Cathy Fuller

11 stunning finalists for the Youth Photographer of the Year prize From showy peacocks to flying BMXers.

While you listen to @CRBClassical, peruse these astonishing photos! The world seen through young eyes, all worth celebrating:
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Sleigh Ride Social - Charmingfare Farm [01/10/26] Step into a winter wonderland at Charmingfare Farm’s Sleigh Ride Social — an atmospheric, open-air winter event designed for friends, couples, and families. Guests board a horse-drawn sleigh and trave...

Has a magical horse-drawn sleigh ride through twinkling trails followed by cocoa been on your bucket list? Well here ya go:
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10+ Best Sledding Hills in Boston [12/20/25] Last updated: Jan 1, 2026We rounded up 12 places to go sledding around Boston this winter so you don't have to.1) Larz Anderson ParkWhere: BrooklinePro tip: You can find various slopes throughout the ...

Is there anywhere that ISN'T a good place to go sledding right now? 😱
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The wondrous Marin Alsop in 2022, talking to @terrygross.bsky.social about all things conducting:
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The Sacred — Music for Food Join us for the third concert of Boston’s 16th season: The Sacred.

More than ever, the hungry need our help. Here is a deeply meaningful way to contribute:
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Free Swing Dance and Lesson [01/21/26] Come dance with us every Wednesday for free!8PM - Free beginner swing lesson taught by members of the Boston Lindy Bomb Squad.9-11PM - Free social swing dancing, recorded music.There's on-street parki...

January can make you feel stuck ... dancing helps!
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6 Boston-area Museums & Zoos Offering Free Admissions in Honor of MLK Day 2025 [01/19/26] Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is an opportunity to reflect on the work of a great civil rights leader. It’s also a day off from work (hopefully) and a day when many Boston museums open their doors f...

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A giant-footed bird showed up in a Massachusetts backyard. It didn’t belong there. The purple gallinule found its way north through unusual winds.

While you hear Riccardo Muti conduct Mozart's 40th Symphony on Tuesday night at 10:00 on @crbclassical.bsky.social, consider this wondrous, big-footed purple gallinule, blown to Massachusetts by unusual winds!
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Pinkmas - MUSEUM OF ICE CREAM The holiday magic is only lasts for a limited time, November 14th – January 19th in New York City, Chicago, Boston, and Miami!

Yep, the pink is still on:
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Milk & Cookies Cake Decorating Class [12/21/25] 🍪🎅 Milk & Cookies for Santa Cake Decorating Class – Canalside Food & Drink, Cambridge MA | December 21st Get ready to frost, sprinkle, and sip your way into the sweetest Christmas Eve traditio...

I love decorating cakes! But I'm usually alone ... this looks fun!
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Candlelight Carols Announcement - Trinity Church We are delighted to announce tickets are now on sale at the links below for our treasured Advent-Christmas traditions:

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"A Christmas Carol" at the Omni Parker House [12/19/25] A Timeless Tale for the Season: A Christmas Carol Brought to Life in a Magical Holiday Reading!Step back in time and experience the magic of the season with an unforgettable evening in the historic Pr...

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The Darkest Night - A Bookish Solstice [12/21/25] Cozy up on one of the darkest nights of the year in the historic Loring Greenough House for readings by five authors.Spend the evening before winter solstice with a group of authors who know a thing o...

Fun!
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138 Magical Things to Do in Boston: December 2025 [12/01/25] Happy final month of 2025, my Boston friends. It’s time to close out the year with some holiday cheer. Get ready for community tree lightings, free movie screenings, cozy meet-ups, festive bar pop-ups...

138? That's a lot of magical things!
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Josef Hofmann – The Pianist Inventor PIANO NEWS: An article about Josef Hofmann – The Pianist Inventor from the Piano Street Magazine.

It's International Check Your Wipers Day! (really) Classical connection: The revered golden-age pianist Josef Hofmann patented the windshield wiper ... inspired by the good old-fashioned metronomome!
More here:
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7 Places in Boston Where You Can Read & Grab a Drink [01/01/23] Boston is both an educational hub and a hot spot for haute cuisine. Luckily, you can have the best of both worlds at these venues where you can pick up a new book and enjoy it over a glass of wine or ...

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YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning Extended interview: Michael Tilson Thomas

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YouTube video by OC87 Recovery Diaries Now Unquiet: The Journey of Pianist Jonathan Biss | Anxiety & Mental Health Recovery

Hope you can join me at 7:30pm on Veterans Day when I'll bring you Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata on @crbclassical.bsky.social with the intense and intelligent pianist Jonathan Biss. His candor and insight about anxiety is moving and instructive:
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The Life and Music of Florence Price: An Interview with Rae Linda Brown - AAIHS In today's post, Ashleigh Gordon, a world-renowned, award-winning violist and New England Conservatory alumna (Castle of Our Skins, Callithumpian Consort, BMOP), interviews Dr. Rae Linda Brown about t...

Hope you'll join me for Florence Price's first symphony on @crbclassical.bsky.social at 8:00pm on Friday, October 3rd. More about her (with a 1906 class photo in front of Jordan Hall at @necmusic.bsky.social!) in this interview:
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Thank you, Patricia! It slipped under my radar — looking forward to finding out more!

YouTube video by The Boston Globe The Narnia-worthy collection hidden inside the Boston Public Library

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Tokyo String Quartet Bids Boston A Bittersweet Farewell After 43 seasons, the revered ensemble, born in Japan, calls it quits. Here, the players serenade Boston at WGBH, with a concert of music by Haydn, Bartok and Ravel.

It is always a joy to hear the Tokyo String Quartet. Here's the NPR piece I wrote about their Boston farewell performance given here in our Fraser Performance Studio:
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Cambridge Science Carnival

This Sunday, the 21st! Bring your kids to Cambridge's science extravaganza!
cambridgesciencecarnival.org

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What's the deal with this art installation near South Station made entirely of coolers? Elevar La Cultura is a new art installation outside of South Station made entirely out of coolers spray painted gold.

A city can never have too much public art. Look at this wonderful installation near Boston's South Station (check out the back of it!)
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It took only weeks for Schubert to finish his hour-long Octet. He was so immersed, he could barely make eye contact with his visitors. Tonight, just after 10:00, join me on @crbclassical.bsky.social for the miraculous result. I think it's thrilling to see the first page in Schubert's own hand:

8 unforgettable fall destinations in Vermont, according to Boston.com readers 8 unforgettable fall destinations in Vermont, according to Boston.com readers who shared their favorite fall getaways in the state.

Even a mediocre foliage season is stunning in Vermont
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YouTube video by WCVB Channel 5 Boston ISS passes over Mass., shares view of Boston, Cape Cod from space

Catch a 6-minute glimpse of the International Space Station on Friday morning at 5:37! We'll have Jordi Savall and his band for you on @crbclassical.bsky.social! Of course, it may be even more enthralling to look down from the station to good ol' Massachusetts:
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Thank goodness publishers were willing to wade through the artfully indecipherable handwriting of Mr. Beethoven! Wednesday night on crbclassical.bsky.social at 8:30, join me for Beethoven’s 2nd piano trio — and enjoy the restless penmanship from this later piano trio!

YouTube video by GBH Music The power of music education at the Conservatory Lab School #shorts #music #stringquartet

Some goodness for your Wednesday featuring the @gbhmusic.bsky.social quartet-in-residence:
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