Summer Arts Preview 2018

Summer Arts preview

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Your must-see guide to arts and entertainment this season, from Boston to the Berkshires and beyond.

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Gisele Bundchen with a copy of “Drawdown,” a book on reversing global warming.

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With Tom Brady back on the field, Gisele Bundchen heads to Costa Rica

The supermodel is among a few environmentally-conscious VIPs gathering this week for what’s being billed as a sustainable fashion and lifestyle summit.

From left: Charles Altura, David Ginyard, Terence Blanchard, Fabian Almazan, and Oscar Seaton.

In Terence Blanchard’s hands, a trumpet is an instrument of protest

The jazz composer and his band, the E-Collective, have crafted music in response to rampant racism and the deaths of African-Americans.

From left: Mena Suvari, Alicia Silverstone, and Jennifer Bartels in “American Woman.”

TV Critic’s Corner

In ‘American Woman,’ the real housewife of Beverly Hills

“American Woman” flashes back to feminism in a not-yet bygone Hollywood.

Sendhil Ramamurthy of “Reverie.”

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Sendhil Ramamurthy talks Tufts, tennis, TV, and ‘Reverie’

The actor stars in the NBC series, which explores what happens when people have the ability to live their dreams.

Festival curator David Kaplan and Amanda Plummer.

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Amanda Plummer feted in Provincetown

The actress received an award from Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival.

Miss Maryland Christina Denny displays her swimsuit during the Miss America 2014 pageant.

Thing Tank

Lost bikinis, found gingers, and Trump pardons: It’s a thing

A review of the week online.

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Literary journal retains Junot Diaz as fiction editor despite allegations of sexual misconduct

Boston Review says the allegations don’t have “the kind of severity” that spurred the #MeToo movement.

Valerie Tosi

LAUGH LINES

Laugh Lines: Valerie Tosi

A joke from the comic, who plays CitySide Comedy Monday.

Miss America 1948 Bea Waring, who lives in Rockport, and the runners-up.

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Oldest living Miss America endorses decision to drop swimsuit competition

Bea Waring, who lives in Rockport, says the pageant is “evolving.”

Said director Woody Allen: “I’ve worked in movies for 50 years, I’ve worked with hundreds of actresses . . . and not a single one, big ones, famous ones, have ever, ever, suggested any kind of impropriety at all.”

Woody Allen says he should be ‘poster boy’ for #MeToo movement

Allen said that in working with “hundreds of actresses” over the years, “not a single one” has accused him of impropriety.

Melania Trump won’t accompany husband at upcoming summits

Spouses typically get together at events of their own during these meetings.

Tom Brady with daughter Vivian during the Best Buddies football challenge at Harvard Stadium.

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Leading up to Patriots minicamp, the Tom Brady watch is on

Our guess is Tom Brady definitely will attend Patriots minicamp Tuesday, especially since No. 12 took part in Patriots fantasy camp Monday.

Guy Fieri (left) at The Grand with one of the Stanford Brothers.

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Guy Fieri parties at The Grand; Rihanna spotted at Cafeteria

The “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” host was spied at Empire Asian Restaurant and Lounge in the Seaport and then The Grand.

Little Big Town will host this year’s CMT Awards.

TV Critic’s Corner

Cowboy up! The CMT Awards are here.

Don’t expect any wardrobe malfunctions (unless you count Nudie suits), stray F-bombs, or tacky kissing stunts; do expect a Texas portion of top country talent onstage.

Jonathan McPhee in 2015.

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Former Symphony N.H. music director says he was fired for raising questions about finances

Jonathan McPhee was terminated last fall after he pointed out what he said were budget and financial discrepancies.

Andy Cohen is host of the revamped “Love Connection.”

TV Critic’s Corner

Fox trots out game shows updated for the app age

Among the offerings on the Great Primetime Game Show Revival: “Beat Shazam” and a rebooted booty call of “Love Connection.”

First lady Melania Trump, shown here at last year’s G-7 summit, will not be attending this year’s event.

Melania Trump won’t accompany husband at upcoming summits

Spouses typically get together at events of their own during these meetings.

Extensive renovations have been made to the Emerson Colonial Theatre, which will open June 27.

After renovations, grand old Colonial Theatre prepares to open doors

When the curtain rises this month at the Colonial, the real star will be the long-shuttered hall itself.

Prominent builder killed in N.Y. plane crash

Four people were on board the small plane that crashed off the coast of Long Island, killing two and leaving two missing.

Novak Djokovic in action at the French Open.

TV Critic’s Corner

Finding love in Paris

...or how to watch the French Open

Allyn Ann McLerie, 91, veteran of Broadway, TV, and film

Ms. McLerie’s versatility served her well on Broadway, in the dance-marathon movie “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” (1969), and on television comedies.

Saxophonist JD Allen performs at Scullers Jazz Club with bassist Noah Jackson and drummer Rudy Royston.

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Passion and poetry from saxophonist JD Allen

Mixing a few standards with his compositions, Allen and his band played a soaring set at Scullers.

