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Arthur Griffin's Lens on Fenway


By Jared Bowen
Arthur Griffin photographed a lot of baseball fans for Life, Fortune and the Saturday Evening Post. Now his Museum of Photography in Winchester is giving Fenway Park a party — in pictures.
Jared Bowen: Caught in the Act

Pictures Worth Thousands


By Jared Bowen
Nearly 6,000 photographs have become part of the MFA's collection, thanks to trustee Saundra Lane. Meanwhile, photographer Arthur Griffin's work at Fenway celebrates the ballpark's 100th anniversary.

On stage: Lonesome West and Xanadu.
Caught in the Act

Lockhart Delivers Again With This Year's Pops


By Jared Bowen
Conductor Keith Lockhart serves up a rousing series of Americana music with Bernadette Peters, John Williams, Patti Austin and comedian/banjo aficionado Steve Martin.
Caught in the Act

Arts Ahead: Sometimes Less Is More


MORE ARTS NEWS
By Jared Bowen
Simple pleasures can inform the arts, from folk songs that give people hope, the pastoral scenes that inspire painters or even the those rare moments when, as parents, we get it just right.
Caught in the Act

Cuban Art Comes to South Boston


By Jared Bowen
Because travel restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba have eased slightly over the last 2 years, artist Orestes Gaulhiac was able to attend the opening of his new exhibit at Galeria Cubana.
Caught in the Act

Arts Ahead: Shadows, Pops and Merry Poppers


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By Jared Bowen
Traditions take new and wild turns as a band of theater renegades reinterpret Mary Poppins, Tim Burton drops a vampire into 20th century Maine and the Boston Pops celebrate America's diverse music history with Steve Martin on banjo.
Economy

Paul Krugman Talks Solutions on Greater Boston


KRUGMAN ON THE FORUM NETWORK
By Jared Bowen
Forget "recession," forget "downturn." We're in a depression, Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman says — and he thinks he knows how to fix it.
Caught in the Act

My Broadway: Chita Rivera


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By Jared Bowen
Catch a rare opportunity to experience the incredible talent of Chita Rivera. The legendary actress, singer and dancer talked with Jared Bowen before a benefit performance of her show My Broadway this Friday.
Caught in the Act

Arts Ahead: Two Centuries of Awesome


By Jared Bowen
Learn how Dickens drove fans to a frenzy with his arrival in Boston, how Katz gave rise to Pop Art, see Marvel bring the most epic fight yet to the Big Screen and hear about Broadway legend Chita Rivera's finest moments.
Education

Harvard, MIT Leaders Discuss Online Initiative


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By Jared Bowen
The provosts of Harvard and MIT joined Emily Rooney to discuss their joint online education initiative — one they think will be a game-changer. Watch Greater Boston on-demand.
Caught in the Act

Before Pop Art, There Was Alex Katz


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By Jared Bowen
Katz draws upon six decades of his painting to create a unique, colorful retrospective at the Museum of Fine Art in Boston.
Caught in the Act

A Tale of Two Tours


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By Jared Bowen
In two visits to America, decades apart, Charles Dickens experienced the best and worst of times. His travels in Massachusetts, however, were mostly enjoyable, as detailed in a new museum exhibition at the Lowell National Historical Park.
Live Performances

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Shoes, Sex and Marriage


By Jared Bowen
Don't wait another minute to get tickets to these performances. A new spin on Russian satire and a unique look at Nigeria's recent history.
Performing Arts

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Love, Luck and Triumph


By Jared Bowen
Boston's outstanding theater scene is highlighted again with a round of awards and new performances by ArtsEmerson and the Huntington Theatre. 
FENWAY CENTENNIAL

Greater Boston Goes Inside Fenway


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By Jared Bowen
Go behind the scenes at Fenway Park this Thursday on a special edition of Greater Boston.

