Korean Wedding Culture: In South Korea, weddings start long before the ceremony, with “cheongmo” pre-wedding gatherings and cash envelopes that guests quietly calculate—showing how social ties and family planning shape the big day. Creative Climate Funding: Ireland announced record €7.6M for Creative Climate Action Fund III, backing 11 creative projects from artist residencies in rural communities to city behavior-change work that nudges people away from short car trips. Night-Time Economy Conference: AIM Ireland and Dublin City Council are teaming up for “Bright Nights, Big City” on Sept. 22, aiming to map how cities can build safer, sustainable cultural nightlife. Arts Space Saved: Maine’s Waterfall Arts is buying the historic Lincoln Street Center in Rockland, preserving 40+ working artist studios and one of the state’s biggest community arts facilities. Museum Behind-the-Scenes: LA’s CMA is offering a rare tour tied to Martin Puryear: Nexus, spotlighting materials and preservation with a curator-led look at how the show is built. Community Arts & Access: LA County supervisors voted to plan a network of LGBTQ+ “third spaces,” prioritizing youth and older adults to fight isolation. Local Exhibits & Events: New Hampshire’s Meredith Fine Craft Gallery opens “On the Lake,” while San Luis Obispo’s Cultural Arts District parking structure temporarily closes its top floor for solar panel installation. Art Meets Activism: Moroccan rapper Mehdi El Youbi was arrested in Casablanca, with supporters linking it to his politically charged art and social posts. Global Art Calendar: Zimbabwe’s VP Kembo Mohadi toured the Venice Biennale, urging more local artists to seize international exhibition opportunities.