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Photographer Carl Chiarenza at 90
Was First American to Earn a PhD on a Living Photographer
By: - May 18th, 2026At Boston University I monitored the lectures and seminars of Carl Chiarenza. Anything I know about photography derives from him. More than a professor, as he was to many, Carl was a mentor and friend. Over the years I have posted about his publications and exhibitions. His impact on the field is unprecedented. Often he made his points with ironic insight and humor.
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Summer at Clark Art Institute
Full Schedule of Events
By: - May 18th, 2026The Clark Art Institute announces its summer 2026 events lineup, encouraging visitors to engage with art and nature both inside the galleries and on the grounds. Featuring talks and tours, nature programs, performing arts events, family programs, and special events connected to our summer exhibitions and renowned permanent collection, there is something for all ages
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Heartbeat Opera Punches Up Vanessa
Samuel Barber's Opera in Shadowy Chamber Form
By: - May 18th, 2026Samuel Barber’s Vanessa is playing at the Baruch Performing Arts Center after a smashing run at the Williamstown Theatre Festival last summer. R. B. Schlather, also of Hudson Hall, directs: Hot sex in a cold clime. This story was originally told in veils and mirrors, which have been translated into shadows by Heartbeat Opera.
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Alec Baldwin at Tanglewood
Premiere of Philip Glass Symphony
By: - May 15th, 2026Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin will narrate the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait on Sunday, July 5 at 2:30 p.m. in the Koussevitzky Music Shed. The award-winning actor and classical music enthusiast joins a special Independence Day weekend program that features two other Lincoln-inspired works. The centerpiece is the world premiere of Philip Glass’ Symphony No. 15.
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Venice Theatre Season
Hurricane Damaged Jervey Theatre Reopens Early 2027
By: - May 16th, 2026For Venice Theatre, reconstruction of its hurricane-damaged mainstage Jervey Theatre “influenced every decision” that was made about show selection for the 2026-27 season, said Interim Artistic Director Murray Chase.
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Ringling's Art of Performance Series
Ringling's Art of Performance Series
By: - May 16th, 2026The lineup for the eclectic performing arts program epitomizes the vision of The Ringling’s first director, Everett “Chick” Austin, who believed a museum’s role was not to simply be a repository for gilt-framed Old Masters, but a living, dynamic space where all art forms intersect to stretch patrons’ palates, minds and imaginations.
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Goodspeed Opera House Rocks
Fine Production of Jesus Christ Superstar
By: - May 13th, 2026As expected, this is a very good production of the show; Justin Matthew Sargent, the lead, has played the role before, including as a stand-in for John Legend during rehearsals of the television live television production. His experience shows not only in the vocals, but also in the interpretation of the role. His Jesus is gentle, determined, but also scared.
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Death of Classical Previews the Met Opera
Missy Mazzoli and Gabriela Lena Frank Featured in Underworld Venues
By: - May 10th, 2026Death of Classical is a spunky classical music producer that takes performers and audiences into strange and wonderful spaces, where they enjoy whiskey, burgers, and music. In the past week, the composers of two upcoming productions of the Metropolitan Opera have been previewed.
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Leadership Changes for Berkshire's WAM Theatre
Erin Patrick Now Managing Director at WAM.
By: - May 12th, 2026The Board of Directors of WAM Theatre, in partnership with Artistic Director Genée Coreno, announces a leadership transition as Managing Director Molly Merrihew steps into the role of Executive Director at Shakespeare & Company. WAM Theatre is proud to promote General Manager Erin Patrick into the role of Managing Director at WAM.
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Florida Studio Theatre Leadership Changes
Artistic Director Since 1980 Richard Hopkins Retires
By: - May 12th, 2026FST leaders preparing for long-planned retirement and evolution. Richard Hopkins has served as producing artistic director since 1980 and will retire after helping to transition in new leaders.
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Manship Artists Residency
Honoring Poet Charles Coe
By: - May 12th, 2026Perhaps you knew Charles personally, or you encountered his work at readings and through conversations across Massachusetts and beyond. You may not be aware, but as one of our earliest residents at Manship, one with a past at the Mass Cultural Council, Charles helped shape the residency at a formative moment in our history.
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Mohawk Trail Concerts
Telegraph Quartet at Charlemont Federated Church
By: - May 12th, 2026On Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 5pm, the Telegraph Quartet (Eric Chin and Joseph Maile, violins; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jeremiah Shaw, cello), a group The New York Times describes as “full of elegance and pinpoint control” is presented by Mohawk Trail Concerts. The performance will be held at Charlemont Federated Church (175 Main St.).
