Embattled institution: Questions arise over a grant given to the Barnes Foundation from the Delaware River Port Authority. (Los Angeles Times)
Popular demand: "The Pee-wee Herman Show" extends its upcoming Broadway run to Jan. 2. (Playbill)
Heist: Thieves swipe a gold bar worth an estimated $500,000 from a museum in Key West, Fla. (Reuters)
Windfall: Opera Tampa receives a major gift of $1 million from a devoted fan. (St. Petersburg Times)
Money trouble: The Detroit Symphony Orchestra continues to face financial and managerial problems. (Detroit News)
Silver screen: The Philadelphia Orchestra is set to begin broadcasts to cinemas across the U.S. this season. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Also in the L.A. Times: Architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne on the emergence of Sukkah City.
-- David Ng
Photo: Pee-wee Herman performs his new show at Club Nokia in L.A. earlier this year. Credit: Bret Hartman / For The Times