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May 21, 2025
Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the Big To-Do: Short Cuts, our midweek round-up of what’s going on around Boston, as selected by Boston Globe critics and writers.
Artist Evelyn Rydz this week at the Charlestown Navy Yard overseeing the installation of “Convergence: Porous Futures,” her piece for the Boston Public Art Triennial. Last-minute preparations are underway for its May 22 opening. Lane Turner/Globe Staff
Thursday
The Boston Public Art Triennial’s inaugural edition debuts, featuring more than 20 projects across the city. Here’s how to see them all.
Longmeadow native Meghann Fahy joins Julianne Moore, Milly Alcock, and Kevin Bacon in “Sirens,” premiering on Netflix.
Disney’s latest live-action remake, “Lilo & Stitch,” hits the big screen this weekend.
Friday
“United Shades of America” host and comedian W. Kamau Bell takes the stage at the Wilbur.
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