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Emmy-winning actor Gordon Clapp (NYPD Blue) will bring his acclaimed portrayal of poet Robert Frost to Boston this Spring in the one-man show "Robert Frost: This Verse Business" by local playwright A.M. Dolan. It’s an entertaining portrait of the great poet and platform legend whose public “talks” were hot tickets for nearly half a century and an illuminating glimpse of the old bard at home, aware of his fame and failures, with poems still to write and “promises to keep.”\
Directed by Gus Kaikkonen, performances will run from April 23-28, 2024 (<a href="mailto:jbpr@comcast.net">Press Performance April 23 or 24</a>) in the Roberts Studio Theatre at Boston’s Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, Tuesday - Friday, 7:30 PM; Saturday and Sunday, 2:00 PM. Tickets are $75 - $25. For more information, visit <a href="https://bostontheatrescene.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bostontheatrescene.com</a> or call 617 933 8600. “The Boston performances reflect a homecoming of sorts for the poet, who had a home on Beacon Hill and then, for the last two decades, in Cambridge on Brewster St.,” said Dolan. “He died in Boston, just weeks after giving his final ‘talk’ at the Ford Hall Forum. 2024 is the 150th anniversary of his birth, and April is ‘Poetry Month.’ The time felt right for the Boston premiere.” "Frost is a voice that we need in this century," Clapp said. "I feel like I'm bringing him into this time again."

Local Event: Emmy-Award winner Gordon Clapp (NYPD Blue) in Robert Frost:This Verse Business

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Emmy-Award winner Gordon Clapp (NYPD Blue) in...

Tuesday April 23, 2024: Emmy-winning actor Gordon Clapp (NYPD Blue) will bring his acclaimed portrayal of poet Robert Frost to Boston this...

Emmy-Award winner Gordon Clapp (NYPD Blue) in Robert Frost:This Verse Business

Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library

Join us for a lunch of mentoring and networking on Tuesday, April 23, 12:30-1:30pm, at the JP Branch Library. Come with your questions about starting and running your own business. Open to entrepreneurs, small business owners, and anyone who has ever been interested in starting their own business.
This event is free and open to all. A complimentary lunch is provided. Please register in advance so that we may plan accordingly.

Local Event: Small Business Luncheon

Jamaica Plain

Small Business Luncheon

Tuesday April 23, 2024: Join us for a lunch of mentoring and networking on Tuesday, April 23, 12:30-1:30pm, at the JP Branch Library. Come...

Symphony Hall

The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Benjamin Zander, concludes its 45th season with a spectacular concert commemorating the 200th anniversary of Austrian composer Anton Bruckner’s birth. The season’s grand finale opens with renowned pianist Alessandro Deljavan
performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor with the Orchestra and closes with Bruckner’s unfinished—and final—masterpiece, the Symphony No. 9. Zander’s popular “Guide to the Music,” which is open to all ticket holders, precedes the concert at 6:45 PM. The concert will also be available for live streaming.
Zander is one of the world’s foremost interpreters of Bruckner’s music, having received the Kilyeni Medal of Honor from the Bruckner Society of America in 2021. The medal has been awarded to many other outstanding conductors, including Arturo Toscanini and Otto Klemperer, as well as musicians such as Daniel Barenboim, Bernard Haitink, and Herbert Blomstedt. Former BSO conductor Serge Koussevitsky is the only other Boston conductor to have received the award and the first to receive it (in 1934).
Performing Bruckner’s monumental Symphony No. 9 as the 2023-24 season’s closing work serves as a fitting tribute to one of the most influential composers of the Romantic era. From the very beginning of its formation, the Orchestra has returned to Bruckner as a haven for the soul. The Ninth, which Bruckner dedicated "to the beloved God,” is known for its emotional depth and grandeur. 
 
Alessandro Deljavan, who was born of an Italian mother and an Iranian father. made his debut with the Boston Philharmonic in 2019. His captivating performances have earned him considerable critical acclaim. A student of both Menahem Pressler and Richard Goode, he has been noted as a "keyboard virtuoso with an equally virtuoso brain, ear, and imagination" by Richard Dyer, former chief classical music critic of The Boston Globe. In addition to his solo performances, he is the artistic director of the Opera Master School in Villamagna, Italy and records on his own imprint, the AERAS Music Group, which he created in 2021.
Tickets are $125, $95, $65 and $32; $10 for students with code STU-DIS; $20 for the live stream ($10 for students). Live and streaming subscription packages are also available. For more information visit www.bostonphil.org or call 617-236-0999. Ticket and Covid policies are at <a href="https://www.bostonphil.org/concerts/ticket-policies and coronavirus updates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bostonphil.org/concerts/ticket-policies and coronavirus updates</a>.

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Friday April 26, 2024: The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Benjamin Zander, concludes its 45th season with a...

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Ever wanted to try ballet? Meet neighbors, work some movement into your day and try out this art form with other adult beginners. See you there: )

Local Event: Absolute Beginner Ballet for Adults

Absolute Beginner Ballet for Adults

Friday May 3, 2024: Ever wanted to try ballet? Meet neighbors, work some movement into your day and try out this art form with other...

