The seven-day holiday of Kwanzaa runs through Jan. 1. It was created in the 1960s by the scholar Maulana Karenga to uplift and celebrate African-American and Pan-African culture, community, and values.
It's Christmas Day, and no matter what holiday you celebrate (or don't celebrate), we've got some fun, feisty, and festive music coming your way. The first hour of the show is all holiday tunes, then we get back to the "regular stuff" in Hours 2 and 3. Featured Goddesses This Week:
Produced by Front Porch Arts Collective, The Nora@Central Square and Greater Boston Stage Company, the play is a tribute to the music of Fats Waller, a revered pianist and composer with a larger-than-life personality. Jacquinn Sinclair reviews the show.
A revival of the 1990 musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty ("Ragtime") hits all the right notes, says theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair. "Peli Naomi Woods absolutely shines in every scene."
The holiday season has finally arrived to decorate, watch movies and make sweet treats. But Christmas isn’t complete without the right music playing in the background.