WBUR's Morning EditionLocal content from WBUR's Morning Edition broadcastsEdgar Allan Poe's final woes revived in a forgotten opera The horror writer was born in Boston in 1809, then died 40 years later — destitute and delirious — in Baltimore. Poe’s final days are being conjured by the Boston...ResumeArts & Culture04:59Apr 5, 2024For one night only, a $100 million orchestra takes the stageIn a special concert, A Far Cry chamber orchestra teams up with Reuning & Son Violins to perform an entire program on rare instruments by legendary luthiers like Stradavarius, Amati...ResumeArts & Culture04:25Mar 29, 2024'Hallyu!' at the MFA rides the South Korean culture waveCars, circuitry and communications technologies are among South Korea's biggest exports. But it's the country's cultural offerings that are the focus of an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts,...ResumeArts & Culture03:46Mar 22, 2024Coolidge Corner Theatre’s new expansion is ready for its close upThe historic Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline is a beloved throwback to the classic era of moviegoing. Now, after a decade of fundraising, designing and construction, the art deco movie...ResumeArts & Culture06:41Mar 20, 2024Taylor Swift college classes are a thing nowPopular classes at Harvard and Berklee College of Music use Taylor Swift as a tool to teach songwriting, literature and cultural analysis.ResumeArts & Culture06:49Mar 19, 2024AdvertisementDreaming of sleep? You could try a 'sleep vacation'From pillow menus to sleep rituals, for National Sleep Awareness Month we pull back the covers on “sleep tourism.”ResumeArts & Culture05:04Mar 18, 2024Life imitates art for actor Petey Gibson in A.R.T.’s ‘Becoming A Man’Gibson got his start in Cambridge’s underground theater scene. Now he returns as the main character in P. Carl’s play about his mid-life gender transition.ResumeArts & Culture02:28Mar 1, 2024A music festival at Club Passim reclaims folk music's Black rootsBoston rapper Cliff Notez curated the two-night We Black Folk Festival, which features an expansive lineup of Black performers — many of them local — ranging from singer-songwriters to indie...ResumeArts & Culture05:49Feb 2, 2024Voices, not vinyl: Artist transforms a jukebox into a storytelling machineA Boston-based artist has made a one-of-a-kind jukebox in Cambridge — one that plays stories from local residents. Hear from the artist behind the project and the people who lent...ResumeArts & Culture04:28Jan 31, 2024In Chinatown, an artist makes monuments to the people who built the neighborhoodWen-ti Tsen, 88, is undertaking the arduous task of transforming his clay models of Chinese workers into bronze statues.ResumeArts & Culture04:34Jan 17, 2024At Body, Stone and Soul, good vibes and crystals take center stageBody, Stone and Soul is Boston's only Black-owned brick and mortar metaphysical shop. They sell spiritual items, from sage to candles and, of course, crystals. ResumeArts & Culture03:33Jan 11, 2024Newton-based artist puts a feminist perspective on 'masterpieces'"Lay of the Land" at the Museum of Fine Arts is Dinorá Justice's first-ever museum show. Her paintings of feminine silhouettes, set over marbled backgrounds, reimagine art historical works from...ResumeArts & Culture03:43Dec 26, 2023When oysters were king on ChristmasOysters became a bonafide holiday favorite in the late 19th century. “And the reason for that came with the celebration of Christmas becoming a more elaborate affair,” says food historian...ResumeArts & Culture05:16Dec 22, 2023Two comedians create space for queer comedy in BostonShow producers Lizzie Sivitz and Zach Stewart launched the "Fruits by the Foot" comedy showcase at the start of the year, looking to create a dedicated performance space for queer...ResumeArts & Culture04:24Dec 14, 2023'Solstice' returns to illuminate dark December nights at Mount Auburn CemeteryA large-scale, luminescent art installation returns this weekend Mount Auburn Cemetery. Last year, in its debut, it attracted more than 8,000 visitors. Now, what started as an experiment, has been...ResumeArts & Culture06:19Dec 8, 2023These tours highlight the hidden history of Black BostonJoel Mackall says Black history in Boston is often overlooked. He's seeking to change that with his tours that shed light on the lives of past Black Bostonians. ResumeArts & Culture04:05Dec 7, 202350 years ago, the Boston Pops started a holiday traditionHoliday Pops was first introduced on December 21, 1973, under the name “A Pops Christmas Party.” Over the decades, the series has become more inclusive with diversified programming and grown...ResumeArts & Culture05:20Nov 30, 2023For Diwali, Boston-brewed Rupee is putting the 'India' back in India Pale AleDiwali, India's biggest holiday, is Sunday, Nov. 12. To celebrate the festival of lights, an Indian-owned craft beer brand brewed in Boston is releasing its first India Pale Ale.ResumeArts & Culture05:11Nov 10, 2023Before trick-or-treating, Halloween in Massachusetts was mayhemBefore trick-or-treating became the holiday's tradition, pandemonium ruled the day. WBUR's Andrea Shea spoke with candy historian Susan Benjamin who ventures back to a time when Halloween saw children raging...ResumeArts & Culture05:27Oct 31, 2023Feared and fascinating, 'Bats!' take flight in SalemThe exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum blends contemporary artworks, pop culture memorabilia and historical depictions to explore how people have loved and hated these winged mammals through the ages.ResumeArts & Culture06:19Oct 27, 2023Next Page
Edgar Allan Poe's final woes revived in a forgotten opera The horror writer was born in Boston in 1809, then died 40 years later — destitute and delirious — in Baltimore. Poe’s final days are being conjured by the Boston...ResumeArts & Culture04:59Apr 5, 2024
For one night only, a $100 million orchestra takes the stageIn a special concert, A Far Cry chamber orchestra teams up with Reuning & Son Violins to perform an entire program on rare instruments by legendary luthiers like Stradavarius, Amati...ResumeArts & Culture04:25Mar 29, 2024
'Hallyu!' at the MFA rides the South Korean culture waveCars, circuitry and communications technologies are among South Korea's biggest exports. But it's the country's cultural offerings that are the focus of an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts,...ResumeArts & Culture03:46Mar 22, 2024
Coolidge Corner Theatre’s new expansion is ready for its close upThe historic Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline is a beloved throwback to the classic era of moviegoing. Now, after a decade of fundraising, designing and construction, the art deco movie...ResumeArts & Culture06:41Mar 20, 2024
Taylor Swift college classes are a thing nowPopular classes at Harvard and Berklee College of Music use Taylor Swift as a tool to teach songwriting, literature and cultural analysis.ResumeArts & Culture06:49Mar 19, 2024
Dreaming of sleep? You could try a 'sleep vacation'From pillow menus to sleep rituals, for National Sleep Awareness Month we pull back the covers on “sleep tourism.”ResumeArts & Culture05:04Mar 18, 2024
Life imitates art for actor Petey Gibson in A.R.T.’s ‘Becoming A Man’Gibson got his start in Cambridge’s underground theater scene. Now he returns as the main character in P. Carl’s play about his mid-life gender transition.ResumeArts & Culture02:28Mar 1, 2024
A music festival at Club Passim reclaims folk music's Black rootsBoston rapper Cliff Notez curated the two-night We Black Folk Festival, which features an expansive lineup of Black performers — many of them local — ranging from singer-songwriters to indie...ResumeArts & Culture05:49Feb 2, 2024
Voices, not vinyl: Artist transforms a jukebox into a storytelling machineA Boston-based artist has made a one-of-a-kind jukebox in Cambridge — one that plays stories from local residents. Hear from the artist behind the project and the people who lent...ResumeArts & Culture04:28Jan 31, 2024
In Chinatown, an artist makes monuments to the people who built the neighborhoodWen-ti Tsen, 88, is undertaking the arduous task of transforming his clay models of Chinese workers into bronze statues.ResumeArts & Culture04:34Jan 17, 2024
At Body, Stone and Soul, good vibes and crystals take center stageBody, Stone and Soul is Boston's only Black-owned brick and mortar metaphysical shop. They sell spiritual items, from sage to candles and, of course, crystals. ResumeArts & Culture03:33Jan 11, 2024
Newton-based artist puts a feminist perspective on 'masterpieces'"Lay of the Land" at the Museum of Fine Arts is Dinorá Justice's first-ever museum show. Her paintings of feminine silhouettes, set over marbled backgrounds, reimagine art historical works from...ResumeArts & Culture03:43Dec 26, 2023
When oysters were king on ChristmasOysters became a bonafide holiday favorite in the late 19th century. “And the reason for that came with the celebration of Christmas becoming a more elaborate affair,” says food historian...ResumeArts & Culture05:16Dec 22, 2023
Two comedians create space for queer comedy in BostonShow producers Lizzie Sivitz and Zach Stewart launched the "Fruits by the Foot" comedy showcase at the start of the year, looking to create a dedicated performance space for queer...ResumeArts & Culture04:24Dec 14, 2023
'Solstice' returns to illuminate dark December nights at Mount Auburn CemeteryA large-scale, luminescent art installation returns this weekend Mount Auburn Cemetery. Last year, in its debut, it attracted more than 8,000 visitors. Now, what started as an experiment, has been...ResumeArts & Culture06:19Dec 8, 2023
These tours highlight the hidden history of Black BostonJoel Mackall says Black history in Boston is often overlooked. He's seeking to change that with his tours that shed light on the lives of past Black Bostonians. ResumeArts & Culture04:05Dec 7, 2023
50 years ago, the Boston Pops started a holiday traditionHoliday Pops was first introduced on December 21, 1973, under the name “A Pops Christmas Party.” Over the decades, the series has become more inclusive with diversified programming and grown...ResumeArts & Culture05:20Nov 30, 2023
For Diwali, Boston-brewed Rupee is putting the 'India' back in India Pale AleDiwali, India's biggest holiday, is Sunday, Nov. 12. To celebrate the festival of lights, an Indian-owned craft beer brand brewed in Boston is releasing its first India Pale Ale.ResumeArts & Culture05:11Nov 10, 2023
Before trick-or-treating, Halloween in Massachusetts was mayhemBefore trick-or-treating became the holiday's tradition, pandemonium ruled the day. WBUR's Andrea Shea spoke with candy historian Susan Benjamin who ventures back to a time when Halloween saw children raging...ResumeArts & Culture05:27Oct 31, 2023
Feared and fascinating, 'Bats!' take flight in SalemThe exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum blends contemporary artworks, pop culture memorabilia and historical depictions to explore how people have loved and hated these winged mammals through the ages.ResumeArts & Culture06:19Oct 27, 2023