Arts & Culture

On Saturday, dancers from all over New England gathered at Boston Dance Studios for the organization’s first-ever Annual Winter Popping Competition, organized to help Boston Dance Studios fundraise for its “80K Campaign.”

Just in time for the holidays, Fields Corner has received the greatest gift of all: a brand-new independent bookstore called Just Book-ish.

The infamous Tudor monarch King Henry VIII doesn’t have a great reputation. He’s remembered for having six wives, beheading two of them and for splitting up the country’s religion just to chase a mistress.

Anthony Williams’s “Urban Nutcracker” opens on the rowhouse streets of Boston with the iconic Citgo sign in the background and a cast of more than 150 mostly local performers. The reimagining of a classic tale on the streets of our city has been warming hearts in Boston for nearly 25 years. 

For Roxbury resident Philip Lima, there’s something extra special about holiday concerts. Among the spectators are children who bring an “infectious” joy to the event, and the performances draw people from all across town.

In the United Kingdom from September 1940 to May 1941, cities like London were under attack in an eight-month-long aerial bombardment from Nazi Germany known as the Blitz. British director Sir Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”) uses the months long attacks for the backdrop of his newest film “Blitz.

“Holiday Feast” is a live performance of holiday episodes from classic Black TV sitcoms of the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s, serving up seasonal joy with a heavy dose of nostalgia.

Tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel is taking to the American Repertory Theater stage to explore the history of the medium, one rat-tat-tat at a time.

Celebrate the December season at these themed cocktail bars popping up with over-the-top décor and holiday-inspired food and drink menus.

For over half a century, the National Center of Afro-American Artists has presented a production of “Black Nativity,” inviting audiences into a musical take on the classic story of the birth of Jesus Christ based on Langston Hughes’s play.

Handel & Haydn, the oldest continuously performing arts organization in the United States, has been presenting Handel’s famous “Messiah” oratorio during the holiday season for 170 consecutive years.

On May 19, 2018, 600 guests gathered inside St George’s Chapel to attend the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Right before the royal pair exchanged vows, a gospel choir mostly composed of Black Brits, sang a beautiful, simple and soulful rendition of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” in front of a predominantly white, aristocratic audience.