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Photo: Two performers on stage wearing white shirts with red long sleeves. They are in front of a crowd of people

Weekender

The Weekender: March 21 to 24

March 20, 2024

Photo: A man on a scissor lift creating art on the side of a construction site. The art pieces are large black and white landscape paintings with pops of red

Arts & Culture

My Big Idea: Covering Construction Sites with Art

March 15, 2024

Photo: two people putting on ice skates at a hockey rink. One is lacing hockey skates and the other is lacing figure skates

Things-to-do

The Weekender: March 7 to 10

March 5, 2024

Photo: A woman in an elegant shirt with long dark hair sitting on a blue couch

Opera

BU Alum Nina Yoshida Nelsen (CFA’01,’03) Named Artistic Director of Boston Lyric Opera

March 1, 2024

Photo: A young black man standing in front of a background of roses with a smile on his face

Watch Now

Black History Month 2024 Focuses on African Americans in the Arts

February 21, 2024

Photo: Front of a large modern building with a sign reading "MIT Museum at the Gambrill Center"

Things-to-do

Seven Things to Do with Your Kids over February School Vacation

February 15, 2024

Photo: The Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, a large modern building situated on oceanfront property in Boston Harbor

Things-to-do

The Weekender: February 1 to 4

January 31, 2024

Photo: A large group of students in a conference center at the GSU on Boston University's Charles River Campus. The students are networking with each other about clubs and activities.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: January 25 to 28

January 23, 2024

Illustration of a person sitting on a rock, with a large wave of rainbow colors coming out of their head

Faculty

Reasons to be Optimistic About 2024 (Seriously)

January 23, 2024

Photo: A women stands outside in the cold with three statues. There are dead trees behind her, indicating it is winter.

WOMEN'S MEMORIAL

Women Making History Today Give Voice to Past Trailblazers at Boston Women’s Memorial

January 18, 2024

Photo: A photo of BU's Women's Basketball Team celebrating a great moment on the court. The team is huddled near the sidelines of the court. They are wearing their white uniforms with red detailing on the sides and for the numbers.

Weekender

The Weekender January 18 to 21

January 17, 2024

Photo: A mirror with a flash light refracting the light into scattered rainbows across the plain background. Hanging above the mirror is a dangling sun catcher, the cause of the disperse of light.

Weekender

The Weekender: December 14 to 17

December 13, 2023

Photo: A shot at dusk of the skate rink in Frog Park. There is snow on the ground, blurry shots of people skating, and twinkle lights in the trees.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: December 7 to 10

December 6, 2023

Photo: A large, white gallery wall features large paintings from various artists. A person is showing walking through and looking at different pieces.

Fine Arts

Works by Warhol, de Kooning, Pollock, and More On View in Dazzling Stone Gallery Show

November 21, 2023

Photo: A white woman with dark grey hair and lightly silver bangs smiles and poses in her studio. She sits in a black office chair and wears a burgundy shirt and unbuttoned blue collared shirt.

Books

Cartoonist Explores Stories of Veterans of the Battlefield—and the COVID ICU

November 16, 2023

Photo: Perspective from behind an orchestra on stage at the Boston Symphony, looking out over the audience and into an ornate theatre

Things-to-do

The Weekender: November 2 to 5

November 1, 2023

Photo: (from left) Gregory Melchor-Barz, Dana Clancy, and Susan Mickey sit in chairs on a stage and look towards an unseen audience. Mickey waves a hand high in the air and smiles towards the audience.

Fine Arts

How to Make an Artistic Life: CFA Class Offers an Inside View

October 23, 2023

Photo: A stock image of a graveyard. The headstones are old and eclectic and the ground is patchy grass.

Things-to-do

Nine Ways to Spend Your Indigenous Peoples Day Weekend

October 5, 2023

Photo: Large trees with orange, yellow, and red leaves frame students on BU's campus as they sit and chat on and around a campus lawn on a sunny, warm autumn day in Boston.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: September 21 to 24

September 20, 2023

Photo: Poet Robert Pinsky, a white man with a full head of gray hair, stands at a mic with a black button down as he reads his poetry. A single spotlight illuminates him.

Arts & Culture

Poetry, Jazz, and BU’s Robert Pinsky Headline at WBUR’s CitySpace Saturday

September 6, 2023

Poetry, Jazz, and BU’s Robert Pinsky Headline at WBUR’s CitySpace Saturday