Thursday, April 19 at 7pm on WGBH 2
Drama

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Lows and Highs


WATCH LONG DAY'S REVIEW ON GREATER BOSTON
By Jared Bowen
Theater-goers won't want to miss this long-awaited performance of Eugene O'Neill's powerful examination of family, and families won't want to miss a night of delight under the Big Top.
Greater Boston

How Cambridge Brought Back Folk Music


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By Jared Bowen
A new documentary film, For the Love of the Music, charts the evolution of Club 47 from a Jazz oasis to a launching pad for the American folk music revival.(Photo: facebook.com/Club47Film)
Communications & Media

Skittles and Etch-a-Sketch: When Brands Meet Politics


By Jared Bowen
Amid the fallout in the Trayvon Martin murder is a public relations conundrum for a product innocently linked to the Florida teen. It’s an unfortunate circumstance that’s plagued other brands from Kool-Aid to the Post Office.
Greater Boston

Boston Derby Dames Get Rollin'


By Jared Bowen
With 65 skaters among five teams, including the Cosmonaughties, the Nutcrackers and the Wicked Pissahs, the teams routinely sell out the 1300-person arena.
Caught in the Act

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Bach to Broadway


By Jared Bowen
Take advantage of great performances this weekend, and find out what's coming up this season.
Live Performances

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Considering the Future


By Jared Bowen
Consider a vision for peace during the Civil War, having the courage to sponsor art that fits with your vision of legacy, or a bold look at the dystopia that could grow out of violence. Jared talks about some of the fresh takes coming to theater, gallery and film.
Performing Arts

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Show Time


By Jared Bowen
Boston's theater scene is blossoming this spring with regional performances and national tours. 
Weather & National Disasters

After the Tornado, Recovery Is Slow


By Jared Bowen
It’s been over nine months since tornados ripped through the state. But for towns such as Monson, the passage of time has meant little. Homes still aren’t restored; debt is mounting, and so is the frustration. We interview two families.
Drama

Bullying And Gay Teen Experience: Reflections Of A Rock Lobster


By Jared Bowen
A true story is brought to the stage of a gay teenager who sued his high school in 1980 to bring his boyfriend to the prom.
Performing Arts

Circa! All The Stunts, None Of The Fanfare


By Jared Bowen
The Australian group Circa brings a new definition of "circus" to Boston.
Performing Arts

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Keep it Real


By Jared Bowen
Ballet that reveals the pure essence of the dance, circus acrobats without the fanfare and a play about a painting and its inherent value.
Fine Art

Figuring Color at the ICA


By Jared Bowen
The Institute of Contemporary Art is awash in lush color, thanks to artists Kathy Butterly, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Roy McMakin, Sue Williams.
Modern

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: New, Bold and Beautiful


By Jared Bowen
Premiere performances, bold comedy and daring exhibitions prove Boston's art scene is to be taken seriously.
Theater

Wild Swans: A Memoir Brought To The Stage


By Jared Bowen
Jung Chang's bestselling memior, Wild Swans, about her family’s survival during much of 20th century China’s upheaval, is finally adapted for performance.
Fine Art

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Something for Everyone


By Jared Bowen
From contemporary sculpture to knitting bombers, ballet to Sondheim theater, or even an afternoon of Broadway love songs, Bostonians will find something appealing this weekend.
Fine Art

The Best of Contemporary Art: The deCordova Biennial


By Jared Bowen
The best of New England contemporary art on display for the 2012 Biennial.
Performing Arts

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Dark Ages


By Jared Bowen
From black comedy to bleak history to the day the sun went out in ancient Pompei.
Film & Television

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Vixens and Cross Dressers


By Jared Bowen
Two female leads portray women who go to extremes as they face the fallout of war and the pressure of hardship.
Food

What does the Farm Bill mean for you?


By Jared Bowen
Let’s Talk About Food founder Louisa Kasdon and local Farm Aid representative Hilde Steffey explain what impact the Farm Bill could have on your grocery bills.
WGBH Local News

Inside Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's New Wing


By Jared Bowen
Following a $114 million renovation, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is inviting the public to visit its new wing. See a peek inside the Gardner’s new space.
Architecture

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Isabella and Donuts


By Jared Bowen
The long-awaited new wing at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum opens to much fanfare. And all of it is deserved. 
Performing Arts

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Now With Even More Carnage


By Jared Bowen
It's blood and gore all over the place in the Boston arts scene this week. Well, more like razor wit, black comedy and red paint.
Health Care

Hospitals Face Increasing Drug Shortages


By Jared Bowen
There is a strong chance that should you land in an emergency room anywhere in the country, doctors won’t have all the drugs needed to treat you. WGBH News and the New England Center for Investigative Reporting looked at how drug shortages are changing emergency care.
Performing Arts

My Flight Of Fancy At 'Peter Pan'


