'Destruction Yiddish:' How the Holocaust changed language
The Holocaust caused expedited change in language due to previously unknown trauma, physicality and extremely close contact.
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 Boston Magic Lab is hosting its biggest event yet
The Lab, where magicians can try out new material, is hosting its annual “Chemystery” show and bringing in top headliners from the magic world.
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To fight against book bans, thank your local librarian
The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom reported a hefty jump in attempts to restrict library materials. -
Cranberry Day celebrates an age-old Wampanoag tradition on Noepe aka Martha's Vineyard
Members of the Aquinnah Tribe of Wampanoag have lived on the island for over 10,000 years. -
'Fat Ham' brings Shakespeare to the backyard barbecue
The Huntington Theater Company’s production of "Fat Ham," the 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner, centers pleasure and self-actualization over harm.
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More Culture Programs
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Episode 8, Season 2024<br> “You Are Here” Author Talk with Ada Limón
PBS Books celebrates Poetry Month and Earth Month with Ada Limón, the 24th Poet Laurette of the USA.| 40:34 -
Episode 3, Season 4<br> Mushrooms, Weakness and Doubt
Consider the poetics, and politics, of fungi with poems by Sylvia Plath and Kay Ryan.| 25:21 -
Chloe Chua & Scott Yoo Perform the Ling Ling Violin Workout
Violinist Chloe Chua takes Scott Yoo through the Ling Ling Violin Workout.| 4:04 -
Nine-year-old Wilson Liu Performs Prokofiev's Prelude
Nine-year-old pianist Wilson Liu performs Prokofiev's Prelude Op. 12, No. 7.| 3:02
