A collective of musicians, the Refugee Orchestra Project, held a 10th anniversary performance Sunday at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Mass. The orchestra uses music to demonstrate how refugees from across the world play an important role in culture and society.

Part talent showcase, part act of cultural preservation, online radio station Central on Air brings in DJs primarily from the Greater Boston area to show off their art every weeknight in Central Square.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is celebrating Mexican and Mexican American culture through an exhibition highlighting its puppetry scene from its indigenous roots to present day.

In Connecticut, where 8% of the population is Puerto Rican, Afro-Caribbean folk traditions found a home following the rise of the Loíza Festival in New Haven in the 1970s.

Muralist and curator Andre Rochester talks about building an art career in Hartford — and why Black History Month is about presence, pride and persistence.

Matthew Shifrin is on a mission to make Legos accessible for blind people through his nonprofit Bricks for the Blind.

A mixed media piece currently on display at the University of New England Art Gallery in Portland, in an exhibit titled "Unspoken Resilience," reflects the Deaf experience.

Fans of Dolly Parton have a new biography to dive into. In “Ain't Nobody’s Fool," western Mass. writer Martha Ackmann lays out Parton's life from an impoverished childhood to stardom.

From the restored gold-leaf ornaments in the auditorium to new public spaces for classes and shows, the Z is reborn.

Tina Packer, who in 1978, founded Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., died over the weekend.