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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

George Sherman Union Pavillion @ 775 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA

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

Experience

12:00pm EDT

FESTIVAL HUB: Otto Pizza Pop-Up

Friday May 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Join us in the Howard Thurman Center from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (or while supplies last!) for complimentary pizza, provided by our sponsor Otto Pizza!

Friday May 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Experience

1:00pm EDT

The NY Times Spelling Bee Buzzes Into Boston

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

WBUR CitySpace (890 Commonwealth Ave) @ 890 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA

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)

Experience

2:30pm EDT

FESTIVAL HUB: Have a Beer with Joe Castiglione

Friday May 30, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

Festival Hub (808 Commonwealth Ave) @ 808 Commonwealth Avenue, 808 Commonwealth Ave, Brookline, MA 02446, USA

Join us in the festival Hub for a Q+A with the former announcer for The Boston Red Sox.

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

Sponsored by

Speakers

Joe Castiglione

Fmr. Announcer, The Boston Red Sox

The 2015 season marked Joe Castiglione’s 33rd season broadcasting the play-by-play on the Red Sox Radio Network and his 36th season broadcasting Major League Baseball. Joe previously called games on TV for the Cleveland Indians (1979, 1982) and the Milwaukee Brewers (1981). Joe... Read More →

Anthony Brooks

Senior Political Reporter, WBUR

Anthony Brooks brings more than 30 years of experience in public radio, working as a producer, editor, reporter and host for WBUR and NPR.Before becoming WBUR’s senior political reporter, Brooks was co-host of Radio Boston, WBUR’s local news and talk show. For many years, Brooks... Read More →

Friday May 30, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Festival Hub (808 Commonwealth Ave)

Experience

5:00pm EDT

FESTIVAL HUB: Happy Hour with WBUR's Newsletters Team & Grist

Friday May 30, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

Festival Hub (808 Commonwealth Ave) @ 808 Commonwealth Avenue, 808 Commonwealth Ave, Brookline, MA 02446, USA

Join us in the festival Hub for a happy hour with the WBUR Newsletters team and Grist.

Complimentary refreshments provided.

Speakers

Nikhil Swaminathan

CEO, Grist

Nikhil Swaminathan is the CEO of Grist. Previously, he led the newsroom for five years. Prior to that, he was a digital producer for “Fault Lines,” a current affairs documentary film program that airs on Al Jazeera America and Al Jazeera English. Prior to that, he was a senior... Read More →

Rachel Bouton

Senior Manager, Grist

Rachel Bouton (she/her) is the Senior Manager for Networks and Events at Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. At Grist Rachel leads strategy, design and production for a robust lineup of events focused... Read More →

Tik Root

Senior Staff Writer, Grist

Tik Root covers the economics of climate change at Grist. He started his career as a freelance journalist in Yemen, and has since covered everything from Al Qaeda to the Olympics for outlets such as National Geographic, The New York Times, and The Atlantic, among others. He previously... Read More →

Zoya Teirstein

Staff Writer, Grist

Zoya Teirstein is a staff writer covering the impacts of climate change on human health. Her work can also be found in Rolling Stone, Wired, and the Associated Press. She has received awards from the Indigenous Journalists Association, the SEAL Awards, and the Society of Environmental... Read More →

Kat Bagley

Editor-in-Chief, Grist

Katherine (Kat) Bagley is the editor-in-chief of Grist, a nonprofit media organization covering climate, environmental justice, and solutions. She is a journalism leader with more than 18 years of experience covering climate change and the environment, and more than a decade working... Read More →

Frida Garza

Staff Writer, Food and Agriculture, Grist

Frida Garza is a staff writer covering food and agriculture at Grist. Previously, she has worked as an editor at the Guardian US where she launched America's Dirty Divide, a series on environmental and climate justice, and as a senior staff writer at Jezebel. She lives in Brooklyn... Read More →

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 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Festival Hub (808 Commonwealth Ave)

Experience