You may not have known about the roots and branches of Celtic music that reach all the way into Spain, but bagpipe player Carlos Nuñez, known in Europe as "the 7th Chieftain", shows audiences profound musical connections between cultures around the globe.

Argo is test of Affleck’s confidence and boundaries. This is his first non-Boston based film—a thriller in which he plays a CIA specialist drafted to sneak six Americans out of Iran at a time when anti-American fervor is at its bloodiest.

The Worcester Art Museum's new director has a high-profile exhibition schedule, starting with the gripping photography show Kennedy to Kent State, and over time he hopes to reconfigure the museum’s entire collection.

The Nordic pop group Of Monsters and Men performs their smash hit, "Little Talks", for the new World music show on PBS: Sound Tracks.

Hear Jared's reviews of performance, music, film and art around Boston on 89.7 WGBH's Morning Edition, and take notes on what you shouldn't miss this weekend.

Singer-songwriter Liz Longley stopped by Harvard Square on a late summer afternoon to perform her award winning song "When You've Got Trouble" for WGBH Music.