CELEBRITIES
Neville music festival:
Charles Neville, the legendary saxophone player for the Neville Brothers, is being honored by an annual music festival in Massachusetts. The fifth Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival that opens Saturday has been designated a living monument to Neville, who died in April at age 79. The festival was co-founded by Neville’s wife, Kristin Neville.
Mellencamp art exhibit: An Ohio art museum has announced a new exhibition of paintings by rocker John Mellencamp, known for his expressionist oil portraits and other works. “John Mellencamp: Expressionist” opens Sept. 20 at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown and runs through Nov. 18. It will include portraits and mixed-media pieces.
Rihanna’s Diamond Ball: Issa Rae will host Rihanna’s fourth annual Diamond Ball next month, and Childish Gambino will perform. Rihanna’s blacktie event will take place Sept. 13 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans will receive the 2018 Diamond Ball Award. The gala will benefit Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation, which promotes education and arts globally and assists emergency response programs.
Aug. 14 birthdays: Actormusician Steve Martin is 73. Romance novelist Danielle Steel is 71. Actress Marcia Gay Harden is 59. Singer Sarah Brightman is 58. Actress Halle Berry is 52. Actress Mila Kunis is 35.