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Vintage recording details an eyewitness account of Lexington, Concord battles
In the 1950 recording, preserved by GBH Archives, a Waltham doctor recalled his great-grandmother’s childhood account of the chaos on the first day of the Revolutionary War.
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March 20, 2025 - Fabiola Jean-Louis, Naveen Kumar, and the Alvin Ailey Revelations Celebration
Fabiola Jean-Louis, a visual activist working in photography, paper textile design, and sculpture joins The Culture Show to talk about her solo exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum “Waters of the Abyss: An Intersection of Spirit and Freedom.” The exhibition features a large amount of original commissions from the Haitian artist, crafted from paper pulp, mineral stones, shells, metals, glass, and other materials. The exhibition is on view through May 25th. To learn more, go hereFrom there, Washington Post theater critic Naveen Kumar joins The Culture Show to talk about his recent column, “What happens when a theater critic can’t sit down?Finally, Shaumba-Yandje Dibinga, founding artistic director of OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center and Nicole Taney, the artistic director at Celebrity Series, preview “Ailey Revelations Celebration.” With the help of Celebrity Series the dance theater group will be in Boston to facilitate four free community events –Roxbury, Dorchester, Hyde Park and Mattapan–teaching locals dance moves from Alvin Ailey’s legendary performance “Revelations.” To learn more go here. -
March 19, 2025 - Love Your Labels' Threads Youth Fashion Showcase, Cakeswagg, and WINTERACTIVE
Joshua Croke, the President and Founder of the organization Love Your Labels joins The Culture Show to preview their “Threads Youth Fashion Showcase,” which features the artistry of youth designers, ages 13-19. The showcase is this Sunday at the Jean McDonough Arts Center in Worcester. To learn more, go here.From there, by day she teaches theater to Boston’s youth; by night, she channels those skills into her performance as her larger-than-life rap alter ego, Cakeswagg. Her latest album is “Michelin Star.” She won Video of the Year at the Boston Music Awards for "Bad Bitch Link Up." Coming up, on March 29th she’ll be a special guest performer at the Love Your Magic Conference and in April she’s taking on a dual role in UMass Boston Theatre Arts' spring production of “Peter and the Starcatcher.” She joins The Culture Show to talk about it all and for an in-studio performance.Finally, it’s your last chance to take in WINTERACTIVE, the outdoor public art installation. We get a final overview with Michael Nichols, the President of the Downtown Boston Alliance, which is hosting and producing WINTERACTIVE in partnership with Quebec-based curatorial partners and independent artists working in Boston, Canada, and beyond. Participating artist Brandon Vickered, the creative force behind “Alouette,” also joins The Culture Show. WINTERACTIVE wraps up on March 30th. To learn more, go here. -
March 18, 2025 - The 35th anniversary of the Gardner Museum heist, Celtics City, and the Bach Birthday Bash
We mark the 35th anniversary of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist with Holly Salmon, the John L. and Susan K. Gardner Director of Conservation and Anthony Amore, head of security and chief investigator at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.From there Emmy Award-winning director Lauren Stowell joins The Culture Show to talk about the HBO documentary series “Celtics City,” which is available to stream on Max, with new episodes debuting Monday nights.Finally we get a preview of Music Worcester’s “Bach Birthday Bash,” with four concerts featuring 14 of the composer's works performed by local and international-caliber musicians. Chris Shepard, the artistic director of The Complete Bach, the Worcester Chorus and CONCORA, joins The Culture Show for a preview. -
March 17, 2025 - Kim David Smith, Riverdance 30: The New Generation, Jane Eaglen
Kim David Smith, the internationally acclaimed singer and actor, joins The Culture Show to discuss his new album, “Mostly Marlene,” and to preview his show at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater on March 21st, "Mostly Marlene: a Dietrich-Drenched Album Debut!" To learn more, go here.From there we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Riverdance. Steven O Broin was an original company member. He joins The Culture Show to talk about his experience, how Riverdance became a global sensation and what it means to see Riverdance celebrate its 30th anniversary with a new tour “Riverdance 30: The New Generation,” which will be at The Boch Center Wang Theatre April 8-April 13th. To learn more, go here.Finally Jane Eaglen joins The Culture Show to talk about The Kennedy Center. It has been a venue for some of the greatest operas and operatic performances. What will it mean for opera if the Kennedy Center’s programing no longer includes opera? Jane Eaglen is a Grammy-winning soprano. She’s on the faculty at New England Conservatory and she’s the President of the Boston Wagner Society. -
March 14, 2025 - Week in Review: The Pink House, the Pit in Harvard Square, and Boston's FIFA World Cup song
Callie Crossley, James Bennett and Lisa SImmons go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review.First up, the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library is honored with the Harleston Parker Medal for best new architecture. Then it’s onto a structure that has no honor despite a public campaign to save it– The Pink house has been demolished. From there, President Trump removes Shelley C. Lowe, Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities and finally a tribute to D’Wayne Wiggins, a pioneer of neo soul who was a guitarist and singer for Tony! Toni! Toné!
