Dear Boston is an exhibit featuring select pieces from the Boston Marathon memorial at the Boston Public Library.

 Looking for a way to express his emotions after the Boston Marathon bombings, photographer Chris Padgett decided to get inked—and he wasn’t the only one with that idea. When he realized how many other people were getting Boston-themed tattoos to commemorate the tragedy, he started documenting their body art.

Several Irish filmmakers and actors came together at the Somerville Theater in Davis Square on March 20 for the opening of the 14th Annual Irish Film Festival, the largest of its kind outside of Ireland.

On March 21–24, thousands of anime fans descended on Boston for Anime Boston, the Northeast's largest anime convention. Photographer Samantha Murray shares these photos of decked-out attendees.

Broadway in Boston announced its 2014–2015 season Monday. The lineup includes two movies-turned-musicals, two music-tribute shows, and two Tony winners, straight off their Broadway run and making their first visits to Boston.

With public interest in classical music dwindling, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project aims to step outside the Beethoven box. Founder and conductor Gil Rose chatted with us about the goals of the BMOP, the challenges the organization faces within the Boston music scene, and the recent release of two new self-published recordings: Milton Babbitt’s All Set and George Antheil’s Ballet Mecanique. See the BMOC in action on March 28 at the Boston Connection concert.

Christine Tuttle has always had a soft spot for historic houses. The interior designer grew up in an 18th century tea captain’s house on Cape Cod, and now she lives with her family in a restored 1895 home in Dedham. So it was fitting that when the producers of This Old House were looking for a designer to help with a project, they called Tuttle.

 From the Aflac duck to Aladdin's pet parrot, Gilbert Gottfried has one of the most recognizable voices in showbiz. He's making a stop at Laugh Boston on Sun. March 16, and he took a few minutes to answer our questions before the show.