April 4, 2025: In the Cut

If the arts funding cuts are due to continue until morale proverbially improves, we’re pretty sure that means a lot is on the chopping block. Great birthday present for a nation 250 years young. At that juncture is Mass Humanities. Among it’s other initiatives like the 4th of July readings of Frederick Douglass and the Clemente Course for the Humanities, the organization is slated to be at the center of the state’s commemoration of the Revolutionary War. But just this week their federal grants were terminated.  Director Brian Boyles joins us to talk about how the festivities may continue, and what can be done to support their efforts to bring more Massachusetts stories to life. In that vein, we’re supporting organizations aiding each other, especially if it’s highlighting a pivotal work that shifted the entire landscape of two mediums in its wake. Triplex cinemas is showing a restored version of 1948’s The Red Shoes in conjunction with Jacob’s Pillow, and we’ll speak with Professor emeritus Lynn Garafolo and curator and archivist Norton Owen about the auteurs it has influenced, and the impact it has hadLive Music Friday brings the Lucky Shots to the studio. They’ve just released their second album Second Tongue and are celebrating with a show at JJ’s Tavern tonight, but we’ll get the story of their shift in recording process when they make a visit with us.