Starting in January, all Boston children — not just BPS families — will get free admission on some Sundays.

Known for donning a mask, the South African-born country star is far from hiding his true self or shying away from his identity and sexuality.

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.

The film is a contemplative narrative of an Irish family man whose childhood trauma is unearthed after a routine coal delivery to a Magdalene laundry, an institution where "fallen women" were housed and often abused by Catholic nuns.

This year's festival is reviving a tradition that dates back to the 1970s and is honoring two musical legends: Charles Ives and Ruth Crawford Seeger.

This year's event features performances that honor Georgian music traditions, directed by pianist, composer and Georgia native Giorgi Mikadze.

GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath explores Massachusetts’ role in the rise of spiritualism in a four-part series.

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.

This month, Vessela Stoyanova plays jazz inspired by Balkan folk music, with her electric marimba, Valerie Thompson on cello, and Fabio Pirozzolo on percussion.

Kate Quinn is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. A native of Southern California, she attended Boston University, where she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in classical voice. She’s written a number of novels, including four in the Empress of Rome Saga and two set in the Italian Renaissance before turning to the 20th century with books like The Alice Network, The Huntress, The Rose Code, The Diamond Eye, and most recently, The Briar Club.

She and her husband now live in Maryland with three black rescue dogs. Check out more about Kate Quinn here .

GBH's Craig LeMoult moderates the conversation.