My father and I, discouraged at the election over the holiday, opened a book of poetry I brought along to the house.

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few recommendations from Globe writers and critics, covering music, ...

Dec. 6. Talk, music, signing. Free. Hapeville Church of Christ, 3308 Old Jonesboro Road, Hapeville. Eagle Eye Books, 404-486-0307, eagleeyebooks.com. Danez Smith, “Blues in Stereo.” Award-winning poet ...

Composer David Chase's 2007 arrangement of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" for the Boston Pops has become a holiday concert ...

But there are other wonderful ballet options. Grand Kyiv Ballet brings “The Nutcracker” and “The Snow Queen” to Boston (Nov.

From nutcrackers to snow queens, there is plenty of ballet, theater, classical music and crafting to enjoy this holiday ...

And Smith curated the just-released “Blues in Stereo,” a collection of the early poems of the great Langston Hughes, a leader of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance of writers and artists.

Black Nativity by Langston Hughes returns for its 9th annual holiday musical production, December 5-8, in the Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall, Marcus Center. Every […] ...

Black Arts MKE completes a decade of stunning African American arts and culture with an extra family-focused take on its ...