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9:00am EDT

Boston Press Photographer's Association: Pictures of the Year Exhibit

Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am - Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30pm EDT

The Boston Press Photographers Association is thrilled to announce that this year’s annual Pictures of the Year exhibit will be on display during the WBUR Festival in front of the George Sherman Union at 775 Commonwealth Avenue from May 23 - June 7, featuring the award-winning images from the 2024 Pictures of the Year Contest. This is the BPPA’s fifth year of giving their work back to the public, allowing people to explore the award-winning work of New England area photojournalists from 2024.

Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am - Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30pm EDT
George Sherman Union Pavillion 775 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215

Experience

1:00pm EDT

New York Times Games

Friday May 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

WBUR CitySpace

Join us for a live puzzle solve with The New York Times' Games.

In partnership with

Speakers

Everdeen Mason

Editorial Director, NY Times Games

Everdeen Mason is the editorial director of the New York Times Games team, overseeing the editorial direction and strategy of games such as The Crossword and Connections. Before working on games, Everdeen worked in Audience for nearly a decade, most recently conducting editorial... Read More →

Friday May 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
WBUR CitySpace 890 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA

Experience

2:30pm EDT

Have a Beer with the People Behind WBUR's Newsletters

Friday May 30, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Festival Hub

Join us in the festival Hub for a Q+A with the WBUR Newsletters team.

One complimentary beer (or non-alcoholic drink!) per person, first come, first served.

Sponsored by:

Speakers

Meagan McGinnes-Bessey

Managing Editor, Digital Audience & Community Engagement, WBUR

Meagan is the managing editor of digital audience & community engagement at WBUR, Boston's largest NPR newsroom. She oversees the newsletter and social media teams.Her mouthful of a title really means thinking about the ways and places WBUR can bring its local journalism to more communities... Read More →

Nik DeCosta-Klipa

Senior Editor, Newsletters

Nik wakes up early each morning to write WBUR's flagship newsletter, WBUR Today. He runs the day-to-day of all things email. He joined WBUR in 2022 from Boston.com, where he was a staff writer covering local news, politics, and transportation. Nik holds bachelor's degrees in journalism... Read More →

Hanna Ali

Associate Producer, Newsletters, WBUR

Hanna Ali is an associate producer for newsletters at WBUR, and is the host of WBUR's Weekender newsletter.Before joining WBUR, Hanna worked as a digital editor at the PBS science documentary series NOVA, writing articles for NOVA Next and managing the show’s newsletters and social... Read More →

Friday May 30, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Festival Hub Howard Thurman Center - 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Brookline, MA, USA

Experience