‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ showcases the joys and struggles of immigrants in America
The SpeakEasy Stage's production of the Tony Award-winning play centers hair braiders and their lives over one day in the salon in which they work.
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New book spotlights Madam C.J. Walker’s daughter A’Lelia, who forged her own path
The daughter of America's first Black millionaire became the “joy goddess” of Harlem in the 1920s.
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'Museum Town’ Documents How MASS MoCA Revitalized An Old Mill Town
"It’s complicated to weave a contemporary art culture into a blue-collar town," says director Jennifer Trainer. -
Arts This Week: Live Theater Is Back With The Huntington’s Climate Change Comedy ‘Hurricane Diane’
Jared takes in live theater: A modern Greek comedy about climate change, and a one-woman show that blends the lowbrow and highbrow. -
Reconnect With Baroque And Classical Music: Handel And Haydn Society Opens Its 207th Season In October
"We survived the last pandemic back in 1918... So, this was not our first rodeo," says president and CEO David Snead.
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