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Musician Interview: Talking to Suzanne Vega about “Flying with Angels”

May 30, 2025
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Suzanne Vega’s collection of 10 new original songs further solidifies and builds on her reputation as a unique talent among her generation of singer-songwriters.

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Jazz Album Review: Larry Goldings’ “I Will” — Clear Sounds to Treasure

May 30, 2025
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Pianist Larry Goldings’ repertoire on this trio album is expertly chosen for its variety and melodic appeal.

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Visual Arts Interview: Matthew Teitelbaum — A Decade of Leadership at MFA/Boston

May 30, 2025
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“The MFA is a place that really matters to a lot of people, and it is the safety of this place that matters and its commitment to excellence. These are things that must never be compromised.”

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Book Review: “Queer Moderns” – Party On, Max!

May 29, 2025
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Max Ewing is little known today, but this book celebrates him as a sexually nonconforming bachelor who strove to impress the quirkiest bohemian clique of the Roaring ’20s.

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Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

May 29, 2025
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This week’s poem: Kelle Groom’s “A Few Questions”

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Visual Arts Review: “Counter History: Contemporary Art” — Embracing New Perspectives

May 28, 2025
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This exhibition is evidence of the venerable museum’s interest in expanding its collections so that more voices and perspectives can contribute to our understanding of our own complicated history.

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Music Festival Review: Boston Calling 2025

May 27, 2025
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The 2025 edition of Boston Calling largely appealed to a younger demographic, despite highlighting some older bearers of nostalgia.

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Musician Interview: Talking with Eliane Elias — A Brazilian Jazz Legend

May 27, 2025
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The performance at Groton Hill Music Center will “be a journey through Brazil. They will hear some classics, some great Brazilian love songs, and hear stories about the songs. I will dedicate some of the show to the bossa nova.”

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Jazz Album Reviews: Sardinian Trumpeter Paolo Fresu — Lessons Learned from Miles

May 27, 2025
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On two recent releases, trumpeter Paolo Fresu shows us exactly what he has learned from Miles Davis, and how that has expanded rather than limited his music.

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Theater Review: Wheelock Family Theatre’s “The Prom” — More Than Entertainment

May 26, 2025
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Theater like this is especially crucial at a time of destructive national division: it is explicitly aimed at intergenerational audiences, it takes on issues that confront family and community, and it makes the experience of learning and relearning elemental democratic lessons both fun and communal.

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