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Stephen Colbert Is Ushered Out Of Harvard Talk As Hundreds Of Student Protesters Scream And Pull Fire Alarm

Stephen Colbert and cellist Yo-Yo Ma had their Harvard University event abruptly canceled Thursday after a fire alarm was pulled about 40 minutes into the program. Outside, hundreds of graduate student union protesters were shouting and chanting, protesting the university’s labor practices and criticizing the two for crossing their picket line. The fire department and Harvard determined there was no reason for the alarm, and the union denied having anything to do with it. The protesters say they're fighting for better pay, safe working conditions and protections for roughly 4,000 graduate workers. Colbert and Ma have not publicly commented.

Cambridge, MA · 2d
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Boston’s famous reject has died

The death has been made known of Danny Katzen, a hornist who is said to have auditioned 48 times for the second horn position in the Boston Symphony Orchestra before finally being given the job. Danny entered the orchestra in 1979 and played for 29 years, retiring in 2008. He performed in Leonard Bernstein’s final lifetime concert at Tanglewood and can also be heard on most of the Boston Pops’ celebrated recordings, as well as on the John Williams soundtrack of Schindler’s List.

Boston, MA · 3d
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Nilanjana’s Journey to Center Stage

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Westford, MA · 11h
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Worcester County Wonders: Lunenburg's oldest house stands 300 years

For more than 300 years, Lunenburg’s Cushing House has been a soft-pink landmark, with a red-haired ghost story. Its history has been meticulously maintained and tales passed down for generations. The Georgian Colonial was built in 1724 and remains the oldest standing home in the municipality. The Cushing family lived in the home, which includes a large barn and 3 acres of orchards complete with apple, peach and pear trees, from 1777 to the early 1930s. “There is something almost human about an old house which has been home with its memories of youth and old age, of sorrow and joy, of failure and success as if it were a part of those who were sheltered under its roof. We say goodbye to it as an old friend,” wrote Julia Cushing in 1931 as the property exchanged hands from Cushing to Herbert Reynolds. But before it was a home, the building was used as a meeting house and a tavern, and was host to the signing of incorporation papers for Lunenburg and Fitchburg. According to the current owner of the home, Kent dur Russell, when it was a tavern, it would have been where John Adams stopped for a beer

Lunenburg, MA · 3d

Daily Mail

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Mystery as top Boston cardiologist, 44, is found dead after biking though quiet cow pasture

Dr Daniel Arnett, 44, was found dead near a cow pasture in Newbury, Massachusetts on Sunday afternoon.

Newbury, MA · 1d

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This Bizarre Massachusetts Roadside Attraction Is So Wonderfully Weird You Have To See It Yourself

There are things you expect to see on a drive through Lincoln, Massachusetts, and a field full of rocking horses arranged in a circle is not one of them. Ponyhenge sits along a quiet road in Lincoln, doing absolutely nothing and somehow pulling it off with more charisma than most things that are actively trying.

Lincoln, MA · 6d

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Interview: Comics Come Home 30 serves as comedy’s All-Star Game

For 30 years, a venerable cavalcade of comedy’s biggest names have made their way to Boston for one night in the fall to celebrate Comics Come Home. In many ways, the show itself has taken on the feeling of a summer camp gathering, where comics who aren’t always on the same shows can take their foot off the gas for a night, and trade in the hustle and bustle of the industry for a simple night of laughs with their friends.

Boston, MA · 7h

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Boston mourns percussion king, 96

Principal timpanist for the Boston Pops and assistant percussionist of the Boston Symphony, Arthur Press was a commanding figure at Symphony Hall for 46 years (1956 to 1992), playing on more than 50 recordings. He died last week at a great age. From his obit:. “Arthur Press was in many...

Boston, MA · 2d

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Pete Holmes Brings Stand-Up Comedy Home to MGM Springfield Next March

Pete Holmes is heading back to Massachusetts for a night of stand-up comedy at MGM Springfield's ARIA Ballroom, with the Lexington native scheduled to take the stage on Saturday, March 20, 2027, at 8 p.m. Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday, November 13. According to MassLive, tickets...

