Arts & Culture

Nearly a half-century after Paddy Chayefsky’s chillingly prescient, Oscar-winning black comedy Network became a cinematic classic, Lee Hall’s potent and provocative new stage adaptation remains as relevant as ever as we grapple with truth, authenticity, and the search for meaning in a digital age. Veteran news anchor Howard Beale isn’t pulling in the viewers. But when his on-air meltdown sparks a revolution, Howard suddenly becomes the biggest thing on TV – a ”mad prophet of the airwaves” determined to speak truth to power, but buffeted by industrial, political and economic forces with ultimately dire consequences.

Join the Concord Chamber Music Society for a concert featuring the renowned Jupiter String Quartet at Concord Academy's Performing Arts Center. Program: String Quartet in F minor, Op.95, by Ludwig van Beethoven Imprimatur by Kati Agócs String Quartet in G major, D.887, by Franz Schubert Tickets ($20–$67) at concordchambermusic.org.