GBH offers a wide variety of in-person and virtual events. From live music recordings, lectures and screenings to our virtual Book Club, tasting events and more, stay connected to our community. Whatever you’re interested in—news, history, the arts or music, we’ve got you covered. Fill your calendar with this rich diversity of events and be inspired, informed and entertained.
If you have questions about any of our events please reach out to Audience Member Services by phone 617-300-3300 or email info@wgbh.org
Featured Events
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VirtualBeyond the Page with Marie Benedict
Beyond the Page is excited to welcome and celebrate another illustrious author – Marie Benedict!
Marie Benedict is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Known for her engaging mysteries and use of real-life events as inspiration, Marie has written a number of novels including The Milford Affair, The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, The First Ladies, and The Personal Librarian. Her recently released mystery is The Queens of Crime. Her books have been chosen for the Good Morning America Book Club and Target’s Book of the Year, among other distinct honors.
Join us as Marie shares her knowledge, dives deeper into her compelling stories, and answers your burning questions!
This event offers two ticket options:- Attend the event $0
- Attend the event + receive a SIGNED copy of The Queens of Crime + GBH membership $60
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In Person
Scratch & Win: An inside look at the Massachusetts state lottery
Did you know the scratch ticket was pioneered right here in Massachusetts? Did you know our lottery brings in more dollars per capita than any other state in the country? Join Ian Coss and the creative team behind “Scratch & Win” – plus surprise guests from the podcast – for an inside look at what makes MA the lottery capital of America.
“Scratch & Win” from GBH News is the true story of how the government got into the gambling business. It begins in 1970s Boston, with state bureaucrats going toe to toe with mafia bookmakers, but reaches all the way to the present moment, when legal gambling is more ubiquitous than ever. This event will feature behind the scenes insights from the team, stories from the cutting room floor, and a discussion of how state lotteries shaped the gambling industry of today.
“Scratch & Win” is made by the Peabody Award-winning team behind “The Big Dig,” and distributed by PRX. You can find the 8-part series wherever you get your podcasts.
Event registration is required. Seating is general admission.
The maximum capacity of this event is 200.
More GBH Events
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VirtualMoney, Lies and God: Inside the movement to destroy American democracy
Why have so many Americans turned against democracy? How did we get to the point where an organized political movement within the U.S. is working to bring down its own democratic system? These are the questions that journalist Katherine Stewart grapples with, in her new NYT bestselling book, 'Money, Lies and God'.
Stewart’s latest investigation exposes the inner workings of the “engine of unreason” roiling American culture and politics, dissembling the roots of the problem. Along with her in-depth research into this “new style of religion”, she demonstrates that the movement relies on several distinct constituencies, with very different and often conflicting agendas. Stewart provides a compelling analysis of the authoritarian reaction in the U.S. Her reporting and political expertise helps reframe the conversation about the moral collapse of conservatism in America and points a practical way forward toward a democratic future.
This is Stewart’s third book about the rise of the religious right in America; Rob Reiner’s 2024 documentary, 'God and Country' is based on Stewart’s previous award-winning book, 'The Power Worshippers'.Partner:Cambridge Forum -
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Champions Circle Presents: MASTERPIECE Watch Party for Wolf Hall: The Mirror snd the Light
GBH Champions Circle presents a spectacular sneak peek event! Champions Circle patrons are invited to attend an early screening of the first episode of MASTERPIECE’S Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. Guests will enjoy movie theater-style snacks and drinks with family and friends. Be part of the excitement before the official broadcast premiere on Sunday, March 23.
May, 1536. Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, is dead. As the axe drops, Thomas Cromwell emerges from the bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour. But how long can anyone survive under Henry’s cruel and capricious gaze?
1:30pm Doors Open
2pm Program Begins
This is a private event for Champions Circle patrons who contribute $900-$2,399 annually. Champions Circle membership includes numerous benefits, including advance and exclusive access and discounts to select GBH events, including this MASTERPIECE Wolf Hall Watch Party. Not a Champions Circle donor, but curious to learn more about this membership program? Please contact sandy_chin@wgbh.org , Associate Director of Champions Circle.
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Virtual
Megan Marshall talks with Janice Nimura about “After Lives”
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of celebrated American women, Megan Marshall has been hailed as a “gifted storyteller” (New Yorker) at “the front rank of American biographers” (New York Times).
