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Music & Culture Events
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In PersonThe 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! -
In Person
April 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.
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
The Brian O'Donovan Legacy Artist Grant will be awarded for the first time at BCMFest
The 22nd Annual Boston Celtic Music Festival is set to take place from Jan. 16-19 with performances across various venues in Cambridge and Somerville.
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Jeremy Eichler explores music as memory in new book, 'Time's Echo'
The author and historian joins The Culture Show to talk about his book, "Time's Echo," after a conversation with Michael J. Bobbitt on the state of the arts in Massachusetts -
A whale of a marathon is coming to New Bedford
The New Bedford Whaling Museum's annual "Moby Dick" marathon happens this weekend, and Amanda McMullen is on The Culture Show to walk us through it. Then, comedy duo The Good Liars and Amanda Shea. -
Start the new year off right with these new shows
The GBH Drama team joins The Culture Show to talk about the latest from Masterpiece and beyond. Then, director and Arlekin Players founder Igor Golyak breaks down his latest work now on stage.
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More Culture Programs
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Patrick Wilson Performs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin"
Patrick Wilson performs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin" from "Oklahoma."| 2:36 -
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. Address
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. addresses the crowd on the 2024 Concert. -
Audra McDonald Performs "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
Audra McDonald Performs "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" in this anniversary concert.| 1:05 -
Broadway Stars' Earliest Memory of Rodgers & Hammerstein
Audra McDonald, Michael Ball, Daniel Dae Kim discuss their earliest memory of R&H.| 1:59
