The ARTery's Weekend Preview

Our team rounds up the best of arts and culture for the weekend ahead.

Zanele Muholi, "Itha," 2021. (Courtesy of the artist, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, and Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town/Johannesburg)

5 things to do this weekend, including 'Being Muholi' at the Gardner and a papermaking class

Plus, a drag cabaret and a multidisciplinary livestreamed play.

Arts & Culture

Feb 10, 2022

The cast of the Huntington's "The Bluest Eye." (Courtesy T Charles Erickson)

5 things to do this weekend, including 'The Bluest Eye' and celebrating the Lunar New Year

Plus, lighting up the Emerald Necklace and a new nature-inspired art exhibit at Fuller Craft.

Arts & Culture

Feb 3, 2022

Milica, played by Victoria L. Awkward, center, and her bridesmaids in the Boston Lyric Opera's latest cinematic production "Svadba." (Courtesy BLO)

5 things to do this weekend, including a cinematic opera and intricate miniature paintings

Plus a documentary about the first all-female rock band to put out an album on a major label and family shipbuilding at the USS Constitution Museum.

Arts & Culture

Jan 27, 2022

Ken Gore, "Beeches on the Agawam," 1991. (Courtesy Cape Ann Museum)

5 things to do this weekend, including a Cape Ann Museum art exhibit and a dance workshop

Plus, curling at the Seaport and an orchestra performance that fights stigma.

Arts & Culture

Jan 20, 2022

Toyohara Kunichika, "Actors Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Asahina Tōbei" (right) and "Nakamura Shikan IV as Washi no Chōkichi" (left), 1868. (Courtesy William Sturgis Bigelow Collection/Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

5 things to do this weekend, including a tattoo-inspired exhibit at the MFA and a winter art market

Plus, a play at Lyric Stage Company and a TV show recommendation.

Arts & Culture

Jan 13, 2022

An image from the touring production of "Jesus Christ Superstar." (Courtesy Evan Zimmerman, MurphyMade)

5 things to do this weekend, including Broadway in Boston's 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and two exhibits at the MFA

Plus, a last chance to enjoy holiday lights at Trustees properties and a flora-filled film screening at The Brattle.

Arts & Culture

Jan 6, 2022

The 2021 Christmas Revels ensemble. (Courtesy Shep Ferguson)

5 things to do this weekend, including 'The Christmas Revels' and a celebration of lights

Plus, a sing-along to “The Sound of Music” and the Holiday Pops.

Arts & Culture

Dec 22, 2021

This year marks the 46th time Boston has put on a production of Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity." (Hadley Green for WBUR)

5 things to do this weekend, including an Edgar Allan Poe play and Langston Hughes' 'Black Nativity'

Plus, a cozy night at the Boston Children's Museum and a touring production of "A Christmas Carol."

Arts & Culture

Dec 16, 2021

Bernie Krause and United Visual Artists, "The Great Animal Orchestra," 2016. (Courtesy Luc Boegly/Peabody Essex Museum)

5 things to do this weekend, including a holiday stroll and 'The Great Animal Orchestra' at PEM

Plus, the world premiere of a musical at A.R.T. and a quintet performance.

Arts & Culture

Dec 9, 2021

Cast members of the touring production of "A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage." (Courtesy A Charlie Brown Christmas)

5 things to do this weekend, including a Hanukkah celebration and a Charlie Brown Christmas show

Plus, a mystery thriller play and a virtual dance performance.

Arts & Culture

Dec 2, 2021

Artist Silvia López Chavez by her mural "Rise" at the Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina in East Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

5 things to do this weekend, including a mural tour and chamber opera concert

Plus, the Festival of Trees and an art exhibit celebrating cars.

Arts & Culture

Nov 24, 2021

Polar bears at the Stone Zoo's “ZooLights." (Greg Cook)

5 things to do this weekend, including a virtual concert and holiday lights at the zoo

Plus, two virtual art exhibitions and the Boston International Kids Film Festival.

