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The Plaza Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

BCA Investigates Allegations Of Inappropriate Conduct By President And CEO Gregory Ruffer

Carolina Eyck plays the theremin. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Beyond Sci-Fi: The Theremin Gets A 100th Birthday Concert In Boston

06:59Oct 4, 2019

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'Recovery': Marblehead Play Focuses On Mothers And Their Addicted Children

04:56Oct 4, 2019

Jake Brennan's "Disgraceland: Musicians Getting Away with Murder and Behaving Very Badly." (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

'Disgraceland' Explores Musicians Who've Flirted With The Darker Side Of Rock 'N' Roll

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12:06Oct 3, 2019

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At a death cafe inside Bigelow Chapel at Mount Auburn Cemetery, people gather to enjoy cake and tea while discussing death and mortality in a safe space. (Olivia Deng for WBUR)

Death Cafes Allow People To Confront Death With Others

Oct 4, 2019

Spiro Veloudos. (Courtesy Lyric Stage Company)

Spiro Veloudos, Who Made Midsize Theater In Boston Relevant, Says Goodbye To The Lyric Stage

Oct 3, 2019

Attendees were shown a new video with insight from MFA teen program participants. The video is designed to address areas of interest and any concerns young people may have visiting the museum. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Responding To Racist Incident, MFA Revamps Welcome For Students

Oct 3, 2019

Pat Falco's latest public installation in the Seaport takes the form of a full-scale mock up and shifts it to a triple decker. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

This Artist Put A Mock-Up Of A Triple-Decker In The Seaport To Make Us Think About The Housing Crisis

03:42Oct 3, 2019

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Our Fall Arts Guides

A still from "The Last Trap Family." (Courtesy)

10 Films About Climate Change To See This Fall In New England

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11 Books To Read From New England Authors This Fall

Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 2017. (Ronald Zak/AP)

The Classical Music Events Not To Miss This Fall In Boston

The ensemble of "Triptych (Eyes of One on Another)." (Courtesy Maria Baranova)

Here Are 12 Reasons To Put Theater On Your Fall Calendar

Lizzo performs "Juice" at the MTV Movie and TV Awards on June 15, 2019. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

10 Concerts To Buy Tickets For This Fall In The Boston Area

A still from Richard Mosse’s “Incoming,” 2014-2017. His video installation will be shown as part of the ICA’s exhibition “When Home Won’t Let You Stay: Migration through Contemporary Art.” (Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York)

10 Art Exhibits Worth Catching This Fall

Up Next: Local Musicians On The Rise

Frances Garrett, who performs as Frances Forever. (Courtesy of the artist)

In Sad Songs With Happy Melodies, Frances Forever Captures The Uncertainty Of Young Adulthood

The bedroom pop act has attracted tens of thousands of streams on Spotify with her odd, yet accessible, songs.

07:06Aug 19, 2019

Rapper Latrell James. (Courtesy Niklas Weikert)

Latrell James Was Ready To Drop An Album. Then He Decided To Start Over From Scratch

Vocalist Aubrey Haddard. (Courtesy Darius Hale)

Aubrey Haddard Finds Power In The Subtleties Of Her Voice

Cambridge-based band Billy Wylder. (Courtesy Nate Wieselquist)

Cambridge Rock Outfit Billy Wylder Finds Its Roots In Resistance And Sound In Reverence

Photocomfort and Anjimile perform in Anjimile's apartment. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Boston Singer-Songwriter Anjimile Mines Blissful Melodies From Melancholy Thoughts

Rapper and music producer Billy Dean Thomas at Pink Noise in Somerville. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

The Radical Ambition Of Billy Dean Thomas, The ‘Queer B.I.G.’

Musician Sidney Gish. (Courtesy Xinyuan Chen)

Sidney Gish, Boston’s Bandcamp Phenom

More Arts & Culture Coverage

Will LeBow's Player meets up with Alex Hurt as Rosencrantz and Jeremy Webb as Guildenstern in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" at the Huntington Theatre Company. (Courtesy T Charles Erickson)

5 Things To Do This Weekend, From A Women's Artisan Market To A Global Music Festival

Oct 3, 2019

Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in "Joker." (Courtesy Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures)

'A Monotonous Slog,' Todd Phillips' 'Joker' Pitilessly Chronicles The Embarrassments Of A Hapless Clown

Oct 3, 2019

WBCN staff. (Courtesy David Bieber)

This Book Makes The Case For Boston's Place In Counterculture History

Sep 26, 2019

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In 'The Water Dancer,' Ta-Nehisi Coates Creates Magical Alternate History

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Sep 26, 2019

Designer Christian Restrepo in his own collection. (Courtesy Ally Schmaling)

Christian Restrepo's Draped Designs Are Both Ethereal And Brutalist

Sep 25, 2019

The granite facade of the PEM's new wing (on the right) stands beside the museum's historic East India Marine Hall. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

With Expansion, Peabody Essex Explores Complicated History Of Museums

Sep 24, 2019

A glimpse inside Yayoi Kusama's "Love Is Calling" at the ICA. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

The ICA's New Infinity Mirror Room Satiates Our Era's Desire To See And Be Seen

05:40Sep 20, 2019

The cast of "The Crucible." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios)

In Bedlam's 'The Crucible,' The Absurdities Of Reality Come Into Terrifying Focus

Sep 20, 2019

Editor's Picks

The tomb of Jacob Bigelow at the Mount Auburn Cemetery. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

What Exactly Is Mount Auburn Cemetery's Artist-In-Residence Digging Up?

"Passengers" plays at ArtsEmerson through Oct. 13 (Courtesy Emmanuel-Burriel)

ArtsEmerson Kicks Off 10th Season With Tightropes And Trains

Larissa Ponomarenko works with Ji Young Chae and Tigran Mkrtchyan on staging for "Giselle." (Courtesy Brooke Trisolini/Boston Ballet)

Legendary 'Giselle' Dancer Teaches Next Generation Of Dancers The Role At The Boston Ballet

Sheila Hicks’ fiber art piece “Bamian” is on display as part of the “Women Take the Floor” exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

This MFA Exhibition Tells Art History Through The Female Gaze

Andris Nelsons conducting the BSO. (Courtesy Marco Borggreve)

Could A Good Choice For The BSO Turn Into A Great Choice For Boston?

The end of "The Donkey Show" performance at OBERON. (Courtesy Marcs Stern/A.R.T.)

‘The Donkey Show,’ #MeToo And Me

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The ARTery 25

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Meet The ARTery 25 — Millennials Of Color Impacting Boston Arts And Culture

This cohort of creatives is shaping Boston's arts landscape in daring and refreshing ways.

Mar 25, 2019

Layla Bermeo, assistant curator of American paintings, at the "Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular" exhibition at the MFA. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Layla Bermeo Curates Overlooked Narratives At The MFA

Tory Bullock stands in front of a new apartment block on South Huntington Avenue in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Tory Bullock Wants To Make Boston Have Uncomfortable Conversations

Artist Sneha Shrestha, at her mural "For Cambridge With Love From Nepal" in Cambridge. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Sneha Shrestha Brings Her Native Alphabet To Boston's Burgeoning Street Art Scene

Ellice Patterson dances in her wheelchair at her home in Brookline. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Dancer Ellice Patterson And Her Company Combat Ableism With Beauty

Artist and documentary filmmaker Rashin Fahandej in her Boston Center for the Arts studio in the South End. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Rashin Fahandej Wants To Help All Connect With Home

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