Javon Jackson on teaching the next generation, Nikki Giovanni, and Alfred Hitchcock
Saxophonist Javon Jackson plays at Sculler’s Jazz Club in Boston on March 22nd. His newest albums include the collaboration “Javon & Nikki Go to the Movies,” released just before Nikki Giovanni’s death in December of 2024.
Music & Culture Events
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Virtual
Megan Marshall talks with Janice Nimura about “After Lives”
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of celebrated American women, Megan Marshall has been hailed as a “gifted storyteller” (New Yorker) at “the front rank of American biographers” (New York Times).
Join us to hear about her latest work “After Lives: On Biography and Mysteries of the Human Heart” and gain insight from her discussion with fellow biographer Janice Nimura. Don’t miss their conversation about remarkable women in history and their own lives and work. Special for Women’s History Month.Partner:American Ancestors -
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Beyond the Page with Marie Benedict
Beyond the Page is excited to welcome and celebrate another illustrious author – Marie Benedict!
Marie Benedict is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Known for her engaging mysteries and use of real-life events as inspiration, Marie has written a number of novels including The Milford Affair, The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, The First Ladies, and The Personal Librarian. Her recently released mystery is The Queens of Crime. Her books have been chosen for the Good Morning America Book Club and Target’s Book of the Year, among other distinct honors.
Join us as Marie shares her knowledge, dives deeper into her compelling stories, and answers your burning questions!
GBH's Craig LeMoult will moderate this conversation.
This event offers two ticket options:- Attend the event $0
- Attend the event + receive a SIGNED copy of The Queens of Crime + GBH membership $60
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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
Registration is encouraged for this free event.
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
The New England Conservatory's spring lineup offers culture and inspiration
NEC's Dean and Chief Artistic Officer Hank Mou talks about the spring performances and events.
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'Noah's Rejects' is a survival guide to living in Chappaquiddick's paradise
The book is a love letter to the island and survival guide to living in a vacation town. -
A Boston arts collective brings a 'riotously funny' funeral-set comedy to the stage
Plus, a new chapter for the Boston Athenaeum, which has reopened to the public following a massive renovation. -
In dark projects and light, Omari Hardwick is a family man
The actor, known for the TV drama "Power," is playing a silly and loving father in "Fantasy Football."
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Experience mountains overlooking a little cabin in today's oval painting.