New book spotlights Madam C.J. Walker’s daughter A’Lelia, who forged her own path
The daughter of America's first Black millionaire became the “joy goddess” of Harlem in the 1920s.
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
Eric Antoniou's sprawling music photography book is ready for the coffee table
Boston photographer Eric Antoniou's book "Rock to Baroque: Four Decades of Music Photography" is out May 1.
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Boston's theater standouts recognized with annual Elliot Norton Awards
“The Grove” and “Gatsby” received 10 nominations apiece. -
At Boston’s Human Movement Lab, the arts and physical health are ‘one and the same’
“The goal is to kind of share a new way to move the body,” says founder Kim Holman. “To discover what it means to give yourself permission and maybe take some notes on physical autonomy.” -
35 years later, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist remains a mystery
“Though it’s interesting to parse what happened on March 18, 1990, when the theft was being perpetrated, what’s really important to us is the location of the paintings today,” said Anthony Amore, the museum’s director of security.
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
