Past Events

Join us at the GBH Studios at the Boston Public Library for a night of NOVA science trivia! Get ready for creative categories that test your knowledge of science, from the depths of the universe to the history of science.

This month, we will be quizzing you on the biggest scientific breakthroughs of 2025, the science of sleep, and more — and we are excited to announce that we will be giving away tickets to the Museum of Science as prizes!

Limited seating is available on a first come, first serve basis. If you require a seat, we encourage you to arrive before the start time of this event. Registration is encouraged for this free event.

This event is presented with support from our sponsor, Museum of Science.

GBH Amplifies:  Elevating unheard voices and real-life stories of many who have been detained by ICE in recent months in Massachusetts

The discussion will center around the unheard voices and real-life stories of many who have been detained by ICE in recent months in Massachusetts. We have compiled a panel of individuals who have first-hand knowledge of who these people are, why they were detained and what happens to them after they are arrested. These are testimonials and experiences that often don’t receive the coverage they deserve in quick tv news stories. Today, we will delve into the real-world consequences of those caught up in the immigration policy put forth by President Trump and his administration.

Guests: 

Jeff Thielman
CEO - International Institute of New England

Jillian Lenson
Senior Attorney – Lawyers for Civil Rights

Todd Pomerleau, Esq
Represents Allston Car Wash workers

Susan Church
COO - MA Office for Refugees and Immigrants

GBH Amplifies is a community conversation series focused on expanding the reach of local voices from Greater Boston and beyond. The series features community leaders hosting public conversations in the GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square, providing a platform for inclusive perspectives on the issues that matter most to New England communities. GBH Amplifies happens weekly on Thursdays from 12:30-1:30pm at the GBH BPL Studio. This event is free and open to the public.

GBH Amplifies is also being supported by the Barr Foundation.

Registration is encouraged for this free event.

Limited seating is available on a first come, first serve basis. If you require a seat, we encourage you to arrive before the start time of this event.

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Look no further for that perfect holiday gift, GBH book bundles are back!

This holiday season, we’re offering a limited-time selection of book bundles, curated for every kind of reader (with some even signed by the authors). Choose your favorite theme, or let us surprise you! These bundles make the perfect gift for the book worm in your life or a cozy to-read pile for yourself in the winter months. Each bundle will be delivered right to your doorstep in time for the holidays!

During this season of giving, let your next great read do more than entertain. Let it support the public media you trust.

All bundles contain three books. Give just $5 per month as a Sustaining Member, or give $60 all at once, and we will thank you with your choice of any of the bundles below.

Book bundles will arrive in the postal mail before December 24 for orders placed by December 18.

Claim Your Book Bundle Now. 

Thank you for standing with GBH. Every story we tell—and every book we share—is made possible by you.

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, we are called upon to consider a profound and often overlooked truth: this nation was built on the backs of many and perhaps the greatest cost was borne by Native peoples. Sadly, today’s indigenous communities represent just 1% of the population, but their names, images and traditions are woven into the fabric of American culture — from place names and sports mascots to art and spiritual wisdom. How is it that the Native presence is so ubiquitous yet “unseen”, and its collective voice so marginalized?


Cambridge Forum will unravel the contradictions at the heart of American identity. We will examine how Indigenous knowledge and ways of life have been borrowed and celebrated by mainstream culture, even as Native peoples have faced dispossession, exclusion and erasure. We will also highlight how, despite all efforts to eradicate them over the centuries, Indigenous communities have continued to survive and exercise their sovereignty and sacred cultural ways.

Join Lessons in Drag author Kareem Khubchandani, in conversation with Kris Manjapra, as they discuss the power drag has to hold together precarious communities through uncertain times.

The audience will get to experience firsthand the power of drag, with live performances by Boston’s most illustrious artists Candace Persuasion and Chanel The Angel.

Lessons in Drag brings to life a vibrant and thought-provoking dialogue between scholar Kareem Khubchandani and his drag persona LaWhore Vagistan. In the book, Khubchandani delves into the lessons LaWhore’s drag practice offers about academia—shaping his approaches to research, teaching, and writing—while Vagistan reveals how Khubchandani’s scholarship influences her performances, inspiring her understanding of fashion, music, divas, and aunties. Together, their reflections and conversations weave a compelling tapestry of drag’s instructive power. Witty, bold, and deeply personal, Lessons in Drag is both an invitation to explore drag as a practice and a celebration of its transformative potential.

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

Sweeten your weekend and the holiday season with an interactive baking event. GBH is partnering with Chef Joanne Chang and Flour Bakery for a special Saturday morning treat. Your $150 ticket includes a baking kit with ingredients to make 8 signature sticky buns, mailed directly to your home. We’ll also email you a Zoom link for special access to the one-hour virtual baking class led by Joanne Chang, the renowned pastry chef and founder of Flour Bakery.

