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Music & Culture Events
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In PersonMarch 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 . Join us!
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The Ulysses Quartet at The Boston Public Library (March 2025)
Join GBH Music's quartet in residence, the Ulysses Quartet, for a performance at the Boston Public Library! -
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
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
Here are the movies getting people talking at Sundance 2025
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with critic and entertainment editor Hoai-Tran Bui about some must-sees coming out of this year's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
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Newport obsessed over the Vanderbilts. But its Black leaders thrived long before the Gilded Age.
Dating back to even pre-revolutionary years, Newport was home to entrepreneurs, political pioneers and philanthropists from across the African diaspora. -
New documentary 'Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys' looks at the man behind the moniker
A new documentary covering the career of legendary rapper and founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Ol' Dirty Bastard, is on the horizon. The rapper's life is a tale of triumph, transcendent genius and tragedy. "Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirties," premieres on A&E TV on Aug. 25 and will be available to stream the next day. -
How the South Shore Children's Chorus empowers youth and fosters joy
Kirsten Oberoi describes the profound impact of choral singing on children's cognitive and emotional development when every voice is valued.
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More Culture Programs
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Episode 7, Season 5<br> How Did the Theremin Influence Electronic Music?
Explore how the theremin works and how it's being utilized today.| 10:04 -
Angel Blue Performs "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta"
Angel Blue sings an excerpt of Magda's Act I aria, "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta."| 1:29 -
Extended Readers Club | Tana French
Dive deeper into the mind of Tana French with an extended interview on the PBS Books Readers Club.| 1:14:17 -
Lise Davidsen Performs "Dich, teure Halle, grüß ich wieder”
Lise Davidsen and the VPO performs "Dich, teure Halle, grüß ich wieder.”| 1:33
