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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'Cocaine Bear' and the re-imagining of the blockbuster
The movie is having a surprisingly strong box office showing. -
The civil rights memorials that expose America's ugly history and warn of repeating the past
Jared Bowen travels to the South in search of history and humanity. -
Finding resilience in Black love, through good times and bad
Here's to love and here's to Blackness, all year long.
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Episode 4002, Season 40<br> Majestic Pine
Bob Ross paints a golden field of sparse pines and other greenery.. -
Episode 4003, Season 40<br> Winter Mountain
Bob Ross captures the mood of a cold winter’s day. -
Episode 4004, Season 40<br> Mountain at Sunset
Bob Ross demonstrates how to create a beautiful brown mountain scene. -
Episode 4005, Season 40<br> Misty Mountain Morning
Nicholas Hankins paints a sleepy, slow moving mountain river; a real Bob Ross classic!
