Unbound Pages: Karen Moss’ portraits raise awareness of banned books
Karen Moss painted friends, family members and neighbors reading their favorite banned books.
Music & Culture Events
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In Person
April 2025 Outspoken Saturdays
The GBH BPL studio will host Outspoken Saturdays, a spoken word poetry event for emerging artists. Every first Saturday of the month, the series will be created in collaboration with spoken word artist Amanda Shea
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In PersonVirtual
GBH Music Presents JazzNOW Celebrating International Jazz Day with Walid Zairi & Talween
GBH Music and JazzBoston celebrate International Jazz Day with Walid Zairi & Talween, showcasing original world jazz music that blends the oud and accordion. Oud player and Talween frontman Walid Zairi’s compositions are influenced by his Tunisian African roots and classical Arabic music background, with jazz elements layered in to create a fresh and energetic sound. Named after the Arabic word for "coloring," Talween features world-class Boston musicians who weave a kaleidoscope of musical colors with intense melodies, jazz and African rhythms, intricate harmonies, and bold improvisation.
Event timeline:
7:15-7:50pm Pre-event reception (in-person only)
7:50-7:58pm Guest are seated in Fraser (in-person only)
8-9pm Live performance in Fraser Performance Studio (Hybrid audience)
Photo credit: A.J. Ghidardi
Concerts to Watch
GBH Music Holiday Spectacular 2024
Celebrate the season with the GBH Music Holiday Spectacular, a family-friendly concert and an opportunity for music lovers to be part of a live television production at GBH’s headquarters in Brighton.
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Culture in the News
Art and science merge in a deep space exhibit at the New Bedford Art Museum
"Nebulae: The Universe Unveiled" explores our place in the cosmos through NASA photographs from the Webb and Hubble telescopes and work by artists directly inspired by the marvels of the night sky.
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Summer reading in the era of book bans
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Quilts honoring George Floyd’s final words on display in Boston for Juneteenth
The exhibit will allow visitors to contemplate George Floyd's death and words in the context of American history and activism -
Embrace Ideas Festival 2023 to highlight joy, education and the best potato salad
The second annual festival begins Wednesday.
GBH Music
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