The first mainstage concert of the Boston Early Music Festival was also the North American debut of Mozart’s own violin and viola.

The Medfield native has been awarded the Second International Sir Georg Solti Conducting Apprenticeship with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Lauren Bush Lauren and her husband, David Lauren, were honored by UNICEF at its annual Children’s Champion Award Dinner.

The Boston-bred actor and “Star Trek” star was at the West End Museum last week for a tour.

The stately brick dwelling in Provincetown that the author called home from 1990 until his death in 2007 is for sale.

Former contestant on “The Voice” Amanda Brown was among the 350 guests at Hebrew SeniorLife’s “EngAGEment Party.”

The song in the commercial, called “Je T’adore,” appeared on their 2004 double album, “Palais.”

Oprah Winfrey is giving $12 million to a museum being built on Washington’s National Mall that will document African-American history.

Far from being a detriment, Edward Markey’s Washington experience fills a need for a state that lost Edward M. Kennedy in 2009 and John Kerry this year.

The documentary by directors Faythe Levine and Sam Macon is fresh, passionate, and unexpected.

More than 150 guests recently attended Boston PAL’s 23d annual Golf Classic held at the Wollaston Golf Club.

An Enfield, Conn. man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail in the deaths of three hunting beagles that were shot and killed by his son. John Lake was not with his 13-year-old son when the boy shot the beagles in November, but the father said in court that he removed their collars and threw their bodies into a ravine after they were killed.

The mayor of Providence is among 18 mayors nationwide reviving a push against allowing government food vouchers to be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday, mayors including Angel Taveras said it is ‘‘time to test and evaluate approaches limiting’’ the use of the subsidies for sugar-laden beverages.

The surprise of the absorbing, frightening “World War Z” is that what sounds ridiculous on paper turns out be a gripper on the screen.

Jonny Gomes hit a walkoff home run to cap the sweep, which came after two strong starting performances by Alfredo Aceves and Felix Doubront.