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A guide to the arts and culture, history, cuisine, and natural beauty of Cambridge, Boston, and beyond.
"20-24" by Janiva Ellis, a dark, abstract painting featuring distorted human figures with vivid red and muted tones.

Harvard Squared | January-February 2025

Janiva Ellis at the Carpenter Center

Newly finished paintings unveiled 

Oumille's Cambridge store interior with colorful clothing racks and display tables.

Harvard Squared | November-December 2024

Creative Ventures

Shopping locally for the holidays

by Nell Porter-Brown

Marble House foyer decorated with a Christmas tree, poinsettias, and a large wreath on the staircase.

Harvard Squared | November-December 2024

Holiday Decorating on Steroids

Newport’s mansions further festooned

by Nell Porter-Brown

Library looking room with bookcases and a red sofa and accent chairs

Harvard Squared | November-December 2024

Urban Enchantment

Spend a holiday overnight in the city, with teas, trees, and festive toasts.

by Kara Baskin

Boston Camerata performing in 2022, with a conductor in front

Harvard Squared | November-December 2024

The Boston Camerata Turns 70

Celebrating early music

by Nell Porter-Brown

a performance of Faye Driscoll's "Weathering," where ten figures are writhing around a rotating platform

Harvard Squared | November-December 2024

Dancers Respond to “This Crazy Time”

Exploring emotional connections and the climate crisis 

by Nell Porter-Brown

A collage featuring, from left: a young Ogden Codman Jr. in a sepia-toned portrait; items from the Codman Estate displayed in a museum; a close-up of a chair reflecting the English Arts and Crafts movement style; and a sample of the “Brother Rabbit” textile pattern, popular between 1882-90.

Harvard Squared | September-October 2024

Men and Their Castles

Historic New England explores the “bachelor decorators”

by Nell Porter-Brown

A boy in period military dress

Harvard Squared | September-October 2024

A Victorious Vessel

USS Constitution—for all ages

by Max J. Krupnick

Beau McCall, at left, wearing Button Jacket: Born in Philly, Made in Harlem, circa 1988, and his partner, Souleo, wearing Button Jacket: Stacked Sleeves, circa early 1990s-2021

Harvard Squared | September-October 2024

Unbuttoned Up

Works by Harlem-based artist Beau McCall at Brockton's Fuller Craft Museum

by Nell Porter-Brown

sailing in Boston Harbor

Harvard Squared | July-August 2024

Ride the Wave

Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned sailor, Boston offers plenty of ways to get out on the water this summer.

by Kara Baskin

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Provincetown film festival, lilacs in bloom, A.R.T.’s rom-com musical—and more

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