Loring Greenough House

Tour a residential area that includes a National Historic District. View architecture that spans three centuries; the oldest community theater company in the United States; and an elegant 18th-century mansion that once served as the country’s first military hospital. Learn about the monument that commemorates fallen Civil War soldiers from West Roxbury and about Pauline Agassiz Shaw who established the class that became the model for free, public kindergarten education. We will visit a house dating to 1716 that once served as a tavern, the Eliot School dating back to 1689, the home of the first woman to graduate from MIT and the First Church Burial Ground.

All JPHS tours are free to the public. Our tours are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the location listed.

Cannot attend on Saturdays at 11:00? You can also find our tours available in an online app! <a target="_blank" href="https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3cnCTVK71jtsjM9V_aa3qbRwBXeBZNrwxgp1Eo0LXHZev77-1iyI4EaCc_aem_AaCVYc_RlHCUkmOr4QARtnMUDXKUNu_dGDnqwVcsfmBaU03ZouP896w2LpBp4YEjUX9Xl13nif65l8fsdLc965Hx" rel="nofollow">https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours</a>

Local Event: Walking Tour of Monument Square

Walking Tour of Monument Square

Saturday May 11, 2024: Tour a residential area that includes a National Historic District. View architecture that spans three centuries; the...

Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library

“The Flea and the Fly” is a 30-minute, fun-filled, music + storytime experience for youth 4-8 years of age. Using music by Black women composers, including Maible Bailey, Florence Price, and Margaret Bonds, this original storybook tale written by Ashleigh Gordon teaches friendship and belonging in a way that both children and parents can enjoy.
Join them on January-June 2024 as Castle of our Skins presents a series of interactive, intergenerational, educational programs designed for youth and families. All programs highlight Black history, culture, music, and arts in our signature mix of education and entertainment.
Supported by the The Fellowes Fund of the Boston Public Library

Local Event: The Flea and The Fly

The Flea and The Fly

Saturday May 11, 2024: “The Flea and the Fly” is a 30-minute, fun-filled, music + storytime experience for youth 4-8 years of age. Using...

Holy Name Parish

We conclude our season by giving voice to “the dream unfinished”, a poignant reminder that we don't yet all share the same opportunities, freedoms, and liberties that are this country’s founding ideals. Our program includes Florence Price’s Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight and William Grant Still’s Plain-Chant for America, plus works by Randall Thompson, Margaret Bonds, André Thomas, Dorothy Rudd Moore, and Irving Berlin. Join us, baritone Philip Lima, and pianist Valerie Becker as we celebrate the American Dream’s ideals and the hope of realizing a world where people of all backgrounds can coexist harmoniously. Tickets are $40 ($10 for students; ID needed 14 and up) and are available at the door or through CommonwealthChorale.com/tickets. Admission is free for EBT/WIC card holders.

Local Event: Commonwealth Chorale: The Dream Unfinished

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Commonwealth Chorale: The Dream Unfinished

Saturday May 11, 2024: We conclude our season by giving voice to “the dream unfinished”, a poignant reminder that we don't yet all share the...

This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district includes the ancestral home of the Dole Pineapple Company founder and the homes of progressives who were active as abolitionists and women suffragists.
All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the starting location.
Cannot attend on Saturdays at 11:00? All our tours are always&nbsp;available in an online app!&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.jphs.org/onlinetou...</a>

Local Event: Walking Tour of Sumner Hill

Walking Tour of Sumner Hill

Saturday May 18, 2024: This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district...

Featuring Castle of our Skins teaching artist Steph Davis; for children of all ages. Portraits of Spirituals is a 60-minute performance that explores the world of Negro spirituals as arranged for marimba. Audiences will have the opportunity to engage in traditional songs, melodies, and the culture and communities from which they come.

Local Event: Portraits of Spirituals

Portraits of Spirituals

Saturday June 15, 2024: Featuring Castle of our Skins teaching artist Steph Davis; for children of all ages. Portraits of Spirituals is a...

Saturday June 29, 2024: Tour a residential area that includes a National Historic District. View architecture that spans three centuries; the...

This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district includes the ancestral home of the Dole Pineapple Company founder and the homes of progressives who were active as abolitionists and women suffragists.
All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the starting location.
Cannot attend on Saturdays at 11:00? All our tours are always available in an online app! <a href="https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.jphs.org/onlinetou...</a>

Saturday July 6, 2024: This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district...

Saturday August 17, 2024: Tour a residential area that includes a National Historic District. View architecture that spans three centuries; the...

This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district includes the ancestral home of the Dole Pineapple Company founder and the homes of progressives who were active as abolitionists and women suffragists.
All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the starting location.
Cannot attend on Saturdays at 11:00? All our tours are always available in an online app! <a href="https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.jphs.org/onlinetou...</a>

Saturday August 24, 2024: This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district...

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Patriots Mock Draft Roulette: Why The Team...

The New England Patriots are well-positioned to pick a new franchise quarterback this week. Here's how the draft could play out.

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Frost, Fire Possible In MA During Fluctuating...

Massachusetts will get a taste of both winter and spring this week, with temperatures swinging widely from frigid to pleasant.

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Mass. Migration: State Continues To Lose...

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