George Washington's personal library took a winding path before landing in Boston
In 1848, the Boston Athenaeum acquired more than 300 volumes from the famed Virginian's collection of books. They nearly ended up in the British Museum instead.
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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
‘Love Your Wicked Awesome Neighbor’ brings valentines to people all across Boston
Everyday Boston will distribute over 11,000 valentines across the city this year.
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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.
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Episode 11, Season 2024<br> "Goodnight Thoughts" by Max Greenfield
Join PBS Books for the Library of Congress National Book Festival featuring author Max Greenfield.| 28:32 -
Episode 10, Season 2024<br> "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros
Join PBS Books during the Library of Congress National Book Festival with author Sandra Cisneros.| 29:23 -
Episode 5, Season 5<br> What Makes Heavy Metal Sound Devilish?
Inspired by horror movies and dark themes, legendary bands created a theatrically dark genre, Metal.| 12:20 -
Lise Davidsen in "La Forza del Destino"
Lise Davidsen performs the Act IV aria "La Forza del Destino."| 1:52
