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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Virtual
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
Hilken Mancini celebrates ‘New and Notable’ album with all-star indie lineup
Hilken Mancini releases her new vinyl, out now on Girlsville Records, named New and Notable on Bandcamp, with an all-star lineup of indie rock performers at Sonia in Cambridge May 10.
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Alton Brown on the overuse of ‘yes, chef’ and his new book of essays
Alton Brown brings humor, science and history to his new book “Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations.” -
Boston rock icon Peter Wolf reflects on the death of onetime roommate David Lynch
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An Acton museum invites kids and families with disabilities to discover
Sensory friendly and accessible programs are becoming more common at museums and cultural institutions.
GBH Music
More Culture Programs
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Glenn Close wins Career Achievement Award
Glenn Close wins the Career Achievement Award at the 2025 Movies for Grownups Awards.| 3:49 -
Alan Cumming Performs "But Alive!"
Alan Cumming performs the song from the musical "Applause" to open the 2025 Movies for Grownups.| 2:08 -
Episode 16, Season 2025<br> AGA Sizzle - Exploring AI with the Attorneys General
Americans are increasingly subjected to and affected by the impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI).| 10:09 -
Episode 17, Season 2025<br> Author Interview with ASALH (Slavery after Slavery)
A powerful & thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Mary Frances Berry| 29:38
