Ducklings At Boston Garden Wear Lace Collars To Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Yesterday evening, the bronze “Make Way for Ducklings” statues at Boston’s Public Garden got outfitted in (faux) lace collars in…
'Black Lives Matter' Street Mural Painted In Somerville
Just Us Somerville, with the support of the City of Somerville and the Somerville Arts Council, led a volunteer effort…
'Metal-ity' At ArtSpace Maynard
“Great art can be found everywhere if you look hard enough,” ArtSpace Maynard Executive Director Jerry Beck says in a…
Photos: 'Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans' Murals At HarborArts In East Boston
“Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans, Boston 2020,” from PangeaSeed Foundation in collaboration with HarborArts at the Boston Harbor Shipyard in East…
MFA To Reopen Sept. 26 With Smaller Staff And Fewer Galleries
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, Boston plans to reopen on Saturday, Sept. 26, after having been closed since March 12…
Chinese Lantern Spectacle Comes To Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo
“Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience” fills Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo with dazzling, giant sculptures of dragons, pandas, crabs, tigers, fish…
Sonya Clark Wins Rappaport Prize For Her Art About 'Social Injustice And Racial Inequality'
Sonya Clark has been named the winner of deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum’s 2020 Rapport Prize to honor “a distinguished…
'Sequestered Storytime' With Somerville Children's Book Creator Jef Czekaj
“Sequestered Storytime with Jef Czekaj”—Somerville children’s book author and artist Jef Czekaj’s DIY television show for kids—represents one of the…
MFA Lays Off 57 And 56 More Volunteer For Early Retirement
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, closed since the evening of March 12 to help stem the spread of coronavirus, announced…
Our Guide To Somerville's ArtBeat--Now Part Pop-Up, Part Virtual
This year’s “ArtBeat” festival from the Somerville Arts Council adapts to coronavirus by expanding to a week of surprise pop-up…
‘It Is With A Heavy Heart Today That I Announce That Great Scott Will Not Reopen’
“It is with a heavy heart today that I announce that Great Scott will not reopen,” according to a message…
For Social Distancing, He Turned Himself Into A One-Man Honk Band
The music video begins with Nathaniel Hefferman, dressed in a Honk T-shirt, blowing the opening notes of Deee-Lite’s “Groove Is…
This #MeToo ‘Medusa’ Isn’t The Gorgon You’ve Been Told About
One of the terrible things about the way the story of Medusa is usually told is that her iconic snake…
The Secret Art Of The Godfather Of Boston Punk, Willie Alexander
“It’s here. It’s life. It’s everything. Bam!” Willie “Loco” Alexander tells me as we tour a retrospective of his paintings…
Rediscovering African-American Rock And Roll Pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe
“Rebelling against constraint, she let her voice out in ‘Rock Me’ and ‘That’s All,’ and left the house ecstatic,” The…
'Sequestered Storytime' With Somerville Children's Book Creator Jef Czekaj
“Sequestered Storytime with Jef Czekaj”—Somerville children’s book author and artist Jef Czekaj’s DIY television show for kids—represents one of the…
In K. B. Wagers’s Sci-fi Adventure 'A Pale Light in the Black,' A Plot To Upend A Monopoly
A who-done-it sits at the center of K. B. Wagers’s sci-fi adventure novel “A Pale Light in the Black” (Harper…
An Interview With ‘Strega Nona’ Artist Tomie dePaola, Who Died Today At Age 85
Tomie dePaola—the New Hampshire artist and children’s book creator who won the Caldecott Honor for his 1975 book “Strega Nona”…
Erik Larson’s ‘The Splendid And The Vile’: Churchill And Leadership During A National Calamity
As best-selling historian Erik Larsons’ new World War II book “The Splendid and the Vile” (Crown Publishing) opens, the military…
'Space Invaders'—A Ghost Story Of Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet's Military Junta
A fugue of memories and dreams flow over us in Nona Fernández’s lyrical novella “Space Invaders” (Graywolf Press)—arriving in a…
Monkeyhouse Dance At 'Malden Reads' Kickoff
Karen Krolak, artistic director of Monkeyhouse dance company, performs at the kickoff celebration for the 2020 “Malden Reads,” one-city, one-book…
Puppet Showplace’s Bank Account ‘Fully Depleted’ After Alleged Embezzlement
Puppet Showplace Theater announced yesterday that their “bank account had been fully depleted” after an alleged embezzlement from the 46-year-old…
Rally Tuesday: ‘Live Events Economy Is In Shambles And There’s No End In Sight’
“Since the pandemic started in early to mid-March, we’ve been the first people that have been cancelled and had to…
Harvard Study: Ways Theaters Can Adapt To Reduce Spread Of Coronavirus
How can theaters adapt to reduce the spread of coronavirus? That’s the daunting question that the “first edition” of the…
Barrington Stage Plans Live 'Socially Distanced' Theater For August
Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield announced yesterday that it will postpone its planned summer season to summer of 2021 due…
How To Present Theater After Coronavirus? A.R.T. Partners With Harvard Science Study
How can theater return as long as coronavirus threatens group gatherings? Cambridge’s American Repertory Theater and the Healthy Buildings Program…
'Detroit Red': Malcolm X Comes Of Age In Boston
For DigBoston, I recently previewed “Detroit Red,” a “theatrical exploration of the life of Malcolm X as he dwelled and…
Resistance Calendar
This is a calendar of Boston and Providence area rallies, protests, talks and other events fostering resistance, social justice, and…
Ducklings At Boston Garden Wear Lace Collars To Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Yesterday evening, the bronze “Make Way for Ducklings” statues at Boston’s Public Garden got outfitted in (faux) lace collars in…
