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Vintage recording details an eyewitness account of Lexington, Concord battles
In the 1950 recording, preserved by GBH Archives, a Waltham doctor recalled his great-grandmother’s childhood account of the chaos on the first day of the Revolutionary War.
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November 18, 2024 - Orville Peck and the Actors Shakespeare Project's "Emma"
Last month Orville Peck played to a sold out show in MGM’s Music Hall. Culture Show host and Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen caught up with him ahead of his performance to talk about his path to country music, what it’s like to be regarded as country music’s most mysterious outlaw and his latest album “Stampede,” which includes a duet with Willie Nelson about gay cowboy love.From there Christopher V. Edwars, Artistic Director at Actors’ Shakespeare Project and Director Regine Vital join The Culture Show to talk about their current production, the play “Emma,” An adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel. “Emma” is onstage through December 15th at The Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge, MA. -
November 15, 2024 - The Grammys, Roy Haynes, and The Onion buying InfoWars
Today on The Culture Show, co-hosts Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III and Callie Crossley go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review. First up: The Grammy nominations are out. They’ll go over the snoozers, snubs and surprises.From there they’ll remember Boston’s own jazz giant Roy Haynes. The pioneering drummer who earned the nickname "Snap Crackle" died this week at age 99. He was one of the last remaining musicians of jazz’s swing and bebop eras.Then, Simon and Garfunkel break their sound of silence, making amends over lunch in an exchange that brought Art Garfunkel to tears.And, lions and tigers and pornography, oh my! Mattel merchandise for the “WICKED” movie mistakenly sent people to a website with adult only content.Plus, it’s not a satirical headline, it’s for real: The Onion buys Alex Jones’s InfoWars in a bankruptcy auction. -
November 14, 2024 - Cillian Murphy, the Old North Church's angels, and Scooter LaForge
Fresh off his Best Actor Oscar win for Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy produces and stars in the quiet, contemplative, and powerful film “Small Things Like These.” Based on the book by Claire Keegan, “Small Things Like These” is set in 1985, in a small Irish village just before Christmas. The protagonist, Bill Furlong, played by Murphy, is a devoted husband and father to five daughters. A coal merchant, he spends his days hauling truckloads of coal around town. He’s well-liked, very kind and very interior. Especially as he’s flooded with painful childhood memories during one of his routine deliveries to a Magdalene laundry. An institution run by Catholic nuns where so-called “fallen” girls were imprisoned and abused. Cillian Murphy joins the CUlture Show to talk about “Small Things LIke These,” which is in theaters now.From there, famous for its role in the historic ride, Boston’s Old North Church has embarked on its own journey to restore the artwork that graced its walls during the American Revolution. Culture Show Producer Kate Dellis brings us the story with a behind-the-scenes look at this restoration.Finally, artist and sculptor Scooter LaForge uses pop-culture references to address themes such as addiction, gender, and sexuality. While his work is infused with a punk rock attitude, in it you can often find humor and hope. Scooter LaForge is a fixture in New York’s art scene, whose aesthetic has also made it onto the runway, collaborating with fashion designers and crafting bespoke clothing. Now,a mid-career retrospective showcases a selection of LaForge's work, titled “Enchanted Anarchies and Other Realities,” it’s on view through December 1st at Lesley University College of Art and Design. Tonight you can catch him in conversation with artist Jennifer Krasinsiki, 6:00 PM at the Roberts Gallery, Lunder Arts Center as Lesley. -
November 13, 2024 - Imari Paris Jeffries and Carmen Fields on her father's musical legacy
Imari Paris Jeffries, President and CEO of Embrace Boston, joins The Culture Show to talk about his reflections on the 2024 election results. He also recaps Embrace Boston’s 2024 Arts and Culture Summit and he and Jared Bowen share their experiences of both being featured performers in the Huntington Theatre’s production of “Nassim.” From there, longtime journalist Carmen Fields joins us to talk about her new book, “Going Back to T-Town:The Ernie Fields Territory Big Band,” where she pieces together the musical journey of her father, Ernie Fields, a talented and pioneering musician and bandleader who toured the country during the Jim Crow era with his Black orchestra. He was also key to giving so many jazz greats their first big breaks. Carmen Fields is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who has worked at The Boston Globe, local channels 4 and 7 and served as host and producer for the public affairs program “Higher Ground” on WHDH-TV, Boston. She co-anchored WGBH's Ten O'Clock News and wrote the script for the American Experience documentary "Goin' Back to T-Town" which is about the Tulsa Massacre. -
November 12, 2024 - National Museum of Women in the Arts, JustBook-ish, and Jim Donahue
When it comes to art by women that museums acquire or exhibit, it’s still a fraction of the focus on male artists. The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C. has long been trying to change that. Founded in 1987, it’s always been dedicated to the creativity and work of women. Now it’s celebrating a milestone renovation and expanded collection. Museum Director Susan Fisher Sterling joins me.From there things in Dorchester are getting more bookish. Boston’s Poet Laureate is one of the founders of the neighborhood’s only independent bookstore.We get a preview ahead of their grand opening.And, we enter a winter wonderland. Jim Donahue of Newport Mansions, AKA the guru of glamor, shares his holiday decorating pro tips. Be warned, if you’ve visited the mansions, you know his is a more is more approach.
