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Le Diner en Blanc — The soiree of the season
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Le Diner en Blanc — The soiree of the season
A secret soirée is making its way back to the city and is looking for community members to attend.
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‘Hello, Dolly!’ charms at  Lyric Stage
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‘Hello, Dolly!’ charms at Lyric Stage
Heart and humor abound in the sensational production of the American musical theater classic “Hello, Dolly!” at Lyric Stage in Boston’s Back Bay through Sunday, June 22.
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Local artist 2ruTh7 explores the nexus of violence, healing and art in immersive program series
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Local artist 2ruTh7 explores the nexus of violence, healing and art in immersive program series
Artist Sean “2ruTh7” Evelyn has experienced violence firsthand, both as an enactor and a survivor, and he knows it doesn’t happen in a vacuum.
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Home is where the art is
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Home is where the art is
Two large-scale, immersive installations by Chiharu Shiota anchor the 2025 season at the ICA Watershed in East Boston. The artist collaborated with local residents to probe themes of migration, memory, survival and home.
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Dorchfest brings more than 60 performances to Ashmont streets
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Dorchfest brings more than 60 performances to Ashmont streets
The Ashmont-Adams neighborhood will come alive this weekend as more than 60 musicians and performers gather on porches, driveways and lawns for Dorchfest 2025. The all-day festival brings five hours of live music and activities to the neighborhood to enjoy for free.
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Big music and big love: Tamela and David Mann bring the gospel to Boston Pops
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Big music and big love: Tamela and David Mann bring the gospel to Boston Pops
Every year, Gospel Night ends the Boston Pops’ city season with soul-soaring melodies and the powerful rhythms of the Boston Pops Gospel Choir. This year, the orchestra performs with married duo Grammy winner Tamela Mann and award-winning actor and comedian David Mann.
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Two exhibits in New Bedford  celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cape Verdean independence
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Two exhibits in New Bedford celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cape Verdean independence
The New Bedford Whaling Museum is opening two exhibitions celebrating the 50th anniversary of Cape Verde’s independence from Portugal in collaboration with the vibrant Cape Verdean community on the South Coast of New England.
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Say ‘yes chef’ to Kayla Tabb
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Say ‘yes chef’ to Kayla Tabb
There’s a new chef dicing onions and sorting spices at the Boston Public Library Nutrition Lab in Nubian Square.
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‘BaroQUEER: Historically Informed’ explores the diverse, queer history of Baroque music
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‘BaroQUEER: Historically Informed’ explores the diverse, queer history of Baroque music
For the first time, Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) has teamed up with Brooklyn-based collective ChamberQUEER to highlight queer history through a dynamic program of historic and contemporary Baroque music.
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An artist and gatekeeper, inspired by gardens and God
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An artist and gatekeeper, inspired by gardens and God
In a small wooden cube of a room — a gatehouse, painted blue  — American artist Minnie Evans (1892-1987) found a studio in which, while earning 16 cents an hour from morning to dusk over her 27-year post as gatekeeper of the Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, North Carolina, she turned out thousands of visionary images.
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ZEKE Award winning photographers at BRIDGE Gallery
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ZEKE Award winning photographers at BRIDGE Gallery
Dedicated to photography, BRIDGE Gallery, just north of Porter Square in Cambridge, is a small storefront venue with outsize reach.
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Boston Public Art Triennial reinvigorates local outdoor art scene
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Boston Public Art Triennial reinvigorates local outdoor art scene
Boston’s public art scene has grown substantially in the past decade. Bostonians can see rotating installations from local and global artists on the Rose Kennedy Greenway and enjoy murals from beloved street artists like Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs and Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez.
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