2024 Summer Arts Guides
WBUR's arts and culture team highlights classical music performances, film festivals, theater productions, books, albums and more to check out this season.
10 ways to hear live music for free this summer
While you’re not likely to see a superstar, revered Latin, gospel, hip-hop, jazz and roots music artists are all slated to play gratis in the coming months, and you may...
11 theater productions to see this summer
Theater makers near (and sort of far) are staging universally resonant stories with themes of love, perseverance, immigration, vengeance and more. Theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair shares the plays she's looking...
16 art exhibits to explore this summer
From a dystopian video game to an exploration of nature to an artist’s vision of a globe without borders, the season brings a bounty of exhibits that will refresh the...
8 dance events to enjoy this summer
From Jacob's Pillow to the Newport Dance Festival, WBUR contributor Shira Laucharoen shares a slate of astounding dance events to explore this season.
10 books by New England authors to read this summer
Whether you’re looking for a splashy beach read or you’re eager to learn something new on vacation, WBUR literature writer Katherine Ouellette recommends books by New England authors that might...
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A guide to summer’s classical music festivals
This season brings a great selection of classical music at festivals in New England and New York. And since this year marks the centennial of “Rhapsody in Blue,” don’t be...
7 film festivals to check out this summer
From the Woods Hole to Roxbury, WBUR film critic Erin Trahan shares options for uniting around independent film in Greater Boston and beyond this summer.
14 albums by New England musicians to listen to this summer
From rock and jazz concept albums to hip-hop collaborations, WBUR music writer Noah Schaffer shares 14 albums he's looking forward to this season.