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Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians perform in the Fenway Center.

Community concerts bring Boston Symphony Orchestra to campus

Deanna Schwartz, news staff February 27, 2019

Those who want to hear classical music played by world-renowned musicians need not look any further than St. Stephen Street. Two to three times a semester, the music of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, or BSO, can be heard on campus in the Fenway Center. The BSO Community...

Event Calendar: Thursday, Feb. 28 – Wednesday, March 6

Ali Dusinberre, deputy lifestyle editor February 27, 2019

Thursday, Feb. 28, AEPI Comedy and Trivia Night with Scott Rogowsky Alpha Epsilon Phi will present this comedy show with Scott Rogowsky, the host of the popular interactive game show “HQ Trivia.” Experience HQ in real time through interactive trivia, stand-up comedy...

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's 1940 "Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird" will be on display at the MFA through June 16. 

Nickolas Muray Collection of Modern Mexican Art, Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. © 2018 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

MFA exhibits ‘Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular’

Evelyn Bleed, news correspondent February 27, 2019

Mexican self-taught artist Frida Kahlo’s paintings give insight into her tortured mind at the Museum of Fine Arts, or MFA, which previewed its first exhibition of Kahlo’s work on Friday. The exhibition fills two rooms and was curated by Layla Bermeo. It includes decorated...

Director of Trash2Treasure marketing Jackie Arce, a 4th year design major, laughs with participants at the clothing exchange.

Trash2Treasure recycles clothing at exchange

Riana Buchman, news correspondent February 26, 2019

Trash2Treasure members hauled overflowing suitcases to the fourth floor of Ell Hall Thursday night for the club’s first annual clothing exchange. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop” played through speakers as the club set up shop for prospective clothing swappers....

Gayathri Raj performs with Pitch, Please! Jan. 18 at All-Cappella in Blackman Auditorium.

Northeastern’s Pitch, Please! wins a cappella quarters

Christopher Kelly, news correspondent February 20, 2019

Northeastern's all-female a capella group Pitch, Please! took first place at the 2019 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, or ICCA, Northeast Quarterfinal at Berklee College of Music on Saturday. They competed alongside Northeastern’s Distilled Harmony,...

Event Calendar: Thursday, Feb. 21 - Wednesday, Feb. 27

Event Calendar: Thursday, Feb. 21 – Wednesday, Feb. 27

Ali Dusinberre, deputy lifestyle editor February 20, 2019

Thursday, Feb. 21, Mass Incarceration: A Youth Film Screening and Community Conversation Transformative Culture Project and Emancipation Initiative will collaborate on this community conversation about mass incarceration in Massachusetts. Programming includes screenings of...

"Spamilton" cast performs at Huntington Theatre Company.

Review: ‘Spamilton: An American Parody’

Samantha Barry, news staff February 20, 2019

How does a Needham-raised playwright, actor and director manage to create a show that not only spoofs the mega-hit “Hamilton” but also the entire Broadway industry itself? The answer is simple. Gerard Alessandrini’s musical, “Spamilton: An American Parody,” combines...

NASO dancers take the stage at Ikemba Africa Night.

Ikemba Africa Night fosters togetherness

Nia Beckett, lifestyle editor February 20, 2019

A range of artists represented Africa and its diaspora in Blackman Auditorium on Saturday night at the Northeastern African Student Organization’s, or NASO’s, Ikemba Africa Night 2019. Ikemba is an Igbo word meaning “strength of the people.” Ghanaian entertainer Ebaby...

Gallery 360 displays the "Personal to Political" exhibition, which highlights the black experience.

Gallery 360 journeys through the black experience

Guy Ovadia, news correspondent February 19, 2019

The “Personal to Political: Celebrating the African American Artists of Paulson Fontaine Press” exhibition in Gallery 360 is a journey through the black experience in America. It emphasizes the characteristics of African American history, conveys the state of contemporary...

The 61st annual Grammy Awards aired on CBS on Sunday.

Music’s biggest night honors hip-hop and country

Claire Wallace, news correspondent February 14, 2019

On Sunday, CBS aired the 61st annual Grammy Awards with a lineup including Diana Ross, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Smokey Robinson, Kacey Musgraves and many more, with Alicia Keys hosting. “I was really rooting for Lady Gaga,” said Anna Rychlik, a second-year business...

Panelist Katie Wilhoit responds to a question during Scout's "Fake It Till You Make It" discussion.

Scout gets real about impostor phenomenon

Nia Beckett, lifestyle editor February 14, 2019

Members and guests gathered in Shillman Hall on Thursday for the student-led design studio Scout’s first panel on impostor syndrome, titled “Fake It Till You Make It.” Scout marketing and events director Camaryn McKenzie introduced the event with a short video a former...

Event Calendar: Thursday, Feb. 14 – Wednesday, Feb. 20

Ali Dusinberre, deputy lifestyle editor February 14, 2019

Thursday, Feb. 14, Screening of Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart Part of PBS’s American Masters series, the new documentary “Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart” takes an original in-depth look at Hansberry’s complex life. Hansberry was the first black female...