Regie Gibson announced as first Poet Laureate of Massachusetts
Governor Maura Healey shared more details about the new role at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem Friday.
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‘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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Arts This Week: At Boston's First 'Selfie Museum,' The Visitor Is The Artist
Jared Bowen reviews a Worcester Art Museum exhibition of art looted by the Nazis. Plus, a selfie museum at the CambridgeSide mall and “Songs for a New World” presented by SpeakEasy Stage Company. -
Boston Book Shop Owner Recounts ‘Wonderful’ Bible Eater And The Voracious Readers Who Kept His Business Afloat Through COVID-19
Ken Gloss, proprietor of Boston's Brattle Book Shop, said he wasn't sure what became of the woman who would eat pages out of the Douay-Rheims translation of the Bible. -
After Its Superspreader Rehearsal, A Community Choir Struggles To Sing Together Again
Few activities spread COVID-19 as effectively as singing. It's why choirs around the country have been practicing over Zoom or in parking lots for more…
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