Beyond body glitter and 'Total Request Live': How the Y2K era changed America
Colette Shade's new book gives a holistic view of the Y2K era through personal essays and history
Music & Culture Events
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In PersonMarch 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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The 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! -
Virtual
Megan Marshall talks with Janice Nimura about “After Lives”
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of celebrated American women, Megan Marshall has been hailed as a “gifted storyteller” (New Yorker) at “the front rank of American biographers” (New York Times).
Join us to hear about her latest work “After Lives: On Biography and Mysteries of the Human Heart” and gain insight from her discussion with fellow biographer Janice Nimura. Don’t miss their conversation about remarkable women in history and their own lives and work. Special for Women’s History Month.Partner:American Ancestors
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
Broadway for everyone: How audio description brings live theater to blind audiences
There are now about a dozen Boston-area venues that offer the live narration of the visual parts of the show.
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How American English has borrowed, stolen, and evolved into an imperial language
Linguistic experts discuss the history of the English language and how the meaning of words evolve over time. -
From Basquiat to Broadway, a look at hip-hop's influence over 50 years
Born in the Bronx in 1973, hip-hop is now a global force that continues to inspire artists. -
Walking the Trail of Tears, DeLanna Studi retraces her ancestors’ steps in ‘And So We Walked’
The Cherokee writer and actor made the journey with her father, and out of it came a one-woman show.
GBH Music
More Culture Programs
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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 -
Episode 14, Season 51<br> Now Hear This “Rising Stars”
Visit Julliard Pre-College with Scott Yoo to play with some of tomorrow’s virtuosos.| 53:54 -
Supa Modo | Superheroes
Who is Supa Modo? I am! The finished film, and community, pays tribute to Jo. -
Joni Mitchell and Friends | "I'm Still Standing"
Joni Mitchell & friends interpret Elton John's "I'm Still Standing" at the Gershwin Prize.| 3:24
