‘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.
Music & Culture Events
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In PersonMay 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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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
New book spotlights Madam C.J. Walker’s daughter A’Lelia, who forged her own path
The daughter of America's first Black millionaire became the “joy goddess” of Harlem in the 1920s.
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A new exhibit looks at the role print played in the Age of Enlightenment
Plus, a look at Tom Hanks’ new role in a remake of a Swedish Oscar-nominated film. -
Open Studio: The wives of Henry VIII reclaim their identity in the hit musical 'SIX'
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New England Aquarium's annual ice sculpture features beloved African penguins
Elderly, sandal-wearing Beach Donkey is the star of the show.
GBH Music
More Culture Programs
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Beethoven Interrupts His "Kreutzer" Sonata
Scott Yoo and Anna Polonsky Play Beethoven's "Kreutzer" Sonata.| 1:20 -
What was Beethoven's Favorite Key?
Scott Yoo and his fellow musicians discuss what they think was Beethoven's favorite key.| 1:47 -
Episode 15, Season 10<br> Frank Lloyd Wright Homes, Artist Whitney White, and more
Frank Lloyd Wright Homes, Artist Whitney White, and more| 26:46 -
Episode 25, Season 2<br> What We Don’t Know About The Father of Sci-Fi
There's more to H.G. Wells than we know or think.| 17:12
