into thinking the rates posted are mandatory and not suggested. The museum said the lawsuit is "frivolous".

Bite it did. In a good way, that is. It was "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2." The final installment of the franchise hauled in a robust $141.3 million.

Milan - To help preserve the cathedral and to raise vital funds, Milan's Duomo cathedral is seeking to raise 25 million euros for renovations through an 'adopt a gargoyle' campaign.

Yes, it was a no-brainer that this report would note that "Wreck-It Ralph:" would win the weekend box office race. It was noted as such in the Thursday report as well.

Angers - Dutch sculptor Florentijn Hofman does not do things by halves, so there was a sense of anticipation when it was revealed that Hofman would be constructing a sculpture in the city of Angers located in Pays de la Loire region in western France.

A play called 'Sailing On', held in a women's toilet in the Theater Royal, Nottingham (UK), has been a surprise hit, drawing in a naturally small, but regular, audience.