The Arts Fuse Newsletter, December 26
The Winter Appeal's Finale -- Feed the Fuse by Year's End! Coming Attractions, Jazz, Book, and Theater Best Lists, Reviews of Midwinter Revels and "Maria"
From The Editor's Desk:
My thanks to readers for helping the magazine make its $1000 match for the Winter Appeal.
As a wrap-up, here’s a comment that just came in for Noah Schaffer’s list of Best Music Documentaries of 2024: “Always well researched, concise and informative. It’s so nice to know true journalists still exist. It is our job to make sure they survive!”
Yes, it is up to you to make sure we can exercise our indispensable craft. If you have not contributed yet, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Arts Fuse’s Winter Appeal — here — before the end of the year. Happy Holidays! And onwards ….
—Bill Marx, Editor-in-Chief
Archive: From the Editor's Desk
Coming Attractions Through January 6 — What Will Light Your Fire
Compiled by Arts Fuse Editor
Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.
Arts Feature: Recommended Books, 2024
Compiled by Bill Marx
An eclectic roundup of the favorite books of the year from our critics.
Music Feature: The Best Jazz Albums of 2024
Compiled by Arts Fuse Editor
The magazine’s jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorite albums.
Theater Review: This Year’s “Midwinter Revels” — A Mirror of the Times
By David Greenham
Once again, Revels has pulled together a varied and diverse cast of amateurs and professionals to amplify a valuable lesson: it’s important to stop and take stock of our lives during the longest night of the year and to have faith that a new year will bring renewal and growth.
Visual Arts Review: A Trio of Shows at the Griffin Museum of Photography
By Lauren Kaufmann
A look at three exhibitions of photography; two of them shine a revealing light on personal and political concerns.
Film Review: “Maria” — A Convincing Portrait of a Woman Consumed by the Art That Nourished Her
By Jon Garelick
This might not be everybody’s idea of who Maria Callas was, but the film is plausible, and honest. You can watch Angelina Jolie’s Maria and think, so that’s what it was like to be her
Theater Feature: Favorite Boston-Area Stage Productions of 2024
Compiled by Bill Marx
Our critics salute the year’s outstanding productions.
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