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A man sits at a table in a workshop. Before him lies a bundle of basket-making materials.

The Genius Next Door: Jeremy Frey elevates basketry from craft to high art

The MacArthur "Genius" grant recipient experiments with materials, forms and patterns in the tradition of fancy basketry.
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    Beyond the Page with Kate Quinn

    7:00pm Tue, Feb 17, 2026
    Celebrate Kate Quinn’s spellbinding new novel, The Astral Library, on its release day at this special in-person Beyond the Page event.

    In this fantastical tale, Alix Watson, takes nightly refuge at Boston Public Library, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels. She discovers a hidden library that lets readers live inside beloved stories, sparking a thrilling chase through literary worlds as a shadowy enemy closes in.

    Enjoy an engaging conversation with the New York Times bestselling author, hear what inspired her leap into magical realism, and be among the first to step into the imaginative world she’s created.

    Each ticket includes:
    • Admission to the live program in-person at GBH Studios
    • A SIGNED copy of The Astral Library
    • A photo opportunity with Kate Quinn
    Join us for an enchanting evening of storytelling, discovery, and literary magic.
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    80s Mixtape, with the Rasa String Quartet at the BPL

    5:30pm Thu, Feb 19, 2026
    GBH Music welcomes the Rasa String Quartet to the Boston Public Library for a free show, hosted by CRB Classical 99.5 midday host Edyn-Mae Stevenson. Enjoy a “mixtape” of the greatest hits from the 1980s… and the 1780s! The Rasa String Quartet plays the music of Whitney Houston, Prince, and Hayao Miyazaki alongside that of Mozart and Haydn in an evening of classical rock and soul.

    Formed in 2019, the Rasa String Quartet brings together violinists Emma Powell and Maura Shawn Scanlin, violist Kiyoshi Hayashi, and cellist Mina Kim. The Rasa String Quartet is dedicated to exploring the musical space where classical and folk traditions intersect and influence one another. In Sanskrit, the term ‘rasa’ refers to the indescribable power of art to move, inspire, and connect us—a quality Rasa String Quartet strives to embody in every performance. The Rasa String Quartet will perform four free concerts at the BPL throughout the 2025-2026 GBH Music Season.
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    Outspoken Saturdays (March 2026)

    2:00pm Sat, Mar 7, 2026
    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!

    Registration is encouraged for this free event.
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A man in a bowtie and blazer conducts musicians while another man in a leather jacket sings intensely.

Boston Pops conductor breaks down the genius of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Welcome to SOUND FILES, a deep dive with area musicians and music lovers into one specific entry in the U.S. National Recording Registry. Keith Lockhart joins Edgar B. Herwick III to wax operatic about his love of Queen's 1975 masterpiece “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
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