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Music & Culture Events
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In Person
February 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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High School Quiz Show: Studio Audience Tickets - Feb. 2
Come join our studio audience!
Whether you are a fan of a student or school participating in GBH’s High School Quiz Show® this season, a HSQS Super Fan, or general trivia fan, the bracket is set for our 16th Season, and we want to mark the occasion with you!
Sunday, February 2, 2025
8:15 AM — Quarterfinal #3: Winners of Hopkinton/Mansfield vs. Acton-Boxborough VS. St. John’s Prep
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GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: April 26, 2025
10:00 AM — Quarterfinal #4: Winner of North Quincy/Saint John’s HS vs. Maimonides/Lexington
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GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: May 3, 2025
11:45 AM — Semifinal #1: TBD vs. TBD
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GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: May 10, 2025
2:30 PM — Semifinal #2: TBD vs. TBD
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GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: May 17, 2025
4:15 PM — Championship: TBD vs. TBD
LINK TO TICKETS
GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: May 17, 2025
Please note:- This event is free to the public.
- Seating is limited, please RSVP as soon as possible.
- Audience members must be at least 7 years old; all minors (under 18) must be accompanied by an adult.
- Registration does not guarantee seating in the studio audience (overflow will be seated in an adjacent theater featuring a live feed of the taping). Audiences are seated according to production needs.
- Please inform us in advance of any special accommodations by reaching out to Audience Member Services during regular business hours M-F, 9am-5pm at 617-300-3300 or via email: info@wgbh.org.
High School Quiz Show is endorsed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and the Massachusetts PTA.
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In Person
GBH Jazz Nights Featuring Jesse Taitt
GBH Music and JazzBoston are co-hosting a new series to showcase the breadth of incredible jazz talent of pianist and composer Jesse Taitt shares music that celebrates resilience, ancestry, and community. Tickets are free, but registration is encouraged. Please note that by registering for this event you agree to receive email communications from GBH Music. GBH Jazz Nights are made possible by the Goldstein Family Fund.
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
Here are the movies getting people talking at Sundance 2025
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with critic and entertainment editor Hoai-Tran Bui about some must-sees coming out of this year's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
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Ethan Hawke on making a 'dangerous' film
The actor, writer, and director joined The Culture Show to talk with host Jared Bowen about his latest film, "Wildcat," before a series of appearances at screenings of the film at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. -
New play 'Toni Stone' tells the story of one of America's forgotten baseball stars
Playwright Lydia Diamond joined Under the Radar at the Boston Public Library to discuss her play running at the Huntington Theatre. -
'A Dangerous Assignment:' Meet a journalist covering corruption in Venezuela
A new FRONTLINE documentary sheds light on a shadowy corruption scandal spanning from Venezuela to the United States.
GBH Music
More Culture Programs
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The Christmas Story: Luke 2
British actress Lesley Nicol narrates the Nativity, for The Tabernacle Choir Christmas special: Joy. -
O Little One Sweet
Hear The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra's interpretation of “O Little One Sweet." -
Sing We Now of Christmas
This opening number to "Joy: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir" is nothing short of spectacular! -
God Help the Outcasts, (from The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
See Michael Maliakel perform "God Help the Outcasts" with The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra.