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Looking to soak up some arts and culture? Here are some shows and events ARTery writers have covered recently.

Felice Frankel's cellophane-wrapped tree. (Courtesy of Felice Frankel)

MIT Museum Celebrates Photography As A Tool For Communicating Science

The photography of Felice Frankel, a research scientist at MIT, hangs alongside the work of two 20th century science photographers: Harold "Doc" Edgerton and Berenice Abbott.

Chuck Klosterman Asks The Right Question: What If We're Wrong?

Chuck Klosterman's new book, "But What If We're Wrong?" discusses what our world will look like in the future.

8 Classical Music Festivals For A Festive Summer

This summer's highlights include Tanglewood, the Rockport Chamber Music Festival and the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival.

'The Body Politic' — Ovid Meets Contemporary Issues In A New Opera From Juventas

The new opera tells the personal story of a transgender man who moves to the United States from Afghanistan, a modern retelling of a story from Ovid's "Metamorphoses."

August Wilson Speaks Through A Pointed 'How I Learned' At The Huntington

An expert team evokes a provocative, pleasing "How I Learned What I Learned" at Huntington Theatre Company, says Jeremy D. Goodwin.

Wilco's Drummer, My Brightest Diamond — Celebrity Series' Stave Sessions Is Back

The weeklong festival deviates from the line-up typically presented with alternative acts like contralto artist My Brightest Diamond, Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche and the vocal duo Sudacas. of alternative acts...

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Mar 11, 2016

Tapped maples at Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary. (Courtesy Mass Audubon)

Where To Go Maple Sugaring Around Boston

Our guide to where to get your classic New England spring sugar fix.

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Mar 10, 2016

Compagnie Hervé Koubi in performance (Courtesy Didier Philispart)

Hervé Koubi At ICA: Sufi Music Meets Bach; Contemporary Dance Meets Hip-Hop

French-Algerian choreographer Hervé Koubi celebrates a global brotherhood in his new work, which finds influence in cultures from around the world.

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Mar 10, 2016

Playwright Robert O'Hara. (Courtesy Zack DeZon/Speakeasy Stage Company)

Playwright Robert O’Hara On 'Bootycandy' And Being Black And Gay In America

"Bootycandy" playwright Robert O’Hara reflects on the inspirations behind his provocative play, soon to be onstage at SpeakEasy Stage Company.

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Mar 9, 2016

Boston fire and police department workers and many servicemen jam the street outside the Cocoanut Grove nightclub on November 28, 1942. The deadly fire is the subject of a new play. (AP Photo)

Story Of Cocoanut Grove's Deadly 'Inferno' Brought To The Stage

"Inferno!" features about 20 characters sharing stories in monologues about the deadly Cocoanut Grove fire of 1942.

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Mar 1, 2016

Doug Lockwood and Paula Plum. (Courtesy Stratton McCrady/ Actors' Shakespeare Project)

A King Loses His Hollow Crown In Actors' Shakespeare Project's 'Richard II'

An economically conceived production of "Richard II" by Actors' Shakespeare Project may not win over the unconverted, but it's a story worth telling, says Jeremy D. Goodwin.

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Feb 25, 2016

"Miss" (l to r, Sara, Kelly and Alicia Casilio) by Cary Wolinsky (Courtesy Cary Wolinsky)

Fitchburg Art Museum's 'TRIIIBE' Questions Identity In The Modern Age

Fitchburg Art Museum's new exhibit, "TRIIIBE: same difference," explores -- and subverts -- contemporary notions of identity.

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Feb 22, 2016

"Lamenting the Flowers," by Christian Thompson (Courtesy Harvard Art Museums)

New Harvard Art Museums Show Gives Voice To Indigenous Australian Artists

A new exhibition at the Harvard Art Museums is giving voice to a vibrant population of contemporary Aboriginal artists. Their work has rarely been seen in such a comprehensive way...

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06:01Feb 16, 2016

George Clooney in "Hail, Caesar!." (Universal Pictures via AP)

All Hail The Coen Brothers — And Their Terrific New Comedy, 'Hail, Caesar!'

The Coen Brothers' new comedy "Hail, Ceasar!" may have something deeper brewing beneath its slapstick exterior.

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Feb 8, 2016

MFA Conservator of Paintings Rhona MacBeth places Frida Kahlo's “Dos Mujeres (Salvadora y Herminia) (1928)” on an easel for display. It was the first painting Kahlo ever sold. (Andrea Shea/WBUR)

MFA Acquires New England's First Frida Kahlo Painting

Since the Mexican government declared Frida Kahlo's pieces "cultural monuments," her work is rarely seen outside of Mexico with only 12 of her paintings in public collections in the U.S....

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06:08Jan 26, 2016

Cuban artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons (right) with her American husband and collaborator Neil Leonard at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem. (Andrea Shea/WBUR)

Rum, Rumba, Slaves And Ghosts: A New Art Installation Evokes The Cuban Sugar Industry

For more than a century, Cuban sugar fueled the global rum industry. Now, a Boston-based, Cuban-born artist and her American musician husband are bringing the story of Cuba's now abandoned...

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07:26Jan 14, 2016

Anila Quayyum Agha, “Intersections,” 2012. (Courtesy of the artist)

13 Art Exhibitions To See This Winter

Weirdo taxidermy, Russian nesting dolls and triplet sisters-turned-performance artists are just some of the art you can see at local galleries and museums.

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Jan 13, 2016