Join us to hear about her latest work “After Lives: On Biography and Mysteries of the Human Heart” and gain insight from her discussion with fellow biographer Janice Nimura. Don’t miss their conversation about remarkable women in history and their own lives and work. Special for Women’s History Month.Partner:American Ancestors -
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Great Decisions | U.S. Changing Leadership in World Economy
Under President Biden, the U.S. has advanced new ideas about trade, technology, industrial policy, competition with China, and the organization of the world economy. For most of the postwar era, the U.S. has tied its global leadership to cooperative agendas aimed at creating a more open-world trading system, but that has apparently come to an end.
What are America’s options and opportunities as a leader of the world economy? How will America’s “foreign policy for the middle class” and strategic competition with China impact its leadership role? How can the postwar rules and institutions of the world economy be made safe for economic nationalism and great power competition?
Join WorldBoston for a timely discussion of this topic with Dr. Daniel Drezner, Distinguished Professor of International Politics and Associate Dean of Research at the Fletcher School at Tufts University.Partner:WorldBoston -
In Person
March NOVA Science Trivia Night
Join us at the GBH Studios at the Boston Public Library for a nerdy night of NOVA science trivia! Get ready for creative categories and exciting prizes as we test your knowledge of science, from the depths of the universe to the history of science.
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Beyond the Page with Marie Benedict
Beyond the Page is excited to welcome and celebrate another illustrious author – Marie Benedict!
Marie Benedict is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Known for her engaging mysteries and use of real-life events as inspiration, Marie has written a number of novels including The Milford Affair, The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, The First Ladies, and The Personal Librarian. Her recently released mystery is The Queens of Crime. Her books have been chosen for the Good Morning America Book Club and Target’s Book of the Year, among other distinct honors.
Join us as Marie shares her knowledge, dives deeper into her compelling stories, and answers your burning questions!
GBH's Craig LeMoult will moderate this conversation.
This event offers two ticket options:- Attend the event $0
- Attend the event + receive a SIGNED copy of The Queens of Crime + GBH membership $60
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In Person
The Greater Boston School of Harpsichord Building
Join The Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation for the kickoff of their special exhibition, 'Rediscovering Waltham’s Harpsichord History', which will examine the story of Frank and Diane Hubbard, founders and operators of Hubbard Harpsichords manufacturers of instruments and kits for almost 50 years.
Through their work, Greater Boston became a center of the revivial of the harpsichord as an instrument and Early Music as a genre. Mark Kroll has written the definitive book on chronicling this important period of music history and collected dozens of firsthand accounts of the principal players, workers, and artisans associated with the ‘Big Three’ harpsichord shops in Greater Boston – Hubbard in Waltham, William Dowd and Eric Herz, both in Cambridge.
Kroll will give a talk that sets the context in which the Hubbards’ shop at the Lyman Estate carriage house expanded to the old Cotton Picker Building of the Boston Manufacturing Factory site on Moody Street. Hubbard Harpsichords pioneered the use of DIY kits that became popular in the 1960s and 70s, many of which were built in this mill complex.
This Mill Talk marks the grand opening of Rediscovering Waltham’s Harpsichord History, a special exhibition on the artisanship, industry, and art of designing and building harpsichords, exemplified by those of the Hubbard shop. This three-month exhibition will include a full harpsichord, wood-bending frames, tools and materials of the trade, and imagery from the Hubbard shop that centers the workers who created instruments and kits for decades on site. Over the course of its installation, the program will include music, informational talks, panel discussions, and other special events to bring this almost-forgotten part of Waltham’s and Greater Boston’s music history back to the forefront.Partner:Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation -
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Putting People First: The 15-Minute City
Last year, Boston drivers spent an average of 79 hours sitting in traffic. Those hours could have been spent going to the gym, visiting a library, or having lunch with a friend. How different would our lives be if everything we needed was only 15 minutes away on foot?
The 15-Minute City is an urban planning framework in which people live within 15 minutes of the essentials they need by walking or biking. Cities around the world - Barcelona, Paris, Singapore, and Bogota - have adopted this concept for sustainability and to improve general quality of life. As this concept gains popularity, we explore how our cities might leverage this global movement.
For decades, urban planning in the United States has advanced and prioritized automobile use, which led to the destruction and splintering of Black and brown neighborhoods. What resulted was the unprecedented surge of suburbia, which designated for generations of Americans separate spaces for living, working, etc. Now more than ever, the US is confronted with a physical and political landscape demonstrating the importance of connection and community.