Roundtable on #MeToo in music and R. Kelly

Head to Laugh Boston Monday for an event focused generally on #MeToo in the music industry, and on allegations of sexual misconduct against R&B singer R. Kelly, in particular.

US poet laureate Tracy K. Smith speaking at Wellesley College’s commencement.

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US poet laureate urges Wellesley grads to teach the world to love itself

Falmouth native Tracy K. Smith won the Pulitzer for 2011 collection of poetry.

Tom Brady throws a pass during the Best Buddies Football Challenge at Harvard Stadium.

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Tom Brady kicks off Best Buddies weekend with some football

The QB and some of his Patriots teammates, past and present, tossed the pigskin around as part of the kickoff of the charity’s signature fund-raiser Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port.

Dance for World Community Festival.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston the week of June 4-10

Pride Week peaks, Cambridge dances in the streets, and more.

Italian populists sworn into power as euroskeptics cheer

The new government has a mix of antiestablishment and right-wing ministers who have promised an “Italy first” agenda.

Globe Magazine

Summer guide: Things to do around Boston and Cambridge

Here’s a rundown of free and cheap entertainment options, from yoga and Zumba to Shakespeare and movies, all over the 617 area code.

After more than a month of headlines not related to music, Kanye West released his eighth studio album, “Ye.”

Album Review

On ‘Ye,’ that sound you hear is Kanye cashing in

The music he’s making now seems as manufactured as the drama he creates.

Summer Arts preview

The best in music, theater, art, TV, and more this summer

Your must-see guide to arts and entertainment this season, from Boston to the Berkshires and beyond.

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Painting sent to Philly because of Super Bowl bet is set to return to MFA

A portrait of Mercy Otis Warren has been on loan to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the past three months, the result of a Super Bowl bet between the PMA and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.

Tom Brady and Oprah Winfrey

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Tom Brady sits down for ‘Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations’ podcast

Word is Brady does discuss Deflategate and, of course, his book “The TB12 Method.”

Aly Raisman is in Maroon 5’s latest music video, released on Wednesday.

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Cardi B, Gal Gadot, and Aly Raisman among more than two dozen women featured in Maroon 5 video

Maroon 5’s latest music video features more than just a few Adam Levine flirtatious looks into the camera and a classic, irresistible boy band sound.

Samantha Bee.

Why the c-word is still the third rail of profanity

At a time when it often seems the public discourse couldn’t be any more coarse, comedian Samantha Bee proved this week some words are still off limits.

Elle Fanning and Alex Sharp in “How to Talk to Girls at Parties.”

Movie Review

‘How to Talk to Girls’ makes a Mothership connection

Throw out any expectations you might have of coherent narrative structure or directorial control, and you might have a pretty good time.

INFORMER

A porch festival, a Disney concert, and cycling for cancer

Comings and goings of businesses and other organizations in the suburbs west of Boston.

John Sebastian, of The Lovin’ Spoonful, performs on Saturday in Plymouth.

Mark Your Calendar

Scituate arts festival invites young and old to paint outdoors

Scituate’s “Arts Alive!” festival will include open-air painting and various exhibits, and young and old, serious painters and amateurs, are all encouraged to participate.

Goddard College students pictured near Northwood dorm  in 1971.

new england literary news | nina maclaughlin

Maine lobsters, Vermont hippies, and a prom for readers

Three books with New England roots come out this week.

story behind the book | kate tuttle

A tale of a dying man’s birthday, unapologetic in its Mexican-ness

Luis Alberto Urrea’s latest novel, “The House of Broken Angels,” is closely based on his brother’s experience.

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Greater Boston author readings June 3-9

A weekly calendar of literary events.

“Red Shirt,” part of “Fairgrounds: Photography by Roy DiTosti” at 6 Bridges Gallery, Maynard, through July 7.

The Ticket: What’s happening in the local arts world

This week’s picks by Globe critics.

In this Nov. 17, 2015, file photo, Ella Brennan poses for a photo during an interview in her home, adjacent to Commander's Palace Restaurant in New Orleans. Brennan, who couldn't cook but played a major role in putting New Orleans on the world's culinary map, died Thursday, May 31. 2018. She was 92. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Ella Brennan, who mentored Paul Prudhomme and Emeril Lagasse, dies at 92

Miss Brennan couldn’t cook, but she played a major role in putting New Orleans on the world’s culinary map.

The newspaper noir “Shakedown” is one of 10 films being screened during the Noir City festival at the Brattle.

The man who speaks film noir is on a mission

Eddie Muller has earned legions of fans for his informative film introductions that are rich with obscure bits of lore, delivered with his trademark command of the vernacular and poetry of the genre.

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The wolverine and the birthday: a Roseanne Barr parable

A canceled sitcom, a firestorm of outrage, and a question: Why do we keep hiring wolverines to do jobs better suited to clowns?

The ICA is getting a new logo

The new design is being introduced along with the new ICA Watershed space in East Boston.

Actor Evan Gambardella alleged that a theater blogger fondled him.

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Sexual assault allegations reverberate in Boston theater scene

A freelance theater critic has been blacklisted by Boston-area theaters after an actor accused him of sexual assault.