Performing & Recorded Arts


Dominica’s “Bouyon” Star

Musician “Shelly” Alfred’s indigenous Caribbean sound

by Jose Alison Kentish

esperanza spalding and “What if . . .” Music

The musician and "songwright" invites the listener in

by Nancy Walecki

Listen Up

A new regional music center opens in Groton, Massachusetts.

by Nell Porter Brown

Abortion Rights Advocacy: Past and Present

A documentary from 1970 is re-released and newly relevant. 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Tuning Pianos with Mariana Quinn

A former geologist follows her piano-tuner father’s footsteps.

by Nancy Walecki

Beasts of the Big Screen

Jurassic World Dominion screenwriter Emily Carmichael on scripting Hollywood sci-fi epics

by Nicolas Rapold

One Shot at Hollywood

Actor and producer Alex Molina on filming a feature-length thriller in a single take

by Lydialyle Gibson

An Acrobat Takes Flight

Anna Soltys Morse and the art of hand-to-hand flying

by Lydialyle Gibson

Mexican Soul

How Claudia García got “mariachi fever”

by Lydialyle Gibson

Blanche Calloway, Cab’s Enterprising Older Sister

The success and struggles of a pioneering musician

by Jacob Sweet

Weezer Releases New EP, "SZNZ: Spring"

First of four seasonally inspired EPs make Shakespeare and Vivaldi rock

by Nancy Walecki