Crimson K-pop?
The Harvard-Yenching Library has one of the largest collections of East Asian materials outside of Asia. Most notably, the library’s holdings number more than 1.5 million books. They also include materials relating to, yes, K-pop. A small selection is on display in the library’s Chinn Ho Reading Room through May 16. There are photographs, souvenirs, and various commercial tie-ins. Drawing on the collection, students in a Harvard seminar, EAFM 123, Korean Stars, will be coming up with their own items inspired by specific K-pop stars this semester. Seoul power extends even to Harvard Yard (or, in this case, about half a mile from it). Harvard-Yenching Library, 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, library.harvard.edu/exhibits/k-pop-fandom — Mark Feeney
Wagner Arts Fellowship names winners
Boston-based artists Tomashi Jackson, Lucy Kim, and Yu-Wen Wu are the second annual recipients of the $75,000 Wagner Arts Fellowship. The prize, given by the Cambridge-based Wagner Foundation, recognizes recipients “whose creative practices meaningfully shape the cultural legacy of this city,” said Charlotte Wagner, Founder and President of Wagner Foundation in a statement. The prize comes with an exhibition of the winners’ work at the Wagner Gallery in Cambridge, beginning in August of this year. — Murray Whyte
Foxborough’s JoJo to make Broadway return
Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, the Foxborough-raised pop star who rose to fame with her early 2000s hits “Leave (Get Out)” and “Too Little, Too Late,” is heading back to Broadway. Deadline reported Wednesday that Levesque is taking over for “Glee” star Lea Michele’s role in the musical “Chess,” beginning June 23 at the Imperial Theatre. The singer and actress previously appeared on Broadway in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” in 2023 and 2024. — Matt Juul
Boston film critic Gerald Peary hosts Brattle double feature
Longtime Boston film critic Gerald Peary will host a double feature at the Brattle this Saturday in conjunction with his new memoir, “A Reluctant Film Critic.” Peary will introduce two favorites from 1948. The action starts at noon with “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” and continues at 2:15 p.m. with “The Boy with Green Hair,” starring a teenage Dean Stockwell in an allegory of postwar conformity. Peary will also sign copies of his book. — Chris Vognar
International Film Series returns to West Newton Cinema
Belmont World Film hosts the 24th edition of their International Film Series, this year with the theme “Thicker Than Water.” It will feature films from four continents in ten different languages, including Arabic, Greek, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
During the event, the organization will hold weekly screenings at West Newton Cinema, followed by discussions with filmmakers and experts.
Several of the films will make their east coast premieres during the event, including the French film “Colors of Time,” the Bolivia-set “The Condor Daughter,” and the French and Greenlandic comedy-drama, “The Incredible Snow Woman.”
Through the series, Belmont World Film will present a “collection of stories about families in all their complexity,” the organization wrote in a press release.
Screenings will take place on Mondays at 7 p.m from March 30-May 18. Tickets can be purchased on belmontworldfilm.org. — Annie Sarlin