On Saturday, December 13 at 11am ET, you’ll join Joanne live in a Zoom virtual event and follow along as she demonstrates how to make her signature sticky buns. She’ll share some baking tips with you. At the end of the class, she’ll answer some of your baking questions, too!

This activity is a great way to engage your whole family or gather your friends to make this delightful treat. Learn how to make warm, gooey, delicious sticky buns that will become a new baking tradition in your household.


 

Photo credit: Brian Samuels

The United States faces a world of challenges, dangers, and uncertainties. With conflict and disorder becoming an ever more prevalent component of global politics, we are left with many questions. Questions such as: What is America's role on the global stage? What are the decisions, risks, and opportunities that lie ahead in an increasingly tumultuous international landscape? And how can American foreign policy adapt to the new challenges that the world faces? The answers to these questions could shape American foreign policy and the global order for decades to come.

Join WorldBoston for a timely discussion of this topic with Michael Poznansky, Associate Professor and Author on International Relations. This program will feature an expert presentation, live audience Q&A, and time for networking and discussion with other globally-oriented participants.

Disclaimer: All views expressed at this event are the speaker's own and do not represent those of the U.S. Naval War College, the Department of the Navy, or the Department of Defense.

GBH Jazz Nights welcomes pianist, composer, and poet David Leach alongside saxophonist Lihi Haruvi, drummer Dor Herskovits, and bassist John Lockwood for a set of Leach’s original compositions. Rooted in the Jazz and Creative music tradition, Leach’s music draws on eclectic influences ranging from 20th-century classical, American Folk, and Progressive Metal, inviting listeners into a soundscape that is at turns intimate and exhilarating, yet always deeply felt and open to the present moment. The band can also be heard on David’s debut album, The Ground That Holds You as You Fall Forever, on Adhyâropa Records (2025).

GBH Jazz Nights showcase the incredible range of jazz talent in the Greater Boston area. The series is co-hosted by JazzBoston and GBH Music, taking place on the second Thursday of every month from September through May. Tickets are free, but registration is encouraged. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis, so arrive early! By registering, you agree to receive email communications from GBH Music.

GBH Jazz Nights are made possible by the Goldstein Family Fund.

Ron Mitchell, publisher and editor of The Banner, welcomes respected journalists to discuss how print, broadcast, and digital media impact the state of Black America, including race equity, economics, employment, education, health, housing, criminal justice, civic participation, and journalistic integrity.

Guests:

Dr. Benjamin Chavis - President & CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association: Black Press of America (NNPA); Executive Producer/Host, The Chavis Chronicles on PBS

Michael Harriot - The Grio; one of two Black-owned press outlets with a dedicated seat in the White House Briefing Room.

Astead Herndon - Host and Editorial Director, Vox; National Association of Black Journalists’ (NABJ) 2025 Journalist of the Year.

Ebony McMorris - White House reporter, American Urban Radio Network (AURN); one of two Black-owned press outlets with a dedicated seat in the White House Briefing Room.

The conversation will continue with these and additional national and regional journalists at the Lenox Hotel in the Dome Room from 2 - 5pm; live streamed on blackpress.com and baystatebanner.com.

GBH Amplifies is a community conversation series focused on expanding the reach of local voices from Greater Boston and beyond. The series features community leaders hosting public conversations in the GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square, providing a platform for inclusive perspectives on the issues that matter most to New England communities. GBH Amplifies happens weekly on Thursdays from 12:30-1:30pm at the GBH BPL Studio. This event is free and open to the public.

GBH Amplifies is also being supported by the Barr Foundation.

Registration is encouraged for this free event.

Limited seating is available on a first come, first serve basis. If you require a seat, we encourage you to arrive before the start time of this event.

Stories from the Stage invites you to our Brighton studio for an evening inspired by gift giving! Some gifts come wrapped joyfully in ribbon - exactly what you need! While others arrive packaged with disappointment, anger, or shock - and nothing you wanted! Whether the perfect or the worst present – come listen to true, empowering stories about the gifts that changed, challenged, or caught individuals completely off-guard. You will find yourself saying, “Wow—what a gift!”


At Stories from the Stage, produced by GBH WORLD, ordinary people share extraordinary experiences that you will not soon forget. In each taping, we get up-close and personal with storytellers about what inspires them and the craft of storytelling. Join us!

6:30pm Doors open to GBH's Atrium

7:00pm Doors open to GBH's Calderwood Studio for seating


Event registration is required. Seating is general admission.


Photo credit: Stories from the Stage




This event is presented with support from our sponsor, Liberty Mutual.