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The “Goodnight Oppy” movie poster. The documentary about NASA’s Mars rover, Opportunity, kicked off the 2022 GlobeDocs Film Festival. COURTESY OF AMAZON STUDIOS VIA IMDB

GlobeDocs film festival opens with Goodnight Oppy documentary

By Talia Lissauer October 18, 2022
A screening of the new documentary "Goodnight Oppy" revealed the true story behind the famous NASA rover
Nud Pob

Nud Pob offers authentic Thai cuisine at the heart of the BU campus

By John Maniace October 17, 2022
The Thai restaurant on Commonwealth Avenue was hit hard by the pandemic, but continues to serve the BU community.
Trios Palos y Cuerdas Hermanos Saboya

Trios Palos y Cuerdas Hermanos Saboya residency brings Colombian Andean music to BU

By Emily Wyrwa October 13, 2022
Three new artists started a four day residency at BU introducing Colombian Andean music to the scene
Admitted film

BU students create independent web series set to premiere Spring 2023

By Rose Kassam October 11, 2022
A new "mockumentary" is in the works and is being created solely by BU students
808 Gallery

Boston artist Jaina Cipriano’s Dreamscapes renews gallery space

By Spencer Jacques October 6, 2022
The 808 Gallery reopens as a reimagined space far from a COVID-19 testing site
The Boston University Symphony Orchestra performing at the Tsai Performance Center on Sept. 30. The concert was one of the first to be performed by a full capacity orchestra and without mask requirements since the pandemic. SHANNON RUSNAK/DFP STAFF

End of pandemic restrictions restores connections for BU Symphony Orchestra

By Kajsa Kedefors October 5, 2022
The BU Symphony Orchestra unfolds their first performance of the semester without mask requirements
BU international adoptee club

BU International Adoptee Club focus on membership, branch out to more diverse communities

By Mia Knezevic September 28, 2022

The Boston University International Adoptee Club strives to provide a space for adopted students to share common experiences and connect further with their roots. A year after its founding, members of...

Flea market

Open Market’s Fenway Flea brings vintage, unique wares to an abandoned gas station

By Sophia Hebert September 28, 2022

Under the string-light embellished awning of an abandoned gas station lies the Fenway Flea — a concept created by the brand Original Markets. The market, open on Sundays, opened to the public on Sept....

RoadRunner

The Bowery Presents’ Roadrunner prioritizes fans and artists alike

By Sophia Hebert September 26, 2022
The new concert venue in Allston is hosting indie artists Joji, Japanese Breakfast, Remi Wolf, Steve Lacy and beabadoobee, among others.
Porsha Olayiwola

Boston’s Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola kicks off event series highlighting LGBTQIA+ experiences

By Amanda Brynn Birbara September 25, 2022
Porsha Olayiwola came to BU for a poetry reading, highlighting the experiences of queer Black people.
Stone Art Gallery

Field Visions exhibit closes, panel discussion draws attention to landscape, abstraction

By Stella Tannenbaum September 16, 2022
Art gallery exhibit ends with a panel discussion and final look into artistic and physical landscapes
Eva Lewis art showcase profile

BU grad student ‘tackles’ women objectification with South Boston art exhibition

By Jasmine Grant April 22, 2022
Eva Lewis' exhibition called “Disparate,” will be at the LaiSun Keane gallery until May 1.
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