This indie sci-fi game is a lesson in resilience and resistance
Developer Gareth Damian Martin tackles gig work, trauma and communities in crisis in the follow up to the acclaimed game Citizen Sleeper.
Music & Culture Events
-
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!
Registration is encouraged for this free event. -
In Person
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.
Sign up for GBH newsletters
GBH offers several newsletters focused on the topics that matter to you.
Culture in the News
Michael Shannon is trying to cultivate detachment
On Wild Card this week, Michael Shannon — the "The Shape of Water" and "Boardwalk Empire" star — opens up about love and aging.
-
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.
GBH Music
More Culture Programs
-
Episode 16, Season 2024<br> "Music and Mind" by Renée Fleming
Renée Fleming discusses her book "Music and Mind" at the 2024 LOC National Book Festival.| 28:28 -
Episode 15, Season 2024<br> "Night Flyer" by Tiya Miles
Tiya Miles discusses her book "Night Flyer" at the 2024 Library of Congress national Book Festival.| 26:50 -
Episode 4102, Season 41<br> Frozen Beauty in Vignette
Snow-covered landscape, icy pond and cabin, compliments of Bob Ross. -
Episode 4105, Season 41<br> Florida's Glory
Bob Ross creates a painting within the shape of the state of Florida.