In this talk, we explore the principles of the 15-Minute City, how it works, and how urban planning impacts our way of life and shapes how we live and move in our communities.
Christian MilNeil, editor-in-chief at StreetsblogMASS is moderating the discussion.Partner:Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA) -
In Person
Revolutionary Art: Gender and Racial Inequality in the Art World
Join the Boston Public Library for this Revolutionary Art talk with Guerrilla Girls member Frida Kahlo. Frida will present on the topic of gender and racial inequality in the art world as well as discuss the current and past work of the Guerrilla Girls.
Later during the program, journalist and 'The Culture Show' producer Kate Dellis will interview Frida Kahlo and then open the floor up to audience questions. The program will conclude with a meet and greet with Frida after the talk.
“Frida Kahlo” is a member of the Guerrilla Girls. The Guerrilla Girls are anonymous artist activists who use disruptive headlines, outrageous visuals and killer statistics to expose gender and ethnic bias and corruption in art, film, politics, and pop culture. They believe in an intersectional feminism that fights for human rights for all people. They undermine the idea of a mainstream narrative by revealing the understory, the subtext, the overlooked, and the downright unfair. They have done hundreds of unforgettable projects (street posters, banners, actions, books, and videos) all over the world. Their retrospectives and traveling exhibitions have attracted thousands. Currently their work is on display at Tate Modern, where 17,000 people came to meet them in person on January 31, 2024! Their latest book, Guerrilla Girls: The Art of Behaving Badly collects hundreds of our projects from 1985 to today, and was named one of the best art books of 2020 by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.
Other exhibitions include the São Paulo Museum of Art; the Venice Biennale; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Museum of Military History, Dresden; Art Basel Hong Kong; Minneapolis Institute of Art; The Centre Pompidou, Paris; Toi o Tāmaki Museum, New Zealand; National Museum of World Writing, Korea; and hundreds more. The Getty Research Center, Los Angeles, is preparing an exhibition of their 40-year history for Fall 2025.Partner:Boston Public Library -
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A Sensory Chocolate Tasting with Kakawa Chocolate House (virtual) event
SOLD OUT
Bonnie Bennett, owner of Kakawa Chocolate House and an expert chocolatier, will guide participants through this one hour virtual class. Learn how to taste and pair different chocolates from around the globe. During the class, guests will have an opportunity to explore the distinctive looks, aromas, textures, and flavors that define different varietals and terroirs of chocolate-growing regions. In addition, Bonnie will share some of her extensive knowledge of the history of chocolate and expand upon some of the unique properties and unusual facts about cacao.
Each $75 ticket includes a chocolate kit that will be shipped directly to the postal address entered when you register. One interactive kit contains enough chocolate to serve two people, a sensory tasting wheel, and a note sheet to record your observations. Purchase multiple kits for an amazing Chocolate celebration with family and friends!
Space is limited for this tantalizing virtual adventure. Registration for this event ends on Friday, March 7, 2025 at 5pm EST, to provide ample time to ship the chocolate kits to your preferred shipping address. -
In Person
Scratch & Win: An inside look at the Massachusetts state lottery
Did you know the scratch ticket was pioneered right here in Massachusetts? Did you know our lottery brings in more dollars per capita than any other state in the country? Join Ian Coss and the creative team behind “Scratch & Win” – plus surprise guests from the podcast – for an inside look at what makes MA the lottery capital of America.
“Scratch & Win” from GBH News is the true story of how the government got into the gambling business. It begins in 1970s Boston, with state bureaucrats going toe to toe with mafia bookmakers, but reaches all the way to the present moment, when legal gambling is more ubiquitous than ever. This event will feature behind the scenes insights from the team, stories from the cutting room floor, and a discussion of how state lotteries shaped the gambling industry of today.
“Scratch & Win” is made by the Peabody Award-winning team behind “The Big Dig,” and distributed by PRX. You can find the 8-part series wherever you get your podcasts.
Event registration is required. Seating is general admission.
The maximum capacity of this event is 200. -
In Person
Bookmarked LIVE!
Join "Under the Radar" host Callie Crossley for a conversation with poet Tiana Clark, author of "Scorched Earth," as a special in-person edition of Bookmarked: the "Under the Radar Book Club" honoring poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month. This segment will be recorded for air.
