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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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Naheem Garcia on bringing August Wilson to a Boston stage
The actor joins The Culture Show to talk about "King Hedley II," in which he plays Elmore, currently presented by the Actors' Shakespeare Project. Then, live music at City Hall and the merits of simulcasting opera performances. -
'The most moving experience I've ever been through': Auschwitz exhibition arrives in Boston
A major exhibition on the Holocaust and the infamous concentration camp is now open in Boston. -
A proposed tax credit may bring even more Broadway to Boston
A new theater tax credit proposed by Gov. Healey would encourage local productions of pre-Broadway and nationally touring shows. The Culture Show hosts Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Edgar B. Herwick III weigh in.
GBH Music
More Culture Programs
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Gary LeVox Performs "Bless the Broken Road"
Gary LeVox performs "Bless the Broken Road" on the 2024 National Memorial Day Concert. -
Gary Sinise & Joe Mantegna Honor WWII Veterans
Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna salute our WWII veterans on the 2024 National Memorial Day Concert. -
Bryan Cranston Tells the Story of WWII U.S. Army Veteran John T. "Jack" Moran
Bryan Cranston tells the story of John T. "Jack" Moran on the 2024 National Memorial Day Concert. -
Patina Miller Performs "Hero"
Patina Miller opens the 2024 National Memorial Day Concert with her performance of "Hero."
