35 years later, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist remains a mystery
“Though it’s interesting to parse what happened on March 18, 1990, when the theft was being perpetrated, what’s really important to us is the location of the paintings today,” said Anthony Amore, the museum’s director of security.
Music & Culture Events
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The Ulysses Quartet at The Boston Public Library (May 2025)
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GBH Music Presents JazzNOW: Gabrielle Goodman in tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
GBH Music and JazzBoston close the 2025 JazzNOW series with a tribute to jazz icon Ella Fitzgerald, featuring acclaimed Boston-based vocalist Gabrielle Goodman. Ella Fitzgerald, celebrated for her groundbreaking scat improvisation, impeccable vocal technique, and definitive interpretations of the Great American Songbook, redefined jazz over her 60-year career, earning 13 Grammys and breaking barriers for women and Black artists. Gabrielle Goodman and her band honor Fitzgerald’s legacy with fresh interpretations of the works that made her "The First Lady of Song." A professor at Berklee College of Music, Goodman is a versatile artist whose career spans jazz, R&B, classical, and gospel. She has performed with legends like Chaka Khan, Nancy Wilson, and Roberta Flack, who calls her "one of the finest singers today." Goodman has released six acclaimed albums, including Travelin' Light and Until We Love on the Verve label, and was paired with Ella Fitzgerald recordings on a compilation album from Verve. She has also performed internationally at major jazz festivals.
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
MIT's Great Dome becomes a giant eyeball in this new installation
As part of Artfinity, MIT’s Festival for the arts, the MIT Dome will be transformed into an eye. Using video projections of close ups of human eyes looking skyward, the dome will be animated in an exhibition titled “Gaze to the Stars.”
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ICA's longtime director Jill Medvedow is stepping down
In a quarter century at its helm, she transformed it from a small museum with 10,000 annual visitors to around 310,000 today. -
Paranormal romance gives readers an escape beyond Halloween
Romance books featuring spooky characters are on the rise and filling the shelves of bookstores year round, not just during Halloween season. -
Watertown's New Repertory Theatre closing after 40 seasons
The New Repertory Theatre said it could no longer sustain itself, citing pandemic challenges and declining donations.
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