Tony Award Winner Cherry Jones, Actor Chris Cooper and Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Director James Levine Headline 2007 Boston Globe Arts & Entertainment Weekend Globe Talks.Events to Take Place February 8-11, 2007 BOSTON -- Tony Award-winning actress Cherry Jones, Oscar-winning actor Chris Cooper, novelist Joseph Finder, and Boston Symphony Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1881 by Henry Lee Higginson, who was its director and financial backer until 1918. The orchestra performed at the Old Boston Music Hall for nearly 20 years until Symphony Hall was built in 1900; its concerts continue to be held music director James Levine are just some of the celebrated artists participating in the 2007 Boston Globe Arts & Entertainment Weekend Globe Talks. The Globe Talks, a fascinating series of candid conversations between today's top artistic talents and Boston Globe journalists, are the centerpiece of The Boston Globe's second annual Arts & Entertainment Weekend held on February 8-11. The weekend features three days of exciting events and special offers at theaters, museums, movies, restaurants, hotels and more. Thousands of individuals are expected to turn out to celebrate the magic of theater, music, dance, museums and a multitude of attractions in and around New England. A special program guide for the Arts & Entertainment Weekend will appear in The Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette on Sunday, February 4, 2007. The section will feature discount coupons and special offers from arts organizations around New England, including The American Repertory Theatre The American Repertory Theatre (or A.R.T.) is housed in the Loeb Drama Center at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 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"Arts & Entertainment Weekend encourages individuals to take advantage of the many wonderful cultural and entertaining venues that we have at our fingertips in New England and in the city of Boston," said Sam Martin, chief advertising officer for The Boston Globe. The full list of 2007 Globe Talks include: * Thursday, February 8 6pm -- Breach: An inside look at a movie inspired by true events Join Oscar-winner Chris Cooper and director Bill Ray for a special movie screening and discussion with Boston Globe theater critic Ty Burr. Breach, scheduled for a February 16 release, was inspired by the story of Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent who was accused of spying for the Soviets. This event is free and will take place at the Regal Fenway 13 Cinemas. Tickets must be reserved in advance. To register, please visit www.boston.com/promo and enter the code word breach. * Saturday, February 10 -- 1:30 p.m. Behind the Blue Hear how Blue Man Group combined comedy, music and multi-media artistry to create a form of entertainment that is totally unique. Co-founder Phil Stanton, artistic director Michael Quinn, and music director Chris Dyas will speak with Boston Globe arts reporter Geoff Edgers about the creative forces that drive the show and the company, as well as discuss the past, present, and future of the Blue Man Group project. * Saturday, February 10 -- 4:30 p.m. Doubt: An inside look at the Pulitzer Prize and Tony-Award winning play that questions certainty vs. doubt and how it relates in modern day society. Boston Globe theater critic Louise Kennedy will talk with Tony-Award winning actress Cherry Jones, actor Chris McGarry, and presenting producer Jon Platt in exploring the social values of bringing this play to audiences across the country and the questions it raises in today's society. * Sunday, February 11-- 1:30 p.m. The Art of the Mystery/Thriller Novel Join Boston Globe columnist and author Brian McGrory as he explores the art of creating a best-selling mystery or thriller novel. Brian McGrory will be joined by authors Michael Palmer, Tess Gerritsen, Matthew Peal and Joseph Finder. * Sunday, February 11-- 430 p.m. James Levine -- A View from the Podium Join Boston Symphony Orchestra music director James Levine and the Boston Globe's classical music critic Jeremy Eichler for a wide-ranging conversation about the BSO and classical music in the 21st century. All Globe Talks, except the Breach screening, will take place at the Shubert Theater at the Citi Performing Arts Center Citi Performing Arts Center, formerly the Wang Center for the Performing Arts, is located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It consists of two theatres, the Wang Theatre and the Shubert Theatre, both of which are neighbors on Tremont Street in Boston's Theatre District. , 265 Tremont Street in Boston. Tickets for events at the Shubert Theater are $10 and are available at www.citicenter.org About The Boston Globe The Boston Globe is wholly owned by The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NYT), a leading media company with 2005 revenues of $3.4 billion. The New York Times Company includes The New York Times, the New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. 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