Arts and Culture

For great arts and culture content and discussion

both on-air and online, start here. Arts and cultural programming on WXXI-TV and Radio, as well as online discussions and special events hosted by WXXI are featured below. Read more

Don't miss out on all the amazing virtual performances. Our extensive Arts and Culture Calendar at CITY will help you find all the best events! Click here to go to the calendar.

Featured Programming

American Masters: Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 8:00pm

on WXXI-TV

This program draws on the rich palette of Poe’s evocative imagery and sharply drawn plots to tell the real story of the notorious author.

On-Demand GREAT PERFORMANCES: Twilight: Los Angeles:

Observe several real-life individuals — portrayed by Anna Deavere Smith — involved in the Rodney King affair.

Code Switch Podcast from NPR

Remember when folks used to talk about being "post-racial"? Well, we're definitely not that. The Code Switch Podcast Team are a multi-racial, multi-generational team of NPR journalists fascinated by the overlapping themes of race, ethnicity and culture, how they play out in our lives and communities, and how all of this is shifting. Listen to Episodes On-Demand and Subscribe to the podcast.