The Heights

Outdoor Art Show ‘Hatched: Breaking Through the Silence’ Brightens Boston Winter

Elinor Ketelhohn • February 19, 2021

The Esplanade Association (EA) is presenting “Hatched: Breaking through the Silence,” a four-week visual-auditory experience at the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell.

Boston Teens Curate ‘Black Histories, Black Futures’ Exhibit at the MFA

Olivia Vukelic • February 16, 2021

Partnering with various youth empowerment groups, the MFA selected six Boston-area teens to curate the exhibit, highlighting prominent Black artists.

Driveway Choir Finds Creative Way to Perform During the Pandemic

Emily Kraus • January 19, 2021

Bryce and Kathryn Denney have not let COVID-19 prevent them from safely singing with others. Their solution was a driveway choir, which allowed singers to perform together in real time from the safety of their cars.

BC Professors Discuss the MFA’s Postponement of the ‘Philip Guston Now’ Exhibit

Emily Kraus • November 25, 2020

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts released a statement in September explaining its reasons for delaying the Philip Guston Now exhibit until 2024. The MFA directors said that given the recent events in the racial justice movement and the coronavirus pandemic the exhibit will be delayed

Newton Nomadic Theater Puts on First Production Since Start of Pandemic

Joseph Nuzzi • September 20, 2020

“Doing Waiting for Godot to start with felt like the right thing to do, it felt like the right play for the right time and it was a play that not only spoke to the times, but could be done in these times because it can be done outside,” said Nicole Galland, the director.

Newton Covenant Church Hosts Virtual Concert Benefitting Boston Public Schools

Isabella Cavazzoni • April 11, 2020

Newton Covenant Church spearheaded the initiative to raise money for the Boston Resiliency Fund and the Newton COVID-19 Care Fund with music.

‘Boston’s Apollo’ at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Studies Racial Identity

Francesca Giangiulio • February 18, 2020

Boston’s Apollo raises questions about racial and sexual identity, as well as the social statuses that came with those identities.

Artist Adam O’Day Finds Inspiration in Boston

Rebecca Speer • February 13, 2020

O’Day won the Portrait of a City competition, where citizens of Boston voted for their favorite artists' works. O’Day’s art took him to TD Garden, where he painted a mural for the Boston Bruins.

‘Sweat’ Explores Capitalism’s Impact on Union Workers

Isabella Thorpe • February 10, 2020

Sweat confronts disillusionment, racism, and the tribulations of the working class from the moment the play begins.

‘Pass Over’ Discusses Racism in America Today

Julia Remick • February 5, 2020

Moses and Kitch are two black men living on a local street corner who long to escape their current lives. They are planning how they will move up in life when they encounter the white man Mister.

‘We All Fall Down’ Celebrates Tradition

Grace Yang • January 28, 2020

We All Fall Down comically illustrates the importance of family connection and tradition. The play takes the audience into the home of the Stein family.

Rent Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Boston

Grace Yang • November 11, 2019

The rock musical played at Shubert Theater at the Boch Center for the 20th Anniversary tour of RENT. It follows the story of seven young struggling artists.