By Jared Bowen
An elaborate production of "Peter Pan" has been drawing audiences all season long. I had an invitation I just couldn’t turn down tonight to soar and be a star — that is, to take a flying lesson and have a cameo role as a pirate in the show one night.
Live Performances

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Kathleen Turner And The Rockettes


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By Jared Bowen
Go light or go dark with this week's round-up of arts events: the Rockettes, "Shame," "New Year's Eve" and Kathleen Turner as a rehab counselor.
GREATER BOSTON

Childsplay: The Sound Is In The Wood


FROM OUR STUDIOS: CHILDSPLAY
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By Jared Bowen
Members of the "fiddle choir" Childsplay come from many different musical backgrounds, but they all have one thing in common: all of the group’s instruments were made by the same craftsman.
Performing Arts

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Marilyn, Eichmann And A Fiddle Choir

By Jared Bowen
What to do this weekend? There's the movie "My Week With Marilyn," the new play "Captors" and the all-string group Childsplay's annual series of concerts.
War & Conflict

An Inside Look At Spaulding's Treatment Of Libyan War Victims


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By Jared Bowen
The fighting in Libya has taken its toll — and nowhere in the US is that impact more evident than at Spaulding Hospital in Salem, Mass. In October, the US State Department facilitated the transfer of wounded freedom fighters here.

WHERE WE LIVE

Upton: Boom Times In A Sleepy Town


WHERE WE LIVE: COMPLETE SERIES
By Jared Bowen
A little town out in the sticks is experiencing a major increase in popularity due to its open spaces, history and community sentiment.
Performing Arts

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead For Nov. 17–21 (And Beyond)


By Jared Bowen
Don't be a chocolate turkey: start planning your early-winter nights out now with an extra holiday serving of Arts Ahead.
Live Performances

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead For November 10–13


By Jared Bowen
Who needs "Anonymous"? Boston arts institutions feature love, Shakespeare and Shakespearean love this weekend.
Greater Boston

'Modern Warfare 3' Video Game Hits The Shelves


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By Jared Bowen
It had nothing to do with a new Apple device or the latest Twilight movie. Monday at midnight people lined up at electronics stores waiting to be among the first to buy the latest video game in the "Call of Duty Series." It will likely become the best-selling game of all time. And it's all about very violent combat.
Performing Arts

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead For November 3–6


By Jared Bowen
Reimagined classics are the theme of the weekend, with fascinating takes on the "Oz" series, an Ibsen classic and "Peter Pan" competing for your literary and theatrical attention.
LOCAL ARTS

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead For October 27–30


EMILY ROONEY SHOW: A LOVE STORY FOR GROWNUPS
By Jared Bowen
Every Thursday, reporter Jared Bowen discusses the weekend's hottest arts events with WGBH Morning Edition Host Bob Seay. In Boston this Halloween, something campy this way comes.
Greater Boston

The ICA Celebrates 75 Years Of 'Renegade' Art


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By Jared Bowen
It was 75 years ago this month that the Boston Museum of Modern Art opened in Boston. It billed itself as the "renegade offspring" of the Museum Of Modern Art. We know it better today as the Institute of Contemporary Art. I spent some time there last week looking at its history and its brand new show,"Dance/Draw."
Greater Boston

Man Ray And Lee Miller At The Peabody Essex Museum


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By Jared Bowen
On view at the Peabody Essex Museum right now are scenes from an affair both torrid and tempestuous. When artist Man Ray met model Lee Miller, they fell madly in love and produced some of the twentieth century's most celebrated works.
Greater Boston

Race Car Driver Dan Wheldon's Death Rattles Sport


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By Jared Bowen
One of the world's most watched televised sports turned deadly this week when two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died in a 15-car pile up at Las Vegas's Indy 300 on Sunday, Oct. 16.
Greater Boston

Degas And The Nude At The MFA


MORE GREATER BOSTON
WEB-ONLY INTERVIEW WITH MFA CURATOR
By Jared Bowen
"Degas and the Nude" at the Museum of Fine Arts brings together 145 works by Edgar Degas — a staggering collection of pieces that generally never travel.
Greater Boston

Father And Son Martin Sheen And Emilio Estevez On The Way


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By Jared Bowen
El Camino de Santiago is a path for pilgrims which stretches more than 500 miles from France to Spain. It's arduous and emotional especially as depicted in the new film The Way which receives a very intimate treatment via a collaboration between father and son Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez.
Greater Boston

