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Things-to-do

The Weekender: October 3 to 6

October 2, 2024

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: September 19 to 22

September 18, 2024

Photo: White tents along a Boston street during the Boston Local Food Festival

Things-to-Do

The Weekender: September 12 to 15

September 11, 2024

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: September 5 to 8

September 4, 2024

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: Boston Landmarks Orchestra at the Hatch Shell

August 21, 2024

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Music

What’s Hot in Music August: New Albums, Local Concerts

August 2, 2024

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: Catch a Free Outdoor Screening of Jaws at the Anchor Boston

July 24, 2024

Photo taken of Michael Underhill (left, Ferdinand), John Douglas Thompson (Prospero), and Nora Eschenheimer (Miranda) in Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, running on the Boston Common through August 8. The trio was long, sand-colored clothing and extend their hands towards one another while standing at the front of a stage covered with sand.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: View an Outdoor Production of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale

July 16, 2024

Photo: A composite image of Alanis Morisette, Clairo, and Cigarettes after Sex. The background of the image has the text "What's Hot in Music"

Music

What’s Hot in Music July: New Albums, Local Concerts

July 1, 2024

Photo: A movie poster for "A Quiet Place: Day One." It features the words "Stay Quiet. Stay Alive." over an image of an actor and actress running from alien creatures that are coming down from a shattered glass ceiling

Movie Quiz

Did You Win Two Free Tickets to Tonight’s Premiere of A Quiet Place: Day One?

June 26, 2024

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Film & TV

Bridgerton Season 3 Wraps: Exactly How Historically Accurate Is Netflix’s Hit Regency-Era Romantic Drama?

June 11, 2024

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: “I’m Right” Drag Trivia Night at Roxy’s Arcade

June 7, 2024

Photo: A movie poster for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. A bald women stands in the foreground, fierce and ready. She has a robotic claw arm on her left side. Behind her, a man with long hair and a beard stands with his arms wide open, looking powerful and intimidating.

Film & TV

Did You Win the Free Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Tickets for Tonight?

May 22, 2024

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Weekender

The Weekender: May 9 to 12

May 7, 2024

Schanaya Barrows as Chloe, Sydney Jackson (CFA’26) as Dailyn, and Asilinn Brophy as Nat in Kirsten Greenidge’s Morning, Noon, and Night, a Company One production with Boston University. Photo by Ken Yotsukura

Theatre

BU Plays a Big Role in New Production from Boston’s Company One Theatre

April 29, 2024

Photo: A small crowd attends a recent comedy show on BU's campus

Arts & Culture

Could This Be the Next SNL? BU Student’s Wicked Smaht Comedy Troupe Performs This Weekend

April 3, 2024

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Watch Now

It’s International Day of Happiness

March 19, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: If We Ban TikTok, What’s Next?

March 18, 2024

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH

This Year, Black History Month Celebrates African Americans and the Arts

January 31, 2024

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Arts & Culture

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with These Books, Films, TV Shows, Podcasts, and Albums

November 17, 2023

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with These Books, Films, TV Shows, Podcasts, and Albums