Musician Naomi Westwater brings spirituality to the forefront with ‘Cycle and Change’
The folk and jazz record is inspired by the Wheel of the Yea.
Music & Culture Events
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In PersonMay 2025 Outspoken Saturdays
The GBH BPL studio will host Outspoken Saturdays, a spoken word poetry event for emerging artists. Every first Saturday of the month, the series will be created in collaboration with spoken word artist Amanda Shea. Join us!
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Explorers: A New History with Matthew Lockwood
Prize-winning historian Matthew Lockwood looks at the impulse to explore, the travels of Pocahontas, Columbus, Sacagawea, and Captain Cook alongside others who rightfully deserve the title of “explorers” including immigrants and fugitive slaves.
According to Lockwood, people of every background imagine new worlds. The impulse to seek new places is universal to humanity. In his new book, “Explorers,” he unfurls a tapestry of surprising and historically overlooked travelers spanning forty centuries and six continents. His illustrated talk will share the stories of such seekers as David Dorr, born into slavery in New Orleans who embarked on a Grand Tour or Europe and Egypt, and the Viking female voyager Gudrid Far-Traveler, who sailed to North America in 1000 AD; among other pioneers.Partner:American Ancestors -
In Person
The Ulysses Quartet at The Boston Public Library (May 2025)
Join GBH Music's quartet in residence, the Ulysses Quartet, for a performance at the Boston Public Library!
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Culture in the News
MFA to close Benin Kingdom Gallery
The pieces on display, acquired by a donation from Robert Owen Lehman, will be returned to him.
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Turning 50? Chelsea Handler calls it ‘mid-century joyfulness’
The comedian’s latest book — releasing on her 50th birthday — is a hilarious and heartfelt reflection on her ever-eventful life. -
Broadway for everyone: How audio description brings live theater to blind audiences
There are now about a dozen Boston-area venues that offer the live narration of the visual parts of the show. -
Civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson reflects on his memoir 'Just Mercy'
Bryan Stevenson sat down with GBH to discuss what has and has not changed in the American judicial system in the decade since the book's release.
GBH Music
More Culture Programs
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Behind the Curtain: "Girl from the North Country"
Go behind the curtain of the Tony-winning "Girl from the North Country."| 6:35 -
“Vissi d’arte” from "Tosca" at the Met Opera
Lise Davidsen performs the title character’s Act II aria from "Tosca."| 3:53 -
The Awkward Talkback from Yellow Face
DHH (Daniel Dae Kim) brings Marcus G. (Ryan Eggold) to a talkback.| 5:01 -
DHH Calls His Father in "Yellow Face"
DHH (Daniel Dae Kim) shares a phone call with his father.| 3:09