Arts & Culture

Nov 18, 2021

Nabiyah Be in "White Wedding," an official selection of the Shorts Program at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy Sundance Institute)

5 things to do this weekend, including a concert at Boston Conservatory and Cuban modernist art

Plus, a documentary about a rock photographer and a musical about love.

Arts & Culture

Nov 10, 2021

Deana Lawson, "Hair Advertisement," 2005. (Courtesy the artist; Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York; and David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles)

5 things to do this weekend, including a photography exhibit at the ICA and the Boston Jewish Film Festival

Plus, a free folk music concert and a live dance performance.

Arts & Culture

Nov 4, 2021

A house decorated for Halloween in Boston. (Greg Cook/WBUR/file)

5 things to do this weekend to celebrate Halloween

Our weekend picks celebrate Allhallows Eve, from a haunting walking tour in Beacon Hill to an art exhibit about the Salem witch trials.

Arts & Culture

Oct 28, 2021

Kirsten Cairns, foreground, watches as Matthew DiBattista sings in a rehearsal for "Curlew River." (Courtesy Enigma Chamber Opera)

5 things to do this weekend, including an opera about grief and a play exploring Crispus Attucks

Plus, a production of “Witch” at The Huntington and a “boo-tanical” garden experience for children.

Arts & Culture

Oct 21, 2021

Marlon Forrester's "BlackMoon23" (Courtesy Marlon Forrester)

5 things to do this weekend, from a play about an infamous tabloid crime to an 'Alice in Wonderland' ballet

Plus, a rising Boston artist's solo exhibition, the Boston Book Festival and the last Somerville Flea market of the season.

Local Coverage

Oct 14, 2021

A view from beneath Joana Vasconcelos' "Valkyrie Mumbet." (Courtesy Will Howcroft/MassArt)

Five things to do this weekend, including MAAM reopening and HONK! Fest

Plus, a storytelling experience in Salem and a new exhibit at the Boston Center for the Arts.

Local Coverage

Oct 7, 2021

Singing on the stairs at King Richard's Faire.

5 Things To Do This Weekend, Including King Richard’s Faire And The Salem Zombie Walk

Plus, an opera performance based on true stories from Ellis Island and a comedic play inspired by Alfred Hitchcock.

Local Coverage

Sep 30, 2021

On March 28, The ARTery celebrated 25 millennials of color in Boston arts.

5 Things To Do This Weekend, Including Celebrating The ARTery 25 And A Film Festival

Plus, a public sculpture on the Boston Common and a dance festival.

Local Coverage

Sep 23, 2021

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5 things to do this weekend, including 'Being Muholi' at the Gardner and a papermaking class

5 things to do this weekend, including 'The Bluest Eye' and celebrating the Lunar New Year

5 things to do this weekend, including a cinematic opera and intricate miniature paintings

5 things to do this weekend, including a Cape Ann Museum art exhibit and a dance workshop

5 things to do this weekend, including a tattoo-inspired exhibit at the MFA and a winter art market

5 things to do this weekend, including Broadway in Boston's 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and two exhibits at the MFA

5 things to do this weekend, including 'The Christmas Revels' and a celebration of lights

5 things to do this weekend, including an Edgar Allan Poe play and Langston Hughes' 'Black Nativity'

5 things to do this weekend, including a holiday stroll and 'The Great Animal Orchestra' at PEM

5 things to do this weekend, including a Hanukkah celebration and a Charlie Brown Christmas show

5 things to do this weekend, including a mural tour and chamber opera concert

5 things to do this weekend, including a virtual concert and holiday lights at the zoo

5 things to do this weekend, including a concert at Boston Conservatory and Cuban modernist art

5 things to do this weekend, including a photography exhibit at the ICA and the Boston Jewish Film Festival

5 things to do this weekend to celebrate Halloween

5 things to do this weekend, including an opera about grief and a play exploring Crispus Attucks

5 things to do this weekend, from a play about an infamous tabloid crime to an 'Alice in Wonderland' ballet

Five things to do this weekend, including MAAM reopening and HONK! Fest

5 Things To Do This Weekend, Including King Richard’s Faire And The Salem Zombie Walk

5 Things To Do This Weekend, Including Celebrating The ARTery 25 And A Film Festival