Springfield, MA · 2d

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This flat-roofed house in Lincoln, Massachusetts refuses to look like its colonial neighbors

On a quiet hill in Lincoln, Massachusetts, a flat-roofed white house sits among the trees, looking nothing like its colonial neighbors. Walter Gropius, the German architect who founded the Bauhaus design school, built it in 1938 and lived there until he died in 1969. The furniture is still in place.

Lincoln, MA · 1d

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The Art of Banksy brings original works by the world famous street artist to Boston

The Art of Banksy, the world’s largest exhibition of original and authenticated works by the internationally renowned and famously anonymous street artist, is coming to Boston’s Saunders Castle at Park Plaza on November 19, 2026. Featuring over 150 works drawn from private collections, the exhibition offers visitors a...

Boston, MA · 19h

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Concert Preview: Dweezil Zappa Carries the Torch for His Father

Celebrating 20 years of keeping Frank Zappa’s complex music alive, Dweezil brings the DZ20: Like Father, Like Son Tour to Medford’s Chevalier Theatre. Musical iconoclast Frank Zappa died in 1993. Thirteen years later, his son Dweezil, fearful that his father’s audience—a Boomer blend of sophisticates and stoners—was dying out, took the reins in assembling a band to play the elder Zappa’s extraordinary repertoire. Though Frank left us at the tender age of 52, he was a prolific composer of unusual, if not impossible, breadth and complexity. Partly because of that—and partly because of the salty language he was known for—radio has generally stayed away from his music, except for rare novelty pieces such as “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow,” “Dancin’ Fool,” and “Valley Girl.” In 2006, Dweezil, wielding the optimal mix of genetic makeup and musical talent, took on this considerable challenge.

Medford, MA · 2d

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Guide to Thanksgiving in Dorchester 2026

Get your stretchy pants ready. It’s almost Thanksgiving! We’ve rounded up some fun ways to celebrate the holiday right here in Dorchester. So whether you’re traveling or hunkering down, there’s something festive for everyone. Check back as this list may be updated!. American Provisions Thanksgiving Catering.

Boston, MA · 2d

WBUR

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A new historical fiction novel returns to the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire

On the night of Nov. 28, 1942, Boston’s Cocoanut Grove nightclub erupted in flames. Nearly 500 people died in the conflagration and hundreds of survivors suffered horrific injuries. Eighty-four years later, it remains the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. Gemma Tizzard’s “The Nightingales of Boston” brings to vivid...

Boston, MA · 1d

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Late Nite Catechism Returns to Boston After 31 Years, With a Newton Native as Sister

Sister is back in Boston, ruler in hand, for the first time in 31 years. “'Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism” has returned to the Charles Playhouse, with Newton native Denise Fennell bringing the beloved nun character to Massachusetts audiences for the first time, according to CBS Boston.

Boston, MA · 1d

FUN 107

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Fall Out Boy Announces Massive Fenway Park Stadium Show in Boston

Fall Out Boy is returning to Fenway Park on July 30, 2027. Enter right now for your chance to win a pair of tickets before they officially go on sale.

Boston, MA · 2d

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Big Daddy Kane To Enter Berklee Hip-Hop Hall Of Fame

Big Daddy Kane will enter Berklee College of Music’s Hip-Hop Hall of Fame during a ceremony and concert in Boston later this month. Berklee announced that the Brooklyn MC will be inducted Thursday, November 19, at 8 P.M. inside the Berklee Performance Center. The event will combine the formal...

Boston, MA · 2d

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The Weekend Watchlist: Nov. 12 to Nov. 15

Wondering what to do once you clock out of O’Neill this Friday? The Weekend Watchlist is your guide to the places to be, on and off campus, every weekend. Read on to see what’s coming up. Olivia Clemmensen. Victoria Monét: Frequency Of Love Tour. Friday, Nov. 13...

Boston, MA · 20h