Turntable: Hear these new vinyl records from old jazz legends
These live performances from over 50 years ago haven't been heard since the concerts.
Music & Culture Events
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In Person
May 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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Virtual
Explorers: A New History with Matthew Lockwood
Prize-winning historian Matthew Lockwood looks at the impulse to explore, the travels of Pocahontas, Columbus, Sacagawea, and Captain Cook alongside others who rightfully deserve the title of “explorers” including immigrants and fugitive slaves.
According to Lockwood, people of every background imagine new worlds. The impulse to seek new places is universal to humanity. In his new book, “Explorers,” he unfurls a tapestry of surprising and historically overlooked travelers spanning forty centuries and six continents. His illustrated talk will share the stories of such seekers as David Dorr, born into slavery in New Orleans who embarked on a Grand Tour or Europe and Egypt, and the Viking female voyager Gudrid Far-Traveler, who sailed to North America in 1000 AD; among other pioneers.Partner:American Ancestors -
In Person
The Ulysses Quartet at The Boston Public Library (May 2025)
Join GBH Music's quartet in residence, the Ulysses Quartet, for a performance at the Boston Public Library!
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Culture in the News
The Genius Next Door: Artist Tony Cokes uses mixed-media videos to re-contextualize history
In the last installment of our annual series, "The Genius Next Door," Tony Cokes talks about his artistic process, what inspires him and more.
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Reframing the disturbing history of gynecology through art
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Children at Vermont orphanage run by Catholic Church suffered violent abuse, new book reveals
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Women have become the major players through reimagined works of classic fiction.
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Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli Sing "O’ Holy Night"
Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli sing "O’ Holy Night" at The White House. -
"Choke" Performed by Voices of Service
Voices of Service perform "Choke" at The White House. -
Episode 20, Season 10<br> Love Stories, Martín Espada, and more
Love Stories at the Worcester Art Museum, Poet Martín Espada, and more| 26:46 -
Godfather Drosselmeyer
Godfather Drosselmeyer arrives to give gifts to the children.