Beth Teitell writes front page features at the Boston Globe. Her beat--loosely defined--is human behavior. She aims to capture the zeitgeist of modern life, and has written about bidding wars over rental apartments, the black puffy coat, and how it eventually comes for every woman in Boston, the tyranny of the color gray, and how it finally lost its grip, and what it's like to take a cold plunge outdoors, in winter, in the middle of Boston.  Her humorous commentaries have run on public radio’s popular Marketplace program, and she is the author of two books, From Here to Maternity: The Education of a Rookie Mom, and Drinking Problems at the Fountain of Youth.

*photo by Ken Mandl

Lilly Senna has been busy blowing the roof off rock clubs all over Boston and the East Coast. As the lead singer for the seminal rock band Lily Black, Lilly has pipes for days, reaching the highest highs and sweetest lows. A Cambridge native, at 25, she is the real deal, having haunted the musical streets of Boston since birth, and becoming a songwriting major at Berklee College of Music. Lilly is currently embarking upon the world of singer-songwriters, adding in her stellar talents on guitar and piano – while also interning at Q Division Studios in Cambridge, where she is “excited to be learning how to be the greatest record producer ever!”

Ann Leary is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels, The Foundling, The Children, The Good House, Outtakes from a Marriage, and the memoir, An Innocent, a Broad. She has written for numerous publications including Ploughshares, NPR, Real Simple and the New York Times. Her novel, The Good House was adapted as a motion picture starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline. Her new essay collection, I’ve Tried Being Nice (Simon Element/MarysueRucci) will be published on June 4, 2024.

*photo by a really great photographer

Lisa Bastoni & Sean Staples -- Hailing from Northampton, MA, Lisa Bastoni is a 2022 & 2023 New England Music Award nominee (Roots), a 2019 & 2020 Boston Music Award Nominee (Folk) and the winner of 2019 New Folk at the esteemed Kerrville Folk Festival, who say: “Lisa Bastoni is a genuine artist. Her articulate songs come from the soul and resonate in the heart...How We Want To Live (created with her producer and multi-instrumentalist, Sean Staples) is a deep and powerful album.” In addition to her work in music, Lisa is a visual artist and teacher, and mother to two young children. She has opened for and performed with some of the greats, like Lori McKenna, Dar Williams, Regina Spektor, The Secret Sisters, and many more. She performs regularly around New England and beyond.
*photo by Thomas Lingner