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-- Real-estate woes: The Chelsea Art Museum in New York has shut its doors for the remainder of August as it fights the possibility of foreclosure on its home. (Wall Street Journal)
-- Celebrity art: Bob Dylan will unveil a new set of artwork in Copenhagen in September. (Agence France-Presse)
-- Leading men: Jeffrey Wright, Mos Def and Paul Dano will star in the Broadway production of "A Free Man of Color," a new play by John Guare that is set to open this fall. (Playbill)
-- Money in the bank: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has created a $5 million endowment thanks to a donation from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. (The Plain Dealer)
-- Brisk sales: The Metropolitan Opera has reported a one-day record for its box office opening day, selling more than $2.6 million million worth of single tickets for the new season. (BBC News)
-- Leading lady: Amanda Peet will co-star alongside David Duchovny in Neil LaBute's "The Break of Noon" at MCC Theatre in New York. The play is a co-production with the Geffen Playhouse, but the West Coast cast hasn't been announced. (BroadwayWorld)
-- Major acquisition: The National Jazz Museum in New York has acquired a valuable trove of recordings from the swing era. (New York Times)
-- And in the L.A. Times: A Madonna portrait by Raphael is coming to the Norton Simon Museum.
-- David Ng
Photo: Bob Dylan. Credit: Dave Hogan / Getty Images
