The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons announce their 2026–27 subscription season — the orchestra’s 146th — running from September 18, 2026, through May 9, 2027. Subscriptions (fixed and flexible “choose your own” packages) are available now, and single tickets may be purchased starting July 31.

We often treat awakening as a destination—a distant mountain peak we must climb through sheer effort, “magic” mantras, or intellectual gymnastics. But there is a persistent shadow that follows the practitioner: the Delusion of Lack. It tells us that who we are right now is insufficient, and that the peace we seek is always just one more book, one more form, or one more retreat away. In my work with students, I see this delusion manifest in two primary ways: the Abyss and the Shield.

Palm Beach Dramaworks (PBD) in South Florida presents a riveting professional production of Arthur Miller's classic historical drama, "The Crucible." A large cast of gifted performers act impressively natural and with nuance.

The 2026 Sarasota Filn Festival, which runs April 10-19, is a more restrained affair, with greater emphasis on the films than famous faces. Though there are still parties to open and close the 10-day event, the most notable name on the visitor list is Julian Schnabel, who is probably as well known as a painter as he is as a film director.

Dimitri Krymov's Play on the Chekov play, Uncle Vanya, is a trickster's reckoning and wonderfully inventive.

In small town Arkansas, Starra was the basketball queen until Sidney arrived. Now, the newly-crowned upsets Starra's primacy, and the loss of another key player on the team could undermine their going to the state championships. A wide array of issues arise in this thoughtful and energetic look at the world of these girls.

His figures are friendly monsters: part human, part animal, part spirit. Haynes is a storyteller, an American humanist with a long history of supporting those that need the most help.

The Krymov Lab NYC is presenting its unique, lively version of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov at La MaMa in New York. Krymov had more than five plays running in Moscow when he planned a visit to New York in 2022. Putin invaded Ukraine just as he left, and Krymov decided not to return to Russia. New York is fortunate to have him staging work here. There is much to learn from his gift for drawing in an audience and helping them live within his productions.

In 1956, around the time that Elvis Presley was first called the “King of Rock and Roll,” he stepped on the stage of what is now the Sarasota Opera House for four shows that apparently attracted relatively small crowds. Just four years earlier, the theater was packed and the streets outside were crowded for the star-studded premiere of “The Greatest Show on Earth,” Cecil B. DeMille’s look at the circus world that had been partially filmed in Sarasota. It would go on to win the Academy Award for best picture.

The script is incredibly flexible. The work can be performed by an actor of any gender, age, or nationality. In fact, when Daniel Radcliffe leaves the cast in late May, Mariska Hargitay is taking over the role.

In a crazy, mixed-up world, Keith Partridge and Marcia Brady fall star-crossed in love, and a plague of carnage befalls their television houses. Despite the accumulation of body sacks, the farce remains a laugher with a mix of surprisingly listenable music.

Innocence, a twenty-first century masterpiece, has its Metropolitan Opera debut on April 6.  Many of the artists attached to the world premiere in Aix five years ago come with this production,   first and foremost, the composer Kaija Saariaho.  

Between 8 - 9 Million people in the USA protested on 3/28/26 at perhaps 3300 locations in the USA. The population protested, held rallies, and demonstrations! We learned that: two-thirds of all protests happened outside of major urban areas. Americans everywhere are awake, declaring themselves as: 'We the people.'

: The French have a fascination with Charles Bukowski, he seems to confirm their deep-seated need to equate creativity and self-destruction.

For more than two decades, hundreds of writers, painters, composers, dancers and others have come to the Hermitage Artist Retreat on Florida's Manasota Key for inspiration to create new work. They stay in historic, waterfront cottages as they develop new exhibits, prepare for premieres of plays and symphonies, share ideas with other creatives on the campus or take time to recharge by walking on the beach and watching sunsets.

This summer marks the debut of The Mount’s refreshed visual identity, honoring Edith Wharton’s legacy while embracing the organization’s evolution into a vibrant, multidisciplinary cultural center.

The Wick Theatre and Costume Museum in South Florida presents a youthful and moving "Camelot. The Wick's production of the classic Lerner and Loewe musical runs through April 12 at the company's elegant venue in Boca Raton. The show is especially timely in the wake of the recent "No Kings" protests across the country.

Billy Crocker impulsively stows away on a cruise ship crossing to London. Avoiding his boss, who is onboard, and the captain prove a challenge. Pratfalls ensue, but so do amorous couples.

St. Luke’s Orchestra under the baton of Louis Langree  gave a splendid performance of classic American music on March 26.  Starting with Charles Ives’ Unanswered Question (on the solo trumpet that begins  the work   and is answered indefinitely by flutes)  Duke Ellington’s iconic works which had their premieres at Carnegie Hall over a half century ago followed. They still feel fresh.  

Miller’s play, set during the time of the Salem witch trials in 17th century Massachusetts, opened more than 70 years ago, but it continues to resonate whenever it is produced, even in an admirable if not fully realized production.

Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts in South Florida has mounted a touching and funny professional production of Neil Simon's hit, "Broadway Bound."

The Future Lab (s) Gallery, 43 Eagle Street, in North Adams, Massachusetts, is currently inviting to the closing event of their 'Glow Ocean' exhibition on Friday, March 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. The show will be open one final time on Saturday, 3/28, from 1-3 p.m, so that protesters from North Adams and other visitors can still experience this immersive glow show. The 3rd NO KINGS DAY! is happening in all 50 Sates of the USA on Saturday, March 28, 2026

Reverberations showcases the range of Schwartz's treatment of still life within the self-imposed set of subject matter limitations and the confines of her studio. Gradually, the artist shifted away from more traditional compositions of stoneware and fruit toward non-organic forms, illuminated by strong natural light and vibrantly colored liquids or subdued in sepia and monochrome

The Future Lab (s) Gallery, 43 Eagle Street, in North Adams, Massachusetts, is currently inviting to the closing event of their 'Glow Ocean' exhibition on Friday, March 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. The show will be open one final time on Saturday, 3/28, from 1-3 p.m, so that protesters from North Adams and other visitors can still experience this immersive glow show. The 3rd NO KINGS DAY! is happening in all 50 Sates of the USA on Saturday, March 28, 2026

I was very lucky. I have met over my life many painters who are better than I am in all ways, better technically, with a more fertile imagination, hard-working and self-disciplined, and they have had no luck, haven’t made it to square one.