• The Waukesha County Historical Society Museum in Milwaukee opens an exhibit of 27 pencil sketches and five lithographs and serigraphs by former Beatle, John Lennon. The works have been lent to museum by an anonymous collector. Good for the Historical Society! (CBC News)

• Who is Allan Konigsberg? No hints. (The Common Review)

• After recently cutting funding to one federal arts program, PromArt, the Government of Canada has decided to cut five more arts and culture programs over the next two years. (The Globe and Mail Arts)