Past Events

You are invited to join FRONTLINE and filmmakers for an inside look behind FRONTLINE’s new film, 2000 Meters to Andriivka. See an exclusive extended clip from the film, followed by a panel conversation and Q&A featuring:

• Mstyslav Chernov, Oscar®-winning Filmmaker 
• Raney Aronson-Rath, FRONTLINE Editor-in-Chief & Executive Producer, Oscar®-winning Producer
• Michelle Mizner, Oscar®-winning Producer & Editor
  

From the Oscar®-winning team behind 20 Days in Mariupol, 2000 Meters to Andriivka documents the toll of the Russia-Ukraine war from a personal and devastating vantage point. Following his historic account of the civilian toll in Mariupol, Mstyslav Chernov turns his lens toward Ukrainian soldiers — who they are, where they came from, and the impossible decisions they face in the trenches as they fight for every inch of their land.

A reception with the filmmakers will follow the program.

In an age of memes, late-night talk shows, and viral video takedowns, satire has become a serious weapon. But what happens when humor masks deeper political truths?

Join us for a special screening of FRONTLINE’s new film, 2000 Meters to Andriivka, at GBH Studios! From the Oscar®-winning team behind 20 Days in Mariupol, 2000 Meters to Andriivka documents the toll of the Russia-Ukraine war from a personal and devastating vantage point. Following his historic account of the civilian toll in Mariupol, Mstyslav Chernov turns his lens toward Ukrainian soldiers — who they are, where they came from, and the impossible decisions they face in the trenches as they fight for every inch of their land.

Amid a failing counteroffensive in 2023, Chernov and his Associated Press colleague Alex Babenko follow a Ukrainian brigade battling through approximately one mile of a heavily fortified forest on their mission to liberate the Russian-occupied village of Andriivka. Weaving together original footage, intensive Ukrainian Army bodycam video and powerful moments of reflection, 2000 Meters to Andriivka reveals–with haunting intimacy– the farther the soldiers advance through their destroyed homeland, the more they realize that, for them, this war may never end.

Doors open at 6:30pm. Seating is general admission in GBH’s Yawkey Theater. Film runtime is 2 hours 3 minutes.

Join GBH at the 2025 Open Streets event series, where neighborhood streets are closed to vehicular traffic to create room for community and play. The events allow local businesses to expand into the street and to safely make space for music, games, bicycling, community tabling, and more. On November 2, join us at Centre Street from Lamartine Street to South Street.

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.

GBH Music welcomes the Rasa String Quartet to the Boston Public Library for a free Halloween-inspired program hosted by CRB Classical 99.5 midday host Edyn-Mae Stevenson. Soundtrack to a Nightmare follows the arc of a Classic horror movie – from eerie atmospheres and unsettling beauty to blood-chilling terror and otherworldly transformation. Featuring Schubert’s feverish Death and the Maiden, Mozart’s ominous Dissonance Quartet, haunting tracks from Radiohead, and iconic Halloween hits, this spine-tingling journey blends classical drama, cinematic suspense, and supernatural flair!

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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The Moth returns to the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on October 29th, and GBH has your pair of tickets! The Moth Radio Hour has been sharing spellbinding tales since 2009, and this is your chance to hear some of their best storytellers work their craft, sharing true tales live and in-person.

Support GBH with a $220 donation, and you'll receive a pair of tickets to see The Moth live. The sooner you give, the better your seats!

Experience true stories live as they're recorded for future episodes of The Moth Podcast and Moth Radio Hour. The two-act show, featuring a musical act, will allow you to immerse yourself in the storytelling sensation that has inspired connection, learning, and change for 15 years.

If you are drawn to stories like a moth to a flame, don't miss your chance to get tickets now and support your GBH listening.

Caitlin Dickerson is an award-winning investigative reporter and feature writer for The Atlantic. She won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. Over nearly 15 years in journalism, Dickerson has also been awarded a Peabody, Edward R Murrow, Livingston, and Silvers-Dudley Prize for her writing and reporting. Before joining The Atlantic, she spent nearly five years as a reporter at The New York Times and five years as a producer and investigative reporter for NPR. Dickerson has reported on immigration, history, politics, and race in four continents and dozens of American cities. She is currently writing a book about the systemic impact of deportation on American society.

Cosponsored by the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics.

The Lowell Humanities Series is sponsored by the Lowell Institute, Boston College's Institute for the Liberal Arts, and the Provost's Office.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan, alongside fellow Champions Circle members. Enjoy prime seating and complimentary coffee from the Newsfeed Café.

This is just one way Champions Circle members connect with GBH and each other through exclusive, insider experiences. Interested in joining this engaged community? Visit GBH.org/ChampionsCircle or email champions_circle@wgbh.org to learn more.

Two of Revere’s biographers make history fun in this animated conversation with the Executive Director of the Paul Revere House. They discuss all things Paul Revere — the man and the myth. While he is most famous today for the Midnight Ride, this talk will cover his life before and after the American Revolution.