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.

Registration is encouraged for this free event.

Join GBH Music in welcoming the Ulysses Quartet as its first-ever quartet in residence with a free performance at the GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library on Wednesday, May 22, at noon.

The Ulysses Quartet's season-long partnership as quartet in residence furthers GBH Music's ongoing effort to connect with listeners of all backgrounds and ages. The partnership will span over fifty performances and events throughout the year, including with the Boston Public and Massachusetts schools. The Ulysses Quartet’s residency at GBH is made possible by a generous contribution from the Mattina R. Proctor Foundation.

Registration is encouraged for this free event.

Photo credit: Lara St. John

This event is presented with support from CRB and the Ulysses Quartet.

The Ulysses Quartet’s residency at GBH is made possible by a generous contribution from the Mattina R. Proctor Foundation.

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.

Registration is encouraged for this free event.

GBH’s Under the Radar is hosting an interview with Callie Crossley and playwright Lydia R. Diamond ( The Bluest Eye, Stick Fly) at the Boston Public Library. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at this grand slam new play centering the first woman in history to play professional baseball on a men’s team in the Negro Leagues. There will be an opportunity to ask Playwright and Director Diamond questions towards the end of the segment. All are welcome! Theatre, baseball, and history fans are especially encouraged to attend!

Registration is encouraged for this free event.

Join GBH News’ daily show live at the library! GBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen and a rotating panel of co-hosts and cultural correspondents provide an expansive look at society through art, culture and entertainment, driving conversations about how listeners experience culture across music, movies, fashion, TV, art, books, theater, dance, food and more.

This event is in partnership with Boston Design Week.

Registration is encouraged for this free event.

The GBH studio at the BPL is hosting 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.

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NOVA is turning 50 this year, and we want to celebrate half a century of science storytelling with our hometown crowd! 

Trivia will start promptly at 6pm.

On March 28 at 6PM, bring your smartest friends to Boston Public Library's GBH Studio for a nerdy night of science trivia with NOVA! Get ready for creative categories and great prizes as we test your knowledge of the natural world, space, the history of science, and more!

Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase at the Newsfeed Cafe. This event is free, but space is limited. Please register here.

Zahili Gonzalez Zamora is a pianist, composer, bandleader, arranger, and educator. Born in Manzanillo, Cuba, she started playing piano at the age of 6 and graduated from the National School of Music with a performance degree. Her passion for music has taken her to Canada, South East Asia and the United States. Her Afro-Cuban jazz trio, MIXCLA, has headlined at the landmark Scullers Jazz Club in Boston since 2018. She was a recipient of the Live Arts Boston grant in 2018 and is an assistant professor at Berklee College of Music.

Photo credit Robert Torres

James "Jimmy" Hills celebrates 4 years of Java with Jimmy.

Join Jimmy as he sits in the 'other side' of the desk and reflects on the past four years of the impact of Java With Jimmy. It all started with Jimmy grabbing a cup of java and talking to his community over Facebook when we were all in lockdown during the pandemic. Now, four years later, Jimmy is known for hosting a daily online talk show where he brings vital news and information on health, civic engagement, arts, community voices, and culture.

Courtney Boston of WWOC Media Network will ask Jimmy some of the questions many of his audience members have, and some of Jimmy's partners and supporters will share their personal connection to the Java Cafe.

Registration is encouraged for this free event.

GBH News’ daily arts and culture show is coming to the library! Beginning March 15, The Culture Show will be broadcasting LIVE from the GBH BPL Studio every Friday. Join us to celebrate this exciting launch!

About The Culture Show
GBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen and a rotating panel of co-hosts and cultural correspondents provide an expansive look at society through art, culture and entertainment, driving conversations about how listeners experience culture across music, movies, fashion, TV, art, books, theater, dance, food and more. Listen weekdays at 2pm on GBH 89.7.

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.

Location: The GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library is located at 700 Boylston St. at the corner of Exeter Street inside the Newsfeed Café.

Parking: Limited metered parking is available in the area. We recommend taking public transportation when possible. MBTA’s Copley stop on the Green Line and Back Bay stop on the Orange Line are located nearby. Visit http://mbta.com/ to plan your trip on public transportation.

Concessions: Food and drink is available for purchase at the Newsfeed Café. Outside food is not permitted.

Covid Safety: Please review the BPL’s Event COVID-19 Safety information here.

By RSVPing for this event, you agree to receive timely news and updates on events, films, and special offers from GBH.

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Do you need any additional accommodations that we should be made aware of to participate in this event? If so, please contact us a minimum of one week in advanced of the event. We will do our best to accommodate your request. Reach us during regular business hours M-F, 9am-5pm at 617-300-3300 or via email: info@wgbh.org.



If you have questions or can no longer attend, please contact Audience and Member Services Department. Audience and Member Services can be reached during regular business hours M-F, 9am-5pm at phone: 617-300-3300 or via email: info@wgbh.org

Joseph Borsellino III is a Boston-born producer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. On his principal instrument-- saxophone-- he has entertained audiences along the eastern coast with popular jazz repertoire laced with gospel-oriented improvisations and original music. His compositions have been selected by both Jazz Education Network and the International Society of Jazz Composers and Arrangers for their dynamic expression and cross-cultural sensibilities, drawing from distant corners of the African diaspora.

For this occasion, he is joined by:

Miguel Landestoy is a jazz pianist, educator and arts administrator based out of Boston. As a “multi-hyphenate,” he is constantly looking towards the next step on his artistic journey and how he can better serve the artistic community.

Dan Raney is a bassist and songwriter hailing from Mansfield, MA. A multi-instrumentalist, Dan enjoys teaching a variety of instruments. In addition to teaching, he writes his own music and gigs/records with a number of bands in Boston, playing pop and rock among other genres.

Photo credit: Joseph Borsellino

Join GBH Music in welcoming the Ulysses Quartet as its first-ever quartet in residence with a free performance at the GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library.

The Ulysses Quartet's season-long partnership as quartet in residence furthers GBH Music's ongoing effort to connect with listeners of all backgrounds and ages. The partnership will span over fifty performances and events throughout the year, including with the Boston Public and Massachusetts schools.

Please note that this event was originally scheduled for March 13 at 12pm.

Registration is encouraged for this free event.

Photo credit: Lara St. John

This event is presented with support from CRB and the Ulysses Quartet.

The Ulysses Quartet’s residency at GBH is made possible by a generous contribution from the Mattina R. Proctor Foundation.