Metro Arts
‘Waters of the Abyss’ Review: Haitian Papier-Mâché Masterpieces at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
“Waters of the Abyss” highlights Vodou and its transformative role in Haiti’s establishment as the first free Black republic in the world.
Don’t Tell Aunty Review: Nothing to Write Home About
Billed as “Boston’s first Indian gastropub,” Don’t Tell Aunty serves “tapas-style” dishes in an upbeat environment.
The Huntington Theatre and Trident Booksellers Host Curtain Call Broadway Trivia
The event presented attendees with seven fun rounds of Broadway-themed quiz questions, as teams of up to six members battled for Broadway glory.
Puritan & Company Review: Tasteful New England Fare
From its name to its roots, Cambridge’s Puritan & Company is all New England, all the time.
Memento Mori: Teen-Curated MFA Exhibition Confronts Death Through Art
The newest exhibition at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts invites visitors to contemplate mortality through the eyes of young curators.
The Lydian String Quartet and ‘Time's Echo Live’: An Interweaving of Narratives, Memories, and Shostakovich’s Music
Eichler and the Lydian Quartet invited the audience into a space where memory was not only preserved, but actively reawakened.
Nubya Garcia Concert Review: Presence, Sonified and Embodied
Despite the bare-bones staging, Garcia and her bandmates kept the energy high with remarkable musicianship and gratitude for the moment.
Bluesy Musings: The BSO Celebrates Coltrane in an Immortalizing Performance
Blanchard brought the trumpet to his lips, and so began a night of bluesy musings commemorating jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane.
Boston Baroque Presents Mozart and Beethoven: Classical Fireworks and Heavenly Lyricism
The performance was a delightful contrast between two iconic composers of the classical era.
The Best Coffee Shops Beyond Harvard Square
The Squares near campus offer no shortage of fun, cozy, and aesthetic coffee shops perfect for studying, chatting, or simply escaping the Harvard bubble.
Neal Francis Concert Review: Funk is Alive and Well in Cambridge
The marquee confirmed that it was, in fact, not a Stones cover band but rather Neal Francis — an artist far from the gimmick of emulating his influences.
‘Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits’ Review: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Humanizes A Legend
In its new exhibition, “Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits,” the MFA prompts visitors to reconsider this legendary artist in a new light.
Harvard Student Thesis Play ‘Ugly Feelings’ Evolves Into Professional Staged Reading With Fresh Ink and CHUANG Stage
“Ugly Feelings” reemerged — still an exploration of multiracial belonging at its heart — as a professional staged reading at the Boston Center for the Arts.
Boston Ballet’s ‘Winter Experience’: A Myriad of Elegance, Innovation, and Dynamism
It is more than just a display of technical prowess, also a journey of the characters and the dancers themselves.
From Tchaikovsky to Tilson Thomas: A History of Classical Music at the BSO
On the whole, it was a fantastic concert, especially for those who desire to get more into classical music.