Resistance Calendar
This is a calendar of Boston and Providence area rallies, protests, talks and other events fostering resistance, social justice, and…
'Black Lives Matter' Street Mural Painted In Somerville
Just Us Somerville, with the support of the City of Somerville and the Somerville Arts Council, led a volunteer effort…
Photos: 'Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans' Murals At HarborArts In East Boston
“Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans, Boston 2020,” from PangeaSeed Foundation in collaboration with HarborArts at the Boston Harbor Shipyard in East…
Resistance Calendar
This is a calendar of Boston and Providence area rallies, protests, talks and other events fostering resistance, social justice, and…
Ghost Bike Dedication For Darryl Willis In Harvard Square
“My dad was a character,” one of the daughters of Darryl Willis said at a memorial in Cambridge’s Harvard Square…
Honk: As 2020 Festival Goes Virtual, Looking Back At Photos Through The Years
In advance of this year’s virtual Honk festival from Oct. 5 to 11, I’ve put together the video below for…
Photos: Independence Day March Against Injustice In Gloucester
Dozens of people participated in the “Independence Day March” against injustice, a July 4 protest at Gloucester’s waterfront, organized by…
Photos: Night Of Prayer For Racial Justice In Malden
“A Night of Prayer for Racial Justice” gathered about 80 people outside Malden High School last night. Organizers said on…
Photos: Black Lives Matter March in Malden
Thousands of people participated in the Black Lives Matter March in Malden, Massachusetts, this afternoon. It began at the high…
Thousands In Boston Protest George Floyd's Murder By Minneapolis Police
The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police promoted thousands to gather in protest at Peters Park in Boston’s South…
Honk: As 2020 Festival Goes Virtual, Looking Back At Photos Through The Years
In advance of this year’s virtual Honk festival from Oct. 5 to 11, I’ve put together the video below for…
Boston Cancels Parades And Festivals Through Labor Day
The city of Boston has cancelled all parades and festivals “this summer, up to and including Labor Day on September…
Photos: Lunar New Year at Peabody Essex Museum
Salem’s Peabody Essex Museum hosted its annual Lunar New Year Festival on Jan. 25. It featured performances by the Gund Kwok…
Photos: Lunar New Year Celebration In Malden
Chinese Culture Connection hosted its annual Lunar New Year Celebration, to mark the start of the Year of the Mouse…
![The Rendille of northern Kenya’s Kaisut Desert: "Throughout the [Herr Heroon, or bull] ceremony, warriors gather in small groups to perform leaping dances, expressing their unity as a generation. When two warriors leap together the dance is called woyee," Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher write in "African Twilight: The Vanishing Rituals and Ceremonies of the African Continent," 2018. (Rizzoli)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/AfricanTwilight_Book1_p111w530-370x168.jpg)
Carol Beckwith And Angela Fisher, Photographers Of African Traditions, Speak At Harvard Dec. 5
For four decades, American born Carol Beckwith and Australian Angela Fisher have journeyed over 300,000 miles across the African continent,…
Photos: Annual AIDS Vigil at Boston Cyclorama
The 28th annual “24 Hour Vigil – Day With(Out) Art -World AIDS Day” art installation took place at the Boston…
Ducklings At Boston Garden Wear Lace Collars To Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Yesterday evening, the bronze “Make Way for Ducklings” statues at Boston’s Public Garden got outfitted in (faux) lace collars in…
'Black Lives Matter' Street Mural Painted In Somerville
Just Us Somerville, with the support of the City of Somerville and the Somerville Arts Council, led a volunteer effort…
'Metal-ity' At ArtSpace Maynard
“Great art can be found everywhere if you look hard enough,” ArtSpace Maynard Executive Director Jerry Beck says in a…
Photos: 'Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans' Murals At HarborArts In East Boston
“Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans, Boston 2020,” from PangeaSeed Foundation in collaboration with HarborArts at the Boston Harbor Shipyard in East…
Chinese Lantern Spectacle Comes To Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo
“Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience” fills Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo with dazzling, giant sculptures of dragons, pandas, crabs, tigers, fish…
'Roxbury Love' Mural Demolished, Video Shows
“It’s a shame this wall may be on its way to being demolished once building is bought and redeveloped like…
Climb The Blue Hills With Wonderland Spectacle Co.
In our new video, the Wonderland-Spectacle-Co.-Mobile heads to the Great Blue Hills, just south of Boston. Climb the hills with…
Wonderland Spectacle Co. | Rain
Enjoy a rainy day with Wonderland Spectacle Co. in our new video for kids and families. Play in puddles. Learn…
Descending Into Purgatory Chasm
An article from Wonderland’s series about Miserable Places: Despite Purgatory Chasm’s dismal-sounding name, most visitors have found the gorge stirring.…
Boston Zoos Begin Reopening May 28
Franklin Park Zoo in Boston will reopen on May 28, followed by Stone Zoo in Stoneham on May 30, Zoo…
Trustees To Reopen DeCordova, Naumkeag, World's End, Fruitlands, Crane Beach
The Trustees of Reservations will reopen deCordova Sculpture Park in Lincoln, the grounds of the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Naumkeag…
Arnold Arboretum: How Frederick Law Olmsted And Charles Sargent Created A National Historic Landmark
“A visitor driving through the arboretum will be able to obtain a general idea of the arborescent vegetation of the…