50/50 Injects Cancer With Comedy


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By Jared Bowen
There have been many movies about cancer over the years, yet few have dealt with young people having the disease. But that's the case in 50/50. Actor Seth Rogen says his friend, screenwriter Will Reiser, was the worst person to get cancer.
Greater Boston

The BSO Begins Its Post-Levine Era


By Jared Bowen
The musical strains you hear from Symphony Hall beginning this week could easily echo the strains of relief. The post James Levine era has begun. No more fretting over the maestro's sudden cancellations. No more slumping ticket sales. No more hits to morale, says Boston Symphony Orchestra Managing Director Mark Volpe.
Greater Boston

Boston Fashion Week Review


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By Jared Bowen
Fashion Week in Boston went high end this year. For the first time in the event's 16-year history, most designers are showing their collections at The Tent: A gleaming showcase for both emerging and established designers.

Greater Boston

Moneyball Review And Interview With Jonah Hill


MORE GREATER BOSTON
By Jared Bowen
In Moneyball, a film adaptation of Michael Lewis’s 2003 book of the same name, Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane (played by Brad Pitt) realizes baseball has become a game of moneyball.
Greater Boston

Making iPads Mandatory In The Classroom


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By Jared Bowen
At the private Bancroft School in Worcester, Mass., iPads have been woven into the school's curriculum. It's a new policy this year. Students at this K-12 school are strongly encouraged to attend classes with an iPad. Next year, they'll be mandatory.
Greater Boston

WBZ News Radio Turns 90


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By Jared Bowen
With constant changes and closings, nearly any media milestone these days is something to be celebrated. A 90th anniversary though, which is what WBZ News Radio is celebrating today, is something altogether different.
Greater Boston

Porgy And Bess Controversy At The A.R.T.


MORE GREATER BOSTON
PART ONE: A.R.T. REIMAGINES PORGY AND BESS
WEB EXTRA: PLAYWRIGHT SUZAN-LORI PARKS ON PORGY AND BESS AS THE GARDEN OF EDEN
WEB EXTRA: PORGY AND BESS STAR AUDRA MCDONALD ON THE SONG "SUMMERTIME"
WEB EXTRA: PORGY AND BESS STAR DAVID ALAN GRIER ON REINTERPRETING THE GERSHWINS' PLAY
By Jared Bowen
This is the second of two stories we featured on the American Repertory Theater's bold new adaptation of the Gershwin classic Porgy and Bess. For all the excitement surrounding the production, there's also been a fair amount of controversy.
Greater Boston

A.R.T. Reimagines Porgy And Bess


MORE GREATER BOSTON
WEB EXTRA: NORM LEWIS ON PLAYING "PORGY"
By Jared Bowen
Porgy and Bess is considered the American opera and one of the most singular pieces of theater ever produced in this country. The piece has undergone a transformation of sorts by American Repertory Theater Artistic Director Diane Paulus, who was handpicked by the Gershwin estate to refashion the opera into a musical.
A DECADE OF STORIES

Sept. 11 Narrative Emerges In The Arts


SEPT. 11: A DAY OF REFLECTION, A DECADE OF STORIES

By Jared Bowen
At first, it wasn't clear how the art world could or should respond to the Sept. 11 attacks. Today works of visual art, theater and dance explore the attacks and its aftermath — and audience members are engaging with it.
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL ARTS

Surrealism And 'American Vision' At The Peabody Essex


By Jared Bowen
The dog days of summer are upon us, and what better way to duck out of the heat than by taking in some art? Right now, the Peabody Essex museum in Salem hosts two must-see shows: One exploring the artistic and personal relationship between Surrealist photographer Man Ray and his lover, and the other a rare look at the Hudson River School.
Museum of Fine Arts

MFA Opens New, Permanent Jewelry Gallery


By Jared Bowen

The Museum of Fine Arts has just done what no other fine arts museum in the country has, opening a new permanent gallery dedicated to the display of jewelry with the show “Jewels, Gems, and Treasures: Ancient to Modern.”

