Art & Community Giving: “The Giving Tree” opens at Art Produce Gallery, spotlighting artists who turn everyday materials into meaning, from sugar-linked histories to leaf-and-sun cyanotypes. Paper as Culture: The Reboli Center’s “Works on Paper” (opened Aug. 25) celebrates Madagascar-relevant creativity through watercolor, printmaking and mixed media, with Joseph Reboli’s landscapes among the highlights. Madagascar Art on the Global Stage: Collector Hasnaine Yavarhoussen pushes long-term support for Malagasy artists after helping fund Madagascar’s Venice Biennale debut and launching Fonds Yavarhoussen and Hakanto Contemporary. Music & Fandom: Spotify’s push to turn online fandom into real-life community points to how culture is being built beyond screens. Environment & Heritage: A look at how southwestern land-use traditions help keep Madagascar’s dry forests alive—through rotational grazing, seasonal harvesting and customary stewardship. Regional Politics: SADC structures are set to tackle Madagascar’s political crisis as Eswatini leads the regional security organ. Travel & Lifestyle: South Africans can visit Madagascar visa-free (Henley list), while a new Madagascar-set action-adventure game, “Kalanoro,” is slated for Sept. 24.