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Performance

Photo: Will Lyman (CFA’71), an older white man, sits in the audience chairs as he looks at the camera with a side eye, posed strong. Jesse Kodama (CFA’25), a younger white man with short brown hair, sits across from him, holding his head in his hand.

Arts & Culture

In Huntington Theatre Company’s Prayer for the French Republic, BU Alum and Current Student Play Same Character, 70 Years Apart

September 19, 2023

Photo: A group of people wearing bright, flamboyant Mardi Gras Indian outfits stand and pose in front of a large stoop. Large pink and purple feathers are showcased on outfits and headdresses.

Music Festival

BU Global Music Festival Comes to Tsai Performance Center on Saturday

September 13, 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

Photo: Colorful Bollywood dancers hit their dance move has the perform on stage. Their costumes consist of sparkly purple tank tops, with sparkly orange bottoms and a navy-blue lining on the pants. Most dancers have their hair down.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Bollywood Dance Performance

June 7, 2023

Photo: A Tenshin-en Garden, located at the MFA Boston. The garden is decorated with a stone pathway and bridge, with beautiful foliage, blooming for the spring season.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: May 4 to 7

May 3, 2023

Things-to-do

The Weekender: April 20 to 23

April 19, 2023

Photo: A dogpile of the BU hockey team after a big win. They are on the ice with their white uniforms and red detailing.

WEEK AHEAD

The Week Ahead: April 3 to 9

March 31, 2023

Photo: A flat-lay of the supplies found when one orders from the Condom Fairy program located at BU. Various information cards and condoms are scattered on a white table. A featured image of the condom fairy characters in sticker form lay on top of the various cards.

WEEKENDER

The Weekender: March 30 to April 2

March 29, 2023

Photo: A bush of clovers with a four-leaf clover in the middle.

In the City

The Week Ahead: March 13 to 19

March 10, 2023

Photo: A flat-lay of the Mei Mei menu. Small, rectangular trays of dumplings, bao buns, and more are featured in an aesthetic layout, highlighted by the sun.

Weekender

The Weekender: February 23 to 26

February 22, 2023

Photo: A image of four individuals circled around a black and white fluffy dog petting him. They are all wearing masks, have various comfy clothes on, and are kneeling to be close to the dog. The dog has on a leash, and is looking to the left of the camera, his mouth open as he pants.

Things-to-do

The Week Ahead: February 21 to 26

February 17, 2023

Photo: A large latte sits in a "Blank Street" mug on a wooden counter near window. A croissant sits on a wooden board next to it and an open book lies on its other side.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: December 1 to 4

November 30, 2022

The Boston Pops performing its Holiday Pops concert at Symphony Hall in 2021. This year’s holiday show will be performed December 1 to 24. Photo by Stu Rosner

Things-to-do

14 Live Holiday Performances That Will Keep You Feeling Merry and Bright

November 30, 2022

Photo of Nora Kempner (center) a 17-year-old high school student from Medway, Mass., who is enrolled in the BU Summer Theatre Institute’s design program. Kempner is a young White woman with wavy hair, pulled back, wearing a black t-shirt and blue shorts. She sits at a table with lighting controls and a screen and smiles as she shows her lighting scene design with classmates. Other students can be seen seated behind her in the darkened room.

Theater

CFA Summer Program Gives High Schoolers an Intro to College-Level Theater

August 3, 2022

Jennafer Newberry as Glinda and Lissa deGuzman as Elphaba in the national tour of Wicked. Photo by Joan Marcus

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Wicked

June 7, 2022

Carrie Welter (CAS’23) as Rousseau (from left), Nic Rowe (CAS’23) as Shakespeare, and Bruce Hallgren (CAS’22) as Dido rehearse for a play written by Alexandra Mascarello (CAS’23) that defends humanities studies. Photos by Mohan Ge (COM’22)

Performance

Our STEM Era Needs the Humanities, Undergrad’s Play Argues

April 20, 2022

tall yellow daffodils in front of a large modern building

Things-to-do

The Weekender: April 7 to 10

April 6, 2022

Photo taken from behind James Burton, Director of Orchestral Activities and Master Lecturer, Music during

College of Fine Arts

School of Music’s 150th Anniversary Opens on a Big Stage

April 4, 2022

Photo of the spines of a series of old books with brown, red and black covers with gold designs.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: February 24 to 27

February 23, 2022

Photo taken from the balcony as the Boston University Symphony Orchestra performed with the Boston University Wind Ensemble and with the Symphonic Chorus at Boston Symphony Hall in 2019.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: February 10 to 13

February 9, 2022

The Weekender: February 10 to 13