Boston

The FBI Wants You... To Find Whitey's Girlfriend


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By Jared Bowen
The FBI is hitting the airwaves to target James "Whitey" Bulger's longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig. Two Boston FBI agents joined Emily Rooney on "Greater Boston" to discuss the latest strategy to end a 16-year search.
WHERE WE LIVE: ASHLAND

25 Years Later, A Poisoned Town Can't Come Clean


TOXICS IN MASS.: TOWN-BY-TOWN REPORT
By Jared Bowen
A study by the New England Center For Investigative Reporting has found that many Massachusetts sites, including the one in Woburn, still live with a toxic legacy. WGBH's Jared Bowed heads to Ashland, home to a plant whose waste practices ultimately turned deadly. 
The Emily Rooney Show

J Squared's Happy and Hip Mother's Day


LISTEN TO THE EMILY ROONEY SHOW
By Jared Bowen
If you are looking to go beyond the standard greeting card and flowers, The Emily Rooney Show's resident insiders J Squared—Jared Bowen and Jan Saragoni—have you covered.
The Emily Rooney Show

J Squared Spring You Into Spring

WHERE WE LIVE

Immigrant Community Shores Ashland Against Recession


WGBH SERIES: WHERE WE LIVE
By Jared Bowen
An influx of Indian immigrants has helped bring economic growth to Ashland -- and led to an expansion of the town's Sri Lakshmi Temple.
Arts & Entertainment

Diane Paulus' March Madness


PAULUS ON THE EMILY ROONEY SHOW
PAULUS ON GREATER BOSTON
By Jared Bowen
The A.R.T's visionary artistic director Diane Paulus talks about opening and directing three different productions in the same month, including her award-winning revival of Hair.  
The Emily Rooney Show

J Squared Takes On Restaurant Week


MORE OF THE EMILY ROONEY SHOW
By Jared Bowen
Jared Bowen and Jan Saragoni break down the best deals to be had during Boston Restaurant Week.
Boston

Boston Pushes For Bill Russell Statue


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By Jared Bowen
Unlike Ted Williams and Bobby Orr, there’s no statue of Celtics Great Bill Russell in Boston. But now the mayor, the city council and even President Obama himself are pushing to change that.
Art & Design

A 'Floating' Expansion For The Gardner


NEW WING, NEW HEIGHTS FOR THE MFA
By Jared Bowen
The Museum of Fine Arts isn’t the only Boston museum with a major expansion. Just across the park from the MFA, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has been building its own extension. The opening is about a year away, but Jared Bowen was allowed in for first television tour.
Music

Poppins' Richard Sherman Still Supercalifragilistic


MORE CENTER STAGE
By Jared Bowen
The musical Mary Poppins opened at the Opera House, But Jared Bowen gets a solo performance from the man who co-wrote all of the classic film's music.
J-Squared

Vacation Week Tips For Tots From J Squared


LISTEN TO THE EMILY ROONEY SHOW
By Jared Bowen
How do you keep the kids occupied during school vacation week and stay sane at the same time? Jan Saragoni and Jared Bowen offer up some family-friendly, school vacation week ideas.
Art & Design

Artist Elevates Everyday Lists, Waste At DeCordova


WATCH: JARED BOWEN TOURS THE EXHIBITION
By Jared Bowen
For its newest show, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum singles out Boston conceptual artist Rachel Perry Welty. From very personal medical records to wrong numbers to fruit stickers, her canvas is broad, but the ideas sharp.
Boston

Boston Divided On Condoms In BPS


By Jared Bowen
A group of students is pushing for the increased availability of condoms in Boston Public Schools. Some advocates think the popularity of hyper-sexual television shows like Skins makes this a good time to step up sex ed. -- but many are opposed to condoms being available in schools.
The Emily Rooney Show

Date Night Tips From the J-Squared Team


By Jared Bowen
Whether you are a dedicated lovebird or an avowed naysayer, there is plenty to do this weekend, and on the big day itself this Monday.
Jazz

Grammys Put Bostonian Danilo Pérez In The Spotlight


By Jared Bowen
The Grammy Awards are this Sunday and among the nominees is Bostonian and Berklee College of Music alumnus Danilo  Pérez, nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for his latest release Providencia.
LOCAL BUSINESS

In Davis Square, Businesses Weather Snow-Related Downturn


STORM COULD BRING 'FLASH-FREEZING'
WHAT TO DO WITH THE SNOW?
By Jared Bowen
On the heels of the holidays, the winter months tend to be slow for restaurants. But season that with a batch of snowstorms and, in the words of one restaurateur, it’s a killer. But some restaurants are trying to take advantage of the snow -- and succeeding.
Race & Ethnicity

