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Craft brewers jump on the non-alcoholic bandwagon
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Non-alcoholic beer sales are booming as people embrace Dry January or just cut back on their drinking. Craft brewers are also getting into the action.
Wayne Shorter's operatic dream comes true, brought to life with Esperanza Spalding
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Iconic jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter has completed a long-held dream, an opera based on the mythic Greek character Iphigenia, with help from singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding.
Boston Modern Orchestra Project is honored for championing overlooked American music
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
The Gramophone Classical Music Awards recognized the group known as BMOP for its extraordinary service to overlooked American composers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
We Meet The People Who Ring The Bells In Boston's Old North Church
Thursday, July 01, 2021
In the spirit of Independence Day, we meet the guild of bellringers that is still pulling the ropes at Boston's Old North Church. Just like Paul Revere did nearly 300 years ago.
'Desert In' Is Opera — But Bingeworthy
Monday, June 07, 2021
Live performing-arts events are returning, but Desert In, a sexy mysterious streaming series assembled by a starry cast and crew for Boston Lyric Opera, asserts that digital opera is here to stay.
Fundraiser Gives Back To Alice Brock Of Hit Thanksgiving Song Fame
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Alice Brock became a reluctant celebrity after Arlo Guthrie immortalized her in his Thanksgiving song, Alice's Restaurant. Now friends and strangers are trying to give back to the destitute Brock.
30 Years Ago, An Audacious Museum Heist In Boston
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
On March 18, 1990 — 30 years ago — two thieves walked into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, tied up security guards and made off with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of art.
You Can Tour This Banjo Museum Without Getting Up From Your Couch
Saturday, December 14, 2019
For more than 15 years, filmmaker Marc Fields has been on a quest to capture and share the story of the banjo. The Banjo Project is an online museum that covers the instrument's history and culture.
Conversations Between 2 20th-Century Icons Inspires A New Play
Monday, September 18, 2017
Andy Warhol and Truman Capote meant to turn their taped conversations into a play, but both died before they could finish. Now, "WARHOLCAPOTE," a two-man play based on the tapes, hits the stage.
Salem, Mass., Dedicates Memorial To Witches Who Died On The Gallows
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Salem, Mass., marked a dark chapter of its history on Wednesday. The city dedicated a memorial on the spot where five women were hanged for witchcraft more than three centuries ago.
Bands Prep For The Big Stage At Berklee
Saturday, July 15, 2017
Bands and singers get tips on how to perform in front of enormous festival audiences in a program at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
A Lesser-Known Venus Visits The U.S. In New Botticelli Exhibit
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Botticelli's most famous Renaissance painting shows the goddess Venus, standing nude on a clam shell. Now, an exhibit at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts shows other works, seldom seen outside of Italy.
Boston Symphony Orchestra Gets Grammy Nods For Shostakovich Recordings
Friday, February 10, 2017
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is up for two Grammys for its series of recordings of Shostakovich symphonies. It was recorded in front of a live audience, but it's not one seamless performance.
World's A Stage: Porchfest In Boston's Jamaica Plain Neighborhood
Tuesday, September 06, 2016
Porchfests are neighborhood events where musicians and other artists perform from their porches, while neighbors walk from door to door. We go to a Boston-area neighborhood to experience Porchfest.
Severe Drought Hits Majority Of Massachussetts
Saturday, August 06, 2016
Massachusetts farmers have been scrambling to get water to their crops this season, one of the driest summers in recent memory.
'1984' On Stage: Big Brother Is Still Watching You
Saturday, March 05, 2016
It seems George Orwell's Big Brother never gets old — and he's still watching us. Right now, he's in Cambridge, Mass., where a theatrical adaptation of Orwell's novel 1984 is on stage at the American Repertory Theatre. The production was a sold-out hit in London.
Orwell's dystopian tale remains ominously ...
What The Heck Is Natural Wine? Here's A Taste
Friday, February 12, 2016
If you follow the vast world of fermented grapes, you may have noticed an influx of so-called natural wines. I fell under their spell a few years ago. Apparently, I'm not alone. There's something of a natural wine cult blooming in shops, bars and restaurants around the U.S.
Natural wines ...
Boston Museum Acquires First Painting Frida Kahlo Ever Sold
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Kahlo painted Dos Mujeres (Salvadora y Herminia) in 1928 and sold it in 1929. Conservators at the Museum of Fine Arts say the maids in the portrait may have cared for Kahlo after a violent car crash.
Kennedy Center Recognizes Conductor Who Enlivened American Stage
Sunday, December 06, 2015
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Boston Museum Exhibit Celebrates Legacy Of Black Mountain College
Tuesday, December 01, 2015
Black Mountain College was only open for 24 years, but it helped foment the work of several artists, musicians, dancers and filmmakers, including John Cage, Merce Cunningham and Cy Tw...