The Huntington Theatre Company opened “Sojourners,” the first play of Mfoniso Udofia’s ambitious nine-part Ufot Family Cycle series, Oct. 31. By definition, a sojourner is a person who stays in a place temporarily. In “Sojourners,” audiences follow four characters,...

Visitors can experience the extraordinary parallel worlds of two distinct artists through the “Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore” exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, or MFA. The timed-entry ticket exhibit will be open in Boston until Jan. 20, 2025 and marks the final stop...

A sold-out theatre awaited the last film after the weekend-long Boston Palestine Film Festival, part of which was held at the Museum of Fine Arts, or MFA. Now in its 18th edition, the festival continues to feature Palestinian filmmakers during the month of October, this year...

For those in search of 3D-printed breastplates, burnt sustainable blazers or giant, cotton-ruched hoods, look no further than House Fashion Week’s third season. A precursor of Boston Fashion Week, over four days from Oct. 9 to 12, House Fashion Week allowed young designers...

As the 2024 election unfolds and political dialogue grows to a crescendo, the Museum of Fine Arts opened an apt new exhibit: “Power of the People, Art and Democracy.” The collection of 180 works, which opened Oct. 26 and will be open through Feb. 16, 2025, “invites visitors...

As an instrument itself, the human brain is fine-tuned for music. Listening to a song activates almost every part of a listener’s brain — predominantly affecting regions such as the hippocampus and amygdala — which are both involved in emotion and memory processing. It...

Sustainability never looked so good. A student-hosted thrift market brought a surge of fashion lovers to Krentzman Quad Oct. 29. Northeastern’s Fashion Society hosted an event for students to buy and sell secondhand clothes for a more sustainable and fashionable future on...

Salem is known to many as the “Witch City” that rests along Massachusetts’ northern coastline. Like many Massachusetts towns and locations, Salem’s rich history has transcended time. Whether it be through its physical preservation of one of the last standing concentrations...

Following a prolific acting career that spanned more than seven decades, Dame Margaret Natalie Smith — known more fondly by her countless fans around the world as Maggie Smith — passed away Sept. 27 at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London at 89.  Smith left...

Back Bay’s famous Trident Booksellers & Cafe celebrated 40 years of community and food for thought at its anniversary party Oct. 5. The family-run local hotspot displayed historical memorabilia, free books, fortunes and menu samples in a newly renovated event space....

In early September, hip-hop artist and rapper Kendrick Lamar announced that he would headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show.  The announcement came after Lamar gained traction from his recent feud with fellow artist Drake, a long-running rivalry that reignited earlier...

SpeakEasy Stage Company opened its 34th season with Alexis Scheer’s “Laughs in Spanish,” a culturally rich telenovela mystery which debuted Sept. 13 at the Roberts Studio Theatre. “Laughs in Spanish” is the company’s first production of the 2024-25 season, and it...