New Exhibition Presents Race As Cultural, Not Biological


WATCH: JARED BOWEN TOURS THE EXHIBITION
By Jared Bowen
Race has existed long in our nation’s history—employed as a tool for law-making, social division and much worse. But a new show at the Museum of Science, called ‘Race: Are We So Different?’ asks us to consider why.
Health Care

Family Takes On Mass. Health Care Mandate

By Jared Bowen
One of the central points of debate over national health care reform is the universal health care mandate. Massachusetts already has one -- and one family is taking the state to court over their fine for not having coverage.
Moviola

Human Trafficking Confronted By The Power Of Images


READ WGBH'S REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN BOSTON
FILMMAKERS DISCUSSION ON THE FORUM NETWORK
By Jared Bowen
Community activists, teachers, and survivors will gather in Cambridge, Dec. 2-5, for the Human Rights and Sexual Trafficking Film Forum.
Art & Design

New Wing, New Heights For The MFA


By Jared Bowen
Watch and read WGBH's complete coverage of the Museum of Fine Arts' new $504 million Art of the Americas wing.
Art & Design

MFA Director Picks Favorites In New Wing


PART 1: NEW HEIGHTS FOR MFA
PART 2: PERIOD ROOMS IN NEW WING
By Jared Bowen
Our preview of the Museum of Fine Arts’ brand new Art of the Americas wing continues with an insider’s take. MFA Director Malcolm Rogers takes Jared Bowen on a tour of his five favorite spaces.
Art & Design

In New MFA Wing, Period Rooms Unlock History


PART ONE: NEW HEIGHTS FOR MFA
By Jared Bowen
The Museum of Fine Arts new Art of the America officially opens to the public with a free open house on Saturday. But WGBH's sneak preview continues as Jared Bowen tours the new period rooms that make a visit to the MFA even more engaging.
Moviola

Potter Fans Hunt For Treasures At Harvard Museum


By Jared Bowen
As the final Harry Potter chapter premieres in theaters, visitors to Harvard's Natural History Museum are in for a very special Potter experience. It's the Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt.
Art & Design

Expansion Brings MFA To New Heights


BOSTON'S FIRST GLIMPSE OF MFA WING
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By Jared Bowen
Greater Boston's Jared Bowen tours the new wing of the MFA ahead of its public preview, one floor at a time.
Arts & Entertainment

MFA Unveils $500 M Expansion


By Jared Bowen
On Friday, the MFA unveils its brand new Art of the America’s wing. Greater Boston’s Jared Bowen joined Morning Edition’s Bob Seay to talk about the expansion.
Moviola

For Veterans Day, Favorite Films From The Frontlines


By Jared Bowen
At the Hanscom Air Force Base, a group of veterans shares movies and memories.
Moviola

Boston Jewish Film Festival Celebrates Storytelling And Heritage


By Jared Bowen
The Boston Jewish Film Festival celebrates 22 years of showcasing great films with Jewish themes from around the world. Jared Bowen talks to artistic director Sara Rubin about what she's watching this year. 
Boston

At Home With The Gubernatorial Candidates


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MORE MASS DECISION 2010
By Jared Bowen
Greater Boston's Jared Bowen spent time with all four candidates for Massachusetts governor. Catch up on Jared's series of at home interviews with Jill Stein, Charlie Baker, Deval Patrick and Tim Cahill.
Moviola

Can You Endure This Horror Movie Marathon?


By Jared Bowen
The Coolidge Corner Theatre’s Annual Halloween Horror Movie Marathon promises to be a non-stop sensory overload of live music, psychic readings, popcorn, and plenty of blood and guts on the big screen. Moviola has a preview.
Moviola

Conviction: A Local Tale Of Murder And Family


By Jared Bowen
Moviola is WGBH's inside look at movies in and around the Hub with Jared Bowen. You hear it during Morning Edition on 89.7 WGBH. In this episode, Jared talks with the real-life subject of Tony Goldwyn’s latest film, Conviction, which opens in theaters on Friday, Oct. 15. It’s a gripping tale of murder and family ties, based on the true story of a Massachusetts brother and sister.

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