Past Events

The Lowell Humanities Series at Boston College welcomes Sherene Seikaly to discuss themes from her forthcoming book project, From Baltimore to Beirut: On the Question of Palestine.

Join us for a special event with Henry Louis Gates Jr. where he will discuss his new series, Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History on March 25th at 4:30pm.

Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History is a four-part series tracing the rich, complex relationship between Black and Jewish Americans — defined by solidarity and strained by division. Drawn together by racism and antisemitism, they forged civic and cultural bonds, especially during the civil rights era. The series explores both the challenges and enduring promise of that alliance.

This event is hosted by Hutchins Center, GBH, and Harvard Divinity School.

Stories from the Stage invites you to our home (studio) for an entertaining night of storytelling. How far would you go to get what you needed? Beg, Borrow, and Steal will feature bold, true stories about resourcefulness, risk, and the moments when people found a way—whether by asking, improvising, or bending the rules just a bit. No villains, no heroes—just humans doing what it takes and living with the consequences.

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.

Timeline

6:30pm Doors open to GBH's Atrium for the pre-reception
7:00pm Doors open to GBH's Calderwood Studio for seating
7-9:15pm Formal program with live storytellers

Note all on-site purchases will be credit card only.

Event registration is required. Seating is general admission.

The maximum capacity of this event is 120.

 
Photo credit: Stories from the Stage

Stories from the Stage warmly invites you to our home (studio) for an entertaining night of storytelling. Some stories are so wild, so perfectly timed or so absurdly human that they sound made up—but they’re not. Maybe it was a coincidence you still can’t explain, a misunderstanding that spiraled out of control or a real-life plot twist no screenwriter would dare touch.

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 for this special night where college students from around the region are welcome to join the studio audience!

Timeline
6:30pm Doors open to GBH's Atrium for the pre-reception
7:00pm Doors open to GBH's Calderwood Studio for seating
7-9:15pm Formal program with live storytellers

Note all on-site purchases will be credit card only.

Event registration is required. Seating is general admission.

Photo credit: Stories from the Stage


This event is presented with support from our sponsors

Join NOVA 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 quiz you on the spring equinox, scientists in the movies, fermentation and more!

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.

As some may know (and others may not know), Latinos have no single, defining look, as they come in all shapes, colors, and sizes, representing a blend of Indigenous, European, African, and Asian ancestry. While often stereotyped as having tan skin and dark features, Latinos can appear white, Black, or brown, with diverse skin tones, hair textures, and facial features. Today, we have a diverse panel representing this very wide range of looks to talk about their own experiences explaining “What does a Latino look like”?  

Guests:

Drew Rooks
Argentinean

Naheem Garcia
Cuban

Betty Francisco
Puerto Rican

Christa Jones
Not Latina but "looks" Latina


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.

The Lowell Humanities Series at Boston College welcomes Rogers Brubaker, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at UCLA, and author to discuss how digital hyper-connectivity has reshaped political life by transforming ways of knowing, feeling, and governing. He explores the tension between the technocratic premises of algorithmic governance and the populist regimes of digitally mediated knowing and feeling, and specifies how hyper-connectivity can promote both populism and its seeming antithesis, technocracy.

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

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and commentator Eugene Robinson shares a rhythmic history. Moving beyond headlines and isolated shocks, Robinson draws on the two‑century journey of his own family — the heart of his memoir, "Freedom Lost, Freedom Won,"— to show how national politics are lived, felt, and carried across generations.

Join Callie Crossley at Lovestruck Books for an elevated author talk with Mia Sosa about her upcoming release, "The Starter Ex"! Crossley will interview Sosa about the novel, her process and more. There will also be time for audience questions, book signings and pictures. Don't miss it!

"America’s Founding Son" tells the tale of Adams’s turbulent government career and his evolving views on slavery. Adams, along with lesser-known abolitionists Benjamin Lundy and Theodore Weld, found himself at the center of the coalition that leveled the first blow against slave power in the United States.