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Arts Leader Ted Landsmark
Served on MFA Board and Chaired ICA's
By: - May 08th, 2026Ted Landsmark (born May 17, 1946) overcame poverty, childhood polio, and daunting obstacles to forge a distinguished career with many singular accomplishments. He served on numerous boards including the MFA and ICA.
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The Steinberg/ATCA New Play Awards
Largest Playwriting Award in the United States.
By: - May 06th, 2026The Steinberg/ATCA and Osborn Awards were presented by Cameron Kelsall, chair of ATCA's New Play Committee, and Lou Harry, vice-chair of ATCA's Executive Committee, alongside Jim Steinberg of the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust.
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Dishwasher Dialogues If You Live Long Enough Life Ends
Ashes in the Columbarium
By: - May 07th, 2026The Chez Haynes years were forty-five years ago. That’s nearly half a century. We all had dreams, the waitresses and you and I. And we all had vague plans, and we pursued them in Europe and later in America. Most of us went back to the U.S.
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Met Gala
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Works by Jeffrey Marshall & Alex Stroup
Gloucester's Cosmos Gallery
By: - May 08th, 2026COSMOS Gallery presents Drawn to Paint, an exhibition which explores the role of drawing, both informal and preparatory, in the creative process of painters Jeffrey Marshall and Alex Stroup. Through the installation of paintings paired with their drawn origins, this exhibition creates a dialogue between two approaches to imagery that exist independently and interdependently.
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Assassins Review Ends Sarasota Players Season
Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman Musical Remains Potent and Topical
By: - May 05th, 2026Opening just days after a California man was charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, the Sarasota Players’s captivating production of the Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman musical “Assassins” could not be more topical, no matter how coincidental the timing.
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Avital Sagalyn: Mid-Century Provincetown
Provincetown Art Association and Museum
By: - May 01st, 2026Avital Sagalyn: Mid-Century Provincetown showcases more than three dozen works by perhaps one of the 20th century’s most adept and exciting artists, who spent the summers of 1945 and 1946 as a young painter living at the northernmost tip of Cape Cod.
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An Exquisite Eye at Clark Art Institute
Aso O. Tavitian Collection
By: - May 01st, 2026The exhibition brings together a vibrant range of paintings, sculpture, drawings, and decorative arts from more than four centuries of artistic production (c. 1450-1850). An Exquisite Eye includes rare early Netherlandish painting, Italian Renaissance sculpture, Baroque portraiture, and eighteenth-century French works by artists such as Jan van Eyck, Jean-Antoine Houdon, and Elizabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun.
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Edith Wharton Summit
At the Mount
By: - Apr 30th, 2026The Mount, Edith Wharton Cultural Center, will host the 2026 Edith Wharton Summit from Thursday, June 4 through Saturday, June 6, 2026, bringing together leading scholars, cultural historians, writers, and Wharton enthusiasts from around the world for three days of inquiry, dialogue, and immersive programming.
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Hamlet at BAM
Features Hiran Abyekserka
By: - May 05th, 2026Since its first staging at BAM in 1861, Hamlet has returned more than a dozen times, directed by luminaries like Ingmar Bergman, Peter Brook, and Thomas Ostermeier. Now, Robert Hastie’s new production marks another groundbreaking production into BAM’s legacy of daring Hamlets.
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Simone Levy Greenwood Retrospective
20th Century Artist Comes to Light
By: - May 03rd, 2026Simone Levy Greenwood was born to paint. Always an outsider, she carried a brush and palette for as long as she could remember. When she and her family were driven from their home in Alsace after the Germans invaded France, they ended up in Valence in Southern France where Simone, now in hiding, continued to paint.
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Noel Coward's Fallen Angels
At Roundabout Theater
By: - May 02nd, 2026This it’s a play Noel Coward wrote giving two women two actresses, stunning roles. The original London production featured Edna Best and Tallulah Bankhead. Here Byrne and O’Hara not only capture the period style but make us both admire these women who refused to adhere to convention, and at times be appalled at their drunken behavior.
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Blue Heron Stillness
Book Launch and New Course
By: - Apr 28th, 2026It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of my newest book, "The Stillness of The Blue Heron: A Manual For A Daoist Life of Clarity and Purpose When The World Is In Turmoil." This work is a collection of essays and poetry crafted to provide a sense of peace and direction during challenging times.
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