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‘Schitt’s Creek’ keeps gaining attention

After its debut on Netflix earlier this month, the Emmys record-setter has risen to the top of Nielsen’s streaming ratings.

Brookline Booksmith expands into neighboring storefront

Along with more shelf space, the addition will house “The Novel Kitchen,” a book-themed restaurant slated to open in early November.

ART

At Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, paintings for a bright, beautiful season under threat

Wilhelm Neusser's "The Sixth Season" takes its title in part from our own lost spring.

Editors’ Picks

It depicts Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. And it was pulled from a Concord art show

Barbara Fletcher's "Invasive Eaters" can be seen instead at a South End pop-up.

At Portland Museum of Art, two painters are a mythic mismatch

An exhibition that pairs Frederic Remington with Winslow Homer feels more like a takedown.

Remembering election night 2016, when the world changed in the space of one symphony

Live music, and the promise of places to gather, was a big comfort four years ago.

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A Guide to the Arts, from Here to the Holidays

Movies

Is this the year that movies die? Hardly

Even with many major releases postponed because of the pandemic, enticing titles are arriving this fall on screens large and small.

Museums

How New York’s downtown scene set the stage for Jean-Michel Basquiat

Writer and curator Greg Tate reflects on that porous moment in music and art history.

Television

11 TV shows to check out before the end of the year

New series include another HBO rich-people crime drama, a Stephen King pandemic nightmare, and a star-studded adaptation of “Between the World and Me."

Music

17 reasons for pop music fans to celebrate the fall

There’s plenty to please music fans through the end of 2020, from new album releases, reissues, livestreamed shows, books, and documentaries.

Theater

Igor Golyak’s bold innovations in virtual theater open doors for Arlekin

The tiny Needham troupe has managed to reach a wider audience — including Mikhail Baryshnikov and Jessica Hecht — during shutdown.

Classical

10 reasons to keep falling for classical music

Online programming means a world of possibilities for Boston concertgoers.

Classical

Skylark Vocal Ensemble spreads its wings into digital programming

The group quickly shelved its 2020-21 season in favor of an online subscription service.

Dance

9 dance performances to revive your spirits

The season's dance highlights include a few more outdoor shows, livestreaming from studios, and a televised Nutcracker.

Museums

New England’s top 10 museum stops for fall

Season highlights include Claude Monet, Winslow Homer, and a tribute to fashion's revolutionary women.

Critics picks

Online and outdoors, 10 picks for theater lovers

20 movies to be excited about this season

10 cool events for kids at libraries, zoos, and science museums

Boston Children’s Museum has a few tricks in store for a happy COVID-era Halloween

ARTS HEADLINES

What’s happening in the arts world

This week's picks from Globe critics. 6:04 p.m.

TELEVISION

Eight actors whose standout performances were TV’s most pleasant surprises

These notable newcomers helped define the year on the small screen. 5:54 p.m.

TELEVISION

Spotlighting the many ‘Law & Order’ actors who achieved acclaim

Right after the premiere of “Law & Order: SVU” on Nov. 12, NBC is going to air a special called “The Paley Center Presents Law & Order: Before They Were Stars.” 4:58 p.m.

THEATER

Once sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein, writer Louisette Geiss conceives a #MeToo musical

A filmed performance the "The Right Girl" premieres Sunday at Pittsfield's Barrington Stage Company. 4:47 p.m.

BOOKS

Pursuing a deceptive American dream in ‘White Ivy’

Susie Yang’s trenchant debut novel, about a young Chinese-American woman’s misguided quest to marry up and fit into the white East Coast upper class, recasts this classic narrative of the huckster and its dynamics of striving and disillusionment through a potent Asian-American lens. 4:30 p.m.

BOOKS

Stories of vulnerability and strength in a new Shirley Hazzard collection

The Australian American author, who died in 2016, is best known for her novel “The Great Fire." 4:29 p.m.

BOOKS

Author and illustrator Maira Kalman talks Shakespeare, Proust, and books about dogs

Kalman has written and illustrated over 30 books for adults and children. Most recently, she collaborated with musician David Byrne to create “American Utopia,” a book based on the Broadway show of the same name. 4:25 p.m.